{"id":11663,"date":"2018-08-06T20:59:27","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T00:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=11663"},"modified":"2018-08-06T20:59:27","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T00:59:27","slug":"episode-281-bill-plympton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-281-bill-plympton","title":{"rendered":"Episode 281 – Bill Plympton"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Virtual Memories Show 281:
\nBill Plympton<\/a><\/p>\n

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“I wish I could make more money on my films, but I love having complete control.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a>Indie animation legend Bill Plympton<\/a> joins the show to talk about his first short (the Oscar-nominated Your Face<\/a>), his latest feature (Revengeance<\/a>), and everything in between! We talk about his indie ethos, the economics of animation and the benefits of Kickstarter<\/a>, collaborating for the first time, launching the Trump Bites<\/a> series of animated shorts and how they dovetail with his early career as a political cartoonist, his dream project (it involves Beatles music), his influence on generations of animators and artists, and how he discovered his hatching-sketchy style. Bill also gets into sticking with pencil and paper, falling in love with NYC 50 years ago and taking inspiration from it ever since, starting a family a little late and changing the work-life balance, giving career advice to young animators, and ripping off his idols. Give it a listen!<\/a> And go catch Revengeance<\/a>!<\/p>\n

“For Revengeance, the first project I ever did with someone else, it was a holiday, a lot of fun.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n