TUESDAY, APRIL 09, 2013
Animator, director and producer David Block never gave a thought to making a career in animation until he got to college. Then, during his freshman year he saw a re-issue of Disney’s Fantasia, and knew that sitting at a desk making characters come to life would be his professional calling.
But it didn’t turn out to be easy. At the time, there were few animation programs happening at colleges, so Dave had to blaze his own trail, taking classes at University, then art schools, and finally moving to Hollywood where he worked for Chuck Jones and then animation veteran Abe Lebitow.
Dave credits his time under the tutelage of Warner Bros. animatorBen Washam as the most useful and productive education in animation that he ever received. Mr. Block talks about those early days in the business (and more) here in Part I of the latest TAG Interview.
Part One
Part 2