Chapter 4

PRODUCTION

Okay, this is the fun part. You’ve raised your money, and it matches the budget (hopefully). Let’s make this sucker!

When I start off on the production of a new feature film, I realize that ahead of me lie two years of solid work, late hours, and the spending of a lot of money. But I never really consider that a problem because the idea for the new film is so strong and so clever that it will revolutionize our present understanding of animation. I see myself getting the Oscar handed to me by John Lasseter, who says to me, “Bill, you’re going to change the world with this film! You’re going to win the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize, because it’s genius!”

And that’s how you have to think about your project, because how else ...

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