Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Get a behind-the-scenes look at animation creation from the director of The Little Mermaid and Moana!
Director John Musker, with his collaborator Ron Clements, is responsible for the creation of some of the most beloved Disney animated classics of the past 40 years, including The Little Mermaid (1989), Aladdin (1992), Hercules (1997), Moana (2016), and more. Following his retirement from the studio in 2018, Musker embarked on the creation of the charming, hand-drawn short I’m Hip (4 mins., DCP) about a jazz-obsessed cat trying to prove his “coolness” to anyone he meets. For this presentation Musker uses his short to demonstrate his approach to character creation, movement, design, and more. A Q&A follows the presentation.
Bio:
John Musker is an award-winning animator, director and screenwriter. Along with co-director Ron Clements, he is best know for such Walt Disney films as THE LITTLE MERMAID (1989), ALADDIN (1992), HERCULES (1997), THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (2009), and MOANA (2016), among others. His most recent film is the short I'M HIP (2023).
Get a behind-the-scenes look at animation creation from the director of The Little Mermaid and Moana!
Director John Musker, with his collaborator Ron Clements, is responsible for the creation of some of the most beloved Disney animated classics of the past 40 years, including The Little Mermaid (1989), Aladdin (1992), Hercules (1997), Moana (2016), and more. Following his retirement from the studio in 2018, Musker embarked on the creation of the charming, hand-drawn short I’m Hip (4 mins., DCP) about a jazz-obsessed cat trying to prove his “coolness” to anyone he meets. For this presentation Musker uses his short to demonstrate his approach to character creation, movement, design, and more. A Q&A follows the presentation.
Bio:
John Musker is an award-winning animator, director and screenwriter. Along with co-director Ron Clements, he is best know for such Walt Disney films as THE LITTLE MERMAID (1989), ALADDIN (1992), HERCULES (1997), THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (2009), and MOANA (2016), among others. His most recent film is the short I'M HIP (2023).
