{"id":642,"date":"2020-04-30T16:18:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T13:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nickdorra.com\/blog\/?p=642"},"modified":"2020-04-30T16:18:12","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T13:18:12","slug":"podcast-episode-2-fred-seibert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nickdorra.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/podcast-episode-2-fred-seibert\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast episode #2 &#8211; Fred Seibert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In this episode I have the pleasure to talk with living animation legend <strong>Fred Seibert! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"122\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/8fm2y-da3107?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1&amp;skin=1&amp;btn-skin=107&amp;auto=0&amp;share=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;pbad=1\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As before, if you like my podcast, please let me know! Send me an <a href=\"mailto:nick@nickdorra.com\">email<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/ndorra\">tweet me,<\/a> or leave a review on Apple Podcasts. This way I&#8217;ll know if there is an audience for this, and if I should keep doing more episodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This episode is kindly sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.celaction.com\">CelAction<\/a>, developers of CelAction2D, the 2D animation software used on some of the most successful series in the world, like Peppa Pig, Bluey and Mr. Bean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nickdorra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Photograph-by-David-Yellen-@-Frederator-700x934.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-643\" width=\"350\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.nickdorra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Photograph-by-David-Yellen-@-Frederator-700x934.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.nickdorra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Photograph-by-David-Yellen-@-Frederator-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.nickdorra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Photograph-by-David-Yellen-@-Frederator-768x1025.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.nickdorra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Photograph-by-David-Yellen-@-Frederator-1151x1536.jpg 1151w, http:\/\/www.nickdorra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Photograph-by-David-Yellen-@-Frederator-800x1067.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.nickdorra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Photograph-by-David-Yellen-@-Frederator.jpg 1535w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption>Photograph by David Yellen<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fred_Seibert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fred Seibert<\/a>&nbsp;is the founder of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/frederatornetworks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frederator Networks<\/a>, the Chief Creative Officer of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/american-canadian-animation-digital-studios-merge-create-wow-unlimited-941263\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WOW! Unlimited Media<\/a>, and a serial media entrepreneur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was the first creative director of MTV and the last president of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hanna-Barbera#Turner_rebound\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hanna-Barbera Cartoons<\/a>. Fred founded&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/YouTube_Next_Lab_and_Audience_Development_Group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Next New Networks<\/a>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/03\/08\/technology\/08youtube.html?module=Search&amp;mabReward=relbias%3As\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">acquired<\/a>&nbsp;by YouTube). He\u2019s on the board of directors of Sawhorse Media, and was the first investor in Tumblr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/frederatornetworks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Frederator Networks<\/a>&nbsp;is&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/channelfrederator\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Channel Frederator<\/strong><\/a>, the leading online&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/channelfrederatornetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">cartoon network<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/frederator.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Frederator Studios<\/strong><\/a>, an independent production company with hits on Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/cartoonhangover\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cartoon Hangover<\/strong><\/a>, the home of&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bravest_Warriors\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Bravest Warriors<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cartoon_Hangover#Bee_and_PuppyCat\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Bee &amp; PuppyCat<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;(the most funded web series&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/frederator\/bee-and-puppycat-the-series?ref=category_most_funded\" target=\"_blank\">Kickstarter<\/a>&nbsp;in history), and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/frederatorbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Frederator Books<\/strong><\/a>. Frederator distributes hundreds of independently owned,&nbsp;animator operated,&nbsp;YouTube channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/american-canadian-animation-digital-studios-merge-create-wow-unlimited-941263\" target=\"_blank\">WOW! Unlimited Media<\/a>&nbsp;is the merger of Frederator, Rainmaker Entertainment, and Ezrin Hirsh (founded by veteran producer&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bob_Ezrin\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Ezrin<\/a>&nbsp;and animation pioneer&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Hirsh_(producer)\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Hirsh<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Subscribe to our newsletter to get notified when new podcast episodes go up:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- Begin Mailchimp Signup Form -->\n<link href=\"\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/embedcode\/horizontal-slim-10_7.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t#mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; width:100%;}\n\t\/* Add your own Mailchimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block.\n\t   We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. *\/\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n<form action=\"https:\/\/nickdorra.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=c764010b6c270ceb664deb5d8&amp;id=56bb807d43\" method=\"post\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" target=\"_blank\" novalidate=\"\">\n    <div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n\t\n\t<input type=\"email\" value=\"\" name=\"EMAIL\" class=\"email\" id=\"mce-EMAIL\" placeholder=\"email address\" required=\"\">\n    <!-- real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups-->\n    <div style=\"position: absolute; left: -5000px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"b_c764010b6c270ceb664deb5d8_56bb807d43\" tabindex=\"-1\" value=\"\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"clear\"><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" name=\"subscribe\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"button\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n\n<!--End mc_embed_signup-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode I have the pleasure to talk with living animation legend Fred Seibert! As before, if you like my podcast, please let me know! Send me an email, tweet me, or leave a review on Apple Podcasts. This way I&#8217;ll know if there is an audience for this, and if I should keep&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,76],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nickdorra.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nickdorra.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nickdorra.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nickdorra.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nickdorra.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.nickdorra.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":712,"href":"http:\/\/www.nickdorra.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642\/revisions\/712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nickdorra.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nickdorra.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nickdorra.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}