The Master's Voice

[tealin]

Animation Podcast has a three-part interview with James Baxter, discussing his career, his process, and further interesting things. Fantastically talented and articulate. I may even whip out the word 'genius.' Go, go listen now!

Comments

[moonmystique.livejournal.com]

I heard today that Baxter Animation closed down?? D:

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Yeah, he's at Dreamworks now. Mostly personal reasons.

[tony-cliff.livejournal.com]

Listening to part 2, it became almost BLINDINGLY clear that what we do up here with Flash is not, in fact, "animation". It's like the motion equivalent of filling in a colouring book, and sometimes even just like filling in "mad libs".

*sigh*

[noodledaddy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but what you do with Flash is extraordinary. You have to play with the cards you are dealt.

[(Anonymous)]

I remember an extremely long time ago, you posted a question asking if anyone could remember a really bad animated movie where an evil flower mesmerized ants with an eye ray, and a punk-rock hawk with a mohawk and piercings sang a bad rock song in French? And then someone provided the name "Katy and the Katerpillar Kids" and a link to some videos in Spanish.

Well, just today, I happened across a video of the hawk's song... in English. It is quite possibly the worst song I have heard in my life (let's rhyme with 'night' with 'wild!')and I have posted it here for your viewing (dis)pleasure. This is probably the only youtube video I've ever seen given a one-star rating, and that's considering the general viewing public. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkRSulsEEY8

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

WOW.

That makes no more sense even in my mother tongue. Thanks, though!

[phonixa.livejournal.com]

Started listening to these last night. Thanks for the linkage!!!

...it makes me even more antsy about disney stuff though.

*tries to remove ants from pants*