HARTLE TAPS INTO A QUIET POWER BOTH
ON THE RANCH AND IN THE STUDIO
Several years ago, while working
on a TV project for Film Roman,
producer Gary Hartle recalls entering
a production meeting where many in
the room were acting like gladiators.
But the yelling, chaos and generalized
angst began to diffuse after Hartle
quietly took his seat at the end of
the table and started listening.
"Anger is just fear," says Hartle.
"So I listened to each one of their
fears…and we began to formulate
what the show was going to be
by taking each of their fears and
pouring them into the pot of stew.
They were all happy because their
fears were being [addressed]."
Hartle had used unconventional
skills to resolve issues that day; he
had applied what he does when he
works with horses: "The best way to
have people follow you is to show
them where you're leading them
is better than where they are."
The veteran producer-director-
storyboard artist of such shows
as Mighty Max, Johnny Bravo and
New Looney Tunes speaks these
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