What is your name and your current occupation?
Mark Kennedy, head of story at Disney Feature Animation
What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
An overnight shift putting “The New York Times” into newspaper machines
What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
Tangled, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast
How did you become interested in animation?
It didn’t hit me until I was in junior high school. It was when I first saw the “Dragon’s Lair” video game. I never thought about animation or drawing until then, so I had to try and catch up fast in order to go to art school by the time I graduated high school.
Where are you from and how did you get into the animation business?
I’m from Cupertino, California USA and I went to The California Institute of the Arts right after high school, then started working at Disney feature animation after 3 years at CalArts.
What’s a typical day like for you with regards to your job?
Every day is different. It depends on where the film is in the production cycle. In the beginning of the cycle, I spend most of my time in the story room with the directors and the other story artists (and writer, if there is one) talking through the story and writing it out on Continue reading
