1. How long does it take to animate an episode of Beast Wars?

1. Please tell us a bit about your background.
I was born in Vancouver but moved to Australia shortly after that. Stayed there until I was three years old and then came back to Vancouver where I was raised and received my education.

2. What training did you undergo to become an actor?
Spent three years in full time theater school in Vancouver. That was followed by another four to five years in ongoing training with acting coaches and other such instructors.

1. Please tell us a bit about yourself.
After wandering through my early and mid 20s (bass player, free-lance writer and most importantly, office clerk for a fish broker) I decided to go to film school after helping a roommate finish his student film. Upon returning from Montreal's Concoria University I edited a variety of music videos, short films, TV programs and eventually found myself here.

1. I understand The Pit and The Matrix create the protoforms, but where do the Sparks come from? Are they also created in
The Matrix and The Pit?
NOPE... BUT none of the Transformers actually know where the Sparks come from. I DO... But I am afraid I won't tell. It's one of my bigger secrets.

2. Is the original Matrix responsible for the creation of the Pit and the Matrix vats?
YES... At least according to me...

1. Please tell us a little about your background.
Not much to tell. I have been a professional scriptwriter, TV and film, since 1973. Born New York City. Went to both NYU(undergrad) and UCLA(Grad) film schools. Began my career with a movie assignment for a rather shady outfit called Bryanston Pictures. That got me in the Writer's Guild. Long dry period after that, until I finally got a break in animation. Got lots of animation work before finally cracking the live action tv area. Now do both.

1. What have you been up to since the end of Beast Wars?
Looking for work mainly. I have a few pie-in-sky projects that I am involved with on an on-going basis, but none are producing regular paychecks. However at the moment I may be joining Bob Forward once again, story-editing a new animated series based on King Kong.

2. There was quite a lot of fan reaction over your leaving Beast Wars. Was it shocking to have the writers of a series develop a fan base all their own?

1. What biographical information can you provide us?

1. Please tell us a bit about your background

This interview was done on 11/03 during the Big Apple Con Convention where Garry Chalk was a guest.