Daniel St. Pierre Explained

Daniel St. Pierre
Birth Place:Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality:American
Field:Film director, art director, production designer, voice actor, animator, musician

Daniel St. Pierre is an American film director, art director, production designer, voice actor, animator, and musician.[1] [2] [3] For his work in bringing the Deep Canvas technique to the Disney film Tarzan (1999),[4] [5] [6] he received a 1999 Annie Award nomination for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production.[7] [8] [9]

Career

St. Pierre has been heavily involved in television and feature animation since 1983, making contributions to He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, He-Man and She-Ra, Filmation's Ghostbusters, BraveStarr, and Potsworth & Co.

In 1989 he joined Walt Disney Feature Animation. His first films there included The Little Mermaid, The Prince and the Pauper, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. Later works include The Lion King (1994),[10] The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), and Shark Tale (2004)[2] [11] His directorial projects include Everyone's Hero (2006) a film by the late Christopher Reeve that was completed by St. Pierre and Colin Brady,[12] [13] [14] (2009),[2] and (2014).[15]

While working on Tarzan (1999), he and his team at Disney developed a patented process called Deep Canvas that allowed them to animate 3-D backgrounds before animating the characters, thus enhancing the apparent depth of backgrounds.[4] [5] [6] [12] [16] [17] [18] For this he received a 1999 Annie Award nomination for "Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production".[7] [8] [9] While with Disney, he also animated a series of Christian themed films for Nest Family Entertainment, including Abraham and Isaac, Moses, and Elijah.[19]

Filmography

Director
  • (2014)
  • (2009)
  • Sheepish (2009)
  • Everyone's Hero (2006)
    Art director
  • Tarzan (1999)[20]
    Layout
  • One by One (2004)
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)[21]
  • The Swan Princess (1994)[22]
  • The Lion King (1994)[23]
  • Aladdin (1992)[24]
  • Beauty and the Beast (1991)[25]
  • The Prince and the Pauper (1990)
  • The Little Mermaid (1989)[26]
    Actor
  • A Fishified World (2005)
    Animator
  • (2016)
  • Once Not Far from Home (2006)
  • Family Plan (2005)
  • Shark Tale (2004)[27]
  • All Hands on Deck (2003)
  • Love Thy Neighbor (2003)
  • 102 Dalmatians (2000)[28]
  • The King and I (1999)[29]
  • Elijah (1993)
  • Moses (1993)
  • Abraham and Isaac (1992)
  • The Kingdom of Heaven (1991)
  • Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone (1990)
  • Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw (1988)
  • BraveStarr (1987–1988)
  • Filmation's Ghostbusters (1986)
  • (1985–1987)
  • Jem (1985)
  • The Secret of the Sword (1985)
  • (1985)
  • Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1984)
  • Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (1984)
  • He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983–1984)
    Miscellaneous Crew
  • 9 (2009)
  • All Hands on Deck (2004)
  • Love Thy Neighbor (2003)

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    Notes and References

    1. http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=1453217&apid=0&category=filmography&action=more
    2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110521045545/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1200511/Daniel-St-Pierre/filmography
    3. https://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/971488/Daniel+St+Pierre.html?dataSet=1#Main
    4. http://www.moviemaker.com/directing/article/state_of_the_art_of_fx_3271/ MovieMaker
    5. http://www.hiponline.com/movies/movie-reviews/tarzan/ Hip Online
    6. https://books.google.com/books?id=DSAb0TdwbysC&dq=Daniel+St.+Pierre,+%22Deep+Canvas%22&pg=PA123
    7. http://www.awn.com/annieawards/list.php3 AWN.com
    8. Web site: Annie Awards: Legacy - 27th Annual Annie Awards . 2007-10-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509140855/http://annieawards.org/27thwinners.html . May 9, 2008 . mdy . 27th annual Annie Award nominations, Accessed 12-24-2008
    9. http://www.filmbug.com/db/346288 Film Bug
    10. https://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:193830~T2
    11. https://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:413464
    12. http://www.writingstudio.co.za/page1499.html writingstudio.za
    13. https://www.cinemablend.com/previews/Everyone-s-Hero-1698.html Cinemablend
    14. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-sep-14-wk-forecast14-story.html
    15. http://www.dorothyofozthemovie.com/dorothyNew/mainmenu/stpierre.html
    16. http://www.screenindia.com/old/nov05/inter.htm screenindia.com
    17. https://ew.com/article/1999/07/09/tarzan-changes-face-animation/
    18. http://www.animationartist.com/movies/tarzan/Production/production.html Animation Artist
    19. http://www.nestfamily.com/The%20Story%20of%20Abraham%20and%20Isaac%20Video%20on%20Interactive%20DVD%20with%20Resource%20-P131396.aspx?intcmp=RVbox Nest Family Entertainment
    20. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120855/awards Tarzan: multiple award winner
    21. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116583/awards The Hunchback of Notre Dame: multiple awards and nominations
    22. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111333/awards The Swan Princess: multiple award nominations
    23. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110357/awards The Lion King: multiple award wins and nominations
    24. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103639/awards Aladdin: multiple award wins and nominations
    25. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101414/awards Beauty and the Beast: multiple award wins and nominations
    26. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097757/awards The Little Mermaid: multiple award wins and nominations
    27. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307453/awards Shark Tale: multiple award wins and nominations
    28. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211181/awards 102 Dalmatians: multiple award wins and nominations
    29. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160429/awards The King and I: multiple award nominations

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