John Stevenson Interview (Part 2): Directing Kung Fu Panda

John Stevenson (Director of Kung Fu Panda, Sherlock Gnomes) talks to Barry Jackson (Production Designer on Shrek, Horton Hears a Who, How the Grinch Stole Christmas) about his time freelancing, working on James and the Giant Peach, Working at Dreamworks, Shrek, movie production purgatory, and taking Kung Fu Panda from “Shrek in China” to what we know it today.

00:06 Freelancing
03:25 Legendary Storyboard Artist Joe Ranft
05:37 James and the Giant Peach
06:19 Dreamworks
08:10 Shrek
11:39 About Directing
14:02 Father of the Pride
15:11 Turning a troubled Kung Fu Panda around
34:24 Last thoughts

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