The Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast

The Independent Life with Chris Sonnenburg

Tom and Tony interview the amazing Sarah Macdonald a Character Supervisor at Skydance Animation, but living abroad in Madrid. We discuss the job of being a character supervisor on the new Netflix hit film "Swapped".

Did you see "Project Hail Mary" and hear that the adorable character "Rocky" was a puppet?  Well, that's only half right, as more than half the shots were created in 3d animation!  In this podcast, Tom and  Tony interview Arslan Elver- VFX supervisor at Framestore for Project Hail Mary.  Learn how both the CG and puppeteer teams worked together to create an amazingly unique performance on a character with no face!

Tom and Tony interview Co-Creative director and Founder, Nic Cabana about his companies fast rise to profitability with their IP "Claynosaurz". Without a storyline, they were able to innovatively get their IP out into the world through social media clips and build their characters into revenue generating digital collectibles before launching into an animated series.

Tom and Tony dive into the new anime-inspired series coming to Disney+ and Hulu TODAY, "Dragon Striker," with Co-creator/ Executive Producer Sylvain Dos Santos and Co-creator/Director Charles Lefebvre! Hear how these two brought their vision to life for this exciting new show!