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August 6, 2019
10 Questions with ... Dan BlankBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS:
Graduating from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2001, Blank received a Student Academy Award for his stop-motion film Shadowplay. For many years, Blank worked in both animation and visual effects for film and television (Watchmen, Chronicles of Narnia, Avatar). His proof-of-concept short "Monster Roll” was a viral hit, gaining him attention as a creator. He has written and developed features in both animation and live action, with projects at Cartoon Network and 20th Century Fox. He has also consulted for Google’s virtual reality projects, exploring creative potential with emerging technologies.
1. Your background was in visual arts, but here you are creating hit scripted podcasts. First, what drew you to the podcast medium? What was it about the podcast and audio medium that lent itself to what you wanted to accomplish?
I had always been a huge fan of radio dramas and sketch comedy albums. Growing up near New York City, my parents would often take us to the Museum of Broadcasting (now the Paley Center for Media), where you could not only listen to old radio programs, but as kids, you could perform in one as either an actor or foley artist. While I had early introductions to Lux Radio Theater, Suspense! and BBC radio, I was also obsessively listening to comedy albums from Monty Python, National Lampoon, Adam Sandler, etc. There were sketches that experimented with the medium and were funnier than anything that could be pulled off visually, because they forced the audience to engage and use their imagination (If you are twelve, “Are You Embarrassed Easily?” is exceptionally crude and hilarious).
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