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Doug Sweetland is an American animator and filmmaker. He wrote and directed the Pixar short film Presto (2008), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
Doug Sweetland is an American animator/director who helped define Pixar animation on early hits like "Toy Story", "Toy Story 2", "Monsters, Inc.", "Finding Nemo", and "Cars". He is a back-to-back Annie Award winner and his Pixar short, "Presto", was nominated for an Annie and an Oscar.
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Oscar-nominated animator/director Doug Sweetland is working freelance, y'all! Visit his site to see what he's up to and contact Doug to create your one-of-a-kind animation!
Doug Sweetland is an American animator/director who helped define Pixar animation on early hits like "Toy Story", "Toy Story 2", "Monsters, Inc.", "Finding Nemo", and "Cars". He is a back-to-back Annie Award winner and his Pixar short, "Presto", was nominated for an Annie and an Oscar.
Presto was written and directed by veteran Pixar animator Doug Sweetland, in his directorial debut with the story written by Ted Mathot, Valerie Lapointe and Justin Wright. The original idea for the short was a magician who incorporated a rabbit into his act who suffered from stage fright.
Presto (2008) Presto was the first story I pitched. Aside from student work and a stint on The Incredibles, I was new to story development and owe a debt of gratitude not only to Presto's crew, but to the steadfast mentorship of Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, and John Lasseter.
James Kleinmann from HeyUGuys interviews Directors Nicholas Stoller & Doug Sweetland for their new animated movie Storks which stars Andy Samberg, Kelsey Gra...
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