Series 2, Episode 7: Michael Dudok de Wit

Pegbar and Grill

With two Oscar nominations and one winning film, Michael Dudok de Wit is well known for his animated shorts and, most recently, as the director and co-writer of ‘The Red Turtle’ which was co-produced by Studio Ghibli. Michael discusses the process of transitioning from short to feature film and goes into detail about the lengthy production of ‘The Red Turtle’, from researching and storyboarding to the final animation. We also talk about animating for commercials, finding funding for short films and the state of adult feature animation, as well as Belgian comics and award shows. Michael Dudok de Wit links: Website: http://www.dudokdewit.co.uk/ The Red Turtle (trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Yw3AVDr6U Father and Daughter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvA4Gn5OudI AT+T commercial: https://vimeo.com/89366415 Other links: Sylvain Chomet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvain_Chomet The Illusionist (trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5TglK8v1xs Heavy Metal (comic): http://www.heavymetal.com/ Heavy Metal (film trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_MzWF8YLhY Moebius (Jean Giraud): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Giraud Makoto Shinkai: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makoto_Shinkai Jiro Taniguchi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiro_Taniguchi Guy Delisle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Delisle Make It Then Tell Everybody Podcast: http://makeitthentelleverybody.com/