I’ve been meaning to update the Nerdlog for a little while now about Clay Kaytis’s most recent interview with animation master, James Baxter, at Animation Podcast. I think many in the animation industry agree that James is one of the living greats, and his work includes lead animator for Belle, Rafiki, Quasimodo, Moses, and most recently his work can be seen in the opening animation to Enchanted. To put it bluntly, James kicks a lot of ass. There are two parts so far with James (here and here), and they are both excellent as they offer an inside look to how James approaches animation, his thoughts on CGI, and some of his artistic influances. If you are interested at all in animation, you have to check it out!