Genius of Animation: Problem-Solving in Character & Story ASIFA: Hollywood SDCC 2018 Panel

Watch and listen to some of the best Disney, DreamWorks, & Indie animators in the business on our ASIFA: Hollywood panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2018! A lively discussion with Floyd Norman (Disney Legend, animator and story artist: Sleeping Beauty, Jungle Book) Jane Baer (animator, Sleeping Beauty, Who Framed Roger Rabbit) Nik Ranieri (character animator: Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Beauty and the Beast) Kathy Zielinski (lead animator: The Little Mermaid, Frozen), Aliki Theofilopoulos (writer/producer/director: Harvey Street Kids, storyboard artist/writer: Phineas and Ferb) Randy Haycock (character animator: The Lion King, Moana) Shadi Petosky (co-creator: Danger & Eggs, executive producer: Twelve Forever) and Mindy Johnson (animation historian/author: Ink and Paint: The Women of Disney Animation). Moderated by Leslie Combemale of ArtInsights Gallery and Cinema Siren.

Did you know The Flintstones started out as a show about hillbillies? Frozen’s Anna and Elsa didn’t start out as sisters? So many of the cartoon characters and storylines we love went through lots of changes to become the versions we know. We examine some of your favorite movies and cartoon shorts with the artists responsible for creating/developing them, learn about fascinating bumps in the road, and how they got past them.