Later on in the year the short film Runaway Brain is turning 30. It premiered on August 11, 1995. A few things come to mind when I reflect on the film's production:
At the time the French animation crew in Paris was so ready to take on a project like this one. These were the artists who had previously animated the beautiful Goofy Movie. Not much tutoring on my part was needed to get the crew ready for a potentially classic Mickey Mouse short (which I think it is.) All of the animators had done "their homework", they knew how to produce top notch Disney animation.
When the film was released I wondered about the tempo in which the story was told. It seemed a bit too fast to me. But looking at the short now, it looks perfect. A dynamic, fresh and entertaining short which echoes Mickey's early gutsy personality.
Last not least I met quite a few French people who became lifelong friends. What more can you ask for from an animated short film production?
Here is a write up from the time of the film's release in Disney's internal news letter.
Here is a blog post on Runaway Brain from 2012:
https://andreasdeja.blogspot.com/2012/12/runaway-brain.html
