Tag "Walt Disney Feature Animation"

Cinesite Appoints Eamonn Butler Animation Director

October 30, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Leading digital visual effects house Cinesite has announced it has appointed Eamonn Butler as animation director to head up its expanding animation division. Butler joins the studio from Double Negative, where he was head of animation and supervised high-profile vfx blockbusters including Iron Man 2, John Carter, Hellboy 2, Paul [...]

Into the Woods with Keane & Pocahontas

December 8, 2011 by Michael Mallory No Comments divider image

One often hears animators described as actors with pencils. You also hear Walt Disney Feature Animation legend Glen Keane described as “the Laurence Olivier of animation.” Anyone who doubts that should take a look at Pocahontas (1995), for which Keane supervised the animation of the title character, and “dracted”—a combination [...]

Paramount Picks David Stainton As New Animation President

October 10, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Former Disney Animation president David Stainton has been named the new president of Paramount’s Animation division. Paramount announced in July that it is launching an in-house animation division. It expects to release its first film through the unit in 2014. Stainton begins work this week and will report to Adam [...]