Episode 159: Alba Medinyà's Journey From Spain To Canada In Pursuit Of Stop Motion
This episode features Spanish illustrator and 2D/stop motion animator Alba Medinyà, who in 2018 decided to leave Spain and pursue an animation career in Canada. In this chat, she details the entire process from leaving Europe, finding stop motion animation work in Canada, and then her ultimate decision to move back to Spain in 2021. Tune in to Ibele and Medinyà to hear: *What the visa process is like from Europe to Canada *How she connected with studios when she didn’t know anyone (or even the language) *The ups and downs of pursuing your dream in a foreign country ~[Sponsored Message]~ This episode is sponsored by Cloud Stop Motion who've created possibly the easiest way to start animating from your phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop in seconds. Simply go to www.cloudstopmotion.com and click "start animating". Their software works in any modern browser and your files are instantly saved to the cloud. The best part is that they are completely free to use up to 500mb of storage, which is actually quite a lot. They're especially useful if you're teaching a class since you can create an organization account which comes with 2GB of free storage as standard, and allows the creation of unlimited student groups and profiles, all of whose projects and work you can view for yourself from your admin account. Go to www.cloudstopmotion.com to see how easy it is to get started now. ~ Social Links: *Follow Medinyà on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/albamediba/?hl=en