Portland animator Paul Harrod has built sets for Pee-Wee's Playhouse, sculpted California Raisins for Will Vinton, and directed episodes of the breakthrough animated TV series The PJs.
During a recent trip to the Burning Man arts festival, Paul answered a call from filmmaker Wes Anderson, who was gearing up to follow his first stop-motion film Fantastic Mr Fox with a new animated feature. Paul was brought aboard as production designer for Isle of Dogs, spending nearly two years in England helping create a sprawling miniature world.
Paul joins S.W. Conser in the studio to share stories about working with Wes Anderson, as well as the likes of Lily Tomlin, Eddie Murphy, and Larry Wilmore.
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