Inside the Magic: How James Cameron and Disney Are Revolutionizing Animation—Secrets Revealed by Pietro Schito
Pietro Schito
Yeah, I mean, let’s start with flow because it’s a very interesting case. I’m I had a soft spot for the wild robot and DreamWorks finally getting recognition. But I’m very glad that flow won because it’s a statement for the industry. And it’s the third time in a row where Disney doesn’t get the Academy Award. And animation is still its own category, as if it was a genre when it’s a medium. And so flow winning, I think, was very good. I got to chat with the with the director against the animation film festival. Such a humble guy. And 30 people made that film. And he was, you know, for him, it was a big step up from his previous productions. And it proves that, you know, 30 people can, you know, it’s going to be more with the other VFX and other, you know, collaborations. But it’s a great, great example. Now, we need a flow that does a lot of money in the box office to really break the you know, the problem with the industry, which is that it’s controlled by the distribution. You know, distribution is very controlling what we see. And so for indie animation to really be an alternative to all these films that have this giant marketing machines behind them will be for a flow, hopefully many more to really have an impact in the box office as well. Because I think that it’s great to have the recognition. And I thought it was a very interesting film. I loved the experience. And I think that we need more of those. He’s working on the next one where he will have dialogue. And with my kids, I’m catching up on My Dad, The Bounty Hunter. And from and that’s a series that I thought it was very interesting sci fi. If you love, you know, sci fi in the 90s, that’s pretty much inspired by all those great
