STORY AND PHOTOS BY DYLAN PAISLEY
Sheridan hosted a screening of the Disney classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame Friday followed by a Q&A with the film’s layout editor and Sheridan’s new layout professor Scott Caple. The showing was part of the college’s Friday night screenings.
The series has been going on for seven years and feature both live-action and animated films.
“They are enrichments screenings originally started for the animation students,” said Sheridan animation professor Maury Whyte.
Showtime was at 6:30 p.m. in room S235. Like any good Disney movie the Hunchback of Notre Dame had people laughing, cheering, singing and even sobbing.
“I came today because Hunchback of Notre Dame is one of my favourite movies of all-time,” said Krista-Marie Porter, a fourth-year Animation student.
“I really enjoy seeing films and I came to a previous one,” said first-year Animation Ilana Steinberg. This was the first time Steinberg had seen the movie on the big screen because it came out in 1996, the year she was born.
Caple, who worked on the film, was on hand after the lights came up to take questions from the aspiring animators. He discussed things such as working at Disney and his contribution to the 1982 Steven Spielberg blockbuster ET. Caple built a piece of film to block out all the wires and stagehands so that you can only see the spaceship during the movie’s final scene.
“The one I am most proudest of is ET,” said Caple. “I worked on a little bit of ET, but never was credited.”
Caple also gave advice to the layout artists in attendance. “Come to class,” he said.
“I love having Scott as a teacher so far,” said Steinberg. “He has worked on some stuff that I just can’t believe I’m being taught by someone who has worked on some of the films he has worked on.”
Next Friday you can catch a screening of the Canadian classic Goin’ Down the Road. The show starts at 6:30 p.m. S235.