When my son Liam and I stepped off the plane in Rome last spring, I could practically feel the animation cells of history flipping through time right beneath our feet. Sure, the Colosseum was high on...
The first time I stepped into Gwangjang Market, Seoul's sensory explosion hit me like the opening sequence of a Miyazaki film – vivid colors, enticing aromas, and a symphony of sizzling sounds. My 10-...
When my son Noah and I first landed in Cape Town last spring, I had that same feeling I get when starting a new animation project – that electric mix of anticipation and creative possibility stretchin...
The first time I stepped foot in Sao Paulo with my 10-year-old son Max, I felt like we'd walked into an animated feature film where every frame burst with vivid colors and unexpected characters. This...
When I first landed in Seoul with my 10-year-old son Miles, the sprawling metropolis felt like stepping into one of those meticulously crafted animation backgrounds we spend months perfecting at the s...
You know that scene in animation where the background suddenly shifts from muted tones to vibrant panoramic splendor? That's exactly what happened when I first laid eyes on Busan's dramatic coastline...
The first time I stepped into Barcelona with my son Theo, I had the classic animator's dilemma – how do you look beyond the main character when they're as scene-stealing as Antoni Gaud� His fantastic...
There's something magical about watching Europe unfold frame by frame through a train window—like the most beautiful animation sequence I've ever directed. Last summer, my 10-year-old son Miles and I...
Rome wasn't built in a day, and trust me, you won't see the real Rome in one either. Seven years ago, when I first brought my son Leo to the Eternal City, we did the standard tourist circuit—Colosseum...