Welcome to Disney’s Mulan 25th anniversary podcast! This was recorded LIVE  at Lightbox Expo 2023 and includes Armand Serrano (layout artist), Chris Sanders (Head of Story), Tony Bancroft (co-director), and  Tom Bancroft (supervising Animator of Mushu)! At the last minute, Disney legend Floyd Norman (Mulan story artist) showed up and joined us as a surprise guest!  Here some great BTS stories from old people that were much younger 25 years ago!

Disney’s Mulan 25th Anniversary LIVE  at Lightbox Expo 2023

Twin animators Tom and Tony Bancroft get together and talk about their Disney Animation past, the present animation business, and the future of animation. Interviews with talented artists, inspirational words, and wild speculation will help you grow as a person - or not. 

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"Running a worldwide drawing challenge" with Whitney Pollett and Lauren Barger.  We are wrapping up May, but not without talking to Tom's partners in "MerMay", the amazing Whitney Pollett and Lauren Barger!  Tony and Tom dig into how MerMay became the second largest drawing challenge on the internet and a worldwide phenomenon, what are the changes happening with the event, and how Whitney and Lauren plan on growing it!  Also, we discuss their careers in Toy Design and Character Design and how they make it all work!  

Running a Worldwide Drawing Challenge

In this Flashback Friday- we go back to episode 20- the Eric Goldberg interview!  In this classic, the Disney Legend speaks about his love for 2d Animation,  his masterpiece work on the Genie in Aladdin, and what’s missing in CG animation today.  

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 The twins are crazy busy this week so we dive back to the archives for a Flashback Friday episode with Disney Legend Floyd Norman!  Hear him recount stories of meeting Walt Disney himself and being one of the first black Disney artists back in the 60s!  Enjoy! 

Flashback Friday: Disney Legend Floyd Norman

The long awaited “AI discussion” episode is here!  The Bancroft’s talk all things artificial intelligence and animation with special effects guru and YouTuber Niko Pueringer of the Corridor Crew channel!  They discuss the ins and outs of the issues behind the technology that is potentially changing the animation industry. Is there a way to use it as a tool, is there a hopeful future living in the new AI world, or are we all doomed?  Let’s start the discussion! 

Disney’s Mulan 25th Anniversary LIVE at Lightbox Expo 2023

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