Skwigly presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring featuring Ben Mitchell in conversation with David Hutchinson, creator/showrunner of the smash-hit YouTube series Boy & Dragon.

In a boundless notebook world lives a brave young knight and his oafish pet Dragon. Together, Boy and Dragon go on bizarre adventures and wreak magical mayhem, all the while avoiding the wrath of the Evil Wizard. With Boy’s brilliant brains and Dragon’s bumbling brawn, the pair fly through turning pages to triumph in a tale of true camaraderie. Told through classic, hand-drawn character animation, Boy & Dragon provides laughs for all ages in a playful world that transcends the limits of traditional storytelling.

Produced by WildBrain and originally launched in 2019, the series makes use of traditional, hand-drawn animation (among other approaches) and stands out among WildBrain’s original content for amassing 6.4+ million YouTube subscribers and 4.4+ billion views across its four seasons.

During his time at WildBrain as Senior Creative Producer, Hutchinson has worked across a number of popular IPs including Emojitown for the emoji company GmbH and Scribble Scrubbies for Crayola, serving on both as creator/co-creator and showrunner. Following up on his first podcast appearance, in this episode of Animation One-To-Ones he discusses the ever-changing landscape of YouTube and the best ways that animation creators can navigate it. Download here or stream below:

See more of Boy & Dragon at youtube.com/@BoyAndDragon

Interview conducted by Ben Mitchell
Produced, edited and presented by Ben Mitchell