Recommended Podcasts for Motion Designers 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!
VFX Podcasts FXGuide: FXPodcast
Mike Seymour and team talk about new developments in VFX. There’s also a video version called FXGuide TV. FXGuide: The VFXshow
Movie VFX are dissected and discussed. CG Garage
In depth interviews with VFX, 3D and archviz artists. Very well done, not too much vray peddling. The Allan McKay Podcast
VFX superviser Allan McKay talks about the VFX and post industry. Going Postal
Quick-paced acerbic show about VFX developments around the world. That Studio Show
Interviews with movie editors and VFX professionals. Pixelhub Podcast
Interviews with VFX, 3D, motion design and code professionals, though aimed mostly at novices.
Illustration and Graphic Design Podcasts The Futur
Chris Do talks about: Branding, Design, Business and User Experience design. Creative Playdate
About the struggles of combining parenthood with a creative career. Pencil Kings
Interviews with artists and illustrators about walking the creative path. Your Dreams my Nightmares
Candid, introspective interviews with (editorial) illustrators. Design Matters
“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
News and opinions about the latest happenings in graphic design. Make It Then tell Everybody
Indie comic creators talk about their work and struggles as a comic artist. Paper Wings Podcast
Spin-off of the Chris Oatley Podcast, focussed on graphic novellists. FZD Design Cinema
Superstar Concept Artist Feng Zhu gives tips about art and career. 99% Invisible
99% Invisible is about all the thought that goes into the things we don’t think about
Cinematography Podcasts Modern Cinematographer
Matt Workman (Youtube’s Cinematography Database) enthusiastically pries as much info as he can out of guests. Capturing Light Podcast
Cinematography tips, tools and techniques by other cinematographers from around the world. The Cinematography Podcast
Interviews with top cinematographers about their career and workflow.
Business/workflow Being Freelance
Fun, fast-paced conversations with freelancers about surviving the freelance life. The Tim Ferris Show
Productivity guru talks to leaders in various fields about being effective 99u podcast
Talks with leading makers, thinkers, and entrepreneurs about what makes their creative process tick. 
