Today we shall be examining the collaborations of a Disney animator who started out as an assistant but then came into his own later on.
When we think of Classic Disney films, we instantly think of the characters. And two of the most notable sidekicks in the early days of the Disney Renaissance are Cogsworth from BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and Iago from ALADDIN.
Both these characters were supervised by Will Finn, an animator who originally joined the Disney studio in the late ‘70s before being let go after Don Bluth and several others quit to start work on THE SECRET OF NIMH. Will Finn also worked on that film, as well as on the ambitious video game SPACE RACE, but he was rehired by Disney in the mid ‘80s. He provided animation on OLIVER & COMPANY, THE LITTLE MERMAID and THE RESCUERS DOWN UNDER before he ultimately became a directing animator.
During that time, many other young artists came to the studio. One of them was Tony Bancroft who was mentored by Will Finn and got to work with him on Iago and Cogsworth. Eventually he was promoted to leading animator on Pumbaa in THE LION KING and Kronk in THE EMPEROR’S NEW GROOVE.
So which scenes did Bancroft work on you ask. Well I am here to show you, and all these scenes have been confirmed by Bancroft himself.
DAN CREEDON
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