Story x Story #94: Behind The Story With Feff Silvers (Comics)

Gina February 25, 2022 No Comments
In this week’s Story x Story episode, Nigel and Tazziii talk with self-taught comic creator Feff Silvers.
We discover her journey from physics to illustration and how a visit to a comic convention sparked her passion for producing “very British” manga-style stories.
Feff also talks about the realities of self employment in the comics space, while giving plenty of tips for aspiring creators.

The Works of Feff Silvers – https://feff.works

The Final LullabyVol. 3 Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fefe/the-final-lullaby-vol-3

 

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Story x Story #88: Behind The Story With Bounthavy Suvilay (Indie Games)

Gina December 16, 2021 No Comments
In this week’s Story x Story episode Nigel and Tazziii talk with journalist and author Bounthavy Suvilay, who has literally written the book on indie games. She talks about the making of her book “Indie Games” which takes a detailed look at the history of the craft, culture and business of independently developing video games.
We get into the reality for pursuing your dream, advice for aspiring developers and also find time to talk about Bounthavy’s passion for anime and manga.

Indie Games Ablaze Product Page – https://www.ablaze.net/product-G9781950912018.html

Other books by Bounthavy Suvilay (published in French): Le sport animé, 50 ans de séries sportives https://amzn.to/3dnMen5 Dragon Ball, une histoire française https://www.lcdpu.fr/livre/?GCOI=27000100450120 La culture manga https://www.lcdpu.fr/livre/?GCOI=27000100477460 Hommage à Satoshi Kon https://amzn.to/3orEUNq

 

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Story x Story #86: Behind The Story With Muniyra Douglas (VX Comics)

Gina November 24, 2021 No Comments
In this week’s Story x Story episode Nigel and Tazziii welcome creative storyteller Muniyra Douglas to talk about her journey into the African comic book industry. She tells us how she landed her role of Editor in Chief at Nigerian based creative content and entertainment company VX Comics. We talk about the need for an editor in the process of making comic stories, and how she works with a remote team spanning multiple continents! Muniyra also gives her advice for any aspiring comic creator, plus highlights the challenges of bringing more diversity into the comic book industry.

Muniyra Douglas’ The Glitch Short Animation – https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-glitch-short-animation-film-muniyra-douglas/LwG9QyWTWkvxmw

 

 

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Story x Story #66: Behind The Story With Bob Cheshire (Concept Artist)

Gina May 20, 2021 No Comments
This episode is a bumper interview episode! Nigel and Tazziii interview Bob Cheshire, concept artist for Disney and Jurassic World franchises. He has worked on titles including: Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker, Endgame, Infinity War, Black Widow, Jurassic World 3! We talk about Bob’s journey from school teacher to working on some of the biggest films on the planet! There’s lots of advice for aspiring illustrators from an incredible creative professional.

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Bob Cheshire website – https://www.bobcheshire.co.uk

 

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Story x Story #61: Behind The Story With Celine Choo (Illustrator)

Gina April 1, 2021 No Comments
In this week’s Story x Story episode Nigel and Tazziii talk with concept artist and illustrator, Celine Choo about her journey to become a professional freelance artist. Celine describes the steps she took to develop her career after graduating from university. It’s a journey that saw her take up roles in character design, video games and the toy industry and we also find out how food influences her work and the value of being a good person to collaborate with!

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Story x Story #56: Behind The Story With Rich Siegel (Cleaversoft)

Gina February 17, 2021 No Comments
In this episode of Story x Story Nigel and Tazziii interview Rich Siegel, founder of independent studio Cleaversoft. He talks about his journey from restaurant delivery startup to game developer, and the story behind Cleaversoft’s first game EarthNight. Rich gives great advice on practising your craft as a game designer, representation in video games and what he is looking forward to most form future generations of video games.

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EarthNight Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iLqJlpjZc0

 

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