John Musker: Bringing Animated Dreams to the Big Screen

 

 

 

Also check out:

// John Musker's Advice for Young Animators

AWN Professional Spotlight: Glen Keane (2014)

How To Train Your Dragon 2: Interview with Director Dean DeBlois

Interview with 'Epic' director Chris Wedge

Animators Roundtable: Full Interview 2013

The La Times just posted a great interview with Chris Sanders ("The Croods"), Chris Renaud ("Despicable Me 2")Dan Scanlon ("Monsters University"), Jennifer Lee ("Frozen")and Chris Wedge ("Epic")

// Animators Roundtable: Full Interview

Interview with Monsters University director Dan Scanlon & producer Kori Rae

Also check out:

// Behind The Scenes of Monsters University

Ralph Bakshi The Wizard of Animation

Will Vinton 'The Evolution of Claymation and Growth of 3D Animation' (RMCAD 2013)

This lecture by Will Vinton is superb!



Also check out:
// Will Vinton Studio 'Claymation Documentary' (1978)

// Will Vinton Set to Direct CGI Film “The Quest”

Pacific Rim - Interview with ILM Animation Supervisor Hal Hickel

More great behind the scenes footage and info here:
// fxguide: Monster mayhem Pacific Rim

//fxguidetv: Pacific Rim Pipeline Special

Interview with Hal Hickel via 'Animation Fascination' (interview starts at 1:01:00)
// Pacific Rim: Hal Hickel Interview

Interview with Animator/Director Mark Walsh

The SplineDoctors blog has come alive after a short hiatus. Checkout the new splinecast interview with Animator/Director Mark Walsh.

// Mark Walsh Podcast via SplineDoctors

 

Interview with 'Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs' directors Phil Lord & Chris MIller

// The making of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

L.A. Times Roundtable Discussion: Animation

Animation directors Mark Andrews, Peter Ramsey, Chris Butler, Rich Moore and Genndy Tartakovsky talk with Los Angeles Times reporter Rebecca Keegan about the challenges of making feature animated movies and the future of animation.

Interview with Director Chris Sanders

Interview with Disney writer/director Ron Clements

The TAG blog posted this great interview with Disney director Ron Clements a few months ago. It's an extensive interview covering Ron's early days as a TV animator in Sioux City, Iowa to his influential career at Disney.

For more interviews checkout the TAG blog and the  Animation Guild YouTube Channel .

Also you can follow TAG on Twitter @AnimGuild

100 Masters of Animated Short Films

This is a great compilation of filmmakers many of whom you'll recognize and some you might not. For the full list of films and artists check here:

//100 Masters of Animated Short Films via fandor

Interview: Pixar Director Lee Unkrich

Great interview with Pixar director Lee Unkrich. He talks about his history at Pixar and directing Toy Story 3.

Interview With Animation Supervisor Lino DiSalvo

Interview with Lino di Salvo, Animation Supervisor, Walt Disney Animation Studios