Doug Sweetland
Douglas "Doug" Sweetland (* in State College , Pennsylvania ) is an American animator and film director .
Life
Sweetland attended State College Area High School until 1992 and then studied character design at the California Institute of the Arts . The short films Everything That Comes Around Comes Around (1992) and Blind Spot (1993) were made while studying . He dropped out in 1994 to work at Pixar as an animator. His first job for Pixar was as an animator for the film Toy Story . Sweetland subsequently became a key figure at Pixar, as an animator or senior animator in the animation studio's first seven feature films. He has twice been honored with an Annie Award as an animator , for his work on Die Monster AG and Finding Nemo .
Sweetland made his directorial debut and debut as a screenwriter in 2008 with the short film Presto , for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film in 2009 . Between 2010 and 2012, Sweetland worked on the animated film The Familiars for Sony Pictures Animation . In 2013, Sweetland's second script work followed, the interactive Google short film Windy Day . Sweetland has been working on the animated feature film Storks since 2013 , in which he is co-director alongside Nick Stoller .
Filmography
Unless otherwise stated, as an animator:
- 1995: Toy Story
- 1998: A Bug's Life (A Bug's Life)
- 1999: Toy Story 2
- 2001: Monster AG (Monsters, Inc.)
- 2003: Finding Nemo (Finding Nemo)
- 2003: Boundin '- A sheep is from the wool (Boundin')
- 2004: The Incredibles (The Incredibles)
- 2006: Cars
- 2008: Presto - as a director, screenwriter
- 2013: Windy Day - also screenwriter
- 2016: Storks - Adventures on the Approach (Storks) - as a director
Awards
- 2000: Nomination Annie Award , outstanding individual achievement in the field of character animation, for Toy Story 2
- 2003: Annie Award, outstanding character animation, for Die Monster AG
- 2004: Annie Award, Outstanding Character Animation, for Finding Nemo
- 2009: Oscar nomination, Best Animated Short Film, for Presto
Web links
- Doug Sweetland in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Doug Sweetland on pixartalk.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chris Wright: State College Area High School names Pixar animator 2011 Distinguished Alumnus . collegian.psu.edu, October 24, 2011.
- ↑ a b Darryn King: Doug Sweetland and Nick Stoller Will Co-Direct "Storks" for Warner Bros. cartoonbrew.com, April 21, 2015.
- ↑ Peter Sciretta: Pixar's "Presto" Director Doug Sweetland to make feature debut with "The Familiars" . slashfilm.com, October 4, 2010.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sweetland, Doug |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sweetland, Douglas (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American animator and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | State College |