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  • Show 021 – Dale Baer, Part One
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    “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 part of the – that wierdness of this business.”

    Dale Baer came to Disney’s as an animation trainee in the late sixties, when the era of the Nine Old Men was coming to a close. He has worked for Filmation, Disney, Ralph Bakshi, and at his own studio, Baer Animation. Dale has been back at Walt Disney Animation Studios since The Emperor’s New Groove and his credits include supervising the characters of Yzma, Slim from Home on the Range, and Wilbur from Meet the Robinsons. Dale recently finished animating on the latest Goofy short How to Hook Up Your Home Theater, and he’s currently working on the upcoming film The Princess and the Frog. This is part two of a two part interview.

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    Get the MP3 here: Show 22: Dale Baer, Part Two
    Animation Podcast Show 22 MP3(20.7MB, 45:02 minutes)

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    (Includes pictures and links in addition to the audio.)
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    SHOWNOTES

    • 00:00 The Intro Voice
    • 00:05 Sponsor

      • AnimationMentor.com

    • 00:22 Intro – Dale Baer at IMDB
    • 01:10 Working with Ralph Bakshi
    • 05:10 Working for Richard Williams and Quartet

      • The Animator's Survival Kit
      Mike Lah – Wikipedia

    • 07:37 Striking out on his own
    • 10:26 Facilities & equipment for a studio
    • 12:21 How to improve at drawing
    • 13:22 EPCOT Living Seas Pavillion
    • 14:14 Looking for work – Roger Rabbit

      • Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    • 17:23 Peter Schneider & Jeffrey Katzenberg
    • 18:30 Working with the crew on Roger Rabbit
    • 20:20 Keeping ties with Disney – Black Cauldron

      • The Black Cauldron

    • 22:01 Keeping a working studio
    • 22:46 Disney changed – Bluth out, Eisner in
    • 23:58 The cyclic nature of animation
    • 25:46 Working for Peanuts

      • Peanuts Animation

    • 27:12 Storyboards for Hanna-Barbera

      • The Hanna-Barbera Treasury

    • 29:47 Advice for freelancing
    • 32:31 Pros and cons of your own animation business
    • 35:18 Making a cozy studio – Jay Ward Productions
    • 36:36 A studio is like a family
    • 37:42 A saving grace: digital Ink & Paint
    • 40:19 Winding down after ten years
    • 43:11 The Emperor’s New Groove

      • The Emperor's New Groove

    • 44:01 Conclusion and feedback info – Link to Voicemail
    • 44:44 Sponsor

      • AnimationMentor.com

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    • ]]>     Dale Baer

    “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 trainee in the late sixties, when the era of the Nine Old Men was coming to a close. He has worked for Filmation, Disney, Ralph Bakshi, and at his own studio, Baer Animation. Dale has been back at Walt Disney Animation Studios since The Emperor’s New Groove and his credits include supervising the characters of Yzma, Slim from Home on the Range, and Wilbur from Meet the Robinsons. Dale recently finished animating on the latest Goofy short How to Hook Up Your Home Theater, and he’s currently working on the upcoming film The Princess and the Frog. This is part one of a two part interview.

    Continue for Show Notes and audio file download links…

    Get the MP3 here: Show 21: Dale Baer, Part One
    Animation Podcast Show 21 MP3(21.5MB, 46:42 minutes)

    Or get the enhanced version playable only with Quicktime, iTunes, or iPods. (Includes pictures and links in addition to the audio.)
    Get the enhanced podcast here: Show 21: Dale Baer, Part One
    Animation Podcast Show 21 Enhanced(23MB, 46:42 minutes)

    SHOWNOTES

    • 00:00 The Intro Voice and Theme Song
    • 00:50 Intro

      • New sponsor!
      AnimationMentor.com
      Dale Baer at IMDB

    • 03:53 Early interest in animation and Disney
    • 06:56 Animation school – Chouiunard
    • 10:24 Teacher from Filmation: Rudy Larriva
    • 11:20 Met Lou Scheimer at Filmation
    • 14:53 Encouraged by Jane Phillipi and Doris Plow to go to Disney
    • 16:42 Hired for training program at Disney
    • 18:01 Advice from Andy Ingman to loosen up
    • 20:07 Results of training program
    • 22:44 Rough inbetweening for Frank and Ollie
    • 25:56 John Lounsbery, Eric Larson, Hal King, Cliff Nordberg
    • 29:02 Atmosphere at the studio during Robin Hood
    • 31:22 New talent devoping today
    • 33:56 Online animation schools
      Animation Mentor
      Acme Animation
    • 34:58 The studio almost closed in the 70s
    • 37:47 Finding new animators in the 70s
    • 39:53 Don Bluth and leaving Disney
    • 43:16 Retta Davidson working at Ralph Bakshi
    • 45:31 Conclusion and feedback info – Link to Voicemail

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    1. Show 022 – Dale Baer, Part Two
    2. Show 31* – Disney Talent Development Alumni (*Animation Mentor Exclusive)
    3. Show 014 – Glen Keane, Part One

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