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In this week’s episode we interview Alex Pimwong, he is a Korean/Thai artist working as a Story Artist Resident at Pixar. Don’t know what a Story Artist Resident is? Neither did we! Check out the episode to learn about Alex’s mysterious job title. Another exciting part about this interview is that Alex did not attend a traditional university/art school. We discuss these highlights and much more, so head on over to our bio to find links to our cast on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcast, Apple podcast, or wherever you choose to listen!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itspimwong/?hl=en

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It’s the exciting first of our regularly scheduled weeks! Tune into our interview of Sofia Guerra, a Mexican artist from SCAD working as a 2D animator at Awesome Inc. RWBY weapons, 24 hour animation challenges, and tennis are just a few of the exciting subjects we get into (aside from her day job, of course). 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sofiah_art/?hl=en

Portfolio: http://sofianimation.com

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In today’s episode we interview Rebecca Chan, a mixed Chinese-White artist from SJSU working as a Visual Development Artist at Tonko House. We talk about her working experience at Tonko House both as an intern and full time, as well as being the visual development lead on the award winning short film Kaeru, and alot more!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_rebchan/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/_rebchan

Portfolio: https://www.rebeccawchan.com/

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In today’s episode we interview Miguel Baltazar, a LatinX artist from CSUF working as a Storyboard Revisionist at Netflix Animation Studios. We talk about his role of a Storyboard Revisionist, his early internship experience at DreamWorks TV, and alot more!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miguelbaltazar_art/

Portfolio: https://www.miguelbaltazar.com/

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In today’s episode we interview Trilina Mai, a Vietnamese/Chinese artist from CSULB working as a Freelance Animator. We talk about her internship experience at Pixar, her award winning short film Push, and a lot more! 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trilinamai/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrilinaMai

Portfolio: https://trilina.wixsite.com/portfolio

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trilina/

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Welcome to Straight Ahead Animation Podcast! This episode we explain what Straight Ahead is and the purpose/goal behind the podcast!

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