| Dale Schott | |
| Occupation: | Animation crewmember |
| Birth Place: | Norfolk, Ontario |
| Known For: | Directing (1985) |
| Years Active: | Late 1970s–present |
Dale Schott is a Canadian animator, writer and storyboard artist,[1] best known for directing the 1986 animated film .[2]
Over the years, Schott has served on various productions as an "animator, overseas animation supervisor, storyboard artist, director, writer and story editor".[1] After graduating from the animation program at Ontario's Sheridan College in 1979, he started working at several studios, among them Toronto's Nelvana.[3] [1] He was a "'junior' animator" on its TV special Take Me Up to the Ball Game, and its first feature, 1983's Rock & Rule.[1] He was a storyboard artist for the first season of the DIC television series, Inspector Gadget,[1] which was produced at Nelvana as work-for-hire.
Schott also storyboarded 1985's The Care Bears Movie,[4] and made his directorial debut in the 1986 follow-up A New Generation.[3] Later on, he was also among the crew of Ewoks (a Nelvana/Lucasfilm collaboration),[3] the original Babar series,[1] and Rupert.[1] [3]
. Jerry Beck. The Animated Movie Guide. registration. Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation. 48. 2005. 1-55652-591-5. Chicago Reader Press.