Tony Bancroft is an American animator and film director who frequently collaborates with Disney. He is the founder and owner of the faith-driven animation company Toonacious Family Entertainment. Tony is the Executive VP Creative Development and Production for DivideNine Animation Studios. Life and career A native Californian, Bancroft grew up in Orange County. After a two-year stint at Cypress College, he enrolled in the character animation program at CalArts. This led to a summer job as a production assistant with filmmaker Ralph Bakshi and ultimately to an internship in California with Disney Feature Animation followed by a full-time position at the new Florida animation facility. Bancroft (along with his twin brother Tom) was selected to be among the first group of animators to work at the Disney-MGM Studios. During his one-year stay in Florida, he had his first official assignment as an assistant cleanup animator on Roger Rabbit in Roller Coaster Rabbit. This was followed by a credit as animating assistant on The Rescuers Down Under working on the character of "Frank the frill-necked lizard". In 1990, he returned to California and worked as a character animator on Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin before being promoted to supervising animator role on The Lion King. After working on the character design and some preliminary animation for the gargoyle characters in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, he was tapped to join Barry Cook as a director on Mulan. He was animation supervisor on Stuart Little 2 at Sony Pictures Imageworks during 2002, and founded Toonacious that same year. Bancroft also served as English voice director on Hayao Miyazaki's Porco Rosso in 2003. In 2012, Bancroft authored the book: Directing for Animation: Everything You Didn't Learn in Art School published by Focal Press. The book explores the directing process, with insights from noted directors including Dean DeBlois, Pete Docter, Eric Goldberg, Tim Miller, John Musker, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Nick Park and Chris Wedge. In 2014, Bancroft and his brother Tom, began The Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast, which focuses on the animation industry, featuring interviews with creators and those involved. The podcast celebrated its 100th episode with guest Mark Henn in July 2018 live show presented via Skype, for animation classes at Lipscomb University in Tennessee, where each brother teaches. For some time, Bancroft was working on pre-production and directing an animated film, titled Bunyan and Babe, which was released in 2017. In March 2018, it was announced that Bancroft would join Azusa Pacific University as the head of the school's new Animation and Visual Effects degree program beginning in the fall of that year. In 2018, Bancroft also was an animator on Mary Poppins Returns. Bancroft is currently a storyboard artist at Warner Bros. Animation, after he was one of the traditional animators on Space Jam: A New Legacy. Personal life Bancroft and his wife, Rene, have three daughters, Caitlin, Savannah, and Sierra. They returned to Los Angeles after living in Florida during the production of Mulan. He has a twin brother named Tom who is also an animator. He is a Christian, and highly credits God for his talents as an animator and director.

Great interview! It's pure gold when you find a chat along with Rael.

Lorna Cook directed of "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron", nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and winner of four Annie Awards. Her extensive credits as an animator include 'The Land Before Time' and the Universal Picture's "An American Tail". Ms. Cook was an animator on two Academy Award-winning films from Walt Disney Pictures "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Lion King". Ms. Cook spent several years as a valued story artist at Disney as well, including the position of key story artist on "The Lion King", "Mulan", and was co-head of Story on DreamWorks "The Prince of Egypt".

This hits so different and is so sad 3 years later. Like I am sad and angry watching this, just because of personal accounts from people who have been friends with Vivienne or have worked for Vivienne. It's so sad man, someone says they stand for indie but take so many creatives out of a job so that she can have the big show with the big budget.

Why does the interviewer feel the need to finish Gerald’s sentences? I have the feeling we missed out on some nuggets, Gerald was just about to say something interesting, then the guy interrupts….

Great Interview. I have recently been getting into his artwork, to study it. Incredible stuff.

24:34 The most important answer

i loved the series and its characters but the ending made me hate it. now it just hurts to watch it.

Toil And Trouble Will Find New Life Somewhere I Hope...

To me, Storyboarding is the essential task a director should master AND do, just like the Japanese anime directors do, for tv shows or theatre. Most of the time, the US directors don't have a clear idea about what they want on screen and rely on the crew to give them, not only the general idea, tone etc... but about the camera work and design as well. Really wonder some time what did the director on a show or movie but asking the production what they are looking about and playing golf when the crew is working hard and being credited for the good result. Storyboarders are so underated, they deserve the same recognition the animators get from the critics and fans.

Storytellers and art designers the true heroes of animation but the more underated ones.

Aww

His haircut is handsome

Thanks a lot for this interview! A wonderful artist!

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1:40 You know, if you don't want to be abducted, always carry a skunk in your pocket. 😂😂😂😂😂

His latest cartoons are his best ever! What a huge talent! Deb

This is my favorite movie ever and I am a little sad that I didn’t even know this was happening until 11 months later but I’m still happy this did happen and was recorded for someone like me who didn’t know about it to be able to watch it. I would do anything to meet everyone involved in this film because this movie means a lot to me and it was a big part of me becoming fascinated with old retro technology and I want to thank everyone who is in this video and everyone involved in the movie. 😊

i cant belive this is freely available on youtube,,, highly dense content with such valuable tips .....learned a lot from this.. thankyyou so so much for uploading this.

I’m doing a paper on how to become a freelance animator or create a business in animation, this actually kinda helps since viv is my inspiration and I really want to know how I can become a good animator like her one day and make my own web series or tv series. Thanks a lot ❤

1:39:51 this honestly makes so much sense and explains why Viv reacts the way she does to some twitter users. I honestly get it.

After my kid stumbled across this show I had to look up the creator. I hate how appealing this show is to children! That needs to be addressed. Total trash television. We had to block it. Ha

Hierchy isn't equal to power, Team Alastor this is not over for us!🎉🎉

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Brave little toaster should get more love and recognition, it was a good movie and deserves a good comeback for like another sequel or something else and if the actors aren’t able to return as these characters I have a few good actors that could fill in as the characters because they have voices that could fit for the brave little toaster gang Like toaster voiced by Monica raymund Lampy voiced by Ben stiller Radio voiced by either Eric Christian Olsen, Chris Pratt or Kenneth Choi Kirby voiced by either Peter Cullen or John Goodman Blanky could be voiced by any kid actor that could fit the part Be nice for brave little toaster to return and get good recognition because it was good and Disney animation could make it officially an animated Disney movie if they do something for it to make a comeback

Brave little toaster should get more love and recognition, it was a good movie and deserves a good comeback for like another sequel or something else and if the actors aren’t able to return as these characters I have a few good actors that could fill in as the characters because they have voices that could fit for the brave little toaster gang Like toaster voiced by Monica raymund Lampy voiced by Ben stiller Radio voiced by either Eric Christian Olsen, Chris Pratt or Kenneth Choi Kirby voiced by either Peter Cullen or John Goodman Blanky could be voiced by any kid actor that could fit the part Be nice for brave little toaster to return and get good recognition because it was good and Disney animation could make it officially an animated Disney movie if they do something for it to make a comeback

Brave little toaster should get more love and recognition, it was a good movie and deserves a good comeback for like another sequel or something else and if the actors aren’t able to return as these characters I have a few good actors that could fill in as the characters because they have voices that could fit for the brave little toaster gang Like toaster voiced by Monica raymund Lampy voiced by Ben stiller Radio voiced by either Eric Christian Olsen, Chris Pratt or Kenneth Choi Kirby voiced by either Peter Cullen or John Goodman Blanky could be voiced by any kid actor that could fit the part Be nice for brave little toaster to return and get good recognition because it was good and Disney animation could make it officially an animated Disney movie if they do something for it to make a comeback

Brave little toaster should get more love and recognition, it was a good movie and deserves a good comeback for like another sequel or something else and if the actors aren’t able to return as these characters I have a few good actors that could fill in as the characters because they have voices that could fit for the brave little toaster gang Like toaster voiced by Monica raymund Lampy voiced by Ben stiller Radio voiced by either Eric Christian Olsen, Chris Pratt or Kenneth Choi Kirby voiced by either Peter Cullen or John Goodman Blanky could be voiced by any kid actor that could fit the part Be nice for brave little toaster to return and get good recognition because it was good and Disney animation could make it officially an animated Disney movie if they do something for it to make a comeback

omg i needed this!

35:26 "Hell doesn't exist." I'm sorry, but aren't you two from LA?

Just saw this film in its entirety. It's a beautiful meditation on what it means to be in love in an intolerant world. The look of the film is remarkable as well. This movie will inspire me for a long time as I continue my own filmmaking journey.

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Glad to see the fruits of your & your team's labor of love make it to primetime streaming...

I ended up recognizing Satan's face on Satan's Workouts app. And on Envee app, it's Leviathan's mask or his face?

Why Marcy Voice actor Haley tju wasn’t there 💀

Ash saquen la 5tabtempora y ya de la serie eso es lo que todos los Fans quieren

Thanks for this! I’m making a full cartoon and this has helped a lot!

Take a dumb toy line and make it to the most greatest and epic own animated show ever for everyone likes

More of Karl please 😢

Not much of an audience reaction to some truly stunning an funny work. Great talent (and married to the lovely and elegant lady, Jane Asher to boot! A good good life indeed!)

I got the Rogue One book, it had a tiny drawing of hers in there. Cool stuff.

I grew up watching both of these shows.

I need to learn from this man. I am in awe

24:57 toaster what are u doing

20:19 I love this lmao

Timestamp of footage proving it was gonna be in widescreen 2:27:25

39:04 this is so cute 🥰

1:34:47 no no no hey! Shut up shut up *shut up!* lol

Years later i found this video linked by the helluva wiki and now i rlly wanna make a helluva inspired story