Black N Animated
@blacknanimated
Driven to educate, inform and inspire black creatives pursuing careers in animation. For all inquiries, please email blacknanimated@gmail.com
Coming up next, Black N Animated proudly presents “Visual Development: Storytelling In Design” led by special guest speaker Sam Kallis! 🧵 (1/2)
His class “From Script to Showrunner” will cover the ins and outs of the journey to the screen: structuring your story, making that pitch and finally working to develop it in a writers room. If you want to make those moves, make sure you don’t miss it! #BlackNAnimated #BNACareerSummit #StoryTrack
Our next guest announcement is @ben-levin.bsky.social, co-creator of Craig of the Creek and accomplished writer and director for network television. #BlackNAnimated #BNACareerSummit #StoryTrack
We're proud to announce our very first Career Summit guest: Emmy award winning TV writer and NYT Bestselling author, Joshua Pruett! He’s leading the story track class “Pencils to Panels” all about storyboarding and scriptwriting. More guest announcements soon… #BlackNAnimated #BNACareerSummit
what comes next for our industry. These conversations reminded us that while animation continues to evolve, our stories, our voices, and our community will always be at the heart of where the industry goes next.
and supporting one another through change. In “So… What Now?”, Dan Haskett, Everett Downing Jr., and BNA Executive Director Austin Faber looked toward the future of animation from three perspectives and generations of Black artists, sharing insights on career longevity and
In “Survive or Thrive: What’s Up With Animation?”, Dana Terrace, Camille Eden, and Stephen Silver tackled the industry’s recent turbulence: from shifting streaming landscapes and canceled projects to the growing conversation around AI, while highlighting the importance of community, resilience,
While our master classes and workshops focused on building the skills our members need to thrive in their careers, our Fireside Chats created space for honest, candid conversations about where animation is today and where we hope it goes next.
Our 2024 Career Summit was busy! Filled with opportunities to learn and meet likeminded artists, but some of the most memorable moments came from our end of day Fireside Chats. (A Thread)
Join our production at the BNA Career Summit 2.0, tickets available now! #BlackNAnimated #BNACareerSummit #BlackExcellence
Production is often the unsung hero of the animation industry, but we gave our production talent their flowers at our Summit! Our pros, Susy Campos & Roshell Davis, gave us all a crash course into the production pipeline, going from script to TV. #BlackNAnimated #BNACareerSummit #BlackExcellence
They shared their insight into the world of visual storytelling, from the basics of a storyboarder's toolkit to the complexities of directing. Come join our story, for the BNA Career Summit 2.0, tickets available now! 🎟 #BlackNAnimated #BNACareerSummit #StoryTrack #Animation
In animation, story is king and our story sessions were some of the most popular tracks at our Career Summit. Attendees got to listen to legendary story artists Matthew Bordenave (X-Men 97), Juston Gordon Montgomery (Invincible Fight Girl), and Marvin Britt (The Legend of Vox Machina)...
At Black N Animated, we remind the artists and creators of the world that it’s up to us to resonate that freedom into the culture of tomorrow, while today we celebrate everything those before us fought for. #BlackNAnimated #Juneteenth
Today we recognize Juneteenth, a holiday to remind us - in the words of Opal Lee - that “freedom is for everyone,” and “none of us are free until we all are free.” #BlackNAnimated #Juneteenth
Bring your friends and family to roll out with BNA for Groove-n-Glide, a Juneteenth celebration at the LA Kings Burbank Sports Center. Admission for skating is $9 and skate rental is $7 so if you have your own skates you’ll only pay for admission. Details are in the thread!
Black N Animated's Stripes Sessions begin this Saturday! Sign up to get access to this course, and stay tuned for a whole docket of future Stripes courses to truly animate your career. 🌈 www.blacknanimated.com/stripes-1 #Animation #Artist #BlackNAnimated #BlackExcellence
You won’t want to miss this high-level industry education. Sign up soon and hope to see you there! 😁
This first course is hand-crafted for intermediate-level artists ready to elevate their design instincts and talk face to face with two Disney artists... 💫
This course is focused on teaching you how to create appealing, production-ready characters built for real animation pipelines. 📺 Students will leave with a stronger understanding of what to include in a portfolio and knowledge of how characters are built to meet episodic production demands... 💪🏾
Want to level up your character design skills with actionable feedback? ✏️ Join lead Character Designer, @asiadraws.bsky.social, and BNA Director, Austin Faber, for a 2-day course on Character Design for TV Animation...
Whether you’re an animator just starting out or just need to push to the next level, you’re invited to join! Our first course is Character Design for TV Animation. Enrollment comes in at $110 for Members, and $180 for Non-Members. Classes begin soon, so enroll on our website while you can! 🏃🏿💨
Introducing BNA’s Stripe Sessions, a series of training workshops and classes hosted by professionals throughout the industry! 🎨 These classes are open to both Members and Non-Members alike and run across multiple experience levels...
Two-day passes start at $200 for all members. Special passes including our new Stripes virtual workshop are $255. Reminder, this is a members only event so be sure to join the BNA family to attend. And tickets are still available. 🎟 See you there! 😆
Black N Animated's second Career Summit is coming soon! Join us on August 29-30 at the Titmouse Studio in Burbank. 🐦 It’s two days of networking, workshops, portfolio reviews and more...
Want to join fellow BNA members for the second annual career summit? Check out how to here and log in to our website to purchase tickets! #BlackNAnimated #BNACareerSummit2 #BlackExcellence
It’s back and it’s bigger than ever! BNA Career Summit 2.0 is coming this August, so keep your eyes out for updates and information on how to join in over the next few months! Hope to see you there!