“I like to draw everything that has a sense of give to it, and a sense of life, and everything that will support the idea of the pose and then build the anatomy on top.”

The interview concludes in Part Two where Eric Goldberg shares his extensive knowledge and appreciation for animating as he talks about many of the projects he has directed including Pocahontas, Rhapsody in Blue, and The Monkey’s Tale while the conversation continues to touch down on the details of the craft of animation. Eric is currently animating on the upcoming film The Princess and the Frog.

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SHOWNOTES

• 00:00 The Intro Voice
• 00:05 Sponsored by –
  
• 00:23 Introduction
  Character Animation Crash Course
  
• 01:36 Approach to drawing
• 05:29 Anything to add on the Genie?
• 09:31 The style and tone of Pocahontas
• 14:13 Pocahontas: Adventurous art direction
• 17:02 Pocahontas: Most difficult film to date
• 19:35 Pocahontas: Defending its biggest criticisms
• 22:11 Directing shorts vs. features
• 25:49 The breadth of sidekicks
• 28:37 Less accessible projects – The Monkey’s Tale
• 36:41 Storyboarding for animation
• 42:46 Eric Goldberg – cartoon voice
• 44:48 What is possible in CG that hasn’t happened?
• 56:06 How is it at Disney today?
• 57:42 Conclusion
• 57:55 Voicemails/Feedback info – Email Clay – Link to Voicemail
• 1:02:16 BOLT
• 1:02:42 Sponsored by –
  

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“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 crack the walk so that it actually says something about the character.”

Eric Goldberg is one of the most admired animators working today. After years of developing his craft in the commercial business in London, he exploded on the feature animation scene with the Genie in Aladdin. After that, he co-directed Pocahontas and later directed two classic sequences from Fantasia 2000 – Rhapsody in Blue and Carnival of the Animals. Eric was also responsible for animating Phil in Hercules and he is currently animating on the upcoming film The Princess and the Frog.

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SHOWNOTES

• 00:00 The Intro Voice
• 00:05 Sponsored by –
  
• 00:21 Theme Song by DJ Sweettooth (Joe Moshier)
• 01:05 Introduction
• 02:00 Character Animation Crash Course
  
• 08:34 On TV as a child animation prodigy
• 12:09 Early animation
• 13:28 Learning animation at age six
• 17:12 Searching out animation
• 21:10 Career goals
• 24:36 Ken Harris and Art Babbit at Richard Williams’ Studio
  
• 31:03 Richard Purdum, Russell Hall
• 34:55 Workflow at Richard Williams’ Studio
• 40:25 Dick Williams – master of analysis
• 43:33 How to analyze footage
• 45:11 Expression through walks
• 49:09 Pizazz Pictures
• 52:48 Catching the eye of Disney
• 54:44 Being cast as the Genie
  
• 57:39 Grim Natwick’s 100th birthday party
• 59:42 Voicemails/Feedback info – Email Clay – Link to Voicemail
  Ryan from Austin – Reanimators Podcast
• 1:07:23 What Clay is up to – BOLT – ADAPT Conference, Montreal
• 1:08:25 Sponsored by –
  
• 1:08:44 Closing

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