Kirsten Lepore is a director and animator based in Los Angeles, CA. During this week's episode, we talked about how Kirsten is learning the art of appreciation, the specifics behind her Adventure Time episode and how photography has influenced her stop-motion.   Links: Website- http://www.kirstenlepore.com/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/kirstenlepore# Twitter- https://twitter.com/kirstenlepore Sweet Dreams Project- http://www.kirstenlepore.com/Sweet-Dreams Move Mountain- http://www.kirstenlepore.com/Move-Mountain Adventure Time Episode- http://kirstenlepore.com/Bad-Jubies-Adventure-Time-episode   Highlights: -Started with a camera in fifth grade -Making ridiculous movies -Very first stop-motion with movie candy -Going to school for animation -Musical background -First project: Sweet Dreams -Always start in the middle of a video -Currently working on a personal project -Stick with it, stay with projects, how to coach students -Book trailers -After Effects animation -Learning on the job -Moved to CA and went to grad school -Learning photography influenced stop-motion. -Lighting is key -Animation is an extension of what live action could be -Learning how to appreciate film -Move Mountain project -Adventure Time Episode -Avoiding burnout -Dream Client: Someone who gives me total creative freedom and trusts me -Favorite Animated Movie: The Lego Movie -What does your family think you do: Animator - oh so you work at Disney -Animalator: Koala