In today’s episode, I interview Nick Spake, author of the new book series, Bright and Shiny: A History of Animation at Award Shows.
Listen to hear about how he approached breaking the book up from one long volume into the three separate volumes we have today, the long history of animation and how it permeates nearly every film made today, and what the future or animation might hold in general and when it comes to awards recognition.
Books mentioned in this episode include:
Bright and Shiny: A History of Animation at Award Shows (Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3) by Nick Spake
After Disney: Toil, Trouble, and the Transformation of America’s Favorite Media Company by Neil O’Brien
Films and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:
The Lion King directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff
Up directed by Pete Docter
Beauty and the Beast directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise
Flow directed by Gints Zilbalodis
The Ten Commandments directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Ben-Hur directed by William Wyler
Jurassic Park directed by Steven Spielberg
Tron directed by Steven Lisberger
KPop Demon Hunters directed by
“Butterfly“ directed by Florence Miailhe
“Retirement Plan“ directed by John Kelly
“The Girl Who Cried Pearls“ directed by Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski
“Forevergreen“ directed by Nathan Engelhardt & Jeremy Spears
“The Three Sisters” directed by Konstantin Bronzit
E. T. The Extraterrestrial directed by Steven Spielberg
American Beauty directed by Sam Mendes
The Empire Strikes Back directed by Irvin Kershner
Pulp Fiction directed by Quentin Tarantino
My Dinner with Andre directed by Louis Malle
The Big Lebowski directed by Joel Coen
Follow Nick on Instagram @cartooncontender and visit his website cartooncontender.com for more great content about animation.
