Dan Povenmire & Jeff Marsh's Animation Top Tips
We speak to master animators Dan Povenmire and Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh about their decades working on awesome cartoons.
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- Animation Director Dan Povenmire
- Animation Director Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh
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powered by
- Animation Director Dan Povenmire
- Animation Director Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh
Pick a major animated show of the latest twenty years and there's a high chance that Dan Povenmire and Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh worked on it. The Simpsons. Family Guy. King of the Hill. Rocko's Modern Life. Spongebob Squarepants. Even Postman Pat.
Now, with the their new show Milo Murphy's Law just launched on Disney Channel, they share their experiences from across the industry, their top animation tips, and their inspirations from Wallace & Gromit to Bugs Bunny. Watch the interview above, then check below for some key quotes.
"if you're struggling with something, put it away for a while"
Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh
"I remember something John Lasseter [director of Toy Story] said to me. When he was first at Disney he tried really hard to make the drawings look great. Then he brought them into his director who said "what is this character thinking?" And he hadn't even thought of that before "
Dan Povenmire
"A lot of it is improv, improv with yourself, the ability not to say no to wacky ideas"
Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh
Milo Murphy’s Law airs on Disney Channel at 5pm on Mondays
