So, you want to be an Imagineer? An interview with two former Disney Imagineers! Ep.04

 

MickeyBlog Podcast Ep.04

Jared, Kristi, and Jessie got to interview two Imagineers, oh boy! Special guests Ryan Harmon and Joe Lanzisero tell us all about what it's like to stand "on the shoulders of giants" and how to "tell a story that connects people emotionally." Want to hear their stories, insights, and advice? Come join us!

Ryan Harmon is the President and Chief Creative Officer at Zeitgeist Design and Production. Life is an experience and since 1987, Ryan Harmon has been making it a memorable one for millions of people around the world. Harmon is a former Disney Imagineer (from age 20) who has held senior creative positions at Delaney-Harmon, Story Dept., Universal Creative, Warner Bros., BRC Imagination Arts, and Landmark Entertainment Group, and consulted for dozens of owner/operators, design firms, and developers worldwide. Ryan is a member of the Producers Guild of America and The Magic Castle, and currently serves on the advisory panel for Riyadh Hub in Saudi Arabia.

For more information, visit: zeitgeist-USA.com

Joe Lanzisero, is the Executive Vice President + Chief Art Director at Zeitgeist Design and Production. After 35 years as a Disney Imagineer, responsible for over US$9 billion in built projects, including Mickey's Toontown at Disneyland, Toy Story Land, Mystic Point and Grizzly Gulch at Hong Kong Disneyland, and dozens of classic Disney rides, shows, and attractions in the parks and aboard Disney Cruise Ships, Joe Lanzisero is a true celebrity of our industry. Lanzisero studied at CalArts alongside Tim Burton, John Lasseter, Brad Bird and other luminaries of animation and film before becoming a Disney animator in the early 1980s. Today, he is a designer, illustrator, art director and creative director of the very highest caliber.

For more information, visit: http://www.lanziserocreative.com

 

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