Animation ace Max Howard speaks on his journey so far : Bollywood News

Youve worked with the likes of legendary animator Richard Williams on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, so how did you land this project?

I come from a theatre background as a director and producer so I had been used to working with creative people. Somebody I had known while working in theatre earlier had moved on to become head of Disneys Feature Animation division. In making the decision to produce the animation for Roger Rabbit in London, Disney needed somebody to manage that studio and I was fortunate enough to be chosen for that role. This was the time when I worked with Richard, which was a great experience, and Ive been in touch with him over the years. As a matter of fact, two years ago, we did a retrospective on the film. It was great for us to sit back and talk about our memories of those years working together to bring Who Framed Roger Rabbit to the screen. It was a pretty intense experience bringing Roger to the screen - it was groundbreaking in every way.

What other segments have you forayed into, apart from animation in the industry?

I was President of Warner Bros. Feature Animation and Senior Vice President of Disney Feature Animation. Ive served Disney for about 10 years. The films included Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Little Mermaid, The Rescuers Down Under, Prince and the Pauper, Aladdin, Beauty & the Beast and The Lion King. I was Co-Executive Producer at DreamWorks for Spirit, Stallion of the Cimarron.

As President of Warner Bros. Feature Animation, I oversaw Space Jam, The Quest for Camelot and The Iron Giant, which gave Brad Bird his first directing role. Later he went on to direct Ratatouille and The Incredibles for Pixar. That was a breakthrough movie and certainly a wonderful film. Ive been lucky enough to have worked on two major live action / animation films, Space Jam and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Not many people working in animation have been able to work with the classic characters from both Warner Bros. the Looney Tunes and Mickey Mouse. To work on multiple films and shorts was a rare honor.