Animation Fascination

In part two of our two-parter, Media Fondue's Cortney Williams and Jenny Pereira join Marc to discuss their adventure at Disney's 2013 D23 Expo. From "Oliver and Company" to "The World's End", John Lasseter handing out compliments, and seeing Richard Sherman and Alan Menken in concert. All this, plus a whole lot more... 

In part one of a two-parter Stanford Clark tells Marc about all of the awesome experiences and news he learned from his trip to Disney's 2013 D23 Expo. Amongst things discussed are Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios' slate of upcoming films. Geeking out in front of Disney legends, and the Waffle-inator! We also cover a whole slew of new releases as well as a ton of news from around the animation industry. 

It's our fiftieth epiversary and the gang's all here! 

We've done a lot in the past 49 episodes, and spoken to quite a few amazing people from the animation industry along the way. In this special episode, Marc Vibbert and Matt Quest are joined by Justin Vactor, Jon Hueber, Matt Hardeman, Stanford Clark, and Phil Shenton to discuss the past and look towards the future. The guys face off in a "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" trivia showdown, but who will come out victorious? All this, plus so much more! 

“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” - Walt Disney 

Beginning neural handshake... 

Join Marc and guest host Jon Hueber as they head to the "Pacific Rim" to talk with returning guest Hal Hickel, of Industrial Light and Magic. Hal discusses in-depth the production of the film and what it was like to work with Guillermo del Toro, who he'd co-pilot a Jaeger with, what Kaiju was his favorite, and where he'd like to see the story go in a sequel. So sit back and enjoy, because today we are cancelling the apocalypse! 

We journey back to the land of Emeryville, CA in this episode to interview another amazing Pixar employee. This time we were lucky enough to speak with Arik Ehle who started as a production assistant and has worked his way up to become an animator. Filling in for Matt this week is our site writer, Stanford Clark. Join us as we discuss the Studio Ghibli documentary, the new Mickey Mouse shorts, and the newest animated Disney films. 

Hop on the bus with Marc and Matt as they head to Monsters University for orientation. Joining them on campus are Pixar story artist Austin Madison and animator Chris Chua to give us an in-depth look at the production of the film as well as a little bit about "The Blue Umbrella". Hear it here first: details about the MU short that will appear on the Blu-ray this fall, "Party Central" directed by Kelsey Mann. Little surprises around every corner, but nothing dangerous, so stay tuned! 

Strap on your Omnitrix, contact the Legion of Superheros and head with us to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. 

In this episode Marc and Matt are joined by voice actor Yuri Lowenthal ("Ben 10: Ultimate Alien", "Naruto", "Wolverine and the X-Men") to discuss his voice acting career. We talk about his original web series "Shelf Life", geeking out around other actors, and how he joined John Connor to fight SkyNet. All that plus much, much more!!