Animation Fascination

In this oddly normal interview, Otis Frampton stops by to speak with Marc and Stanford. Find out how Otis and Daniel Baxter of HISHE originally met, what influences Otis' art, and what his dream project to work on would be. Also Discussed: "The Jungle Book" and "Justice League: War" on Blu-ray, "Gargoyles" on YouTube, and "Robotech: The Complete Set". 

(Recorded on 02/03/14) 

The forecast for this episode is cloudy with a chance of awesome!

Stanford and Marc are joined by Jessica Wersky to discuss her studio visit to Sony Pictures Animation for the "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2" Blu-ray press event. Jessica's interviews with the co-director of the film Cody Cameron, and the director of the Blu-ray animated shorts David Feiss are included as well.

Also Discussed: Stanford's interview with actor Will Friedle (Bumblebee, "Transformers: Prime"), "How to Train Your Dragon 2" teaser posters, Pixar's "Toy Story" Christmas special, and Illumination Entertainment's upcoming slate of films.

(Recorded on 01/25/14)

In this special episode, Stanford and Marc interview visual effects artist Farhan Qureshi. He's worked on everything from the Harry Potter films, to "Batman Begins", and of course Aardman's "The Pirates: Band of Misfits". Also Discussed: Farhan's short films "Digitopia: Discover Me", "NitroDust" and his book "VFX and CG Survival Guide for Producers and Filmmakers", as well as the Oscar nominations for animation. 

(Recorded on 01/19/14) 

It's our first AF News episode! Stanford Clark joins Marc to discuss all the latest news in animation from the past few weeks.  News Highlights Discussed: Actor Sam Witwer Q and A, Golden Globe for BEST ANIMATED FEATURE goes to "Frozen", "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" final Darth Maul story arc, Pixar's "Party Central", Disney's "Big Hero 6", "Turbo: FAST" on Netflix Instant, and a fifth "Ice Age" film. 

(Recorded on 01/13/14) 

Stanford Clark joins Marc to discuss their personal top five animated films of 2013. Which of your favorites from last year made their lists? They also look towards the future and discuss all of 2014's upcoming animated films. Also discussed: Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary and Christmas Specials, "The Lone Ranger", "Batman: The Brave and the Bold", and "Mary Poppins". 

(Recorded on 01/06/14) 

It's a Festivus for the rest of us. Marc and Matt get together once again to discuss all the best holiday specials and films to watch this time of year. Also discussed: Disney's "Frozen", "Saving Mr. Banks", Golden Globe nominations, and the trailers for "Rio 2" and "The Nut Job". 

(Recorded on 12/23/13) 

It's a Walt Disney Animation Top Ten episode, so who better to join Marc for this best of list other than Tom Fonss himself. Are any of your favorite films on either of their lists? Maybe... probably. But you can't know for sure unless you listen. Also discussed: Doctor Who, Rocky and Bullwinkle returning to the big screen, the 19 films that may or may not get nominated for a Best Animated Feature Oscar, and trailers for "The Lego Movie", "Maleficent", and "Mr. Peabody and Sherman". 

(Recorded on 11/24/13) 

For the first time on the podcast we're joined by an employee of DreamWorks Animation! 

Jessica Forer, a production coordinator at the studio joins us to co-host the entire episode as well as discuss her career.  Amongst things discussed are: Ms. Forer's love of classic animation, the Mickey Mouse short "Get a Horse!", and the closure of Pixar Canada. 

(Recorded on 10/20/13)