Contents May Vary: Animator and Artist Jennifer Shiman

Episode 54: Animator and Artist Jennifer Shiman

This is one of the interviews I did on June 21, 2022, when I participated in the Alzheimer’s fundraiser “The Longest Day”.

Jennifer Shiman is best known for being behind the hilarious 30-Second Bunnies Theatre, a Flash animated series of shorts that … well, re-enact movies (and some TV episodes) in 30 seconds, but with bunnies. When COVID hit, she stopped that and started work on a middle school graphic novel called World’s End Detective Agency.

We talk about both projects, how the pandemic changed how she does things, and how she approaches her work.

Basic Show Notes:

• Running time is 39 minutes, 25 seconds.
• The interview was recorded on June 21, 2022.
• You can donate to my fundraiser here.
• General notes from the interview:
  • You can find out more about Jennifer Shiman at her main website
    • You can see the 30-Second Bunnies Theatre at her AngryAlien site
    • You can find out more about her graphic novel -– and support her work -– at her Patreon (and as mentioned, I support her at the $1 per month level)
    • She also mentions her Instagram
  • She mentions animator Bill Plymton: you can find out more about him on his official website
  • She also mentions Lynda Barry: here’s her Wikipedia page
  • In talking about the tools she uses, she mentions Clip Studio Paint Ex as well as Adobe Animate
  • She mentions the music They Might Be Giants, specifically their kids albums (check out No! here).
• The mid-show plug is from Alisa Stern, the puppeteer behind Doctor Puppet, who I interviewed in episode 46.
• Theme music is “Schoolyard Haze”, by Jari Pitkanen, available via the Free Music Archive. Interested in hearing other episodes or learning where all you can hear (and rate) the podcast? Check out the main podcast page.