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Tom and Tony have a great discussion about the innovative new animated series, "Wingfeather Saga" with Keith Lango (Head of CG Animation) and Garrett Taylor (Art Director). AND WE MEAN INNOVATIVE: The whole project is crowd funded to the tune of $5M, they are using Unreal Engine for instantaneous rendering, it has 2D sets and CG characters with painterly textures, it's based on a popular book series, and it's all being created by a small team in NASHVILLE, Tennessee? This podcast has it all!
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!
The Bancroft Bros Save the Studio System! What is going on with Hollywood? Layoffs, union strikes, prices are rising, and work is being outsourced! What happened? The Bancroft twins sit with their good friend, Director/Producer/ Entertainment expert John Schafer to figure out what's wrong with the studio system and even suggest- a solution? Yep, we're fixing the big studios in this episode! Listen and tell us if you agree!
Through a mini miracle, Disney gave us quick access to interview "Once Upon A Studio" directors Trent Correy and Dan Abraham! We had a ball talking BTS stories of making this short that celebrates 100 years of Disney animation!
Engage Your Career - The Bancroft Brothers look at the current events in the industry and discuss some of the hot topics. They apply that to how their listeners need to view their careers during hard times.
Welcome to an interview with Yashar Kassai, production designer of the new TMNT: Mutant Mayhem film! Additionally, he was a production designer on both Spiderverse films and The Murphy's Vs the Machines! Hear Yashar's wisdom of the ages about style, the difference between a production designer and an art director, and how AI can be used in the production process- all while Tony and Tom make juvenile swipes about his working on the Emoji movie! Enjoy!
This is a special podcast for the Bancroft Brothers- they talk with old CalArts roommate and former Pixar storyboard artist Jim Capobianco on the eve of the release of his new indy animated feature film release called "The Inventor"! We dig into all the behind the scenes stories about how it started years ago as a 2D animated short and evolved into a stop motion feature film with celebrity actors like Daisy Ridley!
The Bancroft's interview long- sought after superstar #animation #characterdesigner and The New Yorker cover artist, Peter de Séve ! He influenced all your fav films- from Hunchback to Finding Nemo to Mulan to creating Scrat in Ice Age!
Who would have thought a trip to France would end with the Bancroft Bros interviewing Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, the creators of "Phineas and Ferb"? Yep, when you go to the Annecy Animation film festival, you never know who you'll bump into! Dan and Swampy were there with Disney TV to promote their new season of Phineas and Ferb and we grabbed them for a juicy interview full of behind the scenes and fun! Enjoy!
How to make a career in Anime! - In the most unexpected podcast ever- the Bancroft brothers talk anime! We got together with anime pro, Jarrett Martin, and American who has started an anime animation studio in Japan! Jarrett has some amazing information on how YOU could break into the anime animation business right now! Enjoy!
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