If [hand-drawn animation] is a dying craft, we can't do anything about it. Civilization moves on. Where are all the fresco painters now? Where are the landscape artists? What are they doing now? The world is changing. I have been very fortunate to be able to do the same job for 40 years. That's rare in any era.
Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life
Illinois is a state of suspended animation and the people live in hibernation from Oct. to whenever it ever gets warmer.
When business executives are making the artistic decisions and don't understand animation, things can go awry.
The whole point of animation to me is to tell a story, make a joke, express an idea. The technique itself doesn't really matter. Whatever works is the thing to use.
I'm interested in animation. I actually feel like I've learned so much about the process how to make an animated movie.
My brothers were the ones who taught me about mythology and storytelling, and showed me how to do stop-motion animation.
I graduated from college with a 3. 92 GPA with a degree in computer programming and a BFA in fine arts and animation. My first job was painting a mural in the Grimaldis in Queens.
I'm the biggest fan of animation. I love the history of animation, I know it well.