Animation Podcast

Apr 6, 2023

Interview with Animation Lead Ron Smith

In our 99th podcast we interview Animation Lead Ron Smith. Ron has been working in the animation industry for over 25 years. The majority of his career has been comprised of character animation at the feature level where he has worked at such studios as Blue Sky, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Reel FX, as well as Big Idea Production. He's worked on such titles as Tangled, Surf's Up, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, and The Peanuts Movie. But as of January 2022, he teamed up with the likes of Keith Lango & Chris Wall, where he become the Animation Lead on the hit book series The Wingfeather Saga.

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Show Notes:
Interviewer - Larry Vasquez

podcast | Sony Animation | The Peanuts Movie | The Wingfeather Saga | Walt Disney Animation Studios

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