ZH8: Naomi Wiener - Artist, Illustrator, Stop Motion Fabricator

<p>Naomi Wiener is a Portland-based artist, illustrator and professional fabricator who has built models, set pieces and characters on stop motion animation projects for Adult Swim (<em>The Shivering Truth</em>), Laika Studios and Netflix, including Guillermo Del Toro&#39;s Oscar-winning <em>Pinocchio</em> (2022).</p> <p><br></p> <ul> <li>Follow Naomi at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/desert_pig/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.instagram.com/desert_pig/</a></li> <li>See more of her portfolio at <a href="https://www.naomiwiener.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.naomiwiener.com/</a></li> </ul> <p><br></p> <ul> <li>Follow Josh at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thejoshgaines/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.instagram.com/thejoshgaines/</a></li> <li>Join the Patreon community: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thejoshgaines" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.patreon.com/thejoshgaines</a></li> <li>See more of his work at <a href="https://thejoshgaines.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://thejoshgaines.com/</a></li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p> <p>0:00 Intro titles &amp; how we met</p> <p>0:45 Drawing origins &amp; being inspired by cartoons</p> <p>2:06 Influences: King of the Hill, Studio Ghibli</p> <p>6:10 Getting into Model Making &amp; Sculpture</p> <p>7:35 Interest in Stopmotion Animation</p> <p>10:50 From Creative Passion to Career</p> <p>12:58 Art School for Animation</p> <p>17:09 Resurgence of Stop Motion</p> <p>23:27 Loving Cinema &amp; Influential Films</p> <p>26:35 Comedic timing &amp; animating at school</p> <p>28:47 Screenwriting &amp; Story</p> <p>30:06 Getting hired for an Adult Swim project</p> <p>34:56 Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio</p> <p>39:49 Sculpting from Sketch references and Storyboards</p> <p>43:45 Laika’s filmmaking process</p> <p>46:31 What do you hope to work on in the future?</p> <p>48:50 Naomi’s 2D work, Illustrations &amp; Paintings</p> <p>52:24