A Minute with Eric Goldberg

Goldberg cites the examples of the collectible maquettes that keep the feel of the original characters, as well as the Viewmaster reels he grew up with as a kid. Goldberg credits these 3D Viewmaster images to sculptor Martha Armstrong Hand. "She used to sculpt, in the 50's, these great versions of classic characters. She did the Bugs Bunny/Elmer Fudd sculpt, she did the Donald Duck and Chip & Dale sculpt, she did the Hanna Barbera characters, and I just thought, my God, those are beautiful! And they really felt like the characters." While he prefers hand-drawn animation, Goldberg says that these examples compel him to embrace the conversion of classic characters into CG. "I think [not doing so] is actually being a little too purist, myself."

On a side note, I asked Goldberg if there was anything on television today that inspires him. He responded with a laugh, "next question."

Finally, I was wondering, if he was stranded on a deserted island with only one piece of animation, what would it be? He couldn't think of one, but gave me an even tie: "A print of ‘Rabbit of Seville,' a print of Dumbo. Dumbo is brilliant, my favorite Disney feature."