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List Of DreamWorks Animation Productions
The following is a list of productions produced by DreamWorks Animation, a division of NBCUniversal, which includes animated feature films, shorts, specials, and television series. Feature films Released Theatrical releases Direct-to-video releases Upcoming In development Television specials Short films : The films that were screened as part of DreamWorks Animation Week were: ''Shrek'', ''Madagascar'', ''Kung Fu Panda'', ''How to Train Your Dragon'', ''The Croods'', and ''Trolls''. Miscellaneous work :* 74th Academy Awards (2002) (Animation for the characters of Shrek and Donkey in the audience during the award for Best Animated Feature) Television series Unproduced projects Reception Box office grosses Critical and public response Accolades Edwin R. Leonard, CTO of DreamWorks Animation, won a special achievement award at the 2008 Annies for driving their innovative work with open-source software and Linux. Academy Awards Golden Globe Awards Annie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disruptive Editing
Disruption, disruptive, or disrupted may refer to: Business *Creative disruption, disruption concept in a creative context, introduced in 1992 by TBWA's chairman Jean-Marie Dru *Disruptive innovation, Clayton Christensen's theory of industry disruption by new technology or products Psychology and sociology *Disruptive behavior disorders, a class of mental health disorders *Disruptive physician, a physician whose obnoxious behaviour upsets patients or other staff *Social disruption, a radical alteration, transformation, dysfunction or breakdown of social life Other uses *Cell disruption is a method or process in cell biology for releasing biological molecules from inside a cell *''Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start Up Bubble'', a 2016 book by Daniel Lyons *Disruption (adoption) is also the term for the cancellation of an adoption of a child before it is legally completed *Disruption (of schema), in the field of computer genetic algorithms *Disruption of 1843, the divergence o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Hickner
Steve Hickner is an American animator and director at DreamWorks Animation. He is best known for directing DreamWorks animated films such as ''The Prince of Egypt'' and ''Bee Movie''. He won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature and was also nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature for his work on ''The Prince of Egypt''. Early life Hickner's High School English teacher during the seventies was the first person to suggest he go into the animation profession. This inspired him to create an animated film after school, which he has described as "terrible" and moving "crazy fast." At first he desired to become a cartoonist, but later changed to become an animator, with his biggest influences being Walt Disney and the Warner Brothers. After High School he went to the New York University Film school where he studied Film Production B.F.A. Career While in school, Hickner contacted, and was hired by a man named dKay Wright. He spen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Rice
Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English lyricist and author. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote, among other shows, ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', and ''Evita''; with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA, with whom he wrote ''Chess''; and with Disney on '' Aladdin, The Lion King'', the stage adaptation of ''Beauty and the Beast'', and the original Broadway musical ''Aida''. He also wrote lyrics for the Alan Menken musical ''King David'', and for DreamWorks Animation's ''The Road to El Dorado''. Rice was knighted by Elizabeth II for services to music in 1994. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is an inductee into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, is a Disney Legend recipient, and is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors. In addition to his awards in the UK, he is one of seventeen artists to have won an Emmy, Osc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career as a solo artist since the 1970s, having released 31 albums since 1969. Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967, John is acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his work during the 1970s, and his lasting impact on the music industry. John's music and showmanship have had a significant impact on popular music. His songwriting partnership with Taupin is one of the most successful in history. John was raised in the Pinner suburb of London and learned to play piano at an early age, forming the blues band Bluesology in 1962. After leaving Bluesology in 1967 to embark on a solo career, John met Taupin after they both answered an advert for songwriters. For two years, they wrote songs for other artists, and John worked a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Rossio
Terry Rossio (born July 2, 1960) is an American screenwriter. He co-wrote the films ''Aladdin'', ''Shrek'', and all five of the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' series. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for ''Shrek'', and won the Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production, as well as the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for ''Shrek''. He often collaborates with fellow screenwriter Ted Elliott. Life and career Rossio was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. After graduating from Saddleback High School in Santa Ana, California, he went on to study at California State University, Fullerton where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Communications, with an emphasis in radio, television and film. He is the founder of Wordplay, also known aWordplayer.com one of the premier screenwriting sites on the Internet. Along with his writing partner Ted Elliott, Rossio has written some of the most successful American films of the past 30 years, including ''Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Elliott (screenwriter)
Ted Elliott (born July 4, 1961) is an American screenwriter and film producer. Along with his writing partner Terry Rossio, Elliott has written some of the most successful American films of the past 30 years, including ''Aladdin'' (1992), ''Shrek'' (2001) and the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' series (2003-11). He was attached to write a feature version of ''Monkey Island'', which never happened. In 2004, he was elected to the board of directors of the Writers Guild of America; his term on the board ended in 2006. In 2005, Elliott ran for president of the Writers Guild of America, west, but lost to animation writer and historical figurine maker Patric Verrone Patric Miller Verrone (born September 29, 1959) is an American television writer and labor leader. He served as a writer and producer for several animated television shows, most notably ''Futurama''. Schooling and pre-television career Verrone g .... Verrone received 1301 votes; Elliott received 591. Filmography (partial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibo Bergeron
Eric "Bibo" Bergeron (born July 14, 1965) is a French animator and film director. His work includes ''The Road to El Dorado'' (2000), ''Shark Tale'' (2004) and ''A Monster in Paris'' (2011). Bergeron has served as animator on films like '' Asterix in Britain'' (1986), ''Asterix and the Big Fight'' (1989), '' Fievel Goes West'' (1991), '' FernGully: The Last Rainforest'' (1992), '' We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story'' (1993), ''All Dogs Go to Heaven 2'' (1996), ''A Goofy Movie'' (1995), and ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1996). He also worked as storyboard artist on '' Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas'' (2003)'','' ''The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper'' (2005) and ''Flushed Away'' (2006). In 1993 Bergeron founded the animation studio "Bibo Films" in France. He directed the 2011 film ''A Monster in Paris ''A Monster in Paris'' (french: Un monstre à Paris) is a 2011 French 3D computer-animated musical comedy science fantasy adventure film directed by Bibo Bergeron, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Road To El Dorado
''The Road to El Dorado'' is a 2000 American animated adventure film produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by DreamWorks Pictures. It was the third animated feature produced by DreamWorks. The film was directed by Eric "Bibo" Bergeron and Don Paul (in their feature directorial debuts), with additional sequences directed by Will Finn and David Silverman, while the film's screenplay was written by the writing team of Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. The film stars the voices of Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Rosie Perez, Armand Assante, and Edward James Olmos. The soundtrack features an instrumental score composed by Hans Zimmer and John Powell, and songs written by Elton John and Tim Rice. John is also credited periodically narrating the story in song throughout the film. The film follows two con artists who, after winning the map to El Dorado in Spain, wash ashore in the New World, where they use the map to lead them to the city of El Dorado, where its inhabitants mista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip LaZebnik
Philip LaZebnik (born 1953 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American screenwriter and producer. LaZebnik has written screenplays for films including ''Pocahontas'', ''Mulan'', ''The Prince of Egypt'', ''The Road to El Dorado'', ''The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar'', ''Asterix and the Vikings'', ''The Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton Island'', ''The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar II'', '' The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar III: The Mystery of the Snake Crown'', '' The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror Castle'', Emma and Santa Claus and ''The Ark and the Aardvark''. He wrote the book for the musical "Fairy Tale" about Hans Christian Andersen with songs by Stephen Schwartz, and wrote the book and lyrics for " Oktoberfest: the Musical" with music by Harold Faltermeyer. In collaboration with Mads Æbeløe Nielsen he wrote the book for the theatrical musical version of '' Djævelens lærling'' (or ''The Devil's Apprentice''), a best-selling Dani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Animation Studios
Fox Animation Studios was an American animation production company owned by 20th Century Fox and located in Phoenix, Arizona. After six years of operation, the studio was shut down on June 26, 2000, ten days after the release of its final film, ''Titan A.E.''. Most of the Fox Animation Studios library was acquired by Disney (via 20th Century Studios) on March 20, 2019. History Founding After the financially unsuccessful release of the Don Bluth Entertainment-produced film ''Thumbelina'' on March 30, 1994, animators Don Bluth and Gary Goldman were hired by Bill Mechanic, then-chairman of 20th Century Fox, to create a brand new Fox animation studio. Mechanic and John Matoian, president of Fox Family Films, also brought in Stephen Brain (Executive VP at Silver Pictures) as Senior VP/General Manager to oversee the startup of the studio and run day-to-day operations of the division. The company was designed to compete with Walt Disney Feature Animation (owned by The Walt Disne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bardel Entertainment
Bardel Entertainment, Inc. is a Canadian animation studio founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1987. The studio's name comes from its founders, Barry Ward and his wife Delna Bhesania. Bardel is involved in the acquisition, development, production and distribution of animated programming. The studio is best known for animating ''Rick and Morty'', ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' and ''The Dragon Prince''. On October 5, 2015, Bardel was purchased by Rainbow SpA, an Italian studio co-owned by Iginio Straffi and Paramount Global (formerly known as Viacom Viacom, an abbreviation of Video and Audio Communications, may refer to: * Viacom (1952–2006), a former American media conglomerate * Viacom (2005–2019), a former company spun off from the original Viacom * Viacom18, a joint venture between Par ...). In September 2021, Bardel Entertainment appointed Tina Chow as CEO and Richard Grieve as COO. Produced works Television Films Specials/shorts/other Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Schwartz (composer)
Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American musical theater lyricist and composer. In a career spanning over five decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as ''Godspell'' (1971), ''Pippin'' (1972), and ''Wicked'' (2003). He has contributed lyrics to a number of successful films, including ''Pocahontas'' (1995), ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1996), ''The Prince of Egypt'' (1998, music and lyrics), and '' Enchanted'' (2007). Schwartz has won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics, three Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards, and has been nominated for six Tony Awards. He received the 2015 Isabelle Stevenson Award, a special Tony Award, for his commitment to serving artists and fostering new talent. Early life and education Schwartz was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the son of Sheila Lorna (née Siegel), a teacher, and Stanley Leonard Schwartz, a businessman. He grew up in the Williston Park area of Nassau County, New York, where he gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
