Episode 241: How Austin Pettit Broke Into The YouTube Animation Industry

This chat features animator and story artist Austin Pettit who shares his journey of moving to LA in search of animated TV work. However, once in LA, he ended up getting most of his work from YouTubers like Game Grumps, NOXP, Cas van de Pol, and GingerPale. In his chat, Pettit sheds light into how the YouTuber animation industry works and how others can find work there too. Tune in to Ibele and Pettit to hear: *The best way to connect with YouTubers who hire animators *How stable a YouTube animation career is vs television *The unique working environment YouTube animation creates that television studios can’t often match ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ This video is sponsored by Mt. Mograph - learn more about their software at https://mtmo.co/. For over 10 years Mt. Mograph has powered up animators and motion designers with industry leading plugins and software. Mt. Mograph offers an unrivaled Lifetime License that will leave you speechless — with constant updates and next-generation tools to improve your workflow. Like, Boombox their all-in-one sound design toolkit; of over 14,000 commercial-grade sound effects, Wander their ultimate media collection engine, or the legendary Motion-4 known as “the most helpful Extension for motion designers in Adobe After Effects” a tour de' force of tools and controls for professional animators, brands, studios and creators since 2013. Use special code “AIP” at Checkout for 20% off your Lifetime License. ~~ Social Links: *Follow Pettit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinpettit/ *Check out Pettit’s website: https://www.austinpettitart.com/