Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Nickelodeon Animation Podcast

Nickelodeon

Tv & Film

4.2 • 966 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2016

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

When a young Jennifer Yuh Nelson (director of KUNG-FU PANDA 2 and 3) watched her mother draw it was like watching magic! She saw her future in that talent and has risen to the top of the animation world.. On this week’s episode Hector speaks with the most successful female animation director in history about all things Kung-Fu, her love of cartoon blood and gore, and why she'll never draw another horse.

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0:00.0	Nick Nick Nick, Nick, Nick, Nick, Nick, Nix,
0:02.0	Nickelodeon!
0:05.0	From Nickelodeon Studios in Burbank, California,
0:10.0	this is the Nickelodeon Animation Podcast.
0:12.0	Hey, welcome to the podcast.
0:14.0	I'm your host, Hector Navarro.
0:16.0	On this podcast, we always talk about our love of Nickelodeon cartoons.
0:20.0	But ultimately, this is a podcast about our love of cartoons period.
0:24.3	Our guest today might not be a Nickelodeon native,
0:27.0	but she's worked on animation staples like the movies,
0:29.8	Madagascar, spirits, Diane of the Simmeron,
0:32.1	and groundbreaking HBO shows like Todd McFarland
0:35.1	spawn. But what she's most well known for is the Kung Fu Panda trilogy. She was one of the
0:40.4	heads of story on part one. She directed part two, co-directed part three,
0:44.6	and the worldwide love of those films
0:46.3	have made her the most successful female animation director of all time.
0:51.0	Cannot wait to talk to Jennifer Ye Nelson.
0:54.0	You see me?
1:00.0	Absolutely, can you see me?
1:01.0	Should I move over?
1:02.0	I see like, oh. I'm a big fan of your work I really
1:05.4	loved Real Adventures of Johnny Quest back in the day that was a lot of fun yeah yeah
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