006 - Ultraman: Rising with Shannon Tindle and Hayden Jones

Director Shannon Tindle (Kubo and the Two Strings, Lost Ollie) and VFX supervisor Hayden Jones join us to discuss the role of empathy in animation. We talk about Tindle’s latest film, Ultraman: Rising as well as the importance of collaboration and infusing personal experiences into characters and storytelling.

Chapter Markers

[00:00:00] Intro

[00:03:20] Rejection Letters

[00:11:25] Deleted Dreams

[00:17:46] Empathy in Animation

[00:45:52] The Martini

[00:50:33] Outro

Episode Links 

• Shannon Tindle - IMDb
• Hayden Jones - IMDb
• Ultraman: Rising (2024) - IMDb
• THE HUMAN TARGET #1 | DC
• Lost Ollie (TV Mini Series 2022) - IMDb

The Martini

Shannon - Hollow Kingdom #1 - Kira Jane Buxton

Hayden - Thames & Hudson USA - Book - Anime Architecture: Imagined Worlds and Endless Megacities

Jenny - Luigi's Mansion 2 - HD

Rob -  Welcome to Wrexham (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb

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Transcript 

https://www.ilm.com/transcripts/ep-006-ultraman-rising-with-shannon-tindle-and-hayden-jones/

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