So I’m still involved with all the stages of the production; giving notes on scripts, being present at voice and song records, discussing how we envision the songs with Daniel, overseeing the design of the show with the art director, guiding the board artists and reviewing and revising the finished boards, reviewing and giving notes on layouts and animation, cutting the show in the edits, reviewing and giving notes on the sound effects and score and the final mix. It’s a ton of work and I (and the other directors) are with the episodes for a really long time.

I suppose the main difference is now I oversee not only the episodes I’m doing, but all of them in the entire season.

I do have to opportunity to give notes on scripts as they come in

Sometimes, I would give writers some notes, but other times, it’s simply better if the story editor does all of the work. When you’re on a tight schedule, you can’t wait for the scripts. Whether it be waiting for notes or edits or changes, it’s kind of easier for the story editor to simply finish up the work.

It’s usually different with each show, but with MLP since it’s a freelance show, the story editor has a hand in nearly every episode.

But if you’re a story editor, then you have to write everyone else’s stories, in a way. You sit in on the (voice acting) recordings and comment on those, and comment on the animatics. Basically you are a producer in that case because you have more of a hand in the pot.