EVAN SPIRADELLIS - Co-Creator of “Ask the Storybots” | S1 AW 41

In this week’s episode, we dive into the wonderful world of animation together with Evan Spiradellis, the co-creator of the Emmy Award-winning preschool Netflix series ‘Ask the Storybots’! Evan co-founded JibJab Media Inc together with his brother Gregg in 1999, where they started an internet business sending animated videos over phone lines. Thanks to that, Evan has developed a reputation as a pioneer in digital filmmaking, consistently pushing the bounds of new technologies to create innovative and inspired works.

Tune in as Evan shares how he transitioned from running a successful internet startup to an award-winning children’s television producer. We also touch upon how kindness starts from the top and an embarrassing story of our first time working together! Plus, Evan also talks about how ‘Ask the Storybots’ was born and the processes that go on behind the scenes of this incredible show.

Timestamps:

[1:58] Evan talks about how JibJab Media Inc was born

[10:30] Who does Evan talk to when he writes Ask the Storybots episodes

[11:35] Moving to Netflix

[15:44] What’s the average writing process like?

[19:46] Evan talks about their collaboration with Fisher Price

[30:58] Where does Evan get inspiration from when writing episodes for Ask the Storybots?

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