S05E09: Brenda Chapman — Perpetual Storyteller

Growing up the youngest of five in rural Illinois, Brenda Chapman's passion for drawing was encouraged by her mother. Working her way through school, Brenda began her formal studies at Illinois College before applying and being rejected by CalArts. Brenda did eventually make it to CalArts where she met Joe Ranft, an encounter that changed the trajectory of her career. Over the course of this conversation, Brenda shares her experience in the industry, from her first animation job on Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling and early career at Disney, writing and directing the Oscar®-winning Brave, the importance of mentorship, and how she stays creative. Episode Links LinkedIn Website 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 · Doberman Pictures · DNEG · Image Engine · Industrial Light & Magic · Mainframe Studios · WildBrain Studios. BYTE: Animasia BC · BRON · 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 · SIGGRAPH Asia. ORGANIZERS: Spark CG Society · Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH.