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Canned Air #550 A Conversation with Paul Schrier ("Bulk" from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)

·1 hr 12 min·4 clips

Schrier describes 21 years at Gentle Giant Studios and scanning everything from people to jaguars.

1. Canned Air: A Tribute to Pop Culture centers on Paul Schrier, known for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and later work in directing and 3D fabrication. 2. Hosts Jeremy Colley and Jack Doherty interview Schrier because he played Bulk, stayed with the franchise for years, and later became part of Power Rangers Hyperforce. 3. The episode asks how Schrier moved from Las Vegas childhood and Power Rangers fame into directing, product development, and UFO/UAP commentary. 4. Schrier says growing up in Las Vegas gave him caution about gambling and a skeptical view of spectacle, using white tigers and dolphin card tricks as examples. 5. He says his early work included stunt doubling for Louis Anderson and playing in anti-smoking material with Seth Green. 6. Schrier explains that talent agencies worked through a wire system, where casting directors sent breakdowns and agents called back with possible names. 7. He says he arrived early for the Power Rangers audition in downtown Burbank and got called in after showing fight and choreography ability. 8. Schrier describes the first Power Rangers cast as a mix of skaters, bros, and experienced performers, with a production culture built around support roles. 9. He says the show often put actors in physically awkward situations, including shared dressing spaces and repeated fight beats. 10. Schrier says his most serious acting injury happened in Shakespeare when he stepped down badly and stabbed himself in the back. 11. He says Power Rangers safety procedures were present but not always followed once shooting had to continue. 12. Schrier states that he is the longest-performing cast member on the series, which he frames as the result of staying with the production. 13. He and the hosts discuss Power Rangers once and always and why a franchise with so many characters has to choose a small number for screen time. 14. Schrier says an unmade spinoff would have centered on a hotel and featured L. del el Mexicano Elvis and his dog. 15. He says Fox kids focus groups rejected the spinoff because they wanted robots and Kung Fu, not a hotel setup. 16. Schrier talks about his years at Walt Disney Animation Studios, including work on Home on the Range, Lilo and Stitch, and The Emperor’s New Groove. 17. He then describes 21 years at Gentle Giant Studios in Burbank, where he works with 3D scanning, photogrammetry, drone capture, and large-scale resin printers. 18. Schrier says the same technology can capture people, places, and things, but CAD-to-object translation still creates problems in manufacturing. 19. People interested in Power Rangers, animation credits, or 3D fabrication will get the most from this conversation. 20. People wanting a tightly scripted story or a short nostalgia recap may skip it.

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