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Ricky Nierva Spline Cast… Finally!

Dr. Gordon — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:24:15 +0000

Sorry it took so long but I was finishing up with the Animation Intern Training program at Pixar. I finally had the time to edit and post this great interview with Ricky Nierva, Production Designer on UP. I hope you enjoy it. Ricky is a really great guy and I learned so much from talking with him. Please send your comments to the site and thanks for all the support.

Ricky Nierva Spline Cast

Also available on iTunes under Spline Cast

Bob Peterson and Pete Docter SplineCast

Dr. Gordon — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:55:37 +0000

I finally got the time to put this great interview up. Sorry it took so long. It will be uploaded to itunes soon and images will be added soon. Its still a bit rough but I wanted to get it on the site for the long weekend. Enjoy

-Andrew

Link to File.

Doug Sweetland Part 2

Dr. Gordon — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:18:39 +0000

Here is Part two of the Doug Sweetland Interview. In this part we talk about how music relates to animation as well as his directorial debut on Presto. This podcast is also available on iTunes

Part 2 – Doug Sweetland

Doug Sweetland Spline Cast – Part 1

Dr. Gordon — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:54:33 +0000

Well, I finally got the chance to edit the Doug Sweetland interview. This is part one. Enjoy and let us know what you think. It is available on iTunes as well. Search for Spline Cast.

Doug Sweetland

John Kahrs Spline Cast – Polish

Dr. Gordon — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:07:00 +0000

This may be the first interview I did. Its with animator John Kahrs. John Worked here from 1997 to 2007. He was nominated for 2 annie awards for his work on Monsters and Incredibles. His work on the films was always among the best. It had a great sense of weight, physicality and a high level of polish. I thought it would be good to interview him to help with teaching and just to talk to him about his process. John recently left Pixar and is now working at Disney Feature Animation.

Enjoy. Again, sorry for the lack of sound quality.
It was recorded directly onto an ipod

Download: John Kahrs Spline Cast

The Original Spline Doctor

Dr. Gordon — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:40:00 +0000

Adam Burke and I did a great interview with Ed Catmull. Thanks to everyone who sent us questions. Special thanks to Ed for doing the interview and to Adam for setting it up. The fact that Ed made time to do this interview says alot about him and the kind of company he runs

Download: Ed Catmull Splinecast

Upcoming Spline Cast

Dr. Gordon — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 05:34:00 +0000

Our next Spline Cast is pretty exciting if I say so myself… Dr Burke set this one up. Our guest will be Ed Catmull, founder and President of Pixar and Disney Feature Animation. Anyway, I am posting this so that readers can send in some questions. We will pick a few of the best ones. Just send them to the comments section with your name or if you want to remain anonymous, that’s fine. Obviously, we are not gonna ask him any questions that deal with upcoming films or company stuff.

Thanks to Dr. Burke and to Ed for doing this.

-Andrew

Art Department Roundtable!!!!

Dr. Burke — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:46:00 +0000

We’re proud to announce the next splinecast in our Animation Roundtable series. Andrew and I were very fortunate to gather an amazing group of some of Pixar’s art department A-listers for our Art Department Roundtable. In this podcast we are joined by production designers Harley Jessup and Bob Pauley, director of photography Sharon Calahan, art director Tia Kratter, and character designer Teddy Newton. Andrew and I can’t thank them all enough for their participation. We had a great, anecdotal conversation about the development process from art’s point of view with some of the most talented designers working in animation today. Below is an mp4 and wav file of the recording. Andrew and I will do our best to publish a polished version with recorded wraps and slideshow up on iTunes as soon as we’re able. Till then take a listen to a group of people who have had a hand in creating some of the most stunning visuals in film’s recent history. We hope you enjoy it.

-Adam

Download this podcast:

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Whats up, Doc?

Dr. Gordon — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:03:00 +0000

Finally, The Pete Docter Spline Cast is up on Itunes. I’ll be tweaking it a bit, but the interview is done and hopefully the audio is ok. We did it with a special microphone at Pixar.

Enjoy!

Download the Spline Cast

Pete Docter Spline Cast

Story Spline Cast with Mark Andrews and Ted Mathot

Dr. Gordon — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:34:00 +0000

I finally got around to editing a version good enough to post. This is an interview I did with Mark Andrews and Ted Mathot in the Lucky 7 lounge at Pixar. Mark was the head of Story on the Incredibles and Ratatouille and Ted is a veteran story artist who will be working with Brad on his next project. I hope you enjoy the Podcast. Expect a version with chapters and images on iTunes soon. I wanted to get this one up ASAP. The audio quality could be better, and it will be with the next Spline Cast! I just finished one with Pete Doctor. Expect that one in the next few weeks.

Hope you enjoy the Spline Cast.. Please send your feedback

Download: Andrews_Mathot Splinecast

-Andrew