Darrel Van Citters owns his own animation studio.  His career began an artist at Disney feature animation. The story about how he left Disney, why he left and what happened after, which lead to him owning his own animation studio is a part of the conversation we have in this recording.

Not only that but Darrel is also an author.  He wrote a book on The Art of Jay Ward.  The story about how that came about is something we also talk about.

If you don’t know who Jay Ward is, he’s the producer of Rocky and Bulwinkle. We talk about the show’s production and art, which believe it or not, was animated in Mexico.

Sit back and enjoy, this is a fun conversation.

Showreel Flash Animation on Wakfu season 1 & 2 (Ankama) from FoyaLand on Vimeo.

Larry’s Site:
http://ghosttrainpictures.com/

Chance Raspberry's Site:

ChanceRaspberry.com

Luis Escobar's Site:

www.LuisEscobarBlog.com

One of the best artists in the business. He’s still drawing on paper too.

He designed the Little Mermaid, and helped design Batman for the 90s animated series and Tiny Toons.

You can see some of Dan's art by following the link below:
https://wp.me/p2XqC8-4M

This conversation goes deep. We don’t just go into his career but the philosophy behind being an artist in this industry. It’s a great conversation.

I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Links Mentioned in the Video
Larry’s Site:
http://ghosttrainpictures.com/

Luis' Sites
https://www.TheDrawingWebsite.com

Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/LuisEscobar

Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBdtZ-Mne_9gxCWgO4aaAIA

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/luisescobarart

Twitter:
http://www.luisescobarblog.com/Twitter

Facebook Page:
http://www.luisescobarblog.com/FBpage

Google Plus:
http://www.luisescobarblog.com/Gplus

Tumblr:
http://artofluisescobar.tumblr.com/

Deviant Art:
http://www.luisescobarblog.com/DevArt

Paypal Me:
http://paypal.me/LuisErnestoEscobar

What does it look like to be an animation pro working in different television shows? Smurfs, Simpsons, Big Foot and the Mighty Machines?

This is a great one and a lot of fun.

Swinton's Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAzZ...

Swinton's Website:

http://scottydrawings.blogspot.com/

Larry's Site:

http://ghosttrainpictures.com/

Luis' Sites:

www.luisescobarblog.com

www.thedrawingwebsite.com

We discuss on topic films such as Peter Pan, Sleeping Beauty and Oliver and Company and off topic shows such as My Little Pony.

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Visit Luis Escobar at: http://www.luisescobarblog.com and http://www.thedrawingwebsite.com

Visit Chance Raspberry at: http://www.chanceraspberry.com/

The Corner Booth guys, once again, find themselves in the Disney animation hat building were they talk to Luis Labrador, at the studio's cafetera.

He tells them how he went from dentistry in Spain to, working on Superman Returns, to working on Frozen for the Walt Disney studios.

It's an incredible story, you won't want to miss it.

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Visit Chance Raspberry at: http://www.chanceraspberry.com/

The Corner Booth guys debate!

Luis is a HUGE Superman nerd. He thinks Superman is better than Batman, and he talks about why.

Superman animation has a history of defining and changing the character of Superman.  Superman couldn't fly until he did so in the Fleischer shorts for instance.

The Corner Booth guys get together to discuss, Superman, among many other things.  Larry's love of another Fleischer character, Popeye, also gets thrown into the mix.  That's when sparks start flying. 

Popeye vs. Superman?

Join The Corner Booth guys as they enjoy a meal, a debate and a lot of fun banter.  This is what it sounds like when animators simply have a conversation over dinner. 

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Visit Chance Raspberry at: http://www.chanceraspberry.com/

Bert Klein was working as a Simpsons Character Layout Artist when he was still a junior in high school. About a year after he graduated high school, Disney persuaded him to come work for them.

In this episode, The Corner Booth guys visit Bert at his home in Burbank California to discuss his extraordinary career. The Simpsons and Disney where just the beginning of his many adventures in the animation industry.

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Visit Chance Raspberry at: http://www.chanceraspberry.com/

Should all American animated cartoons be family friendly and kid friendly?  Should it all be light hearted and comical or is animation much more versatile than that?

In this episode of TCB Larry, Chance and Luis talk about genres in animation. Our favorite film genres and what kind of genres we'd like to see American animation studios tackle.

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Visit Chance Raspberry at: http://www.chanceraspberry.com/

We sat down with famed Disney animator Dale Baer to discuss his career. 

Dale trained under renowned Disney Legend John Lounsbury, animating on classics such as Robin Hood, Winnie The Pooh, and The Rescuers.  He went on to start his own studio, Baer Animation, which for many years was a very successful commercial studio. In this time period he kept connections with the Disney studio by working on Roger Rabbit, Prince and the Pauper, and the Lion King. When the market for commercials declined Dale Baer returned to Disney in 1998 where he has since supervised such characters as Yzma in Emperor’s New Groove, Slim in Home on the Range, Wilbur Robinson in Meet the Robinsons, Owl in the latest Winnie the Pooh movie, as well as once again animating Mickey Mouse in the short film Get A Horse.

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Visit Chance Raspberry at: http://www.chanceraspberry.com/

Once upon a time, there were groups of artists that didn't get credited for their work on an animated cartoon.

For example, many ink and paint girls didn't get credit in some Disney features.  And on Looney Tune shorts, only the animators got credit but their assistants, the inbetweeners, the ink and paint deparment, didn't get any credit.

Well, thing have changed.  Now everyone who work on an animated cartoons gets credit right?

...uh...no.  This still happens today.

Chance, Larry, and Luis decided to record a discussion they had on this very subject, in a car ride after lunch.  Take a listen as we discuss this interesting topic.

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Visit Chance Raspberry at: http://www.chanceraspberry.com/

June Walker Patterson worked as an ink and paint girl at Walt Disney's studio starting her career on classics like Pinocchio. She went on to work on Fantasia and Bambi and other animated features and shorts. Today, she is 93-years-old and lives in the Los Angeles and she told us, at The Corner Booth, her story.   

Her husband Ray Patterson, also worked at Disney. He later became a core member of the Tom & Jerry crew at MGM.

We had a blast talking to her. I hope you enjoy this interview.

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Visit Chance Raspberry at: http://www.chanceraspberry.com/

Hi! Today Larry and Luis have been left without a Chance...Raspberry that is. He's busy making sure his cartoon Little Billy gets up and running.  Meanwhile Larry and Luis talk with Cynthia Petrovic. 

She started her career working on Tiny Toons before moving on to Disney and many other projects you'll find out about in this conversation.

Cynthia's site is Red Tango. There you'll find all kinds of great products and FREE stuff.  http://www.tangoland.com/

Also Cynthia is running a Kickstarter project. Hop on over there to donate and get the goodies from the launch:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redtango/kickstart-the-kat-redtango-kickstarter-project?ref=live

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Visit Chance Raspberry at: http://www.chanceraspberry.com/

Grab a Squishee, some Moon Waffles, a Krusty Burger or three, top it off with the Lard Lad Special, and join your best chums at The Corner Booth for a very special, artery-clogging, top-secret look inside…

Veteran Simpsons Animators, Luis Escobar and Chance Raspberry share their break-in stories, inside experiences, behind-the-scenes goofoffs, and wild, reckless tales of life inside both The Simpsons TV and Movie studios! Fellow Boothie and colleague, Larry Whitaker, mans the helm, rattles the cage, and fends off the ladies for us (that’s right…we went there!) LoL ENJOY!! ;D

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Can’t make it to a LIVE MeetUp?? No problem! Our discussions are always recorded and posted online. Enjoy the podcast(s) and we look forward to seeing you at The Corner Booth!

WE’VE ALL ASKED THIS QUESTION…

How come my art/product/website isn’t making me money? No matter what line of work you are in, knowing how to market yourself is essential! It’s not just about what you’re selling – it’s about how you present and offer desired value to your market, audience, etc. That said, no one knows the importance of being able to create an independent economy for one’s self more then us ARTISTS!!! The problem is that most creative people just want to be creative. Hey, who doesn’t?…that’s the fun part! Short of a fluke or a miracle, however, simply putting your work online in front of random viewers just isn’t enough to generate a lucrative audience/result. There’s a lot more to it and we can ALL benefit from knowing how to market ourselves!

Join us, your Corner Booth Animation pals, Luis Escobar, Chance Raspberry, and Larry Whitaker as we take one of hopefully several looks into the nuts and bolts of independent marketing.

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(This podcast was recorded at the email request of one of our listeners. Thanks for the suggestion, amigo!)

In this second installment of The Corner Booth’s animation podcast series, Larry Whitaker (Tiny Toons / Space Jam) discusses Looney Tunes: Then & Now with fellow animation colleagues, Chance Raspberry(The Simpsons / Foster’s Home), Luis Escobar (The Simpsons), and Geoff Schroeder (Fern Gully).

Join us at The Corner Booth as we take an in-depth look at what was going on behind the scenes of your favorite Looney Tunes productions!

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