Show 32 – The “Unofficial” Tangled Animators’ Audio Commentary

“You knew that every ounce of energy put into it, you were going to get it back in the theaters.” – Zach Parrish Wreck-it Ralph comes out this…

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Entertainment: when it rings true, but new

In the comments on my last post, Alonso asks a great question. He wants to know more about entertainment. I don’t have all the answers but here are…

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Sandro Cleuzo has a blog

Fantastic animator Sandro Cleuzo sent me an email this week to tell me about the blog he has started. Only six posts in and it’s all great stuff….

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Show 029 – Eric Goldberg, Part One

“So much can be expressed through a walk, you know. I think that’s one of the things that a lot of animators don’t do these days, is actually…

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Show 027 – Ken Duncan, Part Two

“To me it’s not about moving stuff around. It’s about thinking about a personality within a story.” The conversation with Ken Duncan continues. In this second part of…

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Show 026 – Ken Duncan, Part One

“That to me is one of the funnest things about animation; is experimentation. And that’s…that’s the spirit of animation.” Ken Duncan has served as a supervising animator on…

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Show 024 – James Baxter, Part Two

“That’s probably the hardest part, I think, is to be able to capture that lightening in a bottle and, you know, to be able to take that moment…

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Show 023 – James Baxter, Part One

“I think the thing that came to me quickest was probably the understanding of how things move… It took me a lot longer to try and conquer things…

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Show 022 – Dale Baer, Part Two

“When things get down and people get scared and they get nervous, are they’re running around, like, saying, ‘What’s happening? The world’s coming to an end,’ it’s just…

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Show 021 – Dale Baer, Part One

“It was like going to Mount Olympus and meeting the Gods. It really was. And I was scared to death.” Dale Baer came to Disney’s as an animation…

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