Author Archives: Stella Chang

Animals, City Planning and Animal Psychology?

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Nick Wilde, a fast-talking fox from Disney’s next big hit, Zootopia, directed by Byron Howard ’90.

Animals, city planning and animal psychology? Are those the areas of emphases for a new program at Evergreen? No. It is what director Byron Howard ’90 had to study for his next Disney 3-D animated feature, Zootopia. How interdisciplinary!

Howard also directed such Disney hits as Bolt and Tangled. Watch this clip: Howard, along with producer Clark Spencer, and writer Jared Bush talk about “creating a world that no one has ever seen before.”

Byron mentions in the clip above that he grew up loving Robin Hood. Share your favorite childhood film in the comments below.

The Stories We Tell Ourselves

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Rebecca Chamberlain, Evergreen faculty member

Editor’s Note:  Alumni and friends in the Los Angeles area, come join us in person as we seminar about The Stories We Tell Ourselves with Rebecca Chamberlain and alumnus Craig Bartlett ’81 on Saturday, February 9th.  Learn more and register online today.  Below is a guest post from Rebecca to get you ready for the seminar.

Modern wizards of animation have powerful tools to tell stories for today’s world.  Craig Bartlett is one of the new storytellers, mixing words and images to tell engaging stories.  Popular series, such as Hey Arnold!, inspire and entertain us.  Arnold is an unpretentious hero–a model of human goodness, integrity, and resiliency–in complex and demanding world.

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