I think it's a good place to start given with how crazy this world has been as of the last year and then to sort of expand on that a little bit professionally. What's it been like for you since March. I imagine there have been a lot of changes, especially considering that you are you have been working at Disney on Amphibia lately. So let me know a little bit about what went on there
Jack Ferraiolo
@jackferraiolo · 4:00
I guess that feels like it's missing a little bit. There's a lot of tools nowadays to replicate that. And I think out of necessity, you're able to kind of allow for that, even with the distance. Allow for that kind of collaborative spirit. But I think there is something to be said for being around other people that are kind of buying into a creative vision and sharing the energy, sharing that spirit, sharing that kind of space with the same people
Voices of Swell
@voices · 1:26
Hey, Jack, thank you for your thoughtful response. And boy, do I hear you? I think a lot of people can definitely relate to what you've explained. And obviously there's something to be said about having a job and how wonderful that is is. But there are some difficulties that come with working at home. Like you said, it's this weird sort of blend of being in your place where you're fully comfortable, but also having to bring your work home with you
Jack Ferraiolo
@jackferraiolo · 4:40
I started to work on a show called O'Grady and then worked with Dorothea Gilliam to develop the show Work Girl, and then really started to concentrate more on my writing and push that along. I always, I guess, approach things with an editor standpoint, even when I'm writing, which is a bit tricky because the writer's mind and Editor's mind are different and they kind of get in the way of each other sometimes
Voices of Swell
@voices · 1:53
But Brendan Small was a hero of mine when I was a kid because of Metalocalypse, which he was the writer and creator of and actor on. And he brought the band into the live tour, and it was just something that I was so into when I was a teenager
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
Jack Ferraiolo
@jackferraiolo · 4:48
He just would live in that moment in that character and would push and pull the scene in various directions as to how he felt his character would approach, that he would inhabit his characters and not in a method kind of way. He would just want to say the funniest thing in character that he could and still stay in character. He didn't want to take it outside his character because then it would be unusable
Voices of Swell
@voices · 1:12
I guess a good segue would be since you already sort of mentioned some of the behind the scenes processes to begin with. Can you sort of walk me through the process in an animated show? I know that they take a long time. I'm sure most people know that, but I don't think everybody quite understands how much is going on behind the scenes, how many different teams are working on things
Jack Ferraiolo
@jackferraiolo · 4:53
There's a premise submitted every week and an outline submitted every week, and a script submitted every week. And so it's a constant flow of written material, and you're just trying to stay on top of it and make sure everything is up to a certain quality level and goes out on time. So it's an assembly line in a lot of ways