Saul Blinkoff, Hollywood filmmaker and animator, who has worked at Disney, Netflix, Dreamworks, was an animator for Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan and Tarzan, and now hosts the weekly inspirational podcast, "Life of AWESOME!" joins Greg to for a pure geek-out session on all things Walt and all things commercially fantastical (with a lot of insider secrets breaking down the magic behind The Mouse). They talk theme parks, successful storytelling in animation, what made the new Star Wars trilogy work, the "controversial" things animators hid in your favorite childhood classics, and what it really takes to live a sustainably awesome life...always maintaining the wonder.
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Saul Blinkoff is a Hollywood filmmaker who has worked for many high profile clients including; THE WALT DISNEY STUDIOS, NETFLIX and AMAZON. He started his animation career on the DISNEY films Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan and Tarzan. Currently, Saul is a Supervising Producer at DREAMWORKS on the new Award Winning series, MADAGASCAR: A LITTLE WILD, and lives in Los Angeles with his wife and four children. Saul also hosts the weekly inspirational podcast, "Life of AWESOME!"
Greg wished for a two-hour geek-out session with a Disney insider about the magic behind the commercialism.
What makes a great piece of storytelling in animation?
What was Walt thinking when he came up with Main Street USA?
Why did they get rid of the Back to the Future ride at Universal?
They even talk about the "controversial" things animators hid in your favorite childhood classics, as well as what it really takes to live a sustainably AWESOME life.
Saul lives one. Dreams do come true. 'Cause after this guest, you'll know how to live an awesome life, too.
Saul's Links:
Life of Awesome podcast is available on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, Stitcher. Follow Saul’s podcast, write a 5 star review if it inspires you, and follow @Saul.Blinkoff on Instagram for more LIFE OF AWESOME motivation.