Recommended Podcasts for Motion Designers

Marc Zwaneveld

Oct 29, 2015·4 min read

As a motion designer and podcast junkie I thought I’d collect the podcasts I think are most useful for motion designers and other creative professionals.

Please let me know if there are podcasts that you feel need to be added to this list!

Motion Design Podcasts

Motion Hatch

Image for post — Hayley Akins discusses the business side of
animation and motion design.

Image for post — Hayley Akins discusses the business side of
animation and motion design.

Animalators

Image for post — Conversations with curious animators.

Image for post — Conversations with curious animators.

Greyscale Gorilla Podcast

Image for post — Nick, Chris and Chad discuss news, give advice and talk about the industry.

Image for post — Nick, Chris and Chad discuss news, give advice and talk about the industry.

The Collective

Image for post — Ash Thorp speaks with leading figures in design, art and animation.

Image for post — Ash Thorp speaks with leading figures in design, art and animation.

School of Motion Podcast

Image for post — In-depth interviews with top motion designers.

Image for post — In-depth interviews with top motion designers.

Pro Video Podcast

Image for post — Interviews with Motion Designers and VFX artists from a NZ perspective from host Blair Walker.

Image for post — Interviews with Motion Designers and VFX artists from a NZ perspective from host Blair Walker.

Masters of Motion

Image for post — Interviews with big names from the Australian Motion Design scene

Image for post — Interviews with big names from the Australian Motion Design scene

Mograph Mentor Podcast

Image for post — Interviews with motion designers about being effective

Image for post — Interviews with motion designers about being effective

Brograph Podcast

Image for post — Industry news, tips and lots of rambling about the Motion Design world.

Image for post — Industry news, tips and lots of rambling about the Motion Design world.

Life With Motion

Image for post — Short interviews with motion designers about life, work and their goals.

Image for post — Short interviews with motion designers about life, work and their goals.

Motion Sickness Podcast

Image for post — Interviews with Motion Designers

Image for post — Interviews with Motion Designers

Access Granted

Image for post — The only podcast that focuses on the people behind the screens, how FUIs are created and what the industry looks like.

Image for post — The only podcast that focuses on the people behind the screens, how FUIs are created and what the industry looks like.

The Isotope Theory

Image for post — Interviews with creatives in various industries

Image for post — Interviews with creatives in various industries

SWIM (Strong Women in Motion Design)

Image for post — Female Motion Designers about their life and work.

Image for post — Female Motion Designers about their life and work.

Motion and Meaning

Image for post — Podcast about motion design for apps & sites. Slightly pedantic, but they offer a different perspective coming from UI/UX.

Image for post — Podcast about motion design for apps & sites. Slightly pedantic, but they offer a different perspective coming from UI/UX.

Animation Podcasts

The Pegbar and Grill

Image for post — Tim McCourt and Sam Taylor talk to some of their favourite filmmakers and animation creators.

Image for post — Tim McCourt and Sam Taylor talk to some of their favourite filmmakers and animation creators.

The Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast

Image for post — Former Disney animators interview traditional animators.

Image for post — Former Disney animators interview traditional animators.

Chris Oatley Podcast

Image for post — Another former Disney animator interviews artists and animators

Image for post — Another former Disney animator interviews artists and animators

iAnimate Podcast

Image for post — News and interviews with character animators.

Image for post — News and interviews with character animators.

VFX Podcasts

FXGuide: FXPodcast

Image for post — Mike Seymour and team talk about new developments in VFX. There’s also a video version called FXGuide TV.

Image for post — Mike Seymour and team talk about new developments in VFX. There’s also a video version called FXGuide TV.

FXGuide: The VFXshow

Image for post — Movie VFX are dissected and discussed.

Image for post — Movie VFX are dissected and discussed.

Image for post — In depth interviews with VFX, 3D and archviz artists. Very well done, not too much vray peddling.

Image for post — In depth interviews with VFX, 3D and archviz artists. Very well done, not too much vray peddling.

The Allan McKay Podcast

Image for post — VFX superviser Allan McKay talks about the VFX and post industry.

Image for post — VFX superviser Allan McKay talks about the VFX and post industry.

Going Postal

Image for post — Quick-paced acerbic show about VFX developments around the world.

Image for post — Quick-paced acerbic show about VFX developments around the world.

That Studio Show

Image for post — Interviews with movie editors and VFX professionals.

Image for post — Interviews with movie editors and VFX professionals.

Pixelhub Podcast

Image for post — Interviews with VFX, 3D, motion design and code professionals, though aimed mostly at novices.

Image for post — Interviews with VFX, 3D, motion design and code professionals, though aimed mostly at novices.

Illustration and Graphic Design Podcasts

Image for post — Chris Do talks about: Branding, Design, Business and User Experience design.

Image for post — Chris Do talks about: Branding, Design, Business and User Experience design.

Creative Playdate

Image for post — About the struggles of combining parenthood with a creative career.

Image for post — About the struggles of combining parenthood with a creative career.

Pencil Kings

Image for post — Interviews with artists and illustrators about walking the creative path.

Image for post — Interviews with artists and illustrators about walking the creative path.

Your Dreams my Nightmares

Image for post — Candid, introspective interviews with (editorial) illustrators.

Image for post — Candid, introspective interviews with (editorial) illustrators.

Design Matters

Image for post — “An inquiry into the broader world of creative culture through wide-ranging conversations with designers, writers, artists, curators, musicians, and other luminaries of contemporary thought.”

Image for post — “An inquiry into the broader world of creative culture through wide-ranging conversations with designers, writers, artists, curators, musicians, and other luminaries of contemporary thought.”

Deeply Graphic Designcast

Image for post — News and opinions about the latest happenings in graphic design.

Image for post — News and opinions about the latest happenings in graphic design.

Make It Then tell Everybody

Image for post — Indie comic creators talk about their work and struggles as a comic artist.

Image for post — Indie comic creators talk about their work and struggles as a comic artist.

Paper Wings Podcast

Image for post — Spin-off of the Chris Oatley Podcast, focussed on graphic novellists.

Image for post — Spin-off of the Chris Oatley Podcast, focussed on graphic novellists.

FZD Design Cinema

Image for post — Superstar Concept Artist Feng Zhu gives tips about art and career.

Image for post — Superstar Concept Artist Feng Zhu gives tips about art and career.

99% Invisible

Image for post — 99% Invisible is about all the thought that goes into the things we don’t think about

Image for post — 99% Invisible is about all the thought that goes into the things we don’t think about

Cinematography Podcasts

Modern Cinematographer

Image for post — Matt Workman (Youtube’s Cinematography Database) enthusiastically pries as much info as he can out of guests.

Image for post — Matt Workman (Youtube’s Cinematography Database) enthusiastically pries as much info as he can out of guests.

Capturing Light Podcast

Image for post — Cinematography tips, tools and techniques by other cinematographers from around the world.

Image for post — Cinematography tips, tools and techniques by other cinematographers from around the world.

The Cinematography Podcast

Image for post — Interviews with top cinematographers about their career and workflow.

Image for post — Interviews with top cinematographers about their career and workflow.

Business/workflow

Being Freelance

Image for post — Fun, fast-paced conversations with freelancers about surviving the freelance life.

Image for post — Fun, fast-paced conversations with freelancers about surviving the freelance life.

The Tim Ferris Show

Image for post — Productivity guru talks to leaders in various fields about being effective

Image for post — Productivity guru talks to leaders in various fields about being effective

99u podcast

Image for post — Talks with leading makers, thinkers, and entrepreneurs about what makes their creative process tick.

Image for post — Talks with leading makers, thinkers, and entrepreneurs about what makes their creative process tick.

Marc Zwaneveld

Motion Designer from The Netherlands. Founder of mograph.net

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