Episode 235: Stop Motion Animator Dale Hayward On Perfectionism In Animation

Animation Industry Podcast

This chat features renowned stop motion animator Dale Hayward, co-owner of See Creature Animation Studio in Montreal, Canada. His credits include the feature film The Little Prince, the NFB short Bone Mother, as well as a number of commercial spots for Nike, Honda, Tim Hortons, and Hot Wheels. Hayward shares his recent experience directing the New Zealand claymation kid’s show Kiri and Lou as well as his thoughts on the idea of achieving perfectionism in animation. Tune in to Ibele and Hayward to hear: *Why Kiri and Lou is one of the few claymation shows in the world *Common misconceptions around how to achieve actual perfectionism in animation *Five steps to drastically improve your animation performance ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ This episode is sponsored by HUE. Makers of colorful, Plug & Play cameras for learning, work and play. Originally designed for teachers, HUE cameras can also be used for creative activities such as capturing hand-drawn pencil tests and shooting behind-the-scenes footage, time-lapse videos and stop motion animation. The cameras have flexible, posable necks, manual focus controls and they are compatible with Dragonframe, OBS, Twitch, Zoom and many other camera apps. Visit huehd.com to learn more and follow @HUEcameras on social media for news, fun and giveaways. Get 10% off any Hue product from www.huehd.com with code: 10TERRYAIP ~~ Social Links: *Follow Hayward on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dale_seecreature/ *Follow See Creature on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seecreature_anim/ *Check out Hayward’s website: https://www.seecreature.ca/ *Add Hayward on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/see-creature-animation/