Episode 162: How Jace Wertz Quit His Retail Job To Get Into Stop Motion

Animation Industry Podcast

This episode features stop motion animator Jace Wertz, who quit his job in retail to pursue his dreams of becoming a professional filmmaker. Since then he’s set up a complete studio in his home and has gone on to become a stop motion animator, cg animator, editor, director, audio wizard, and more. In fact, he was recently featured in a WEDU Arts Plus documentary and his work on the Chompin’ Stompin’ music video was nominated for a webby this year. Tune in to Ibele and Wertz to hear: *The change in mindset that opened the doors of opportunity for Wertz *The exact equipment needed to create a home stop motion studio *How it took 3 years to make the Chompin’ Stompin’ music video ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ This episode is sponsored by Snowlands, a brand new full-color graphic novel series for animal fantasy fans, featuring snow leopards and arctic wolves on a wild adventure through a snow-covered mountain range. Shifty lynxes, secret monkey tribes, singing Pallas cats and a cult of sheep are just a few of what the heroes of Snowlands run into on their journey. This is a perfect book for Readers who love Erin Hunter's Warriors or Tui T. Sutherland's Wings of Fire series. This premium hardcover book is only $19.99, and since it was created by Morr Meroz, the guy behind the animation training website Bloop Animation, you can now get $25 credit to any Bloop Animation course when you buy the book. So if you thought about getting any of their courses, get this book first and get your $25 credit. It’s kinda like getting the book for free. To get this deal go to https://www.bloopanimation.com/terry ~~ Social Links: *Check out Wertz on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/space_jacer/ *Follow Wertz on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/jacewertz *Follow Wertz on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/JaceWertzProductions/