Art Department Podcast

Jan Urschel
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Weekly podcast demystifying the entertainment industry with Emmanuel Shiu and Jan Urschel

  1. JAN 13

    Interview with Vincent Menier - How to get hired in games in 2026

    Currently Associate Art Director at Riot Games - Vincent Menier has worked on games for over a decade on 3 different continents and shares all he knows about getting hired in the games industry in 2026 and much more!https://www.artstation.com/vincentmenier- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MENTORSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE!When the work is slow and jobs are few it's the best time to improve your skills. Learn something new and push yourself out of your comfort zone. Get ready for when the jobs come back!https://www.hendrix-design.com/mentorship- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ADP on social media:https://www.youtube.com/@artdepartmentpodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/artdepartmentpodcast/https://twitter.com/artdepartmentp1https://www.instagram.com/janurschel/https://www.instagram.com/emanshiu/- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Requests and Enquiries:artdepartmentpodcast@gmail.com

    1h 12m

  2. 12/30/2025

    Interview with Kasra Farahani - Fantastic Four Production Designer

    Veteran concept designer and Production Designer Kasra Farahani joins us in this episode to share with us his approach to working with Artists, what he looks for and how he went about crafting the look for one of this year's standout blockbusters - Disney/Marvel Studios' Fantastic Four. https://zafron.com https://www.instagram.com/kasfarahani/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MENTORSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE! When the work is slow and jobs are few it's the best time to improve your skills. Learn something new and push yourself out of your comfort zone. Get ready for when the jobs come back! https://www.hendrix-design.com/mentorship - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ADP on social media: https://www.youtube.com/@artdepartmentpodcast https://www.instagram.com/artdepartmentpodcast/ https://twitter.com/artdepartmentp1 https://www.instagram.com/janurschel/ https://www.instagram.com/emanshiu/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Requests and Enquiries:artdepartmentpodcast@gmail.com

    1h 17m

  3. 12/16/2025

    Interview with Andy Park - Director of Visual Development at Marvel Studios

    This week we have Andy Park in the virtual studio, sharing his amazing journey from comic book geek to being director of visual development at Marvel Studios and having worked on pretty much every single Marvel movies out there.https://www.andyparkart.comhttps://www.instagram.com/andyparkart/- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MENTORSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE!When the work is slow and jobs are few it's the best time to improve your skills. Learn something new and push yourself out of your comfort zone. Get ready for when the jobs come back!https://www.hendrix-design.com/mentorship- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ADP on social media:https://www.youtube.com/@artdepartmentpodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/artdepartmentpodcast/https://twitter.com/artdepartmentp1https://www.instagram.com/janurschel/https://www.instagram.com/emanshiu/- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Requests and Enquiries:artdepartmentpodcast@gmail.com

    1h 32m

  4. 12/02/2025

    Interview with Ben Mauro - Publishing your own graphic novel - Huxley

    We're welcoming back Ben Mauro to share with us his journey to publishing his first graphic novel Huxley and the follow-up The Oracle.The Oracle is releasing on Dec 2 in the US. You can get more info and order yours here: https://www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/books/huxley-the-oracle-hardcover https://a.co/d/aAncuyo The deluxe hardcover versions: https://readonlymemory.com/products/the-oracle https://readonlymemory.com/products/the-oracle-deluxe Huxley volume one is in all good books stores around the world. https://www.instagram.com/ben_mauro/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MENTORSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE!When the work is slow and jobs are few it's the best time to improve your skills. Learn something new and push yourself out of your comfort zone. Get ready for when the jobs come back! https://www.hendrix-design.com/mentorship - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ADP on social media: https://www.youtube.com/@artdepartmentpodcast https://www.instagram.com/artdepartmentpodcast/ https://twitter.com/artdepartmentp1 https://www.instagram.com/janurschel/ https://www.instagram.com/emanshiu/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Requests and Enquiries: artdepartmentpodcast@gmail.com

    1h 12m

  5. 11/18/2025

    Interview with Angela Sung - Visdev and Art Direction

    We had the honour speak with visdev artist and Art Director Angela Sung about her career, her views on the animation industry, AI and of course her teaching and plein-air painting endeavours. https://www.angelasung.com https://www.instagram.com/angothemango/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MENTORSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE!When the work is slow and jobs are few it's the best time to improve your skills. Learn something new and push yourself out of your comfort zone. Get ready for when the jobs come back!https://www.hendrix-design.com/mentorship- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ADP on social media:https://www.youtube.com/@artdepartmentpodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/artdepartmentpodcast/https://twitter.com/artdepartmentp1https://www.instagram.com/janurschel/https://www.instagram.com/emanshiu/- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Requests and Enquiries:artdepartmentpodcast@gmail.com#ADP #artdepartmentpodcast

    1h 9m

  6. 11/05/2025

    Interview with Avatar Production Designer Dylan Cole

    Another week, another legend. This time we're welcoming veteran concept artist, matter painter and production designer Dylan Cole to the podcast!https://dylancolestudio.comhttps://www.instagram.com/dylancoleart/You can catch Dylan in person on November 15th from 6-9pm for his book release party at the Gnomon school campus in LA!Make sure to pre-order his upcoming book 'Creating Worlds' here:https://www.amazon.com/Creating-Worlds-Century-Studios-Cinematic/dp/B0F5NZ47QT- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MENTORSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE!When the work is slow and jobs are few it's the best time to improve your skills. Learn something new and push yourself out of your comfort zone. Get ready for when the jobs come back!https://www.hendrix-design.com/mentorship- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ADP on social media:https://www.youtube.com/@artdepartmentpodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/artdepartmentpodcast/https://twitter.com/artdepartmentp1https://www.instagram.com/janurschel/https://www.instagram.com/emanshiu/- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Requests and Enquiries:artdepartmentpodcast@gmail.com#ADP #artdepartmentpodcast

    1h 11m

  7. 10/14/2025

    Interview with Avatar Production Designer Ben Procter

    We bring you an exclusive interview with Production Designer Ben Procter who is working on the upcoming Avatar: Fire and Ash. We talk about his career, working with James Cameron, pitfalls and insecurities regardless of age etc.http://www.benprocter.comhttps://www.instagram.com/ben.procter.design- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MENTORSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE!When the work is slow and jobs are few it's the best time to improve your skills. Learn something new and push yourself out of your comfort zone. Get ready for when the jobs come back!https://www.hendrix-design.com/mentorship- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ADP on social media:https://www.youtube.com/@artdepartmentpodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/artdepartmentpodcast/https://twitter.com/artdepartmentp1https://www.instagram.com/janurschel/https://www.instagram.com/emanshiu/- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Requests and Enquiries:artdepartmentpodcast@gmail.com#ADP #artdepartmentpodcast

    1h 24m

  8. 09/30/2025

    World Building for Games with Darren Bacon

    This week we talk Games! Veteran artist Darren Bacon talks us through his approach for world buildings having worked on such hit titles as Destiny, Halo, Star Wars and more!https://www.artstation.com/darrenbaconhttps://www.instagram.com/artofbacon/- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MENTORSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE!When the work is slow and jobs are few it's the best time to improve your skills. Learn something new and push yourself out of your comfort zone. Get ready for when the jobs come back!https://www.hendrix-design.com/mentorship- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ADP on social media:https://www.youtube.com/@artdepartmentpodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/artdepartmentpodcast/https://twitter.com/artdepartmentp1https://www.instagram.com/janurschel/https://www.instagram.com/emanshiu/- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Requests and Enquiries:artdepartmentpodcast@gmail.com#ADP #artdepartmentpodcast

    1h 11m
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Weekly podcast demystifying the entertainment industry with Emmanuel Shiu and Jan Urschel

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  • Creator
    Jan Urschel
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    87
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jan Urschel
  • Show Website
    Art Department Podcast