Ready to turn AI into your personal animation studio?

In this episode of Mix & Matchbox, host Brent Feldman sits down with Carl Reed, CEO of Composition Media and lead instructor of the AI Animation Bootcamp at Savvy Coders. Carl shares how the animation industry has already survived two massive tech shifts—hand‑drawn ➜ digital, and now AI—and why crafting a style is the key to standing out in a sea of “cookie‑cutter” output.

We break down:

• The analog‑to‑digital lessons we can apply to AI today

• Why precise, cinematographer‑style prompting matters

• Open‑source tools (Base 2.2, Nano Banana, C‑Dream 4, Comfy UI) that keep you in control

• How AI democratizes production, gives creators full ownership, and makes St. Louis the next animation hub

🎓 Want to fast‑track your AI‑animation career? Join the next cohort (starts Oct 20) → https://savvycoders.com/dataanalyticspython-2/

🌐 Learn more about Composition Media → https://compositionmedia.com/

Timestamps

Time Topic

00:00 Intro – Meet Carl Reed, CEO of Composition Media

02:12 From analog pencil‑on‑pegboard to Flash/Toon Boom – the first tech shift

04:45 Parallels to today’s AI boom – fear, hype & industry impact

07:30 Why owning a style matters in AI (no cookie‑cutter output)

10:05 Prompting like a DP – using cinematography terms for AI

13:20 Example: “pan‑in” vs. “push‑in” – getting consistent shots

15:50 Tools we love: Base 2.2, Nano Banana, C‑Dream 4, Comfy UI

18:30 Open‑source advantage: custom pipelines & licensing safety

21:10 Democratization of creation & distribution – “green‑light yourself”

24:00 St. Louis as a low‑cost, high‑quality animation hub

26:45 Skills for the future – traditional fundamentals + AI fluency

29:20 How to join the next AI Animation Bootcamp cohort

31:00 Closing thoughts – balancing art direction & tech execution

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