S05E06: Ron Clements — Veteran Insight

Ron Clements's animation career began while he was still in high school and working part-time at the local television station in Sioux City, Iowa. An ill-fated trip to New York changed his career, leading a young Ron to Los Angeles and a job at Hanna-Barbera before landing his dream job: Disney. In this conversation, Ron talks about his early passion for drawing and experimentation with film, the highs and lows of his career; from being at the forefront of the "Disney Renaissance" with the release of The Little Mermaid to the disappointment of Treasure Planet, and the shift to CG animation. Host: Marina Antunes Opening & Closing Credits by: Michael Edlund Produced & Edited by: Joshua Peterman ©2023 Spark CG Society · All Rights Reserved. Thank you to our sponsors! TERABYTE: Creative BC. MEGABYTE: Animal Logic · Capilano University · Netflix · Tickfilm. KILOBYTE: Atomic Cartoons · BRON · Doberman Pictures · DNEG · Image Engine · Industrial Light & Magic · Mainframe Studios · WildBrain Studios. BYTE: Animasia BC · CMPA BC · Digi BC · NOX VFX · Rotomaker · Scanline VFX · The Little Dev Shop · Vancouver Film School · Versatile Media · Walt Disney Animation Studios · Wētā FX PARTNERS: ACM SIGGRAPH. ORGANIZERS: Spark CG Society · Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH.