The Power of Teamwork with Lumo Studio.

Game and Animation Studio

Join us as we follow up with MCAD’s 2019 Pitchfest winners, Lumo Studio, and join them on a journey of friendship and collaboration.

The Future and Nice Moves with Mike Owens

Co-Owner / Director

Womo Studios

New Nice Moves board President Mike Owens discusses the future he sees for Nice Moves, his journey into animation, and the projects he and Wendy Owens have in the works.

Fight Through with Adam Dargan

3D Generalist

Pixel Farm

Adam Dargan shares his thoughts on animation, motivation, and experimentation.

Luck and Persistence with Tony Mills

Owner / VFX Artist

Flying T Editing Company

Tony Mills talks with us about how to maintain longevity in a career that is infamous for its rapid pace and constant need for new ideas.

Breaking the Limits with Ben Hughes

Director / Owner

Limitbreaker Studios

Ben Hughes of Limitbreaker studios discusses what it’s like being an indie film maker in the digital era.

Two Worlds with Jackie Heeyun Kim

Designer, Animator

MAKE

Jackie Heeyun Kim joins us to talk about the joy and frustration of specialization vs. exploration.

Keeping it Local with Valerie Lockhart

Executive Director

Minneapolis Telecommunications Network

We chat with Executive Director of MTN Valerie Lockhart about the importance of Public Access TV in the internet age.

Reel Editing Tips by Blain Traughber

Video Editor & Motion Designer

Freelance

How do you cut down your life’s work into an exciting 2 minute package? Editor Blain Traughber shares his favorite reel editing tips.

Getting Started in Stop Motion with Adam Loomis

Independent Animator

Adam Loomis, recent grant recipient for his stop motion armatures, talks about his process and his love for independent animation.

Freelancing: 11 Months In with Greg Stewart

Animator / Art Director

Ordinary Folk

In this second part of an ongoing series with Greg Stewart, he walks us through the twists and turns of having a freelance career.

Google Doodle: Veterans Day 2018

Google + StoryCorps

Emory Allen of Foreign Fauna takes us through the surreal feeling of being asked to create a Google Doodle.

The Other Side with Ashley Jahnke

Producer

Afterglow

As artists, we often take for granted that it takes a team of varying talents to produce great work. Producer Ashley Jahnke shares tales from the other side!

Creating Lonely Mountain with Chris Beausire

Summer 2018 Internship Project

NEIGHBOR

Ringling student and recent NEIGHBOR intern, Chris Beausire, shares his process behind Lonely Mountain.

Building an Online Community with Allison Howle

Illustrator / Animator

Freelance

Allison chats with us about some of the side effects of doing what you love, namely, growing an online community around your work.

Freelancing: 3 Months In with Greg Stewart

Motion Graphics Designer

Freelance

In this first part of an ongoing series with Greg Stewart, he walks us through his recent move from being a department-of-one at a local agency to the studio-of-one life of a freelancer.

Creative Coupling with Anna and Glen Faught

Motion Graphics Artists and Creative Couple

Anna and Glen Faught sit down with Nice Moves’ own Alicia and Emory to discuss, among other things, the idea of being a “creative couple”.

Getting Weird with Joel Erkkinen

Art Director

Meditech Communications

Let’s dive into the mind that brought us the Twurkey.

Grace Raddenbach and Amy Schmitt

Mentee and Mentor

Nice Moves Mentorship Program

Grace and Amy answer some questions about being part of the Nice Moves Mentorship Program.

Finding Yourself with Vladimir Stanishevky

3D Character Animator

NEIGHBOR

Vladimir Stanishevsky, 3D character animator at NEIGHBOR, talks about his journey from Russia to Minneapolis and the importance of finding yourself in everything you do.

Jonny Enslow and Kyle Franke

Mentee and Mentor

Nice Moves Mentorship Program

MCAD student Jonny Enslow and freelance extraordinaire Kyle Franke answer some questions about being a part of the Nice Moves Mentorship Program.

The Bazillions “Wide Open World of Adjectives”

Educational Music Video

Eric Kreidler of eg design breaks down their latest music video for educational band, The Bazillions, and teaches us a new word in the process!

Opposites Attract with Anna Taberko

Animator

Animator and nature lover, Anna Taberko, sat down with Nice Moves for an in-depth discussion about the various contradictions that have helped shape her career.

Deskercise

Best Independent

MET 2017

From abandoned animatics to what makes internal projects so challenging, Foreign Fauna gives us a peek behind the scenes of their MET 2017 Best Independent winning short, Deskercise.

Lindsey Stupica

Freelance Animator and Illustrator, MCAD Adjunct Faculty Member

Lindsey’s skill range includes illustration, storyboarding, character animation, and even teaching! In addition to her freelance career, Lindsey helps budding animators through her ‘Intro to Animation’ course at MCAD.

Mechsplorers “Chip Chip”

Best Professional

MET 2017

We asked Aaron Dabelow of MAKE to talk about their animation Mechsplorers “Chip Chip” which won the Best Professional award at the Minnesota Electronic Theater 2017. Here is what he had to say.

Ben Lodge

Senior Animator

FUSE Animation

Animator, tinkerer, and Airsoft enthusiast, Ben Lodge, shares his thoughts on creativity and motivation in the internet age.

Casey Teunissen and Patrick Schwalbe

Mentee and Mentor

Nice Moves Mentorship Program

Casey and Patrick answer some questions about being a part of the Nice Moves Mentorship Program.

Amber Navarette

Editor / Motion Designer

Volt Studios

After her vital roles in the creation of in-house editing departments at Colle+McVoy and space150, Amber is now an editor/motion design at Volt Studios.

Mike Medicine Horse

Senior Artist / VR Lead

Hybrid Medical Animation

Through his role at Hybrid, Mike Medicine Horse innovates artistically through new technologies in augmented and virtual reality. Not to mention, he’s a pretty kick-ass illustrator!