Interview with Eamonn Butler, Animation Supervisor on the films “Chicken Little” and “Reign of Fire.” Eamonn recalls his animation career from “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” through “Chicken Little.”

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  • 00:01:06  Intro
  • 00:01:33  Starting at small studios
  • 00:02:29  “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”
  • 00:03:02  Moving toward features
  • 00:03:12  “Freddy as F.R.O.7.”
  • 00:03:49  Career advice for beginners
  • 00:04:20  Working in Europe
  • 00:05:02  “Bonjour La Famille”
  • 00:05:38  “Felidae” Animation Supervisor
  • 00:06:58  Working on a computer game
  • 00:07:56  Call from Disney for 3d animators – Dave Brain
  • 00:08:22  “Fantasia 2000”
  • 00:12:16  Budget & time constraints
  • 00:14:01  “Dinosaur”
  • 00:20:19  Software on “Dinosaur”
  • 00:21:44  “Wild Life”
  • 00:22:20  Developing animation tools
  • 00:23:02  Pose to pose animation approach
  • 00:26:28  Cancelling “Wild Life”
  • 00:27:51  “Reign of Fire”
  • 00:31:51  “Chicken Little”
  • 00:32:37  “Chicken Little” animation style
  • 00:33:46  Eamonn’s take on Animation Supervisor
  • 00:35:46  Conclusion

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