AMID AMIDI is a founder and editor of the leading animation industry resource CartoonBrew.com. He is the author of numerous books, including The Art of Pixar Short Films and the award-winning Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in Fifties Animation. He lives in New York City.

JOHN LASSETER is a two-time Academy Award-winning director and Chief Creative Officer, Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, and Principal Creative Advisor, Walt Disney Imagineering.