Christopher Jenkins (born November 1961) is a Welsh effects animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, director and producer.

Early life

Jenkins was born and raised in

Ton Pentre Ton Pentre () is a village in the Rhondda Valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Historically part of Glamorgan, Ton Pentre, a former industrial coal mining village, is a district of the community of Pentre. The old district of ...

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. He attended the Ton Pentre Junior School and later went to the Upper Rhondda Comprehensive School. He attended

Middlesex University Middlesex University London (legally Middlesex University and abbreviated MDX) is a public research university in Hendon, northwest London, England. The name of the university is taken from its location within the historic county boundaries ...

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from 1982 to 1987, where he has a

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in scientific illustration.

Career

Jenkins started his career in 1987 as an effects animator on ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit''. He spent most of his professional life at

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where he served as artistic coordinator on '' Atlantis: The Lost Empire''. Before that, Jenkins was visual effects supervisor on ''

The Hunchback of Notre Dame ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (french: Notre-Dame de Paris, translation=''Our Lady of Paris'', originally titled ''Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482'') is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. It focuses on the unfortunate story o ...

''. He also was an effects animator on ''

Who Framed Roger Rabbit ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' is a 1988 American live-action/animated comedy mystery film directed by Robert Zemeckis, produced by Frank Marshall and Robert Watts, and loosely adapted by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman from Gary K. Wolf's 1 ...

'', ''

The Little Mermaid "The Little Mermaid" ( da, Den lille havfrue) is a literary fairy tale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The story follows the journey of a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea as a mermaid to gain a h ...

'', ''

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' ( ...

'', ''

Aladdin Aladdin ( ; ar, علاء الدين, ', , ATU 561, ‘Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights'' (''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of ...

'', ''

The Lion King ''The Lion King'' is a 1994 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 32nd Disney animated feature film and the fifth produced during the Disney Renaissance, it ...

'', and ''

Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the Gr ...

''. Jenkins left Disney to work at

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, where he conceived the idea for ''Surf's Up''. Jenkins had been attached to direct ''

Hotel Transylvania ''Hotel Transylvania'' is an American animated media franchise created by comedy writer Todd Durham and produced by Sony Pictures Animation. It consists of four feature films, three short films, a flash-animated TV series, and several video ...

'' before leaving the company. He worked at

Blue Sky Studios Blue Sky Studios, Inc. was an American computer animation studio based in Greenwich, Connecticut. It was founded on February 22, 1987 by Chris Wedge, Michael Ferraro, Carl Ludwig, Alison Brown, David Brown, and Eugene Troubetzkoy after their e ...

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, for one year during the development of ''

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''. As of August 2011, Jenkins is at

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, where he produced the 2015 animated feature film ''

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''.

Filmography

References

"Q&A with Producer Chris Jenkins"
Bill Desowitz, '' Surf's Up'' official site, 2007
Archive

"Chris Jenkins, Ash Brannon, and Chris Buck Are Creating Waves in Their New Film Surf's Up"
6 June 2007, MovieWeb.com.
"A wave of anticipation"
21 February 2008, by Kathryn Williams, ''

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''.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkins, Chris Welsh film producers Welsh animators British storyboard artists British animated film producers Special effects people Visual effects supervisors Alumni of Middlesex University Year of birth uncertain 1960s births Living people Sony Pictures Animation people