021: Animating Your Life | A Conversation With Disney Animator Tom Bancroft
On this episode of "Making Elephants Fly," Terry sits down with former Disney Animator Tom Bancroft. Tom has over 25 years of experience in the animation industry, much of which was for Walt Disney Feature Animation. During this time there, he was an animator on 4 animated shorts and 8 feature films which include \u201cBeauty and the Beast,\u201d \u201cThe Lion King,\u201d \u201cAladdin\u201d, \u201cPocahontas\u201d, \u201cMulan\u201d, and \u201cBrother Bear.\u201d \xa0Bancroft left Disney in 2000 to follow his heart and help Big Idea Productions, creators of the popular \u201cVeggieTales\u201d animated series, create their first feature film, \u201cJonah: A Veggietales Movie\u201d. \xa0After leaving Disney, Tom literally wrote the book on Character Design. Tom is currently Artist in Residence for the Animation undergraduate program he developed for Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN, where he lives with his family. \xa0He has illustrated over 50 children\u2019s books, contributed to countless comic books for brands like DC Comics, Disney, & Marvel, and is the co-host of the most popular Animation podcast on iTunes (\u201cThe Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast.\u201d) On this episode not only will we hear about Tom's journey but we learn what happens when an industry changes right underneath you. Join Terry as he talks with Tom about creativity, transition, storytelling, and understanding what you're really great at.
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