Show 001 – Andreas Deja, Part One

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It’s here, it’s here! Over a month of preparation finally pays off and I’m so happy to present the first show featuring superstar animator Andreas Deja. In part one Andreas takes us through his discovery of animation from a small town in Germany to the Disney Animation building in Burbank.

Check back for part two to hear more about Eric Larson, Tim Burton, and The Black Cauldron.

EDIT FOR CLARITY: Some people took the preceding sentence to be a list of future interviews. I assure you that Eric Larson will not be talking to anyone anytime soon. These are topics that Andreas talks about in Show 2.

Get it here: Show 1: Andreas Deja, Part One

(13.2MB, 19:12 minutes)

Continue for Show Notes…

Time	Andreas Deja, Part One Show Notes	Link
0:00	April 30, 2005
0:05	Theme song by DJ Sweettooth
0:50	About the podcast
1:44	Introduction
2:13	Pronounciation of Deja
8:06	Growing up in Dinslaken, Germany	Map
5:11	Jungle Book
6:33	First steps
	Sends letter to Disney
8:06	Bambi
8:25	Drawing at the zoo/ life drawing
9:05	The plan for Disney
10:04	Early animation
11:00	Richard Williams	Richard Williams Bio on Yahoo!
11:25	Art School
	Hans Bacher	bilderfabrik.com
13:18	Tuning in to Milt Kahl	Bio
13:38	Contact with Disney again
	The Making of Raggedy Ann and Andy, by John Canemaker	Book Image
14:15	Learns about Disney Training Program
	Eric Larson	Bio
15:40	Meeting in Germany	Map
16:56	Accepted at Disney
17:17	Closing
	Feedback
	Leave a comment on the site	www.animationpodcast.com
	Leave a voice message	(206) 666-ANM8 (2668)
	Email The Animation Podcast	animationpodcast@gmail.com
	Music on the show
	Theme Song – DJ Sweettooth a.k.a. Joe Moshier
	Background music – Bob Davies
	Vote for The Animation Podcast	Podcast Alley

Comments

35 responses to “Show 001 – Andreas Deja, Part One”

May 1, 2005

Jim

AMAZING! What a great interview – can’t wait to hear more!! Congratulations on a great job Clay!

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May 1, 2005

AnimationPodcaster

Thanks Jim. You know, I hold your site in the highest esteem so that means a lot to me. Keep up the good work and thanks for the feedback.

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May 2, 2005

Chris

Great job! I worked with Andreas for years and I never even knew how to say his name! Halarious! It’s so fun to see that even the greats were as geeky as we were and are. Excellent interview. I look forward to Part Two. Hurry!

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May 2, 2005

Ward

Excellent job! Love it! I must link you guys from my blog. Is that cool with you? Cannot wait for part two!!! Keep it up!

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May 2, 2005

Richard Hopper

Great stuff. I will definetely keep coming back here. Glad to hear someone’s doing something like this!

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May 2, 2005

Manton Reece

Excellent! Congratulations on a great interview. I can’t wait to hear more from Andreas and everyone else you’ve got lined up.

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May 2, 2005

AnimationPodcaster

As I’ve told some other people, I really didn’t know how much appeal this would have to you guys out there. I only knew that I love listening to podcasts and I love hearing about animation. I put two of my passions together and this is the happy result. I absolutely appreciate the feedback! It assures me that this is worthwhile to more people than just me. Aw, I’d still keep doing it anyhow. It’s great fun!

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May 2, 2005

MarioR

sweeeeeeeeeeet

This is so awesome, please bring out part 2 soon, can’t wait for it !
Thx for making these interviews and sharing them with us.

greetings Mario

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May 2, 2005

Tom Dell’Aringa

Oh, man that was great! I feel like I stumbled upon a bag of gold today 🙂 Just like you said, you eat up every little bit of information you can find about the old masters or the pro working animators.

The interview was not only well produced but excellently done! A good interviewee too, and I am looking very much forward to the next ones. Keep up the great work!

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May 2, 2005

Benjamin De Schrijver

Incredibly inspirational. I immediatly voted for you! Although at the moment, the interview didn’t really get deep, it was still a great inspiration for me, as an animation enthusiast and student, and it just gets me so fired up. Like he said, everything just suddenly becomes “real” again!

– Benjamin

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May 2, 2005

Josh Bowman

Thankyou for taking the time to get this going, hearing from animators in the industry, even if they don’t specifically talk about animation, is just fantastic.

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May 2, 2005

Onur Yeldan

Great stuff man , thank you very much 🙂

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May 2, 2005

Ray Chase

This is a great idea!! I can not wait to hear more….interview many more animators…quickly…we wants more. It was really inspiring to hear Andreas story thus far. Great stuff……too short….but still great!

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May 3, 2005

oVi

great interview! very inspiring and well conducted.

cant wait for more.

>oVi

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May 3, 2005

THRAXISjr

It’s awesome that you’re capturing all of this great talent for posterity! Keep up the great work and I’m looking forward to Joe and Burny!!

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May 4, 2005

Dave

Great job Clay!!! Im completely inspired by you and what youre doing. BE SCARY!!!

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May 4, 2005

RunawayBrain

Andreas has always been a great inspiration to me. I have read numerous articles about him, but it’s the first time that I find a really amazing interview about him. I loved it, and I can’t wait for more. Great job!

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May 4, 2005

Ad?£oSilva

WOW!What a Great interview!!I allways loved Andreas Deja’s work,and Ilove still,even if 3D animation are more and more stronger!I hope disney considers their big mistake of leaving 2D animation…here in Portugal, there are many fans of animation!!!

Keep your good job,of course your page is in my computer’ Favorites item!!! Bye!

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May 4, 2005

Shawn

Thank you very much Clay for the excellent interview with Andreas, it’s wonderful to hear other artists in the industry and their experiences, motivations, etc. I look forward to more great interviews!

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May 4, 2005

steve

Great job Clay! Keep up the great work!

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May 4, 2005

eleazar

maravilloso that greates in spanish good job clay

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May 5, 2005

Greg

Great first show. I discovered your Podcast in the directory at iPodder and was afraid it was going to be just another one of the audio Wayne’s World type shows that seem to make more that half of the content that’s out there. When I saw Andreas’ name in the title I got excited. I love his work.

Your show is outstanding right out of the blocks, keep up the good work!

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May 6, 2005

Merkal

Great interview! I’ve been a fan of Andreas and general Disney animation since Aladdin. I track all the news around the movie and it’s creators. Hope to hear podcasts more from you soon.

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May 6, 2005

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May 7, 2005

AnimationPodcaster

Wow Streetrat, you REALLY love Aladdin. What a dedicated site. When I saw Aladdin it was so different from most Disney films, it made me start to think that it might be worth giving animation a try.

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May 7, 2005

Tracy Lee

Great Job, Clay! Great interview and the sound quality was top notch.

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May 9, 2005

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May 10, 2005

Tom Dell’Aringa

Hey – really nice notes! This was an unexpected bonus and makes your site that much more valuable. For anyone reading this – if you are an animator you MUST have Richard Williams Animator’s Survival Kit – you MUST!

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May 10, 2005

AnimationPodcaster

Thanks Tom. I figured I could provide something to look at while listening.

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May 12, 2005

sean j.

clay, this is wonderful stuff. I hope it lives for a long time..!!!!!!

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May 12, 2005

AnimationPodcaster

Sean, it’s like when we started over ten years ago, only now I have an “official” excuse to pester these guys. Glad I can share it with everyone.

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May 16, 2005

John Carter

This is great! What value hearing all this straight from the horse’s mouth (so to speak). Can’t wait for more shows. Thanks!

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May 18, 2005

Ricky Wood

Just wanted to leave my gratitude for the great work you are doing Clay. Awesome job, looking forward to future animation podcasts!

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May 18, 2005

AnimationPodcaster

Again to EVERYONE: Thank you, thank you, thank you!
The excitement you are sharing for what I’m trying to do is spurring me on to try to keep some sort of release schedule. I’m glad you’re enjoying it.

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December 10, 2005

Michael Herold

Wow this ROCKED! And I¬¥ve only been listening to the first part – there¬¥s so much still ahead! I feel like a little kid who was given a huuuuuuge cake 🙂

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