Animator


The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

02:26

Tabs

Highlights
Bill Melendez on advice to an aspiring animator
01:41
Art Clokey on his advice to young animation producers
01:42
Phil Roman on the animation style at Walt Disney Studios
08:43
Chuck Jones on wanting to be an artist
01:25
Alex Anderson on the animation process of Crusader Rabbit
04:32
Arthur Rankin, Jr. on the process of animagic on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and how the models were crafted
Who talked about this profession

Alex Anderson

View Interview
Alex Anderson on the animation process of Crusader Rabbit
04:32
Alex Anderson on the process of writing for Crusader Rabbit
04:09
Alex Anderson on advice to aspiring animators 
05:07

Rick Baker

View Interview
Rick Baker on his first job, working at Clokey Studios; on stop-motion animation; on working on Davey and Goliath
08:04

Art Clokey

View Interview
Art Clokey on his advice to young animation producers
01:42

Chuck Jones

View Interview
Chuck Jones on wanting to be an artist
01:25

Bill Melendez

View Interview
Bill Melendez on the challenges of animating Peanuts for Charles M. Schulz
02:10
Bill Melendez on the early in-house animation process at Disney, and on what he learned there
03:03
Bill Melendez on the style of animation employed when he was at Disney, and the rules for specific characters
03:42
Bill Melendez on the difference in style between Disney and Warner Bros. animation
03:20
Bill Melendez on what he learned from working at Warner Bros. animation
03:53
Bill Melendez on the stages of producing the Charlie Brown Specials, and on collaborating with Charles M. Schulz
17:14
Bill Melendez on advice to an aspiring animator
01:41

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

View Interview
Arthur Rankin, Jr. on the process of animagic on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and how the models were crafted

Phil Roman

View Interview
Phil Roman on the animation style at Walt Disney Studios
08:43
Phil Roman on how the animation production schedule differed from theatrical features to television and on dividing up labor
01:59
Phil Roman on what strengths he was most known for in his early days as an animator
00:45

Thomas Schlamme

View Interview
Thomas Schlamme on animating television commercials
02:30
About

“When you go to school and you want to be an animator, major in art. Get a good art education and art appreciation education." - Bill Melendez, Animator

Related professions

Animation Professionals

All Professions