The Lonely Artist Podcast

Darin Bristow is an Emmy-Nominated Producer, Development Executive, artist, studio leader and educator with 31 years of 2D & 3D experience. His vast understanding of production traverses TV, Feature Films, Streaming, YouTube, VFX, podcasts as well as Animated & Live-Action music videos. Darin has served in such prestigious positions as Director of Studio Operations, Creative Director, and Senior Technical Director, where he contributed to several of the world's biggest brands, such as "Donkey Kong", "Backyardigans", "Bubble Guppies", "Elinor Wonders Why" and "Toca Life Stories". Darin's most recent production was the Netflix/Nickelodeon Spongebob Feature Film "Saving Bikini Bottom: A Sandy Cheeks Movie", serving as Supervising Producer. Darin has devoted almost half of his career helping develop dynamic brands and engaging animated content, making him a highly-respected subject matter expert (SME) and consultant in the area of advanced pre-production practices.  Darin is a triple graduate of Sheridan College's Animation programs and holds a Master's Degree in which his Brand Development thesis received a 4.0 GPA and was awarded First Class Honours. Darin’s career is also deeply rooted in education, talent discovery, and mentorship. Today, he channels that passion into Ignition—a company he leads with a sharp focus on IP development, production strategy, and guiding students through one-on-one career counselling, personal branding, and portfolio building. Ignition isn’t just a company; it’s a launchpad for the next generation of creative professionals. HIS SOCIALS: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darin-bristow-ma-b733411/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/darin-bristow-ma-b733411/] IG: https://www.instagram.com/bloggedartery?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== [https://www.instagram.com/bloggedartery?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0109939/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0109939/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk]

Today's guest is March Overney, a seasoned animator who has worked for cool projects like A Goofy Movie, Star Wars: Galcatic Battlegrounds, Watch dogs: Legion, Best and Bester, Grossology, Detentionaire and so many more! Follow his work: https://www.instagram.com/aventures.dans.le.dessin/?hl=en [https://mcas-proxyweb.mcas.ms/certificate-checker?login=false&originalUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcan01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com.mcas.ms%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.instagram.com%252Faventures.dans.le.dessin%252F%253Fhl%253Den%26data%3D05%257C02%257CAaguilarguiller6264%2540conestogac.on.ca%257C5c07593bd0b84c71f4ec08dc7c097e9e%257C4ddd393ae98a4404841fc4becdd925a5%257C0%257C0%257C638521627412701163%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3DZ3F83PM%252B1R76xFfnV%252BLIz4qnro64URvfvQedYp5gywQ%253D%26reserved%3D0%26McasTsid%3D20893&McasCSRF=163169bcfb7a853210ca8cc0e753e2b11f08893a4d95d21f22851e864a981b43] https://vimeo.com/user147163257 [https://mcas-proxyweb.mcas.ms/certificate-checker?login=false&originalUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcan01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com.mcas.ms%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fvimeo.com%252Fuser147163257%26data%3D05%257C02%257CAaguilarguiller6264%2540conestogac.on.ca%257C5c07593bd0b84c71f4ec08dc7c097e9e%257C4ddd393ae98a4404841fc4becdd925a5%257C0%257C0%257C638521627412712812%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3Dfztim7NaQ6Pp8fFyiEfrBqGa%252BiaNXmw0BDVhqj2gLLI%253D%26reserved%3D0%26McasTsid%3D20893&McasCSRF=163169bcfb7a853210ca8cc0e753e2b11f08893a4d95d21f22851e864a981b43]

The Cordel woodcut technique is considered intangible heritage of Brazilian culture. Accounts mentioned:https://www.instagram.com/jujatattoo/https://www.instagram.com/bacaroborges.xilo/

Find Nick's online after-school animation lessons: https://www.artparty.club/ [https://www.artparty.club/] JD Kalantar's short films: https://www.youtube.com/@jdkalantar [https://www.youtube.com/@jdkalantar]

Tenaya is a comic artist, writer, and storyboard artist. She currently releases her webcomic “Bad Witches” bi-weekly on webtoons. She loves baking with her sourdough starter Babka Yaga, and petting her cats, Fifi and Mab. Read their comic here: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/bad-witches/list?title_no=881477 [https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/bad-witches/list?title_no=881477] Follow them here: https://www.instagram.com/tenayaanue/ [https://www.instagram.com/tenayaanue/]