Skull Rock Podcast - Disney, Pop-Culture, Animation

Disney and pop culturists Aljon Go and Dave Bossert share part two of their chat with director/animator, Chris Bailey about Runaway Brain and more! Aljon and Dave also chat about the latest pop-culture and Disney news and streaming content reviews. Bailey worked with Don Bluth on the Space Ace and Dragon's Lair video games and also on Starchaser: The Legend of Orin. He became one of the first...

Disney and pop culturists Aljon Go and Dave Bossert share part one of their chat with director/animator, Chris Bailey about the state of animation, Garfield: The Movie, and Hocus Pocus. Bailey worked at Disney as an animator for Runaway Brain (1995), The Great Mouse Detective (1986) Sport Goofy in Soccermania (1987), Oliver & Company (1988), The Little Mermaid (1989), The Rescuers Down Under (...

Disney and pop culturists Aljon Go and Dave Bossert share part 2 of their chat with storyboard artist/animator/writer, Rebecca Reese, best known for her work on Aladdin (1992), Beauty and the Beast (1991), and The Brave Little Toaster (1987). Learn more about her at ⁠⁠Rebecca Rees Art⁠⁠ . The team also discusses the latest Disney and entertainment news and reviews of the latest streaming content a...

Disney and pop culturists Aljon Go and Dave Bossert chat with storyboard artist/animator/writer, Rebecca Reese, best known for her work on Aladdin (1992), Beauty and the Beast (1991), and The Brave Little Toaster (1987). Learn more about her at ⁠Rebecca Rees Art⁠ . The team also discusses the latest Disney and entertainment news and reviews of the latest streaming content and movies. Skull Rock Po...

Disney and pop-culturists Aljon Go and Dave Bossert chat up the latest Disney, entertainment, and anticipated movies of this year as well as their predictions for 2024. Skull Rock Podcast is brought to you by the generosity of the following companies: Shure and their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MV7 - Podcast Microphone Kit (shure.com)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sound E...

Happy New Year! Disney and pop-culturists Aljon Go and Dave Bossert chat with Disney Legend, Animator/Filmmaker, Andreas Deja about his new animated short, MUSHKA. Andreas Deja, began his Disney career in 1980 doing conceptual drawing for The Black Cauldron. He helped animate Mickey Mouse in The Prince and the Pauper, and served as supervising animator on Gaston (Beauty and the Beast), Jafar (Alad...

Merry Christmas! Disney and pop-culturists Aljon Go and Dave Bossert chat with Director/Animator, John Musker, about this new animated short, "I'm Hip." John Musker, Animator/director; joined Disney in 1977 where he animated on The Small One, The Fox and the Hound, and The Black Cauldron. He worked on the story of the latter film. He co-directed, with Ron Clements, The Great Mouse De...

Disney and pop-culturists Aljon Go and Dave Bossert share their favorite movies, books, streaming shows, and music of 2023 PLUS talk about the latest entertainment news. Skull Rock Podcast is brought to you by the generosity of the following companies: Shure and their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MV7 - Podcast Microphone Kit (shure.com)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sound Extrao...

Director/Artist/Writer, Mike Cachuela (known for Coraline, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille) chats with hosts Aljon Go and Dave Bossert about working with Disney/Pixar on Toy Story, A Nightmare Before Christmas, and injecting punk rock attitude into his projects. Learn more about Mike Cachuela at ⁠⁠mikecachuela.com.⁠⁠ Skull Rock Podcast is brought to you by the generosity of the following companie...

Director/Artist/Writer, Mike Cachuela (known for Coraline, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille) chats with hosts Aljon Go and Dave Bossert about getting into CalArts and Walt Disney Animation. Aljon and Dave also share thoughts about the latest Disney headlines, box office, and reviews of the latest movies and streaming content. Learn more about Mike Cachuela at ⁠mikecachuela.com.⁠ Skull Rock Podcast...

John Pomeroy, Producer/Supervising Animator (Pocahontas, Fantasia 2000, Atlantis: The Lost Empire) chats with hosts Aljon Go and Dave Bossert about the basics of animation and his new, online, Pomeroy Art Academy. Aljon and Dave also share listener feedback, this week's box office, and Disney news. Learn more about Pomeroy Art Academy at pomeroyartacademy.com . Skull Rock Podcast is brought to...

Host and pop culturists Aljon Go and Dave Bossert chat with Animator/Layout Artist, Rasoul Azadani about his career at Walt Disney Animation Studios as well as the latest reviews and news surrounding Disney, pop culture, film, and streaming content. Rasoul Azadani is best known for Pocahontas (1995), Aladdin (1992), and The Little Mermaid (1989). In 1995, he was nominated for an Annie Award in the...

Host and pop-culturists Aljon Go and Dave Bossert chat with Animator/Layout Artist, Rasoul Azadani about his career at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Rasoul Azadani is best known for Pocahontas (1995), Aladdin (1992), and The Little Mermaid (1989). In 1995, he was nominated for an Annie Award in the category "Best Individual Achievement for Production Design in the Field of Animation" fo...

Hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go chat with Producer, Writer, and Director, Arnold Leibovit about The Puppetoon Movie Vol. 3. The Puppetoon Movie Volume 3 Blu-Ray Limited Edition is a third landmark collection of 28 more spectacular George Pal Academy Award®-winning stop-motion and cel animated shorts, totaling some 5 hours of content.  Each cartoon has been restored from its original Technicolor ne...

Host and pop-culturist Aljon Go chats with co-host, filmmaker, and award-winning author, Dave Bossert (Fantasia 2000, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Aladdin) about his new book, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Visual Companion (Commemorating 30 Years from Disney Editions Deluxe. Hear behind-the-scenes moments and what it was like to chat with Tim Burton, Director Henry Selick, and compos...

Pop culturists, Dave Bossert and Aljon Go share part two of their interview with Director/Animator/Illustrator, Frans Vischer, who is known for The Princess and the Frog (2009), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and Osmosis Jones (2001). They talk about his early career in art and animation at Disney. The duo also discusses the latest box-office news, Disney happenings, pop-culture notes, and what t...

Pop culturists, Dave Bossert and Aljon Go talk with Director/Animator/Illustrator, Frans Vischer, who is known for The Princess and the Frog (2009), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and Osmosis Jones (2001). They talk about his early career in art and animation at Disney. The duo also discusses the latest box-office news, Disney happenings, pop-culture notes, and what they have been watching in the...

Pop culturists, Dave Bossert and Aljon Go talk about the latest Disney and entertainment headlines and movies as well as Dave's NEW book, "The House of the Future: Walt Disney, MIT, and Monsanto’s Vision of Tomorrow." Step inside The House of the Future, the iconic Disneyland attraction that captured the imagination of countless visitors during its ten-year run from 1957 to 1967. In...

Hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go share their thoughts on the latest films and pop culture along with part 2 of their chat with Imagineer, Joe Lanzisero celebrating 25 years of Disney Cruise Line. After 35 years as a Disney Imagineer, responsible for over 9 billion in built projects, including Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland, Toy Story Land, Mystic Point and Grizzly Gulch at Hong Kong Disneyland, an...

Hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go chat with writer/director/producer, Jim Capobianco about his new animated film, "The Inventor." The duo also discusses the latest Disney and pop-culture news. Jim Capobianco was born in 1969 in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. He graduated from Cal Arts in 1991 with a BFA in character animation. Hired at Disney in their story department, Jim worked on various fil...

Hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go share part five of their unedited chat with Supervising Animator, Dave Spafford. Spafford is best known for his work with Disney, Bluth, and Warner Bros. Animated films - Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Little Mermaid, An American Tail, and Space Jam. In this episode, Spafford shares more behind-the-scenes stories from working with animation studios, Ryan Gossling, and...

Hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go share part four of their unedited chat with Supervising Animator, Dave Spafford. Spafford is best known for his work with Disney, Bluth, and Warner Bros. Animated films - Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Little Mermaid, An American Tail, and Space Jam. In this episode, Spafford shares more behind-the-scenes stories from making Disney's The Little Mermaid, Warner Bro...

Hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go share part three of their chat with Supervising Animator, Dave Spafford. Spafford is best known for his work with Disney, Bluth, and Warner Bros. Animated films - Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Little Mermaid, An American Tail, and Space Jam. In this episode, Spafford shares behind-the-scenes of the making of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Aljon and Dave also discuss recent...

Hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go share part two of their chat with Supervising Animator, Dave Spafford. Spafford is best known for his work with Disney, Bluth, and Warner Bros. Animated films - Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Little Mermaid, An American Tail, and Space Jam. In this episode, Spafford shares stories of Ron Miller's Disney era and Don Bluth. Aljon and Dave also discuss recent Disney...

Hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go share part one of their chat with Supervising Animator, Dave Spafford. Spafford is best known for his work with Disney, Bluth, and Warner Bros. Animated films - Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Little Mermaid, An American Tail, and Space Jam. In this episode, Spafford shares stories of how he was hired by Disney and some of the animated classics of the early to mid-80s...