# Animation Supervisor

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LAIKA Animation Supervisor Brad Schiff

Animation Supervisor Brad Schiff was in town for the St. Louis International Film Festival over the weekend, where we chatted with him about his early career, behind-the-scenes at LAIKA, and his latest film - MISSING LINK. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reelspoilers. Hosted on Acast…

Interview with Animation Supervisor Wes Mandell

In our 77th podcast we interview animation supervisor, Wes Mandell. Wes has worked in the animation industry for over a decade and a half and has worked on and lead some amazing shows. Wes was a senior animator on Spider-Man: Far from Home, head of animation on The Book of Life, senior animator on …

Interview with Animation Supervisor Scott Holmes

In our 73rd podcast we interview iAnimate creature instructor and animation supervisor at Cinesite VFX in Montreal, Scott Holmes. As a kid, Scott fell in love with creature animation when he stumbled upon Jason and the Argonauts on TV one Saturday morning. Scott’s professional feature film credits …

Interview with Animation Supervisor Jim van der Keyl

In our 69th podcast we interviewed industry veteran and iAnimate feature animation instructor, Jim van der Keyl. Jim has been in the animation industry since 1989, getting his start as an inbetweener on the Little Mermaid at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He later worked at Warner Brothers where he…

#40 - Adam Yaniv ~ Director of "Summer Memories" the fully independent cartoon series ~ Directing Animation Livecast

Originally streamed on YouTube Live Jan 13, 2023. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. He's developed animated stories for Disney TV, Nickelodeon, and most recently, the most special of his projects: Summer Memories. Adam was Scott Wiser's first animation supervisor ever and had a huge impact on his ca…

227: Ere Santos, Animation Supervisor, Walt Disney Animation Studios

We speak to Ere Santos, Animation Supervisor at Walt Disney Animation Studios. A conversation packed with incredible stories, advice and one of our best 'geeky sections' yet for budding animators!

The first film to use an all-CG photoreal character

Animation supervisor Webster Colcord and Ian Failes from befores & afters dive deep into the history of all-CG photoreal characters on film, looking for the "first" one that appeared on the silver screen.

Episode 26 - Jean-Denis Haas (Associate Animation Supervisor at ILM)

Welcome to Episode 26! In this episode, I had the immense pleasure of speaking with Associate Animation Supervisor; Jean-Denis Haas. We chat about what he's learned from working at ILM for 18 years, the differences between VFX animation and animation, and Animation Mentor. JD's IMDb: https://imdb.…

Masters of the Craft: Kira Lehtomaki on Using Fear to Tell Better Stories

In this episode of “Masters of the Craft,” Brian is joined by Kira Lehtomaki, animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios and the animation supervisor behind Judy Hopps, the beloved protagonist in the 2016 film “Zootopia.” In this episode, Kira shares why fear and constraints drive her to do her best…