I grew up hearing about WWII and Vietnam how with rationing and the draft, everyone felt it when the country went to war. And when we invaded Iraq, it really struck me that this horrible war was going on, and people weren’t bothered. Class definitely exists and people, in the West especially, don’t want to admit it. I think I just get really bummed about current events, and this is how I can put them into a context I can control. So I thought, what if it actually was a dessert, being made out as a threat? It’s also a cat and mouse cartoon-so sort of using the language of old cartoons to tell a different kind of story.ĭo you set out to make cartoons that deal with class division and war, or do they just go that way in the making? Yellow cake sounds like a delicious treat, but they made it sound so ominous. The Iraq War: when they were trying to justify invading Iraq, “yellow cake uranium” was the phrase repeated. As Art Director of the Cartoon Network Shorts, many titles he’s worked on are becoming hotly-anticipated new series-I’m as excited for his upcoming short,“The Clockwork Elves,” as I am for them (very). Nick weaves elements of old cartoons - whimsy, innocence, and yes, even cutesiness - into cynical social narratives. Watching “Yellow Cake” (above) and Nick’s other great films leaves no doubt as to why he was pegged for the job reading this interview, you’ll see why he was keen on the challenge.
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You may know him best as Art Director of Over the Garden Wall (2014), the Cartoon Network mini-series that demolished long-sniffed presumptions about visual beauty in TV animation. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.Nick Cross is a two time Emmy Award-winning Canadian animator.
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