{"id":22947,"date":"2015-10-07T01:30:11","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T01:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/?p=22947"},"modified":"2017-03-06T10:19:01","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T10:19:01","slug":"doug-tennapel-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/doug-tennapel-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Skwigly Podcast: Doug TenNapel (&#8216;Armikrog\/&#8217;The Neverhood&#8217;\/&#8217;Earthworm Jim&#8217;)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcasts\/skwigly-animation-podcast-34-danger-mouse\/\" target=\"_blank\">latest episode<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/animation-podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Skwigly Animation Podcast<\/a> we&#8217;re very happy to welcome animator, artist, graphic novelist and video game designer <a href=\"http:\/\/tennapel.com\" target=\"_blank\">Doug TenNapel<\/a>. On top of his current ongoing projects such as the Dreamworks\/Netflix series <a href=\"http:\/\/veggietales.com\/veggietales-in-the-house\" target=\"_blank\"><em>VeggieTales In The House<\/em><\/a> and the ongoing comics series <a href=\"http:\/\/nnewts.com\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Nnewts<\/em><\/a>, this past week has seen the release of his latest and much-anticipated new video game project <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.armikrog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Armikrog<\/a><\/em>. Capturing the charm, masterful animation and appealing zaniness of Doug&#8217;s earlier work with such video game classics as the <em>Earthworm Jim<\/em> and <em>Neverhood<\/em> series, <em>Armikrog<\/em> brings together an established team of talents including Mike Dietz and Ed Schofield of <a href=\"http:\/\/pencilteststudios.com\" target=\"_blank\">Pencil Test Studios<\/a>, composer <a href=\"http:\/\/tennapel.com\/music.html\" target=\"_blank\">Terry Scott Taylor<\/a> along with voiceover artists Michael J. Nelson and Rob Paulsen.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22812\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/armikrogstill.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22812\" class=\" wp-image-22812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/armikrogstill-620x413.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a92015 Armikrog\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a92015 Armikrog<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Also discussed in this episode is the first wave of officially announced Manchester Animation Festival events, including special screenings, masterclasses, panel discussions, workshops and an impressive array of guests.<\/p>\n<p>Stream the latest episode below or <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/skwigly\/skwigly-podcast-35\/download\" target=\"_blank\">direct download here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F227243285&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&color=ff5500\"><\/iframe>\n<p>To catch up on the podcast so far be sure to visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/animation-podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Podcasts section<\/a> of the site and, so as not to miss out on any future episodes, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/skwigly\/id545949409\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe on iTunes<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the latest episode of the Skwigly Animation Podcast we&#8217;re very happy to welcome animator, artist, graphic novelist and video game designer Doug TenNapel. 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As a freelancer he has produced work for WildBrain, CBeebies, Channel 4, Shy Guys, Plymptoons, Animortal, Wonky Films, A Productions, Slurpy Studios and Rumpus to name a few. As an independent director he has produced six multi-award-winning short animated films that have been showcased at over 200 international film and animation festivals including Clermont-Ferrand, BFI London Film Festival, ITFS Stuttgart, Encounters, London International Animation Festival, Pictoplasma, London Short Film Festival and Anima Mundi. Alongside his work in animation production he is an active writer and researcher on the industry through such avenues as the leading UK animation resource Skwigly, for which he is Editor in Chief, and his books 'Independent Animation: Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films' (2016, second edition published April 2023) and 'Intimate Animation' (2025, co-written with Dr. Laura-Beth Cowley). 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