Netflix’s strong Q3 + what’s next for its films; ‘The Wild Robot’ director talks CG vs. tradition

The Business

KCRW

Tv & Film

4.6 • 676 Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Matt Belloni and Lucas Shaw dive into the impressive Q3 earnings posted by Netflix… And whether the streamer can fine tune its film strategy to achieve even further world domination.

Plus, Kim Masters speaks to Chris Sanders, the writer and director of The Wild Robot. The veteran animation director acknowledges the good and not so good impact of CG animation, talks about his experience of working at Disney during the studio’s famed Renaissance period, and explains why he left the studio to work at Dreamworks after John Lasseter took over Disney Animation in 2006. Plus, Sanders discusses his very special relationship with Stitch, of Lilo and Stitch.

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0:00.0	From KCRW, I'm Kim Masters, and this is The Business.
0:05.6	Chris Sanders, the writer and director of the Wild Robot, came of age at Disney during the era of laborious hand-drawn animation.
0:13.5	He's seen major change in the industry since then and acknowledges the good and the not-so-good impact of CG animation.
0:20.2	Once we got CG stuff, we got so many wonderful tools,
0:24.4	but we lost touch with what I would call that analog warmth
0:27.5	that only came from hand-painted things.
0:30.5	That's the big thing about the Wild Robot
0:32.4	is that we finally got back to hand-painted backgrounds.
0:36.5	Sanders talks about his experience working at Disney under Jeffrey Katzenberg
0:40.2	and why he eventually left the studio after John Lassiter took over Disney animation in 2006.
0:46.8	Sanders has been based at DreamWorks ever since,
0:49.3	co-directing How to Train Your Dragon and the Cruiseudes before writing and directing the wild robot.
0:54.7	He tells us why so many animated films kill off, mother characters,
0:58.7	and he discusses this very special relationship with Stitch of Lilo and Stitch.
1:04.7	Oh?
1:06.0	Nita.
1:07.0	Nara Christa!
1:09.0	Cut that out.
1:10.6	First, two buddies banter while I'm away.
1:13.0	Stick around. It's the business from KCRW.
1:17.4	I'm Matt Bellany, filling in for Kim Masters, and with me is Lucas Shaw, the managing editor of the entertainment group at Bloomberg.
1:24.5	Welcome, Lucas.
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