TAG Interview with John Musker
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After Aladdin Clements and Musker pushed to make a science fiction version of Treasure Island, but Jeffrey Katzenberg was unenthusiastic. ... The studio wanted the pair to direct a story about the Greek God Hercules, and so Ron and John negotiated a new deal wherein they directed a movie of the muscular deity first, then took up work on Treasure Planet. Fans of Gerald Scarfe, they brought the British artist onto Hercules to create a fresh look for the hand-drawn feature. With Treasure Planet, they integrated large amounts of CG work into one of the last Disney movies created with pencils and paper. Today, John is working with his long-time partner Ron Clements on a new Disney project. They are in the early stages of development.
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I'm glad Ron & John are working on a new movie. Is it going to be hand-drawn or CGI?
Love interviews with Disney guys. Do more stuff with Disney guys!! Is Ron coming up next? What about some other animators?
We interview:
Who agrees to be interviewed.
A wide variety of folks.
Old timers and not so old timers.
We do a lot of Disney veterans, but we try to spread it out across the industry.
I'm not at liberty to say what kind of show Ron and John are working on, except to say that it's animated.
"Treasure Planet" is so grossly under-rated. It's beautiful, it's imaginative, and the characters are unique and engaging (with the exception of that loud unfunny robot). IMO it's up there with the Iron Giant. I wonder...if it had been released at a later time, perhaps after the first Pirate film, would it have found a more receptive audience?
Anyway, I'm eager to see what John and Ron are working on. Keep up the good work, guys!
Great interview.
You should interview Ron Clements next for the ultimate "Ron and John" double feature.
Hey Steve!
Disney has registered a domain name for Penguin Secret Agency:http://whois.domaintools.com/penguinsecretagency.com
Either this is John Musker and Ron Clements' next feature, which could be hand-drawn if Disney lets them according to Musker himself or something related to Club Penguin.
My lips are sealed.
Oh, god...haven't we seen enough penguins in the movies already????
I say bring back Roger Rabbit.
I'm not at liberty to say what kind of show Ron and John are working on, except to say that it's animated.
You can't even tell us if it's 2D or CG? That's odd.
Steve, I know your hands are tied and can't say what their new movie is about but you CAN say what it's NOT about.
So, if it is indeed something related to penguins, don't say anything. But if it's not, then just say "it's not".
I'd hate to see this rumor getting out of hand like "Rumpelstiltskin" did.
Great interview, Steve! I enjoyed it!
Stop asking. No ones going to answer.
I'm not at liberty to say what kind of show Ron and John are working on, except to say that it's animated.
You can't even tell us if it's 2D or CG? That's odd.
Yes, it's one of those.
Now, run outside and play with the other boys and girls. You'll get a concave chest hunched over your computer all the time.
NO ONE CARES IF IT'S HAND DRAWN OR NOT! NO ONE! Get it? JUST MAKE A GREAT MOVIE.
'Is it going to be hand-drawn or CGI?'
Is this urgent somehow? You have to know this right now? Why can't people be patient and wait till the info is available?
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I think they should try to make it as a Lumage film.
I've seen Ron & John's cool new project, but I ain't talking either.
No penguins, however.
You know what: I met his cousin while I was working at Jewel-Osco. I said to her "Tell Mr. Musker 'Congratulations on the Princess and the Frog!'". And I mean, WOW!
It seems that Ron and John's new project is at the very early stages of development. *sigh* It's gonna take years before it sees the light of day...
No penguins, however.
Thank God!
Now I think about it they've never made an animal-centered movie. The closest to that was "The Princess and the Frog." They were at one point in charge of "Fraidy Cat" but that never came to fruition.
Do you think Disney is going to go through with this new technique used in "Paperman" for Clements & Musker's new movie or will it be deemed too avant-garde or distracting for a feature?
About"The Princess and the Frog": What happened with that film? it was really directed by them? Although, the "black factor" harmed this film, YES the black magic.
About"The Princess and the Frog": What happened with that film? it was really directed by them?
Can't you read credits?
The paper man stuff is hardly "avant guard" or even very different than things done BETTER with hand drawn animation. As a matter of fact, as cool as bits of it are, it would work far better as an all hand drawn short. The CG brings nothing to it. And it's been done as well if not better elsewhere.
"I think they should try to make it as a Lumage film."
II think John Korty is busy these days.
^Was the CG used for the characters or for the environment?
Don't worry... Lasseter's next test for hand drawn animation is "Clarabelle Cow: the movie" directed by Brad Lewis and co-directed by Andrew Stanton.
the CG brings nothing to it
The CG brings subtlety, and dimension that 2D has never achieved. Also, it's animated completely on ones.
If you don't "get it," then fine. That's your mental deficiency. But dont go trashing a film few have seen as if you're the final say on the subject. I'm not the final say either, which is why, until the public has seen the short, I'm keeping my fucking mouth shut
Take the hint
I Googled "Penguin Secret Agency" and it IS Club Penguin-related. Sorry about that.
And Steve, perhaps THIS is Ron and John's next movie:whois.domaintools.com/ppllikeusmovie.com
I'd love to see an example of 2D animation that is better than Paperman when it comes to subtlety of acting, stability of linework, and consistency of character design. Even the art direction blows away most recent 2D offerings. Frankly, it has beaten 2D animation at it's own game. Sorry. I'm sure that wasn't the intent of the filmmakers but I think they may have inadvertently put another nail in the coffin of 2D feature animation.
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