Animation Timeline

The Animation Timeline presents many of the films I helped to animate.  I was producer, director, and animator on my 2 student films from Cal Arts.  I was an assistant animator, character animator, and directing animator on many films for Disney Feature Animation

I include reflections on how these animation experiences influenced my stone sculpture career.

Enjoy!

These are organized in chronological order (based on U.S. release date of film) to illustrate how my career, knowledge and understanding grew as I worked on each successive film.

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Liveline

May 2, 1982
Liveline

“Liveline” was my first student film made in the MFA program in Experimental Animation at…

 

I Want To Be Like You

July 8, 1984
I Want To Be Like You

“I Want to be Like You” was my master’s thesis film made in the Experimental…

 
The Great Mouse Detective

I was hired on “The Great Mouse Detective” in October, 1985, as an Assistant Animator in…

 

Love Like We Do

August 9, 1988
Love Like We Do

  This Edie Brickell & New Bohemians animated music video, “Love Like We Do”, was directed…

 

Oliver and Company

November 18, 1988
Oliver and Company

I animated personal tests during the downtime between films. Eventually I was promoted to apprentice…

 

The Little Mermaid

November 17, 1989
The Little Mermaid

I began as an Animating Assistant on “The Little Mermaid” working with Directing Animator Duncan…

 

Opposites Attract

November 28, 1989
Opposites Attract

Mike Patterson directed the second animated music video, “Opposites Attract” for Paula Abdul. I animated…

 

The Rescuers Down Under

November 16, 1990
The Rescuers Down Under

I animated many incidental mice and animated Krebbs, the koala, all myself in “The Rescuers…

 

Beauty and the Beast

November 22, 1991
Beauty and the Beast

I worked in the Maurice unit on “Beauty and the Beast” under Directing Animator Ruben Aquino,…

 

Aladdin

November 25, 1992
Aladdin

I was in the Abu unit on “Aladdin” under Directing Animator Duncan Marjoribanks,  I was given…

 

The Lion King

June 24, 1994
The Lion King

For “The Lion King“, I was promoted to Directing Animator for Zazu, the hornbill major…

 

Pocahontas

June 23, 1995
Pocahontas

I was on the “animation SWAT team” that came in at the end of “Pocahontas”…

 
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

I researched and designed Djali, Esmerelda’s dancing goat for “The Hunchback of Notre Dame“.  I…

 

Hercules

June 27, 1997
Hercules

On “Hercules“, I was Directing Animator for Pegasus, the flying horse.  ‘Peg’ gave me the opportunity to…

 

Tarzan

June 18, 1999
Tarzan

I was on the “animation SWAT team” at the end of animation on “Tarzan“, and…

 
Fantasia 2000 – Rhapsody in Blue

I was very lucky to work with Director Eric Goldberg on “Fantasia 2000“.  The style…

 

Treasure Planet

November 27, 2002
Treasure Planet

I was Directing Animator for Silver’s crew of alien pirates on “Treasure Planet“.  My experience inventing…

 

Chicken Little

November 4, 2005
Chicken Little

“Chicken Little” was my first computer-animated film working with Maya animation software.  I mainly animated…

 

Meet the Robinsons

March 30, 2007
Meet the Robinsons

I worked on “Meet the Robinsons” for about 2 months and resigned from Disney Feature…