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List Of Blue Sky Studios Productions
This is a list of productions from Blue Sky Studios, a former American computer-animation film production company based in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States, including feature films, shorts, specials, and television series. Blue Sky had released 13 feature films, which were all released by 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) before its closure on April 10, 2021. The company produced its first feature-length film, ''Ice Age'', in 2002. Their second production, ''Robots'', was released in 2005, followed by their first sequel, '' Ice Age: The Meltdown'', in 2006. Blue Sky Studios was one of the Fox film studios that was acquired by Disney on March 20, 2019. Blue Sky's final film was ''Spies in Disguise'', which was released on December 25, 2019. The studio's final production overall was the miniseries '' Ice Age: Scrat Tales'', released on April 13, 2022. Feature films Television specials Short films Television series Contributions * Nickelodeon (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Sky Studios 2013 Logo
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Chris Meledandri
Christopher Meledandri (; born May 15, 1959) is an American film producer and founder and CEO of Illumination. He previously served as President of 20th Century Fox Animation, and has worked as the producer of the ''Despicable Me'' franchise and the ''Sing'' franchise. Early life Meledandri was born in New York City to Roland Meledandri, a men's fashion designer, and Risha Meledandri, an activist, growing up in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He attended Dartmouth College. Career Early career Meledandri's first job in the film industry came when he worked as an assistant to executive producer Daniel Melnick on the set of ''Footloose''. Meledandri afterwards was the producer for a series of small films, before working as a producer for the 1993 Disney film ''Cool Runnings'', which was a financial success. Soon after Meledandri was hired by 20th Century Fox, where executives presumed that the success of ''Cool Runnings'' showcased Meledandri's ability to produce financially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinco Paul And Ken Daurio
Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio are American screenwriters. They are primarily known for writing screenplays for animated films, including '' Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who'', '' Despicable Me'', ''Dr. Seuss' The Lorax'', ''Despicable Me 2'', ''The Secret Life of Pets'' and ''Despicable Me 3''. Paul is also the creator, executive producer and songwriter for the 2021 Apple TV+ musical comedy series ''Schmigadoon!.'' Life and career Paul Paul was named after Cinco de Mayo, a celebration held on his birthday. After graduating from Yale University, Paul served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tokyo. Shortly after returning from his mission he married his girlfriend whom he had met at Yale and to whom he was engaged just before leaving on his mission. He then won a short film competition and received a fellowship at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he graduated in 1993 from the Graduate Screenwriting Program. The following year, he sold his first scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horton Hears A Who!
''Horton Hears a Who!'' is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss. It was published in 1954 by Random House. This book tells the story of Horton the Elephant and his adventures saving Whoville, a tiny planet located on a speck of dust, from the animals who mock him. These animals attempt to steal and burn the speck of dust, so Horton goes to great lengths to save Whoville from being incinerated. "A person's a person, no matter how small" is the most popular line from ''Horton Hears a Who!'' and also serves as the major moral theme that Dr. Seuss conveys to his audience. Horton endures harassment to care for and ensure the safety of the Whos, who represent the insignificant. ''Horton Hears a Who!'' has been well-received in libraries, schools, and homes across the world. The book has been adapted as a 1970 television special and a 2008 animated film by Blue Sky Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Animation, and much of its p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Martino
Stephen Michael "Steve" Martino (born July 21, 1959) is an American designer and film director. He is best known for directing the films ''Horton Hears a Who!'' (2008), '' Ice Age: Continental Drift'' (2012), and ''The Peanuts Movie'' (2015). Early life Martino went to Ohio State University where he studied design. After graduation, he heard computer animation pioneer Chuck Csuri speak. "I was absolutely blown away. No one was doing what he was showing us. I hadn't seen images like that anywhere before," Martino said. He returned to the university and earned in 1989 a master's degree, studying at the Computer Graphics Research Group (later renamed to Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design), founded by Csuri. Career After graduation, Steve went to Los Angeles, where he worked in animation and visual effects. In 2001, he joined Connecticut-based Blue Sky Studios. There he co-directed computer-animated ''Horton Hears a Who!'' and '' Ice Age: Continental Drift''. He direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Hayward
James Hayward (born September 17, 1970) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and animator. Biography At a young age, Hayward began his career at Mainframe Entertainment animating and directing commercials. He was one of the original animators of the television series ''ReBoot''. Throughout his career, he has worked at Pixar Animation Studios, 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios, and was an animator for ''Toy Story'', ''A Bug's Life'', ''Toy Story 2'', ''Monsters, Inc.'' and ''Finding Nemo''. He was the sequence director and story consultant for ''Robots''. His studio directorial debut, Dr. Seuss' ''Horton Hears a Who!'' starring Jim Carrey and Steve Carell, had a worldwide gross of $298.6 million. Hayward's first live-action film, ''Jonah Hex'', was released in June 2010. Hayward was also director and writer on an animated film ''Free Birds'', starring Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson and Amy Poehler Amy Poehler (; born September 16, 1971) is an American comedian, ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horton Hears A Who! (film)
''Horton Hears a Who!'' (also known as ''Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!'' or simply ''Horton'') is a 2008 American computer animated adventure comedy film based on the 1954 book of the same name by Dr. Seuss, produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Directed by Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino in their directorial debuts, the film's screenplay was written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, and features the voices of Jim Carrey and Steve Carell as Horton the Elephant and Mayor Ned McDodd, respectively, alongside Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Dan Fogler, Isla Fisher, Jonah Hill, and Amy Poehler. John Powell (film composer), John Powell composed the film's musical score. It is the fourth screen adaptation of the book following the 1970 Chuck Jones Horton Hears a Who! (TV special), television special, the 1987 Soviet animated short, and the 1992 Russian animated short. The film was released theatrically on March 14, 2008 to generally positive reviews, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Powell (film Composer)
John Powell (born 18 September 1963) is an English composer best known for his film scores. He has been based in Los Angeles since 1997 and has composed the scores to over 70 feature films. He is best known for composing and/or co-composing scores for animated films, such as ''Antz'' (1998), ''The Road to El Dorado'' (2000), ''Chicken Run'' (2000), ''Robots'' (2005), the second through fourth ''Ice Age'' films (2006–2012), the ''Happy Feet'' films (2006–2011), '' Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!'' (2008), '' Bolt'' (2008), the ''How to Train Your Dragon'' trilogy (2010–2019), the ''Rio'' films (2011–2014), ''Dr. Seuss' The Lorax'' (2012), and ''Ferdinand'' (2017). His work on ''Happy Feet'', ''Ferdinand'' and '' Solo: A Star Wars Story'' has earned him three Grammy nominations. He was nominated for an Academy Award for ''How to Train Your Dragon''. Powell was a member of Hans Zimmer's music studio, Remote Control Productions, and has collaborated frequently with other c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Joyce (writer)
William Edward Joyce (born December 11, 1957) is an American writer, illustrator, and filmmaker. He has achieved worldwide recognition as an author, artist and pioneer in the digital and animation industry. He has written and illustrated over 50 bestselling children’s books and novels which have been translated into over 40 languages. He began his film career on ''Toy Story'' and has since been a producer/director/screenwriter/production designer in both animation and live action. Among his many awards, Bill has won 6 Emmys, 3 Annies and an Academy award for his short film '' The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore'' (2011). Bill was named by ''Newsweek magazine'' as “one of the 100 people to watch in the new millennium. His feature films, all based on his books, include ''Epic'', ''Rise of the Guardians'', ''Robots'' and ''Meet the Robinsons''. His television series include the groundbreaking computer animated ''Rolie Polie Olie'' for which he was creator and sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babaloo Mandel
Marc "Babaloo" Mandel (born October 13, 1949) is an American screenwriter. He first wrote episodic television comedy, then later began writing feature films. He and long-time writing partner Lowell Ganz penned numerous high-profile films including ''Splash'' (1984), '' Parenthood'' (1989), ''City Slickers'' (1991) and ''A League of Their Own'' (1992). Biography Mandel was born in New York City, the son of a taxi driver. He attended Queens College, City University of New York, before leaving for Hollywood in 1972. There he met Ganz. It was Ganz who gave him the nickname "Babaloo", after the character Babaloo Mandel in Philip Roth's novel ''Portnoy's Complaint''. Mandel and Ganz were featured in ''The Dialogue'' interview series. In the 90-minute interview with producer Mike DeLuca, they discussed their 40-year partnership as it evolved from television to feature films. Both men worked on the television series ''Happy Days'', Mandel as a creative consultant, Ganz as supervising p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lowell Ganz
Lowell Ganz (born August 31, 1948 in New York City) is an American screenwriter, television writer, and television producer. He is the long-time writing partner of Babaloo Mandel. Ganz grew up in Queens, New York, attending Martin Van Buren High School in Queens Village. He dropped out of college and moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career writing for sitcoms, starting with ''The Odd Couple''. From there, he moved on to writing for the TV series ''Happy Days'' and created two of its spin-off series, ''Laverne and Shirley'' and ''Joanie Loves Chachi''. In 1982, Ganz and Mandel teamed up with ''Happy Days'' actors Ron Howard and Henry Winkler to make their first film, the low-budget comedy '' Night Shift'', which was also actor Michael Keaton's first film; Howard signed on because he wanted to start directing while Winkler wanted to move away from his image as the Fonz. Ganz's second film outing, ''Splash'', made stars of Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah and earned him an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Lindsay-Abaire
David Lindsay-Abaire ( Abaire; born November 14, 1969) is an American playwright, lyricist and screenwriter. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2007 for his play '' Rabbit Hole'', which also earned several Tony Award nominations. Early life and education David Lindsay-Abaire was born David Abaire in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in South Boston. He attended Milton Academy and concentrated in theatre at Sarah Lawrence College, from which he graduated in 1992. He was accepted into the Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program at the Juilliard School, where he wrote under the tutelage of playwrights Marsha Norman and Christopher Durang from 1996 to 1998. Career Lindsay-Abaire had his first theatrical success with ''Fuddy Meers,'' which was workshopped as part of the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center in 1998 under Artistic Director Lloyd Richards. The play premiered Off-Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club, running from Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
