Comments for The Animation Podcast

Comment on Ask the Listeners: What do you recommend? by Mulch Wilmington

Mulch Wilmington — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:10:39 +0000

I was just doing some web browsing on my Pantech Phone during my break at my work place, and I came across something I thought was interesting . It linked over to your website so I hopped over. I can’t really figure out the relevance between your site and the one I came from, but your site good none the less .

Comment on Show 31* – Disney Talent Development Alumni (*Animation Mentor Exclusive) by Loza

Loza — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:57:43 +0000

Wow, i really enjoyed listeting to this =]
i am a junior in high school and i just recently started looking into animation, im really excited about it
its inspiring hearing from younger people in the studio talk about advise and whatnot

Comment on Walt Stanchfield Books by Christine

Christine — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:56:21 +0000

Bought these books and met Don Hahn too! He was very passionate speaking to a group of animation students, like myself mostly in the room, about these books. They are an amazing collection. I’m glad that I bought these!

Comment on Walt Stanchfield Books by :: smo ::

:: smo :: — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:25:32 +0000

wow what a great review! i’ll really have to pick these up soon, thanks!

Comment on Walt Stanchfield Books by coNs

coNs — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:46:23 +0000

I’ve read volume 1, now I’m on volume 2, and God, they’re amazing! It’s the best guide I could ever ask for. That man was (and is!) so good at motivating people to search for the pose and draw better… I never get tired of reading it (and drawing, haha.) A toast to Walt Stanchfield!

Comment on Show 31* – Disney Talent Development Alumni (*Animation Mentor Exclusive) by Phil To

Phil To — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:22:52 +0000

That was really fun and inspiring! Really nice of everyone to share their early experiences with us
Looking forward to the next podcast

-Phil

Comment on Requested Guests by Andrew Cothill

Andrew Cothill — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:47:57 +0000

Hello Clay,

Firstly, thanks for the interviews. I’m a student who’s getting bogged down in study and listening to your podcast helps keep my mind on the bigger picture.

I was just lucky enough to have a workshop with Ed Hooks the other week and thought he would make and excellent interview. What i managed to grasp from the time with him completey changed my approach to animation and subsequently, how I’m now shaping my eduaction to incorporate the Why’s as well as the How’s.

I think it would be an invaluable addition, especially to other students and those at the start of their careers.

Anyway, rant over…

Again thanks for your time and energy – we all owe you a lot.

Comment on Show 31* – Disney Talent Development Alumni (*Animation Mentor Exclusive) by Jim Wilson

Jim Wilson — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:47:11 +0000

I was surprised that no one mentioned ToonBoom. I’d really like to hear more about implementation of the ToonBoom pipeline. I’ve played with ToonBoom Studio a bit and really like it. Are animators drawing on paper or tablets? How has it changed the process? Pros and cons?

Love the show! I’ve listened to all of them. It’s are real treasure. Anyone reading that has not checked out Eric Goldberg’s book, go get it now! I just finished it, and it’s amazing. I’ll be rereading it many times in the future.

Thanks for all your work, Clay!
Jim

Comment on Survey Results: Favorite Animated Film by Jezza

Jezza — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:17:22 +0000

No love for Robert Zemeckis’ motion capture? He did probably the most faithful adaptations of A Christmas Carol. Here’s my top 10 along with their directors.

1. The Simpsons Movie (David Silverman)
2. Beavis and Butthead Do America (Mike Judge)
3. South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut (Trey Parker and Matt Stone)
4. Monsters Inc (Pete Doctor)
5. A Christmas Carol (Robert Zemeckis)
6. Finding Nemo (Lee Unkrich)
7. Toy Story (John Lassester)
8. WALL-E (Andrew Stanton)
9. The Nightmare Before Christmas (Henry Selleck)
10. Corpse Bride (Tim Burton)

Comment on Show 030 – Eric Goldberg, Part Two by :: smo ::

:: smo :: — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:24:25 +0000

Hey Clay!

I just went back and started listening to these again while i was working and they help keep me motivated big time!

i’ve been working in animation in new york for about four years or so but i still feel like i’m “aspiring to be an animator.” i always wanted to be able to work traditionally but the majority of the work i’ve found has been in flash with only rare opportunities to draw, let alone work on paper or really experiment and learn.

these podcasts, especially the ones with eric goldberg and nick ranieri and their tales of working in commercial animation have been invaluable and helped push me to do better work even when a project is crummy!

i really appreciate the work you’ve put into these and i know a lot of other animators who listen to these over and over again because they’re so inspiring!

thanks so much!!!

-smo