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Simon James Smith (born 16 September 1968) is a British animator, film director, and voice actor. He is best known for his work at DreamWorks Animation. Smith came to PDI/DreamWorks in 1997 as head of layout for the company's feature film division.
Simon J Smith is an award winning writer/director and 30 year computer graphics veteran with over 38 combined years of film, television, and post production experience in telling engaging stories with compelling characters.
- Producer, Director, Actor
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Nov 2, 2007 · Bee Movie is an animated comedy film about a bee who sues the human race for stealing honey. Simon J. Smith is one of the directors of the film, along with Steve Hickner. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, and more on IMDb.
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- Animation, Adventure, Comedy
- Simon J. Smith, Steve Hickner
- 2007-11-02
Echoing director Simon J. Smith, Kochout analyzes the issue of scale that tested the artists and animators. "You've got shots that look over the shoulder of this tiny little bee at a human character, so any movement he makes is magnified, he says. "There was quite a perspective challenge to it.
Bee Movie - Director. DreamWorks Animation feature film released in 2007. Barry B. Benson, a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City.
Simon J. Smith is known as an Director, Actor, Head of Layout, Executive Producer, Supervising Producer, and Thanks. Some of his work includes Bee Movie, Penguins of Madagascar, The Ghost of Lord Farquaad, Megamind: The Button of Doom, Far Far Away Idol, Shrek Stories, and Monsters vs Aliens Stories.
Directed by Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner (in the former's feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by the writing team of Jerry Seinfeld, Spike Feresten, Barry Marder and Andy Robin, it stars the voices of Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, John Goodman, Patrick Warburton, and Chris Rock.
