Bambi with James Baxter - E010

Welcome to the final episode of Animator's Breakfast, for now! What an episode it is. I'm hugely humbled to be joined with one of the greatest living animators, James Baxter.  You might know him as a horse on a ball making people happy, but James has been working in the industry for over 30 years, starting on Who Framed Roger Rabbit? He's responsible for some of the most beautifully animated moments in animation history, including Belle and the Beast dancing in the ball room, or Quasimodo carrying Esmeralda up to the top of Notre Dame. The list of his phenomenal work goes on.  Today we're talking about Bambi, well as much Bambi as we can apart from me picking his brain about his process. Bambi was the 5th feature film released by Walt Disney Animation, and it's legacy speaks for itself. Really, with Bambi, the Disney studio's leapt so far ahead from other animation competitors, and cemented itself as a powerhouse when it comes to Animation. The film's tough and rigorous development process laid down a foundation that has forever changed the animation landscape.  Check out Jame's legendary work here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt2iDOfRW1WWu5SxgJJpP1g ---------------------------------------------- Animator’s Breakfast is part of Any-mation and hosted and edited by Cole Delaney. Support this podcast and other work on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/anymation