Outside the Lines is an interview series where Ava Hofmann interviews fellow Line Rider creators about their Line Rider creations, exploring a unique angle on what it means to make art and to be a person in the world. Listen to Ava Hofmann talk to a wide variety of interesting people and exploring deep dives on the creation process of specific works within an otherwise obscure art medium.
Ava Hofmann interviews Malizma about his October 2022 Line Rider track, Gamification. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9nt64t3Ob4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9nt64t3Ob4)
Highlights:
- Coding in Line Rider
- Approaching Line Rider from a puzzle-solving perspective
- Why a blank sheet of paper is a game engine
Watch a fully-subtitled YouTube video of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqvRol9kH-A (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqvRol9kH-A)
Read a transcription of this interview in article form (edited for concision and clarity): https://lineriderreview.substack.com/p/interview-malizma-gamification (https://lineriderreview.substack.com/p/interview-malizma-gamification)
Line Rider Review YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LineRiderReview (https://www.youtube.com/c/LineRiderReview)
Line Rider Review Monthly Roundup newsletter: https://lineriderreview.substack.com (https://lineriderreview.substack.com/)
Support Line Rider Review and the Line Rider Artists Collective on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/lineriderreview (https://ko-fi.com/lineriderreview)
Apply to Join the Line Rider Artists Collective: https://goo.gl/forms/RN1xWPzcjgkx5UI03 (https://goo.gl/forms/RN1xWPzcjgkx5UI03)
Malizma YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Malizma333 (https://www.youtube.com/@Malizma333)
Ava Hofmann YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheHourhand (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheHourhand)
Theme music by Nouveau Life™: https://tigerbloodtapes.bandcamp.com/track/--105 (https://tigerbloodtapes.bandcamp.com/track/--105)
Edited and produced by Bevibel Harvey. Interview conducted on March 21, 2023.
24 Dec 2022
gavinroo538 - A Rush of Blood to the Head
(CW: discussion of suicide) Ava Hofmann interviews gavinroo538 about his December 2021 Line Rider film, A Rush of Blood to the Head. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsey3gjhQto (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsey3gjhQto)
Highlights:
- Making art about your feelings in a toxic environment
- Feeling like an outsider in the Line Rider community
- Losing faith in the Mormon Church
Watch a fully-subtitled YouTube video of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7JRx4baPdc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7JRx4baPdc)
Read a transcription of this interview in article form (edited for concision and clarity): https://lineriderreview.substack.com/p/interview-gavinroo538-a-rush-of-blood (https://lineriderreview.substack.com/p/interview-gavinroo538-a-rush-of-blood)
Line Rider Review YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LineRiderReview (https://www.youtube.com/c/LineRiderReview)
Line Rider Review Monthly Roundup newsletter: https://lineriderreview.substack.com (https://lineriderreview.substack.com/)
Support Line Rider Review and the Line Rider Artists Collective on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/lineriderreview (https://ko-fi.com/lineriderreview)
Apply to Join the Line Rider Artists Collective: https://goo.gl/forms/RN1xWPzcjgkx5UI03 (https://goo.gl/forms/RN1xWPzcjgkx5UI03)
gavinroo538 YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@gavinroo538 (https://www.youtube.com/@gavinroo538)
Ava Hofmann YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheHourhand (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheHourhand)
Theme music by Nouveau Life™: https://tigerbloodtapes.bandcamp.com/track/--105 (https://tigerbloodtapes.bandcamp.com/track/--105)
Edited and produced by Bevibel Harvey AKA Rabid Squirrel. Interview conducted on November 10, 2022.
20 Nov 2022
Ava Hofmann - The September Trilogy
Bevibel Harvey interviews Ava Hofmann about her series of 2022 Line Rider releases, The September Trilogy. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6PaFt7_toY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6PaFt7_toY)
Highlights:
- How making art and healing from trauma are often intertwined
- The layered emotional meanings of scribbles
- Why comics are the ultimate art form
Watch a fully-subtitled YouTube video of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPBdRQQkVpM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPBdRQQkVpM)
Read a transcription of this interview in article form (edited for concision and clarity): https://lineriderreview.substack.com/p/ava-hofmann-the-september-trilogy (https://lineriderreview.substack.com/p/ava-hofmann-the-september-trilogy)
Line Rider Review YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LineRiderReview (https://www.youtube.com/c/LineRiderReview)
Line Rider Review Monthly Roundup newsletter: https://lineriderreview.substack.com (https://lineriderreview.substack.com)
Support Line Rider Review and the Line Rider Artists Collective on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/lineriderreview (https://ko-fi.com/lineriderreview)
Apply to Join the Line Rider Artists Collective: https://goo.gl/forms/RN1xWPzcjgkx5UI03 (https://goo.gl/forms/RN1xWPzcjgkx5UI03)
Ava Hofmann YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheHourhand (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheHourhand)
Bevibel Harvey YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/rabidsquirrel117 (https://www.youtube.com/c/rabidsquirrel117)
Theme music by Nouveau Life™: https://tigerbloodtapes.bandcamp.com/track/--105 (https://tigerbloodtapes.bandcamp.com/track/--105)
Edited and produced by Bevibel Harvey AKA Rabid Squirrel. Interview conducted on November 2, 2022.
28 Aug 2022
UTD - Let the Bodies Hit the Floor
Ava Hofmann interviews UTD about his July 2022 Line Rider track release, Let the Bodies Hit the Floor. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYITT3KasVo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYITT3KasVo)
Highlights:
- Deconstructing the animation grindset
- Cultivating a neurodivergent art medium
- Mosh pitting as a representation of plurality
Read a transcription of this interview in article form: https://lineriderreview.substack.com/p/utd-bodies (https://lineriderreview.substack.com/p/utd-bodies) (edited for concision and clarity)
Watch a fully-subtitled YouTube video of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqxmm_X6V7o (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqxmm_X6V7o)
Line Rider Review YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LineRiderReview (https://www.youtube.com/c/LineRiderReview)
Line Rider Review Monthly Roundup newsletter: https://lineriderreview.substack.com (https://lineriderreview.substack.com/)
Support Line Rider Review and the Line Rider Artists Collective on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/lineriderreview (https://ko-fi.com/lineriderreview)
Apply to Join the Line Rider Artists Collective: https://goo.gl/forms/RN1xWPzcjgkx5UI03 (https://goo.gl/forms/RN1xWPzcjgkx5UI03)
UTD YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBZ1LdwGn09bvhEIPBNF2_w (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBZ1LdwGn09bvhEIPBNF2_w)
Ava Hofmann YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheHourhand (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheHourhand)
Theme music by Nouveau Life™: https://tigerbloodtapes.bandcamp.com/track/--105 (https://tigerbloodtapes.bandcamp.com/track/--105)
Edited and produced by Bevibel Harvey AKA Rabid Squirrel. Interview conducted on August 11, 2022.
25 Jun 2022
Jade Decker - Mount Eerie
In the first ever episode of Outside the Lines, Ava Hofmann interviews Jade Decker (AKA Branches) about her April 2022 Line Rider track release, Mount Eerie. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUaKN41TePQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUaKN41TePQ)
Highlights:
- Why death, nature, and queerness are all intertwined
- How the idea for the iconic ending of Mount Eerie was stumbled on by accident
- How having your corpse eaten by vultures is gay
Read a transcription of this interview in article form: https://lineriderreview.substack.com/p/jade-mount-eerie (https://lineriderreview.substack.com/p/jade-mount-eerie) (edited for concision and clarity)
Watch a fully-subtitled YouTube video of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU9k9fk2BWw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU9k9fk2BWw) (with visuals that include photos of paper sketches Jade made while conceptualizing Mount Eerie)
Line Rider Review YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LineRiderReview (https://www.youtube.com/c/LineRiderReview)
Line Rider Review Monthly Roundup newsletter: https://lineriderreview.substack.com/ (https://lineriderreview.substack.com/)
Support Line Rider Review and the Line Rider Artists Collective on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/lineriderreview (https://ko-fi.com/lineriderreview)
Apply to Join the Line Rider Artists Collective: https://goo.gl/forms/RN1xWPzcjgkx5UI03 (https://goo.gl/forms/RN1xWPzcjgkx5UI03)
Ava Hofmann YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheHourhand (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheHourhand)
Jade Decker/Branches YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_LhPtCyWXtrmhuS0WvCl4A (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_LhPtCyWXtrmhuS0WvCl4A)
Theme music by Nouveau Life™: https://tigerbloodtapes.bandcamp.com/track/--105 (https://tigerbloodtapes.bandcamp.com/track/--105)
Edited and produced by Bevibel Harvey AKA Rabid Squirrel. Interview conducted on April 24, 2022.
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