Disney animator Eric Goldberg's heartfelt connection: Every character holds a special place

RAW interview with Disney Animator Eric Goldberg at Disney100: The Exhibition VIP and Media Preview, known for his work on Hercules and Pocahontas

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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:11 I would probably have to say two things.

00:13 One would be animating the genie in Aladdin.

00:17 You know, that was my first Disney job,

00:19 and I kind of landed on my feet.

00:22 And the other one was the two pieces

00:24 I directed for Fantasia 2000.

00:27 But they all hold a special place in my heart, you know?

00:31 And it's like asking who's your favorite child.

00:33 But you get all personal about any character or film

00:38 that you work on, you know?

00:40 And I think that's one reason people enjoy them,

00:43 is they can feel the passion and the excitement that's been

00:47 put into it by the artists.

00:49 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:53 Technology helps us in lots of different ways.

00:58 You'll see Once Upon a Studio later this evening,

01:03 which is a new short that was produced for the 100th.

01:07 And we couldn't have done it without technology.

01:10 You know, we're combining hand-drawn animated characters,

01:14 CG animated characters, and live action plates

01:18 all in the same frame.

01:19 And it took a lot of technology and talented people

01:23 to make it work.

01:24 [MUSIC PLAYING]

01:29 Disney is going to keep making films for the cinema,

01:33 and things for Disney+ as well.

01:35 So we're going to keep things going for both.

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