Animation Influencers by Dan Bartlett https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio Bringing the Thunder!! en-us 2016-09-21 08:23:34 UTC 2025-12-01 09:40:20 UTC hello@padlet.com SECAnimation https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125315367 2016-09-21 08:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125315367 Chuck Jones https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125315666 He worked for warner bros. cartoons and was known for directing the cartoons like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tom and Jerry and and other Looney Tunes shows. He was nominated for 8 academy awards and won 2]]> 2016-09-21 08:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125315666 Steve Jobless benbauckham https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125315674 This guy is called Steve Jobs and without him and a check for $5 million, the Pixar we know today would likely have never existed.

Pixar were previously a sub-division of LucasArts who were tasked with developing imaging technology, unfortunately Pixar lost interest in creating these products and instead wanted to work on animated films, after parting from LucasArts, Jobs stepped in with his $5 million and co-founded Pixar Animation Studios. ]]> 2016-09-21 08:32:50 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125315674 Tex Avery https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125315787 Tex Avery was an American animator, director,  voice actor and cartoonist. He did a lot of work for the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, creating the characters of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Droopy, Screwy Squirrel, and developing Porky Pig and Chilly Willy. Without him the Warner Bros. wouldn't be what it is today and wouldn't be a big competitor in the animation industry.]]> 2016-09-21 08:33:20 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125315787 Hayao Miyazaki https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125315821 Hayao Miyazaki is a director and animator, he has introduced generations of people to the Anime genre. His most known films are Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke.]]> 2016-09-21 08:33:30 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125315821 https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125315980 Ub Iwerks
He is an animator, that worked alongside Walt Disney, to create Mickey Mouse. He quit the Disney company, because he wanted to become an independent animator, and didn't think he was getting the credit he deserved. He worked on the films Mary Poppins and Song of the South, where he blended live action and animation together. 
He is known as a Disney Legend.]]> 2016-09-21 08:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125315980 Shigeru Miyamoto https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125316063 This is the Ceo at nintendo. He is the producer of Donkey Kong, which was the first video game to show a fully animated character. His work has lead the way to all animation in video games thanks to his company Nintendo]]> 2016-09-21 08:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125316063 SECAnimation https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125316084 2016-09-21 08:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125316084 Isadore "Friz" Freleng https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125316547 friz is an american animator, cartoonist, director, producer and compose. Friz is well know for his work on looney toons and mirrie melodies for warner bros, with looney toons he developed bugs bunny, porky pig, tweeny bird, sylvester the cat. when warner shut down in 1963, he founded Depatie-freleng enterprises which produced the pink panther]]> 2016-09-21 08:37:07 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125316547 Dr Seuss https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125317339 He first started off by writing rhyming books for children and drawing the illustrations for his book. He then went on to turn his illustrations in his books in to full feature length 2D animated or CGI films. Later on these then got turned 3D animated film for example 'Horton hears a who'.]]> 2016-09-21 08:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125317339 https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125317607 Seth Macfarlane
 An Actor,Singer, Producer, Animator and Voice Actor. He brought animation to whole now level by creating adult humoured shows like Family Guy, American Dad and the The Cleveland show but he also provides the voice for nearly all the characters, so Seth has really change the world of animation for Adult and made it fun for them.]]> 2016-09-21 08:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125317607 this dead american white guy.. https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125317650 ...
 is William Hana he made like tonnes of stuff that influenced the 90"s generation of animation, including tom and jerry, flintstones, the jetsons and Scooby doo. he also helped on Godzilla.]]> 2016-09-21 08:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125317650 Max Fleischer https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125323585 Max Fleischer is a producer, animator, inventor, film director and producer. Max is well known for the creation of animated characters such as Betty Boop, Koko the clown, Popeye and Superman. He was also responsible for a number of technological innovations including the Rotoscope, the "Bouncing Ball" song films, and "The Stereotypical Process".]]> 2016-09-21 09:09:43 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125323585 https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125631758 Lotte Reiniger

Born in Germany 1899, Lotte was a silhouette animator. During WWII, Reiniger and her husband Carl Koch created animations in France and Italy to help mainly children keep their minds off the war. Examples of Animations from Reiniger are: The Goose that lays the Golden Eggs and Mary's Birthday.]]> 2016-09-22 08:16:55 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125631758 https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125632168 Matt Groening
Who is the creator of the Simpsons which was first aired in April 19th 1987 as part of The Tracey Ulman Show. The way it influenced animation, it was the first animated adult show, which spawned other shows like Family Guy. ]]> 2016-09-22 08:19:14 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125632168 Winsor McCay https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125632180 Originally a cartoonist, McCay was inspired by the flipbook animations his son would bring home
Despite the fact that he was not the first man to make animated cartoons (being beaten by James Stuart Blackton and Emile Cohl), he claimed to be
His first animated short was based on his “Little Nemo” series of cartoons, which was made up of 4000 drawings on rice paper, which was released in theatres on April 8 1911
His most famous animation is “Gertie the Dinosaur”, which was an act where he would order the dinosaur to perform actions, to which the dinosaur would then respond
This film pioneered in betweening, as he would break the actions of Gertie down into smaller parts, then drawing the frames in between the individual actions
His longest film, the sinking of the lucitania, used transparent celluloid sheets so that backgrounds could be used repeatedly
]]> 2016-09-22 08:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125632180 https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125632295
Tim Burton
Born in 1958 Tim Burton is an American film director, producer, artist, writer and animator. He animated The Nightmare Before Christmas which was a stop-motion film and this is one of the examples of how he influence the animation industry. He changed it because he gave it a new style. You could say he invented a new genre different from what Disney was doing. Its his unique style that he is known for and he is still doing in with films today, like his new up coming film called Peregrine's Home for Peculiars.  

]]> 2016-09-22 08:19:59 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125632295 Lillian Friedman Astor cheznie_walters https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125632618 Lillian was a huge part of animation history, being known as the first animator within a studio system. She forced her way into the top ranks of Fleischer Studios by 1933 from working her career from colourist, to inbetweener, to inker, to assistant animator and finally becoming the first female head animator and the head of the in between department. She worked on many famous pieces such as pop-eye and betty boop, helping complete 11 pieces before retiring in 1939.]]> 2016-09-22 08:21:20 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125632618 https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125632871 2016-09-22 08:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125632871 John Lasseter https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125633151 John lasseter is an American animator and film director, who is the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and DisneyToon Studios. He is also the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering.
Lasseter began his career as an animator with The Walt Disney Company. After being fired from Disney for promoting computer animation, he joined Lucasfilm, where he worked on CGI. He directed Toy story which was the first feature length animation and also considered by many critics the best feature length film ever made, he also directed Bug's life, Toy story 2, Cars, Cars 2 and is now directing Toy story 4 which is scheduled to release in 2018. Toy story was a turning point in animation as it made people recognize 3d and help 3D become more popular and now the norm for today.


]]> 2016-09-22 08:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125633151 Masao Maruyama https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125633334 Masao Maruyama was a planner for many animes such as,  cardcaptor sakura, chobits, chi’s sweet home and Paprika. He is also the producer of deathnote and final fantasy 7: last order. He is also one of the founders of madhouse entertainment, which had a great line of success, such as the girl who leaped through time. Who made an impact on the anime industry by bringing otakon anime to the usa, this inspired some young viewers and animators to try the style of animation.]]> 2016-09-22 08:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125633334 https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125633976 Bob Singer
He is an American artist, character designer, layout and background artist. He is known for the TV series he makes such as The Flintstones, Tom and Jerry, The Smurfs and many more. 
He mark was his story boarding, he was the only animator who could bring the cartoons to life by giving them human like personalities. His Storyboards helped him set out the mood, pace and the emotions of a character. 
He also created colouring books, greeting cards and picture puzzles. ]]> 2016-09-22 08:27:55 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125633976 SECAnimation https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125635274 2016-09-22 08:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125635274 Bianca Majolie https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125635323 In 1934, Walt hired Bianca majolie as his story department’s first female employee, after she impressed him with her artistic talents and story skills.
Majolie came up with the well known Elmer Elephant, which is about a baby elephant who is teased for his looks, but it turns out that, the baby elephants awkward allows him to save the girl he loves.
She was however fired and her role was given to the second female employee, Sylvia Moberly-Holland. Bianca unfortunately left the world of animation, and so her information is limited. 
]]> 2016-09-22 08:34:22 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125635323 Terryl Whitlatch  SECAnimation https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125635414 Terryl Whitlatch is a Concept Artist and Creature Designer who specialises in the development of anatomically-correct fantasy creatures in both animation and live-action film]]> 2016-09-22 08:34:49 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125635414 Lois Van Baarle SECAnimation https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125635607 Character Designer and Digital Illustrator, Lois Van Baarle (also known as "Loish") is a hugely influential artist who has actively led the development of digital illustration an online artist communities. ]]> 2016-09-22 08:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125635607 Ed Catmull https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125636054 Edwin "Ed" Catmull is ]]> 2016-09-22 08:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/SECAnimation/mufsvfio7wio/wish/125636054