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In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is joined by guest, Brian Kesinger, the lead character designer of Netflix's "Blue Eye Samurai" (2023).
0:00 Intro
0:55 Working for Disney
2:58 Working on “Tarzan” and the rise of CG
4:38 How did you learn CG animation?
7:10 How long did CG animation take 20 years ago?
8:46 Landing job with Disney while in high school
10:16 Being lead character designer on “Blue Eye Samurai”
13:08 How long did it take to design the characters?
15:02 How the budget works
16:05 Making Mizu subtly masculine
20:27 Adapting animation from a historic time periods
22:03 Variants of Mizu
25:40 How to make 3D animation look 2D
28:38 How “Blue Eye Samurai” chose an animation team
30:44 Brian’s reaction after watching the show
32:50 Fan reactions
33:50 Why “Blue Eye Samurai” worked so well
36:20 This show was “woke done right”
40:20 Working on mature content vs Disney
43:59 When is season 2 coming out?
45:48 Why the last episode is in a wide screen format
47:19 Have you worked on any nightmare projects?
49:35 Where to start if you’re getting into animation today
51:34 What software should an aspiring animator check out?
54:29 Thoughts on the rise of AI and AI art generators
In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic I discuss "The Tragic Death of a Frenchman" (2024) with director Luca Pizzoleo.
In this episode I discuss "Honeymoon" (2014) directed by Leigh Janiak.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:33 Things that stuck out to me
6:36 My theories and deeper meanings
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In this episode, I'm joined by the director of "Sputnik" (2020) Egor Abramenko.
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