Bill Plympton

Bill Plympton is a self proclaimed country man. He loves drawing, Walt Disney and the Warner Bros. When Disney died in '66 he went to animation school in NY. He learned quickly how to gather new and innovative ideas and how to style fast. He experimented a little with live action but states that it turned out to be a complete disaster for him. His "Hot Dog" cartoon reminds me of a mix between Ren and Stimpy and Tim Burton. Plympton loves to animate animals especially dogs and cows. He uses simplified characters. During his show he is nice enough to draw sketches for you on a giant flip pad and show you how he does his animations. Plympton even dresses like Frasier. He says he got a chance to work with the writer and producer of Fraiser who worked with him on "The Fan and the Flower". This is a different style from his earlier works and Plympton often likes to mix it up. When "The Fan and the Flower" was nominated for an oscar, Plympton got the chance to ask Paul Giovanni from Sideways to do a voice for one of his characters. Plymton also worked on animatics, which is a storyboard that is animated with sound. This is the case in "The Cow who wanted to be a Hamburger" and after that, he did some basic concept art which preludes the finalized process of what the film will look like. His newest feature film is called "Cheatin" and it is done in pencil test. Plympton states that animation has no limits and he believes that right now is the perfect time to be an animator.