Giuseppe Castellano talks to The Bancroft Brothers about how they approach character design; which lesser-known animation greats deserve more love; what it means to animate from the heart; and more.

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Artists mentioned in this episode include: Alex Hirsch, Peter de Sève, Carter Goodrich, Glen Keane, Gustaf Tenggren, Retta Scott, Floyd Norman, Hayao Miyazaki, Jin Kim, Bill Peet, Gene Deitch, Randy Haycock, Mark Henn, Eric Goldberg, and Stephen Silver

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