4.18-Author Interview with Nick Spake

Send us Fan MailIn 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 SpakeAfter Disney: Toil, Trouble, and the Transformation of America's Favorite Media Company by Neil O'BrienFilms and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:The Lion King directed by Roger Allers and Rob MinkoffUp directed by Pete DocterBeauty and the Beast directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk WiseFlow directed by Gints ZilbalodisThe Ten Commandments directed by Cecil B. DeMilleBen-Hur directed by William WylerJurassic Park directed by Steven SpielbergTron directed by Steven LisbergerKPop 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 BronzitE. T. The Extraterrestrial directed by Steven SpielbergAmerican Beauty directed by Sam MendesThe Empire Strikes Back directed by Irvin KershnerPulp Fiction directed by Quentin TarantinoMy Dinner with Andre directed by Louis MalleThe Big Lebowski directed by Joel CoenFollow Nick on Instagram @cartooncontender and visit his website cartooncontender.com for more great content about animation.Support the show