someone else on Mr. K.

[egypturnash]

MH- Which animation show was the most rewarding and why?
CR-I would have to say “Ren & Stimpy”. But rewarding like getting ten root canals, and then growing new super-teeth later. There was the torture in the beginning of being young, inexperienced (and lousy) and trying to learn under an emotionally disturbed genius (John K.), and later directing shows (at Games) and staying up all night doing everything myself because the talent was spread too thin and new talent was scarce. The rewards came later, in the form of improved drawing skills and the personal stylistic discoveries that can only come from the experience of working on such a creative show.

- Hi-Fructose interviewing Chris Reccardi

I laughed. Maniacally and painfully.

Comments

[ultraken.livejournal.com]

That was a really fascinating read.

[martes.livejournal.com]

the talent was spread too thin and new talent was scarce.

I have to wonder about that statement, considering how difficult it is to find work in the industry, and how many good artists are either underemployed or working in a different field altogether.

Or could the statement be amended to "we couldn't find new talent who was willing to work dirt cheap and stay up all night (and work on the weekends) with no overtime?"

[shatterstripes.livejournal.com]

Quite possibly! "We weren't willing to train anyone, and couldn't find anyone trained to the insane standards John beat into us" is also a possibility.