Episode Details

Tell us what you though of the episode

Animating Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Director Simon Wells on Dick Williams, Robert Zemeckis and Christopher Lloyd.

On this episode of the Kingdom of Dreams Podcast, I sit down again with director Simon Wells to talk about Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Simon shares his summer, what he's storyboarding at DreamWorks and his thoughts on The Wild Robot. We also talk about blending live action and animation, Dick Williams' contributions, Robert Zemeckis's work ethic and impact, Christopher Lloyd's role, Robin Williams, the Roger Rabbit shorts, working at Disney, why the film still appeals and his upcoming films.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
• Blending live action and animation
• Dick Williams' contribution
• Robert Zemeckis's work ethic
• Why Roger Rabbit still appeals

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:09 Film Industry Trends
2:51 Simon's Summer Holidays
4:52 Storyboarding at DreamWorks
6:08 The Wild Robot
8:47 Who Framed Roger Rabbit: Live Action and Animation
11:04 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Analysis
17:40 Dick Williams' Contributions
19:50 Robert Zemeckis's Work Ethic
22:16 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Insights
26:45 Christopher Lloyd's Role
29:37 Robin Williams' Influence
34:00 Working at Disney Insights
34:22 Appeal of Roger Rabbit
38:46 Robert Zemeckis's Impact
42:05 Upcoming Films from Simon
43:55 Final Thoughts
47:24 Outro

ABOUT THE GUEST
Simon Wells is a British director, animator and story artist. He was a supervising animator on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, co-directed The Prince of Egypt, and directed Balto and The Time Machine (2002).

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWmHPvS84mQ

Get Who Framed Roger Rabbit on 4K: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09G72G4L2?tag=skyblueprod0f-20
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

 
http://twitter.com/dreamingkingdom
http://instagram.com/kingdomofdreamspodcast
http://facebook.com/kingdomofdreamspodcast
 
Watch the feature films I have directed
Citizen of Moria (Amazon & other platforms): https://linktr.ee/citizenofmoriafilm
In Search of My Sister (Amazon & other platforms): https://linktr.ee/insearchofmysisterfilm
Official website: https://jawadmir.com