What would you say has been your primary job in animation?
I’ve mostly been a Director in my career. Â I was lucky enough to start Directing really young. Â I was 23 when I got my first job as Producer/Director of Mummies Alive. Â I’ve been fortunate enough to remain as a Director pretty steadily since then.
What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
I mostly worked in construction with my Dad but I did work as the assistant to the ice cream maker at Swenson’s when I was 13. Â That was an awesome job and I ate a lot of cheap ice cream. Â Still, to this day, I make some pretty good ice cream. Â I delivered pizzas for Domino’s for a while in college and worked the graveyard shift at a toy factory.
How did you become interested in animation?
In 9th grade, I was in an art class and the first assignment was just to do Continue reading