{"id":39848,"date":"2020-08-11T08:25:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T08:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/?p=39848"},"modified":"2020-08-12T15:21:25","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T15:21:25","slug":"podcast-disney-short-circuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcast-disney-short-circuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Disney&#8217;s Short Circuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/873534226-skwigly-skwigly-podcast-99.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-39849 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ep99-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>In\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcasts\/skwigly-animation-podcast-99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">episode 99<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcast_type\/skwigly-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Skwigly Animation Podcast<\/a> we meet four of the rising talents at Walt Disney Animation Studios who have recently made films for the first season of the Disney+ exclusive shorts series <a href=\"https:\/\/disneyplusoriginals.disney.com\/show\/short-circuit\"><em>Short Circuit<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Short Circuit<\/em> is an experimental program where anyone at Walt Disney Animation Studios can pitch an idea and potentially be selected to create an original, innovative short film with the support of the studio and their fellow artists. The goal of the program is to take risks, surface new and diverse storytelling voices at the Studio and experiment with new technical innovation in the filmmaking process.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Short Circuit | Official Trailer | Disney+\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ahu3shMjKxE?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>Participating in the roundtable discussion are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jennifer Stratton (Dir. <em>Zenith<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Trent Correy (Dir. <em>Drop<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Kendra Vander Vliet (Dir. <em>Downtown<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Jeff Gipson (Dir. <em>Cycles<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also discussed in this episode: The welcome return of <em>Animaniacs<\/em>, the unwelcome return of <em>Ren &amp; Stimpy<\/em> among other recent Gen X Comedy Central reboots, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/tag\/don-hertzfeldt\/\">Don Hertzfeldt<\/a>&#8216;s teaser for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q3fBai6k_fU\"><em>World of Tomorrow: Episode 3<\/em><\/a>, the curious pushback against <a href=\"https:\/\/a24films.com\/\">A24<\/a>&#8216;s new acquisition <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HazbinHotel\"><em>Hazbin Hotel<\/em><\/a> and its <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vivziepop\">creator<\/a>, the early release of the <em>Mulan<\/em> remake on Disney+, new animation diversity venture <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Visible_Visuals\">Visible in Visuals<\/a> (stemming from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/author\/tanyascott\/\">Tanya Scott<\/a>&#8216;s recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/inclusion-diversity-response\/\">Skwigly article<\/a> and subsequent panel discussion <strong>Inclusion in Animation<\/strong>, the highlights of which <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CardiffAnimFest\/status\/1282674965372952576\">can be found here<\/a> courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiffanimation.com\/\">Cardiff Animation Festival<\/a>) and the rapid adaptation of the animation festival landscape midst the continuing pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/873534226-skwigly-skwigly-podcast-99.mp3\">Direct download<\/a> or stream below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/873534226&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson<br \/>\nInterview conducted by Steve Henderson<br \/>\nEdited and produced by Ben Mitchell<br \/>\nMusic by Ben Mitchell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In\u00a0episode 99\u00a0of the\u00a0Skwigly Animation Podcast we meet four of the rising talents at Walt Disney Animation Studios who have recently made films for the first season of the Disney+ exclusive shorts series Short Circuit. 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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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