Welcome to Episode 9 of Flipped with traditional feature film animator and award-winning author, Celine Kiernan. Celine worked on many features at the Don Bluth studio in Dublin, including Land Before Time, All Dogs Go to Heaven and Anastasia and she chats about getting into animation, working in Dublin and Phoenix, starting her own studio and her writing career.
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Podcast Contents
00:00 - Intro01:09 - Interview start - Starting out zoetropes and going to Dun Laoghaire03:58 - Applying to Sullivan Bluth and getting a hair cut06:19 - The Dublin studio - learning the craft13:19 - The Phoenix studio 16:01 - Animation Process - reference vs rotoscope20:44 - Back to Ireland - Pigs in the Attic and email24:30 - Sudden end of 2D animation30:25 - On writing 32:23 - How to feel about your work and never looking back39:18 - Outro
References
To find out more about Celine's artwork and books visit her website http://www.celinekiernan.com/
All Dogs Go To Heaven
Thumbelina
Anastasia
Help! I'm A Fish
Laura's Star
Glossary
Rotoscoping is an animation technique in which animators trace over (usually live action) footage, frame by frame.
Photo stats (in this context) are the individual frames/photos of live action that have been printed out and mounted on animation paper
We wanted to say a special thanks to Celine for taking the time to talk to us.
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Flipped was produced by Aidan McAteer & Megan McMahon, edited by Aidan McAteer and featured music from www.royaltyfreemusiclibrary.com
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