Raymond

Happy 30th Anniversary to The Simpsons! Thanks for being my first professional job in animation. I learned a lot!

Vesper the elf loves to play!

I directed and animated this spot for the Patriotic Artists and Creatives Pac. It’s part of a series that shows Donald Trump trying to do other jobs that he’s unqualified for.

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They don't get out as often, but I love seeing how much people like them. Should I let them out to do more videos?

Really? Why?

I would be honored.

The Simpsons was my first big job in animation. It was intimidating at first because I was surrounded by so many talented and funny people. It was also hard work because I felt the show deserved my best work. When I eventually became a director, I felt a responsibility to try to make my episodes live up to the best ones if I could. It was a great place to learn about comedy. The scripts and the visuals were worked on by people that cared about comedy and had studied it most of their lives. Overall, it was a really fun place to work. It was unique, not many shows are in production for that long so we all got to know each other really well. When we weren't trying to make things to make the world laugh, we were trying to make ourselves laugh.

That's a tough one! I've had the chance to work on a lot of great projects from The Simpsons to Wreck-It Ralph and Frozen to lots of personal projects.The best projects to work on are the ones that challenge and push your skills and make you a better artist. On top of that, working with a team that encourages and pushes each other in a positive way can make for a fun project.

Flash goes to the movies! Here’s a promo video we made for Zootopia. Go see it!