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About the Podcast

animation happy hour is a monthly podcast hosted by three feature film animators. our podcast mission is to provide practical advice for students, job-seekers, and animation enthusiasts on how to break into all aspects of the animation industry.

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Garrett Lewis

Garrett Lewis (‘13 NYU, Tisch School of the Arts) is a character animator currently working at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He has worked as an animator for various games, visual effects, and feature films including Frozen 2, How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, and Abominable. Garrett grew up in Connecticut and loves to surf, work on personal projects, and eat his way around the world.

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Katie low

Katie Low (‘12 Harvard, ‘17 SCAD) is a character animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios. In the past, Katie has worked as a stop motion intern at LAIKA, and production assistant at both Blue Sky Studios and WDAS. Her credits include Frozen 2, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and The Story of Ferdinand. She’s a Philly native and loves her two cats Lily & Juniper very much. She married fellow podcast host Ben Girmann on February 16th, 2019.

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Ben Girmann

Ben Girmann (‘12 UD, ‘16 SCAD) is a character animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios. His credits include How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Abominable, and Trolls World Tour. Before working at Disney, Ben spent time at DreamWorks, Blue Sky, Laika, Hornet, and Psyop. He loves spicy food, his cats, and Katie Low, not necessarily in that order.