TMNT: Mutant Mayhem Production Designer Yashar Kassai on the Future of Animation
Yashar Kassai is the production designer of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. The team behind the film pushes the boundaries of animation by adding depth, complexity, and messiness to both the visuals and emotional tone of the film. Yashar describes the design of the film as bad. He says, \u201cit\u2019s like good-bad. It\u2019s like dumb-good.\u201d\xa0\n\nIn today\u2019s episode, No Film School\u2019s GG Hawkins speaks with production designer Yashar Kassai to discuss:\n\nWhat it means to be a production designer in animation\n\nDefining the parameters of the world his team built\n\nHow being a lame hero is refreshing in a world of ultra serious heroes\n\nWhy they intentionally designed the whole film to be \u201cimperfect\u201d\n\nThe value in destroying the film over and over again\xa0\n\nThe power of shaping light to tell your story\xa0\n\nWhat Yashar hopes to see in the future of Western animation\n\nFeeling both terrified and impressed by the capabilities of A.I.\n\nHow animation has room for more complexity\n\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cHow do you tie together all the brilliant work that\u2019s being put in front of you and make it into one cohesive thing on screen.\u201d [8:40]\n\n\u201cYou can do anything you want to, no matter how crazy it is.\u201d [09:09]\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s really endearing to be lame as a teenager and not know who you are.\u201d [14:09]\n\n\u201cWe thought we had it. We thought we really went for it, but we didn\u2019t.\u201d [18:24]\n\n\n\nResources:\nYashar's Instagram\xa0\nYashar's website\xa0\nTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem\n\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nSend us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices