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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Remembering Ken O'Connor, PART 2

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Original Title Card for Cinderella This is roughly how a day in Ken's class would unfold. I dragged myself out of bed at 6:30, ate ...
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Monday, June 27, 2011

Remembering Ken O'Connor, PART 1

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CAL ARTS 1973 photo by Mike Peraza   It was the first day of school in our Character Animation class of Drawing and Perspective at Califo...
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

"GOOFY TROOPERS" PART 2 by Mike Peraza

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Ever notice the alarm clock sounds louder on Monday? My spiel went as follows, "Goofy is a recognized star of Disney animation, s...

"GOOFY TROOPERS" PART 1 by Mike Peraza

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Just a few of the Goof Troop early "miss-fires" "Goof Troop" had been in development for quite a while before I...
Thursday, September 9, 2010

Cauldron of Chaos, PART 3

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The original Black Caudlron given to Patty Peraza by Joe Hale When they started having screenings for the public at the studio theater ...
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Cauldron of Chaos, PART 2

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Don Bluth's Banjo project definitely got everyone's interest A lot has been said and in too many cases in a rather disparaging ...
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Friday, September 3, 2010

Cauldron of Chaos, PART 1

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One of Mel Shaw's many inspirational masterpieces. If you were interested in a career in art in the 1970s, you might have seen a be...
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mike peraza
Burbank, CA, United States
Born and raised in New Orleans, on Jefferson Parish just off Canal Street. Grew up enjoying gumbo and Disney animation. Attended California Institute of the Arts in 1973 when the paint was two years old. Left when I ran out of funds but not before I met some wonderful people at Disney Studio. William Lund was the acting President of Cal Arts and set up trips for me to visit the Feature Department at Disney. There I met Milt Kahl, Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas and Don Bluth among others. All were gracious with their time and encouragement. After returning home, was contacted by Jack Hannah, Dean of the new Character Animation School at Cal Arts. I didn't know anything about financial aid so I worked 2 years to save up tuition. I attended during the second year of the program until I again ran out of money at the end of the first semester. Jack found out and contacted Eric Larson at Disney and the Disney family offered me a full scholarship, TA job and expense account. At the end of the year I was seeking a summer job and returned after a long day to find a note on my locker to report to Disney Animation the following Monday. That was the beginning of a wonderful ride.
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