Bill Plympton – Episode 17

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I’ve been following Bill Plympton’s career since my early days in film school. Bill being an individual who is able to make a living directly from the art he wants to make, I was instantly drawn to him.

I searched out every interview of him I could find, read his book “Independently Animated: Bill Plympton“, and seeked out DVD’s that contained his work.

Today, I had the honor to chat with him over the phone. I hope you enjoy the interview, learn a lot, and then go out to buy his book “Make Toons That Sell Without Selling Out“

Where you can find Bill online:

• Bill’s Website
• Bill’s Facebook Page
• Bill’s Twitter Page
• Bill’s Blog Spot

Things mentioned in this episode:

• Make Toons That Sell Without Selling Out
  Learn the secrets behind independent animation from the “The King of Independent Animation” – Academy Award-nominated Bill Plympton. This living legend breaks down how to make a career outside of the world of corporate animation – and without compromise. Learn time-saving techniques, the secrets to good storytelling, and the business-side of short and feature-length animation films.
  
• Independently Animated: Bill Plympton: The Life and Art of the King of Indie Animation
  The life and art of “the King of Indie Animation.” The only modern animator to personally hand-draw every frame in all of his work, Academy Award–nominee Bill Plympton eschewed a career in the high-paying but soul-crushing Hollywood animation industry to explore his own creativity as an independent filmmaker. Called “mischievous, mordant, analytical, and ceaselessly imaginative” by the New York Times, and hailed simply as “God” by Simpsons creator Matt Groening, Plympton is widely regarded as the hardest-working, most prolific animator in the business.
• PES:
  PES is a stop-motion filmmaker.
• Sitges Film Festival
  A Spanish film festival that is one of the most recognizable ones held in Europe, considered the world’s foremost international festival specializing in fantasy and horror movies.
• Annecy International Animated Film Festival
  The Annecy International Animation Film Festival was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of June in the town of Annecy, France.
  

Bill’s Kickstarter Campaigns:

• Winsor McCay Resurrection Project
• Bill Plympton’s CHEATIN’ – An Animated Feature Film

Cheatn’ Production Blog:

• Episode 1: Intro
• Episode 2: Outline
• Episode 3: Storyboard
• Episode 4: Layout
• Episode 5: Layout Demonstration
• Episode 6: Character Design – “Ella”
• Episode 7: Character Design – “Jake”
• Episode 8: Character Design – “El Merto”
• Episode 9: Character Design – “Thug”
• Episode 10: Animation, Part 1
• Episode 11: Animation, Part 2
• Guest Episode: Signe Baumane, Part 1
• Guest Episode: Signe Baumane, Part 2
• Guest Episode – Signe Baumane, Part 3