How I Became A Disney Animator

Interview with Disney Animator Ron Husband

Great interview with Disney animator Ron Husband. Check out the full article here:


// The Tiara Talk Show: Interview with Ron Husband, Author of “QUICK SKETCHING WITH RON HUSBAND”

TAG Interview with Disney Animator Nik Ranieri

Here's another great interview from The Animation Guild. It features Disney veteran animator extraordinaire Nik Ranieri. 

You can view more examples of Nik's work over on the Living Lines Library blog. Also, check out his Facebook page for more behind the scenes pictures and pencil tests - Nik Ranieri - Animator.





Nik Ranieri Demo Reel 'TheWorks'






Hand-drawn test for “Wreck-it Ralph” from Living Lines. Nik Ranieri was asked to animate the character of Ralph, as a guide for the animation of the character in the film.

There's another great interview with Nik over on The Animation Podcast:

// Nik Ranieri Interview on The Animation Podcast

Chuck Jones Q&A at Will Vinton Studios (1991)

This a rare lecture by Chuck Jones given at Will Vinton Studios in 1991. Unfortunately the audio is not the greatest so you'll have to crank the volume.

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

 

Designing An Animated Short Film with Kathy Zielinski

Former Disney animation supervisor and current DreamWorks animator Kathy Zielinski talks about the development process of her short film 'Hide And Seek'.  (the interview starts at the 1:30 mark)

TAG Interview with DreamWorks Animator Kathy Zielinski

Here's a great interview with former Disney animation supervisor and current DreamWorks animator Kathy Zielinski via the TAG blog.

Interview with Kathy Zielinski

Part 1

Part 2

Interview with animator Tony de Rosa

The TAG blog posted this great interview with veteran Disney animator Tony de Rosa.