{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Artists Mind: The Secret to Success by Stephen Silver","description":"In this episode, we welcome back the great character designer, Stephen Silver! &amp;nbsp;This was a pre-recorded lecture he gave at our own Animation Y'all Expo in 2025, which we wanted to share for the first time on our animation podcast! &amp;nbsp;Stephen, who has also been an artist recruiter at Disney Animation, gives his guidance to artists on how to approach their career and their passion all in this lecture! &amp;nbsp;He's been on both sides of the portfolio review, so sit back and hear a very unique viewpoint from an inspirational speaker! ","author_name":"The Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bancroftbrothers","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40181995\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/198804830"}