Ep. 011: Tamara Lusher-Stocker - Animator, Visual Development Artist, Storyboard Artist for Disney, Pixar, Lucasfilm Animation and more!
The Animated Journey: Interviews with Animation Professionals - A podcast by Angela Entzminger
This week on Episode 11 of The Animated Journey I interviewed a true super star in the field – Tamara Lusher-Stocker! Tamara has the illustrious distinction of working as an animator on the BIG THREE Disney Renaissance films – Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King! She also worked on Hercules, Dinosaur and Treasure Planet in story and visual development, and she’s worked at several other studios including Pixar, Wildbrain, Rainmaker Entertainment, Blue Sky, and Lucasfilm Animation. She’s worked with other industry titans including Joe Grant, Joe Ranft, Burny Mattinson, Chris Williams and she once met Princess Di and Michael Jackson! Tamara discusses what’s it like to work at various studios, how she got her internship to work at the Disney Florida Studio and the Disney Burbank Studio, how to pitch, and what’s it like to option your own movie, the joy of teaching, the importance of building your own brand and much more! Tamara Lusher-Stocker’s Websites Website http://www.tamara-mara.com/ Twitter @TamaraLusSto Tumblr http://tamara-mara.tumblr.com/ The Show Website www.theanimatedjourney.com Twitter @animjourney Instagram @animjourney Facebook www.facebook.com/theanimatedjourney The Host Website www.sketchysoul.com Tumblr www.sketchysoul.tumblr.com Twitter @SketchySoul Instagram @SketchySoul
