Episode Details

Phil Trumbo was born and raised in Virginia and he started his career as an animator here with the movie he co-produced with Steve Segal, “Futropolis” (podcast with them about the movie is linked below). After he left Richmond, Phil’s career took him “careening” in several directions:
– Not getting accepted in VCU’s art program
– Being in bands, including The Orthotonics
– Working on national commercials & MTV spots
– Animating the opening and dinos for “Pee Wee’s Playhouse”
– Designing for “Doug” and other TV shows
– Creating the official video game of the 1996 Olympics
– Video game design for 100+ games including Harry Potter,  Shrek & Spiderman
– Developing a bachelor’s degree in Game Design

LINKS
Phil’s website
”Futropolis” podcast
Frank Gresham’s website