What better way to begin a new year than with an exclusive ImNotBad.com artist interview. This one is quite a surprise. I was contacted by David Russell in Australia, who worked for Amblin Entertainment as concept artist on Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He also worked on other films such as Return of the Jedi, The Chronicles of Narnia, Batman, The Color Purple and X-Men Origins. Naturally I had a lot of questions for someone who worked so directly in the filmmaking process, and was honored when he responded with lots of fantastic information about Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Jessica. Find out what he thinks about animator Richard Williams, the Disney Studio's real concerns about Jessica, her deleted scene in Eddie's bathtub, if Harrison Ford had been cast as Eddie, why he feels the characters disappeared for so long, and be the first to know when he's going to sell his collection of artwork from various film projects.
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ImNotBad.com:
It's very exciting to have you for our special interview. To let the readers know a little more about you, what was it that inspired you to start drawing?
David Russell:
My creative journey began in childhood, when my imagination was stirred by fantasy books such as the
Oz series. This lead to an interest in mythology, especially
Norse tales. Somewhat later I chanced upon the dynamic comic book work of Jack Kirby, and this influence set me on my path as a visual artist.
