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The Paper Wings Podcast

Author: Chris Oatley, Lora Innes & Justin Copeland

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Elevate your visual storytelling! Learn to write, draw and make a living from your creator-owned comics, graphic novels, films and webseries with Disney Character Designer Chris Oatley, IDW Comics Creator Lora Innes and Marvel Storyboard Artist Justin Copeland.
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In part one of our interview Abbey Cleland talked about the crazy way she made a career as a freelance writer. Now, in part two, Abbey: Dissects the anatomy of a treatment. Encourages us to pitch to friends who are willing to make us feel stupid. And talks about how bad ideas can help you […] The post Interview With Novelist/ Screenwriter Abbey Cleland (Part 2) :: Paper Wings Show #36 appeared first on The Oatley Academy of Visual Storytelling.
Abbey Cleland forged a successful career as a freelance writer by sticking to a pretty courageous plan: “I’ll figure it out.” Now, she splits her time between Hollywood and Ohio where she writes treatments and screenplays for television and film, as well as fiction and web content. In addition, she has contributed to Spry Literary Journal […] The post Interview With Novelist/ Screenwriter Abbey Cleland (Part 1) :: Paper Wings Show #35 appeared first on The Oatley Academy of Visual Storytelling.
In the first two parts of this interview, Jason Brubaker told us the story of his unexpected success at DreamWorks Animation and provided fresh perspective on the power of persistence. Now, in part three, we discuss his career-defining graphic novel reMIND, his record-breaking Kickstarter campaigns and the broad appeal of deeply personal work… Listen To Part 3 Of The Interview With Jason Brubaker: [ download the mp3 […] The post Interview With Jason Brubaker: DreamWorks Visual Development Artist and Creator Of “reMIND” (Part 3) :: Paper Wings Show #34 appeared first on The Oatley Academy of Visual Storytelling.
Claire Keane is a brilliant illustrator and visual development artist, who has helped to develop numerous immersive worlds, including Tangled and Duet. After leaving Disney, she released her first illustrated children’s book: Once Upon A Cloud. It’s a beautifully rendered, heartwarming story about family and following your dreams. Join us today as we discuss humanizing your fictional characters, the versatile power of line, leaving […] The post Interview With Claire Keane :: Paper Wings Show #33 appeared first on The Oatley Academy of Visual Storytelling.
Eric Canete‘s unique drawing style demonstrates layer upon layer of artistic mastery: Anatomy, character, caricature, composition, storytelling… After 20+ years of trend-setting work in story, games and comics, his style is as distinct and intense as ever. So you might find it hard to believe that such beautiful work was once rejected by industry gatekeepers. In […] The post Interview With Eric Canete: Animation Storyboard Artist & Co-Creator of “Run Love Kill” (Image Comics) :: Paper Wings Show #32 appeared first on The Oatley Academy of Visual Storytelling.
Aliki Theofilopoulos Grafft describes her career as “failing upward.” She broke-in during the TV animation revolution and saw the beginnings of Cartoon Network, Adventure Time and Frederator. Though she lacked a clear sense of direction early-on, Aliki has since accumulated numerous impressive credits including: animated series creator, director, storyboard artist, writer, emmy-nominated songwriter and voice actor. Join us […] The post “Failing Upward” :: Interview With Animation Story Artist Aliki Theofilopoulos Grafft :: Paper Wings Show #31 appeared first on The Oatley Academy of Visual Storytelling.
Since he was 15 years old, Jimmy Gownley has never stopped breaking the rules of self-publishing. He went from selling self-published comics in the hallways of his high school to huge publishing deals with both Simon & Schuster AND Scholastic. Join us as Jimmy shares what it took to break in with the big publishers. And don’t miss the interview with […] The post From Self-Publishing to Scholastic: An Interview With Jimmy Gownley :: Paper Wings Show #30 appeared first on The Oatley Academy of Visual Storytelling.
Jedi master Brian McDonald is back with more revelatory perspectives that will challenge the way we think about visual storytelling. In part one, Brian showed us how theme creates character and character creates theme. Now, in part two, we discuss when to stop dreaming and start writing, how success can kill creativity, why style isn’t always a good thing, and […] The post Creating Characters From Your Story’s Theme (Part 2) :: with Brian McDonald :: Paper Wings Show #29 appeared first on The Oatley Academy of Visual Storytelling.
Storytelling guru Brian McDonald joins us for another mind-blowing interview. In part one of this two-part interview, Brian discusses writing roadblocks, how theme creates character and why you have to send your characters to Hell… Listen To The Interview: [ download the mp3 ] [ listen to part two ] More From Brian McDonald: Invisible Ink The Golden Theme […] The post Creating Characters From Your Story’s Theme :: with Brian McDonald :: Paper Wings Show #28 appeared first on The Oatley Academy of Visual Storytelling.
Paper Wings is back! Marvel Animation storyboard artist Justin Copeland joins the team as the newest co-host of the Paper Wings Show. In this podcast episode, Justin explains the necessary steps to creating a professional storyboard portfolio and responds to some great listener questions. Lora‘s “Lofty Thought” segment offers a healthier way to compare your work to others […] The post Creating A Professional Storyboard Portfolio :: Paper Wings Show #27 appeared first on The Oatley Academy of Visual Storytelling.
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