Tuesday, January 21, 2014

MICHAEL SPORN


Another
legend 
has left us.


His name was synonymous with animation in New York.

He
hired, taught, nurtured, advised, mentored, 
and/or remained friends with 
so many in the 
New York animation community
over so many decades.


The thing I remember most 
about Michael is that he 
seriously,
really and truly
wanted to make films
that would change the world.

I'd periodically get into good-natured arguments 
with him about this.
Why wasn't it okay to just want to make people laugh?
What's wrong with a film about
FARTS?

That's not to say Michael didn't like funny films.
(or farts)
Quite the contrary.
But he thought that
animation,
as a medium,
had so much more to give:

Heart
Intelligence
and especially
Social Awareness

I can think of very few people who
saw animation as such a pure art form.
And I'll always respect him for that.

You can check out some 
of Mr. Sporn's work over

And
if you get a chance,
take a long walk
through
his

Rest well, Michael.
You defined what it was to be an
animator in
New York City.



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