The Disney Dose podcast is joined by Don Hahn. During his years working for the Walt Disney Company, Don has worked as an animator, author, and producer on projects ranging from Lion King and the Disney Nature films to “Nightmare Before Christmas” and the upcoming live action “Beauty the Beast” movie. He recently wrote a new book called Before Ever After: The Lost Lectures of Walt Disney’s Animation Studio, which will be released on October 20. We also talk about the upcoming “Walt Disney: American Experience” documentary for PBS that Don worked on.
This interview is filled with insight into the early days at the studio and the interesting path that Don Hahn took to become a producer for Disney. Don’t miss this incredible interview with Don Hahn.
- How Walt Disney took his animators from making cartoons to making masterpieces
- Which shorts best represent the transition from cartoon to full length animated feature
- How he fell into the role of Disney producer
- What he originally did for the Disney company
- Which traits make a good producer
- How they continue to educate Disney animators today
- Why he was picked to associate produce “Who Framed Rodger Rabbit?”
- What are the differences between live action, animation, and documentary films
- How the new PBS Walt Disney documentary was made
- Why he is so inspired by the story of Walt Disney
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