“Keeping the cat front-and-center was definitely a smart choice, from Tim and the animation department. Mr. Whiskers got referred to more than we actually saw him on stage. Seeing him on screen, you just love him.” ChoicesSawsSeeingStageFrontsSmartCatScreensDepartmentAnimationWhiskersSmart Choices Author:John August
“I convinced Tim to add one song, and then we added five. We changed a lot of things while we were shooting, which you should never do in stop-motion animation. With this, it was a much smoother ship, so I wasn't getting sent the scratch reels of things.” ShouldSongFiveChangedAddConvincedShipsShootingScratchesAnimation Author:John August