{"id":34425,"date":"2018-11-29T08:42:22","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T08:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/?p=34425"},"modified":"2018-11-29T08:45:09","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T08:45:09","slug":"podcast-john-kahrs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcast-john-kahrs\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast interview with John Kahrs (&#8216;Age of Sail&#8217;)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/536898930-skwigly-skwigly-podcast-87.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34423 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SAPep67-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>In the latest episode of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcast_type\/skwigly-podcast\/\">Skwigly Animation Podcast<\/a> we welcome back one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcasts\/skwigly-animation-podcast-annecy-special-john-kahrs-kristina-reed-and-matt-ocallaghan\/\">earliest guests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/paperman-intervie\/\">John Kahrs<\/a>, director of the Oscar and Annie Award-winning Disney short film <em>Paperman<\/em>. Having also worked at such high profile studios at Blue Sky Studios and Pixar, John&#8217;s latest film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TH3HOcRayC8\"><em>Age of Sail<\/em><\/a> was made for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/atap.google.com\/spotlight-stories\/\">Google Spotlight Stories<\/a> and launched online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/age-of-sail\/\">earlier this month<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Google Spotlight Stories: Age of Sail Theatrical\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TH3HOcRayC8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As well as the theatrical version (above) a 360\u00b0mobile version has been made available via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.android.spotlightstories&amp;hl=en_US\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id%3Dcom.google.android.spotlightstories%26hl%3Den_US&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1542459731260000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGDqitdDjmSGXk_aXZMFFUFhhQg-Q\">Google Play<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/google-spotlight-stories\/id974739483?mt=8\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/google-spotlight-stories\/id974739483?mt%3D8&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1542459731260000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGapNUD8F9vAeMUkRtNwkeLhDd2oA\">iTunes<\/a> with the VR versions on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/882110\/Google_Spotlight_Stories_Age_of_Sail\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/882110\/Google_Spotlight_Stories_Age_of_Sail\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1542459731260000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGhxjT0b_518eKoup8STMq2R1EB9A\">Steam<\/a>\u00a0and Viveport.<\/p>\n<p>Set on the open ocean in 1900, <em>Age of Sail<\/em> is the story of William Avery (played by Ian McShane), an old sailor adrift and alone in the North Atlantic. 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As a freelancer he has produced work for WildBrain, CBeebies, Channel 4, Shy Guys, Plymptoons, Animortal, Wonky Films, A Productions, Slurpy Studios and Rumpus to name a few. As an independent director he has produced six multi-award-winning short animated films that have been showcased at over 200 international film and animation festivals including Clermont-Ferrand, BFI London Film Festival, ITFS Stuttgart, Encounters, London International Animation Festival, Pictoplasma, London Short Film Festival and Anima Mundi. Alongside his work in animation production he is an active writer and researcher on the industry through such avenues as the leading UK animation resource Skwigly, for which he is Editor in Chief, and his books 'Independent Animation: Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films' (2016, second edition published April 2023) and 'Intimate Animation' (2025, co-written with Dr. Laura-Beth Cowley). As an educator he has lectured and tutored at AUB Bournemouth, University of the West of England, University of Gloucestershire and UAL Central Saint Martins. 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