The Animation Podcast » Ron and John

Show 009 – Ron and John, Part Three

Clay — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 07:33:25 +0000

In part three, directors and writers Ron Clements and John Musker describe their writing process as well as developing The Little Mermaid and Aladdin.

Get the MP3 here: Show 9: Ron and John, Part Three

(11.9MB, 25:27 minutes)

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Get the AAC here: Show 9: Ron and John, Part Three

(11.6MB, 25:27 minutes)

Continue for Show Notes…

0:00:00: The Intro Voice
0:00:05: Welcome
0:00:30: Approach to writing
0:03:12: Writing The Little Mermaid/Howard Ashman
0:04:26: Excitement about Mermaid
0:05:45: Expectations of Mermaid
0:07:38: Studio support for animation
0:09:08: Animation’s potential
0:11:28: The success of Mermaid
0:12:33: Mermaid going to video
0:13:20: Transformation of the studio
0:13:45: Choosing projects
0:15:58: Giving Aladdin a hook for animation
0:17:47: Eric Goldberg’s influence on the animation
0:20:21: Bringing in new talent, Duncan Marjoribanks
0:21:40: The last film with one crew
0:23:14: Conclusion
0:23:25: Phone calls
0:24:42: Feedback info
0:25:14: Listener map

Show 008 – Ron and John, Part Two

Clay — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 09:14:59 +0000

In part two, directors and writers Ron Clements and John Musker detail how they made the transition from animating to the story department to directing.

Something interesting in this one: in Part Two, Ron & John talk about the days when Michael Eisner arrived at Disney. It’s a coincidence that today Eisner is giving his going away speech on the studio lot.

Get it here: Show 8: Ron and John, Part Two

(12.1MB, 26:16 minutes)

Continue for Show Notes…

0:00:00: The Intro Voice
0:00:12: Welcome
0:00:34: John directing on Black Cauldron (BC)
0:03:28: Tim Burton on BC
0:04:29: Story Development on BC
0:05:56: Great Mouse Detective (GMD) splits off from BC
0:07:58: Threat of a takeover of Disney
0:08:52: Joe Ranft & the original tone of GMD
0:10:45: Burny Mattinson & other projects around
0:11:59: Second take on GMD
0:16:20: How they became directors
0:18:00: Pitching ideas at the Gong Show
0:20:21: Little Mermaid going in to development
0:22:05: Howard Ashman
0:23:30: Disney moving in a new direction
0:25:41: Conclusion of Part 2
0:25:45: How to comment or ask questions
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Show 007 – Ron and John, Part One

Clay — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 12:06:50 +0000

The Great Mouse Detective, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, Treasure Planet
Ever seen one of these movies? In part one of the interview, directors and writers Ron Clements and John Musker talk about getting in to Disney in the seventies, the first year of Cal Arts, and working under Frank Thomas and Cliff Nordberg.

This will be a brief detour from the Nik Ranieri series since today marks the first day that Ron and John no longer work at Disney. After 32 years for Ron and 28 years for John, there’s a big hole in the heart of the feature animation building. I’m posting for two groups: those who have never met Ron and John – enjoy; those who know Ron and John – I thought hearing their voices might make the halls seem a little less empty today.

The drawing portion of the above image (if you can see it) is an example of John Musker’s peerless caricature style.

Get it here: Show 7: Ron and John, Part One

(14.7MB, 32:02 minutes)

Continue for Show Notes…

00:00:00: The Intro Voice
00:00:05: Theme Song by DJ Sweettooth
00:00:49: Welcome
00:02:18: Where they came from
00:03:56: Ron’s work in TV news
00:05:13: Meeting at Disney
00:06:04: John – Getting interested in Disney
00:08:33: John – Accepted to Cal Arts first year
00:09:51: John – Hired at Disney
00:10:06: Ron – Hired at Disney
00:11:35: Ron – First work at Disney
00:11:52: Ron – Working with Frank Thomas
00:12:47: Ron – Supervising on Fox and the Hound
00:14:29: Ron – Moving in to story
00:14:51: John – Fox and the Hound with Cliff Nordberg
00:15:47: Frank Thomas, the impossible dream
00:16:24: Cliff Nordberg’s approach
00:16:54: The Small One
00:18:19: Cal Arts generation and the Don Bluth group
00:20:48: Quality of the work at the time
00:21:16: The Black Cauldron
00:22:16: Schism of the studio
00:22:43: Fox and the Hound, animation crossroads
00:23:53: Working with legends
00:25:30: Inspired by Disney movies
00:25:59: The drawing in 2D animation
00:28:32: What to focus on now with 3D
00:29:32: Conclusion of Part 1 / Voice Messages
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00:31:20: How to comment or ask questions
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