Hoppers

Hoppers

From The Rough Cut by Matt Feury

March 16, 2026 · 1h 0m

About this episode

The episode features the editing team behind the animated film 'Hoppers', discussing the intricacies of animation and storytelling.

Axel Geddes ACE, Tony Greenberg, Chloe Kloezeman, Geoff Sledge, Ayesha Johannes The Hoppers editing team of Axel, Tony, Chloe, Geoff and Ayesha understand better than anyone, that in the world of animation, creating a captivating film involves more than just drawing and animating characters. It requires a deep understanding of storytelling, editing, and collaboration. Not to mention the occasional party in the cutting room. Hoppers follows a young woman named Mabel Tanaka, an animal lover whose mind is transferred into a lifelike robotic beaver, allowing her to communicate with animals and save their habitat from human destruction, while inadvertently starting an uprising in doing so. AXEL GEDDES, ACE Axel Geddes joined Pixar Animation Studios in February 1999 as an assistant editor on the Academy Award®-nominated feature "Toy Story 2." Geddes went on to work as a second assistant editor on "Monsters, Inc.," first assistant editor on Oscar ® -winner "Finding Nemo" and second film editor on Oscar ® -winning feature film "WALL•E." He continued as a lead editor on two Toy Story Toons, the studio's Halloween television special "Toy Story of TERROR!" and "Finding Dory." He more…

People in this episode

Host: Matt Feury

Guests: Axel Geddes, Tony Greenberg, Chloe Kloezeman, Geoff Sledge, Ayesha Johannes

Topics covered

  • animation
  • editing
  • storytelling
  • collaboration
  • film production

Keywords

  • Hoppers
  • animation
  • editing
  • storytelling
  • Pixar

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pixar Animation Studios

Books & works: Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, WALL•E, Toy Story Toons, Toy Story of TERROR!, Finding Dory, Toy Story 4, Lightyear, Hoppers

Places: San Francisco Bay Area

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