Ron Zorman Animation Reel

Ron Zorman is a Canadian animator, storyboard artist, writer, and director. Ron began his career as an assistant animator on “Tales of the Mouse Hockey League” and “Babar: The Movie” before getting hired at the Vancouver-based Carbunkle Cartoons studio in 1990. It was here that Zorman would embark on one of his most well-known stints in the animation industry: working as an animator on John Kricfalusi’s new Nickelodeon series “The Ren & Stimpy Show”. Carbunkle split from Ren & Stimpy in 1992 following Kricfalusi’s infamous firing from the show. Ron later found himself in the director’s chair on Carbunkle’s “The Baby Huey Show”, a reboot of the Famous Studios cartoon series in the vein of Ren & Stimpy. At the turn of the 21st Century, Ron began animating at Pixar, which he still works at to this day. Ron’s animation style during his time at Carbunkle was once described by animation historian Thad Komorowski as “other-worldly”. His animation is gracefully energetic, with special attention given to mouth movements. He uses slow-ins and slow-outs very often, as well as quick pops and various other flourishes. His animation for Pixar is a lot more relaxed and subtle, but his sense of timing and poses make his work stand out above the other animators. Special thanks to Ron Zorman, Bob Jaques, Thad Komorowski, and Devon Baxter for their identifications and research! [[The following notes are in reference to the clips at 5:23]] *"Fire Dogs" was produced in a joint effort between 3 animation studios: Lacewood, Carbunkle, and Fil-Cartoons. I left it at "Spumco-Carbunkle" for the sake of less confusion. **Due to the animation being outsourced to 3 studios, there would've been multiple animation directors listed had it not been for limited screen space and added confusion.