Should be a very interesting movie. Will be sure to go and see it

"So much for Richard Williams"

If you're counting him out, then you haven't been paying attention.

I saw this show onstage, and was blown away. The adaptation to DVD, showcasing the seemingly never-ending imagination of Adamson and Cameron, and expanding the vision, should make it a huge success.

Tricon always does great work, and this series appears to be a great project. The book was a great success, and children everywhere should really take to this. It may even spur more 'Unicorn' books.

Jeff, You're an inspiration, and we appreciate your mentoring! good on you this day!

Great interview! I have been a fan of Bakshi's work since I was a teenager, and he has been an influence on my own desire to be an animator.

I grew up on Filmation's programs, especially Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids, Tarzan Lord of the Jungle, Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle, Tom & Jerry Comedy Show, Flash Gordon, Sport Billy, Gilligan's Planet, He-Man & the Masters of the Universe and She-Ra Princess of Power. As fans, we can't thank Lou Scheimer for giving us years of memorable animated entertainment. Nowadays, DreamWorks Animation has picked up where Filmation, Entertainment Rights and Classic Media left off, but is in need of more original ideas for TV animation, where it needs to shift its focus. Now, if DreamWorks president, Jeffrey Katzenberg can bring in Erika Scheimer as a creative consultant in the animation dept., that could take DreamWorks Animation to where it can go as an animation studio. This is imperative, because with its success in feature films and also with the upcoming Croods, being co-distributed by 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks Animation has a chance of being a major player in TV animation in the 2010's.

Very raw, very visceral, very unapologetic, very in-your-face, very Ralph Bakshi indeed!

Now even though he said some things about film and animation that I don't agree with (and never will), I truly and honestly respect his opinions and I'm not one to change his mind. I'm being serious when I say that.

I truly wish you the best, Ralph Bakshi! May you keep telling the stories about society that need to be told, and may Traditional Animation stay alive in the future!

Futurama kicks butt!

Translating their stories so others may enjoy them may be
your calling.

Thanks for reading. Let me know if there is a topic you'd like to see me write about in future.

This cartoons will be awesome! I liked so much the first one, and I´m waiting to watch the rest of it. I´m so tired of all the cartoon made in 3D these days that I feel so happy these are made in classic 2D (with a little bit of flash animation style)!

wonderful.............simply fantastic interview!!!!!

Hot AND a talented VFX artist??? *Swoon*

Being a long time employee at this "studio" I can say with certanty that the switch to Fusion or any other tool set won't help Intelligent Creatures.
They have deep rooted problems that stem from years of neglect as well as artist and management complacency. Any time someone came in that had significant knowledge regarding proper production techniques or the like they would leave because they saw what a joke IC is. You can't hide the fact that the people running this place don't know a thing about production. Get the job by bidding dirt cheap and expecting staff to work all nighters every night with no compensation while you're at home or "in a meeeting". Studios like this are what's wrong with the VFX industry. Leaving was the best thing I could have done for my career.

Comparing Guardians to Brave is like comparing two mid-level race horses.  They probably belong in the race but neither has a chance of winning.  Both films were green-lighted too early.  John Lasseter gave the go-ahead to Brave before there was even a hint of a script and before it had anything to do with Scotland.  Then he played musical chairs with the creative team for two or three years and wound up with what is basically an advertisement for how far CG has come in the presentation of human hair.  The script is a mess, full of errors that would have earned a first year screenwriting student a "D". 

Guardians is so high-concept that it needs an oxygen mask.  Treasure Planet was like that, just too high-concept to do anything.  Stories ought to start with stories, but when you are churning out two or three mega-budget animated movies per year, it really is no longer about story.  Hence:  Brave and Guardians

The good news is that the big studios have maxed out, and the playing field is opening up for new filmmakers with stories to tell and more earth-bound budgets.  The Big Three have painted themselves into a corner where they can only make movies for $200 million and up.  Might as well hang out in Vegas.

Thanks a ton Jeff...!

As always Jeffrey - you're advice is wonderful. Can't get any more focused than that! Thank you for sharing your experience and talent.

Don

Thanks so much!

Thanks SO much for this interview. I feel as if Bakshi is a big part of my childhood and adolescence...I saw Wizards in the theater (my mother took me, though I was pretty young), and Lord of the Rings, as well; and of course American Pop...

Bakshi was not only the frankest, least-inhibited animator ever to work in film; but was one of the least-inhibited and personal filmmakers generally of his time. His cinematic New York jibes exactly e.g. with the one Scorcese and Mardik Martin put together in Mean Streets...