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BONUS: Crickets, Clay, and the City of Roses with Chuck Duke
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Episode BONUS: Crickets, Clay, and the City of Roses with Chuck Duke
Mike and Chanel chat with legendary animator Chuck Duke about his background with Will Vinton Studios, observing actual dogs for Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs, animating special characters for Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), and more!
Chuck began his professional career in animation in his early twenties and has since contributed to a wide range of feature films and television productions in the animation and visual effects departments. Aside from James and the Giant Peach, his credits include Fantastic Mr. Fox, Isle of Dogs, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, as well as stop-motion animation and effects on Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019), and Star Wars: Mandalorian and Grogu (2026).
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Credits
• Hosted by: Mike Bennett & Chanel Hason • Guest: Chuck Duke • Produced & Edited by: Jon Richardson • Music by: Gretchen Lohse & Thomas Hughes of Carol Cleveland Sings • Intro Animation by: Silas Bell & Kyle Bell of Castle Animation • Artwork by: Fuzzzbrain
Special thanks to
Willa & Willa's family, Chuck Duke, Michele Kraus Bennett, Cayley Pater, The Elakha Alliance, Teddy Albertson, crickets in general
Links in the notes 19
- https://thezooquarium.com/podcast
- https://mikebennettstudios.com/pages/zooquarium-podcast#submit-your-question
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-zooquarium-podcast/id1838530932
- https://www.youtube.com/@mikebennettstudios
- https://open.spotify.com/show/3bIyyqiP0nZ1hYVqtE2VkK?si=6fb9e59eb66e4568
- https://www.chuckduke.net/
- https://www.instagram.com/cdook/
- https://mikebennettstudios.com/pages/portland-aquarium
- https://mikebennettstudios.com/pages/build-your-sticker-bundle
- https://www.instagram.com/thezooquarium
- https://www.instagram.com/mikebennettart
- https://www.instagram.com/pschanel/
- https://www.elakhaalliance.org/
- https://www.thezooquarium.com/podcast
- https://mikebennettstudios.com/
- https://www.jrmediaservices.net/
- https://www.lavendercatcreative.com/
- https://castleanimation.com/
- https://hellofuzzzbrain.myportfolio.com/work?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnICWDRX_MU33wet0iFEVCp15zD5PWjGaMXsZhmb1pln7gZY_W4FCN3Dg_HKk_aem_utbCDC0VU24BsykKMHz6Tw
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