Simon Otto
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Simon Otto (born 12 June 1973) is a Swiss film director and
Life and career
Otto was born in Switzerland and grew up in Gommiswald, in the canton of St. Gallen.
After completing a banking apprenticeship,[1] he started his career in the arts by carving commercial snow sculptures[2] in nearby resort towns and drawing news cartoons for his hometown newspaper, "Die Suedostschweiz".[3]
He studied art formally at the
His professional animation career started in 1997, when he was hired by
Involved as a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,[15] Simon participates in numerous of events, talks and interviews highlighting the work of the animator in the feature film industry.[16] In 2016, Otto founded LuMAA[17] (Lucerne Master Academy of Animation) with the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Lucerne, Switzerland where animation industry veterans teach a 6-week summer course[18] for up and coming talents.
In the fall of 2019, after 21 years working for
On 14 June 2021 it was announced that he will direct That Christmas, based on the book of the same name by Richard Curtis, produced by Locksmith Animation for Netflix.[20]
Filmography
Director
Year | Title | Format | Status |
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2016 | Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia – To Catch a Changeling (Episode) | TV series | Broadcast |
2016 | Dragons: Race to the Edge - A Grim Retreat (Episode) |
TV series | Broadcast |
2016 | Dragons: Race to the Edge – Crash Course (Episode) |
TV series | Broadcast |
2021 | Love, Death & Robots – The Tall Grass (Episode) | TV series | Broadcast |
2024 | That Christmas | Movie | Directorial debut |
Animator
Year | Title | Role |
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1998 | The Prince of Egypt | Animator |
2000 | The Road to El Dorado | Animator |
2002 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | Animator |
2003 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | Animator |
2004 | Shark Tale | Animator |
2006 | Over the Hedge | Additional character designer |
2006 | Flushed Away | Supervising animator |
2007 | Enchanted | Additional animator |
2007 | Bee Movie | Additional animator |
2008 | Kung Fu Panda | Additional animator |
2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | Head of character animation |
2014 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Head of character animation & Story Artist |
2015 | Home | Additional supervising animator |
2018 | Bird Karma | Animator |
2019 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | Head of character animation & Story Artist |
References
- ^ Maurer, Interview von Christian (15 July 2014). "Trickfilm-Star Simon Otto: Dieser Schweizer zähmt die Kino-Drachen". Blick. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: Simon Otto – Head of character animation – Dreamworks". The Art of VFX (in French). 25 May 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ mobiles, Maven Sarl, solutions Web et. ""Dragons 2": interview vidéo de Simon Otto". CLAP.CH. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
(FR) Il se lance ensuite dans l'élaboration de nouvelles bandes dessinées pour un journal local, Die Südostschweiz. / (EN) He start then creating new cartoons for a local newspaper "Die Südostschweiz."
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Schweizer in der Traumfabrik – Computer-Animationen | Migros-Magazin". Migros Medien (in German). 24 July 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: Simon Otto – Head of character animation – Dreamworks". The Art of VFX (in French). 25 May 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "How To Design an Infinite Number of Dragons in DreamWorks Animation's 'The Hidden World'". Animation World Network. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Dean DeBlois And Simon Otto Talk About The Animation Evolution In 'How to Train Your Dragon' Trilogy". Cartoon Brew. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Finke, Nikki (2 February 2011). "Visual Effects Awards: 'Inception' Wins 4, 'How To Train Your Dragon' 3". Deadline. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ swissinfo.ch, S. W. I.; Corporation, a branch of the Swiss Broadcasting. "'Dragon tamer' animator shows Swiss kids how it's done". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Dean DeBlois And Simon Otto Talk About The Animation Evolution In 'How to Train Your Dragon' Trilogy". Cartoon Brew. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ Bishop, Bryan (12 June 2014). "The amazing animation software behind 'How To Train Your Dragon 2'". The Verge. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
DreamWorks CTO Lincoln Wallen went to the company's artists, asking them to daydream what kind of tools they would like to use in a perfect world. "I recall it very well," Simon Otto, head of character animation for Dragon 2, tells me in a suite at the studio's Glendale headquarters.
- ^ "'How To Train Your Dragon 2' Made Using DWA's New Animation Software". The Hollywood Reporter. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- S2CID 176978060.
- ^ DOVE, STEVE (10 January 2018). "OSCARS 2018: 10 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE HONORED WITH ACADEMY AWARDS". oscar.go.com. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "THE ACADEMY PRESENTS THE 2017 CAREERS IN FILM SUMMIT IN LOS ANGELES". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Frei, Vincent. "Creative Spark: Simon Otto". Swiss Made VFX. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Simon Otto – LuMAA". lumaa.ch. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Schweizer in der Traumfabrik – Computer-Animationen | Migros-Magazin". Migros Medien (in German). 24 July 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ ""Meinen Drachen werde ich vermissen"". suedostschweiz.ch (in German). Retrieved 20 April 2020.
Nach 21 Jahren verlassen Sie die Dreamworks-Studios. Was haben Sie als Nächstes geplant? Otto: Ich bin jetzt «vogelfrei» (schmunzelt). Ich weiss, was ich möchte, aber noch nicht wo: Mein nächstes Ziel ist es, in der Regie von Animationsfilmen Fuss zu fassen. Wohin es mich genau verschlägt, ist aber noch offen.
- ^ Motayor, Rafael (14 June 2021). "Simon Otto to Helm Animated 'That Christmas' Adaptation, Based on Books by 'Love Actually' Writer". Collider. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
External links
- Official Web site
- Simon Otto at IMDb