ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
CHRIS
MILLER (Director/Screenplay) makes his feature film directing
debut with “Shrek the Third.” Miller
joined DreamWorks Animation in 1998 as a story artist on the
studio’s first animated comedy, “Antz.” He
subsequently went on to work as a story artist on the Academy
Award®-winning hit film “Shrek,” while also
writing additional dialogue and providing the voice of the
hilarious Magic Mirror as well as Geppetto. He then went on
to serve as head of story on the blockbuster “Shrek 2,” which
went on to become the highest- grossing animated film of all
time. In addition to providing various voices for the Shrek
films, he also voiced Kowalski the penguin in “Madagascar.”
A
graduate of the California Institute of the Arts’ Animation/Film
department, Miller is also a longtime collaborator with the
Helios Dance Theater, for which he has created sets, films
and projections on numerous occasions. Miller has worked on
a wide array of features, commercials, videos and internet
projects, including a short for Steven Spielberg entitled "Steven’s
Dream." His commercial work includes spots for Coca- Cola,
Canon, The Comedy Channel and FILA, for which he won a Clio
Award for best animated commercial. Miller has also produced
several independent animated projects which have been featured
on MTV and in festivals throughout North America and Europe.
ARON
WARNER (Producer/Screenplay) returns to take the reins as
producer of “Shrek the Third” after winning
an Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature as a producer
of the animated blockbuster “Shrek” and also producing “Shrek
2.” He joined PDI/DreamWorks in 1997 to serve as a producer
on the computer animated hit “Antz,” which marked
the first collaboration between PDI and DreamWorks. Warner
went on to become head of PDI/DreamWorks from 2000 to 2002.
Warner
had previously held the post of vice president of production
at Twentieth Century Fox, where he supervised production
on such films as “Independence Day,” “The Ice
Storm,” “The Crucible,” “Alien Resurrection,” “Volcano” and
the number one blockbuster of all time, “Titanic.”
A graduate of UCLA Film School, Warner started out as a production
coordinator at Empire Pictures, gaining experience on low-budget
horror and sci-fi films. He then moved on to a position at
Film Finances, a completion bond company, where he worked on
more than 50 films.
Warner
began his career as a producer on the horror hit “Freddy's
Dead: The Final Nightmare.” He then served as supervising
producer on John Dahl’s “Red Rock West,” before
beginning his relationship with Twentieth Century Fox as the
line producer on Rachel Talalay’s “Ghost in the
Machine.” He later executive-produced “Tank Girl,” also
directed by Talalay. In addition, he oversaw production on
James Cameron’s blockbuster “True Lies.”
ANDREW
ADAMSON (Executive Producer/Story by) continues his role
in the fabled series as executive producer on “Shrek
the Third.” He made his directorial debut on the first “Shrek,” which
won the first Academy Award® presented for Best Animated
Feature. He then went on to direct the blockbuster sequel, “Shrek
2,” which went on to become the highest-grossing animated
film of all time. He followed that accomplishment with his
first live-action directorial achievement, “The Chronicles
of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” which,
in addition to its commercial success, won the Oscar® for
Best Makeup and collected two additional nominations for visual
effects and sound. He is currently directing the sequel, “The
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.”
Adamson began his career in computer graphics 20 years ago
in his native New Zealand, working as a computer animator at
a local animation company called The Mouse That Roared. In
1986, he moved on to the post of design director/senior animator
at Video Images Ltd., where he worked on a variety of broadcast
logos and television commercials.
He
first joined PDI/DreamWorks in 1991 with an extensive background
in visual effects. His credits as a visual effects supervisor
with PDI/DreamWorks have included the films "Angels in
the Outfield" and "Double Dragon." He has also
worked on the visual effects for such films as "True Lies," "Heart
and Souls" and Barry Levinson’s "Toys,” and
served as a key member of PDI/DreamWorks' commercial division
on numerous award-winning spots, including Converse's "Planet
Kevin," Dow's "Scrubbing Bubbles Greatest Show" and
Miller Genuine Draft's "Juke Box."
Apart
from PDI/DreamWorks, Adamson's work as a visual effects supervisor
includes the features "Batman Forever” (for
which he shared a Saturn Award nomination from the Academy
of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror), "A Time to Kill" and "Batman & Robin."
His
list of awards and nominations includes an Annie Award for
Best Directing for an Animated Feature and Best Animated
Feature for “Shrek” and a pair of nominations (for
directing and writing) for “Shrek 2.” He took home
the BAFTA Children’s Award for “Shrek” and
was twice nominated for the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme
d’Or for both “Shrek” features. Additionally,
he shared a Camie Award for “The Lion, the Witch and
the Wardrobe” and shared a Grammy nomination for Best
Compilation Soundtrack for “Shrek 2.”
JOHN
H. WILLIAMS (Executive Producer) served as a producer on
both the Academy Award®-winning animated comedy “Shrek” and
its blockbuster sequel, “Shrek 2.” Williams started
Vanguard Films in 1981. His first production was Steppenwolf
Theater’s “True West” with John Malkovich
and Gary Sinise, followed by “The Grapes of Wrath” and “Rocket
to the Moon” starring John Malkovich and Judy Davis.
Vanguard then went on to produce A.R. Gurney’s “The
Dining Room” with William H. Macy, G.B. Shaw’s “Heartbreak
House” with Rex Harrison and Amy Irving, “The Rise
and Rise of Daniel Rocket” with Tom Hulce and “The
Terrors of Pleasure” with Spalding Gray.
Vanguard
then went on to produce commercials through a joint venture
production company with Virgin Records. Commercial directors
included Tim Pope (“The Crow” sequel),
The Brothers Quay (“Frieda,” “Streets of
Crocodiles”) and Reggie Hudlin (“House Party”, “Ladies
Man”). Vanguard has also produced documentaries on John
F. Kennedy, Aretha Franklin, George Gershwin and the history
of the blues.
Vanguard’s feature film production credits include the
Miramax release of Errol Morris’ feature documentary “The
Thin Blue Line” with American Playhouse and Channel Four/U.K, “Sarafina” starring
Whoopi Goldberg, “Seven Years in Tibet” starring
Brad Pitt and “The Tuxedo” starring Jackie Chan.
Williams was one of the first producers to get an overall first-look
deal with DreamWorks.
Williams
is also the producer of Vanguard’s “Valiant”,
the CG animated feature released by Disney, featuring the voices
of Ewan McGregor, John Cleese, John Hurt and Jim Broadbent,
and the CG animated feature “Space Chimps” which
will be released by Twentieth Century Fox in July 2008.
RAMAN
HUI (Co-Director) has been a major force at PDI/DreamWorks
for more than 15 years, guiding the animation team from commercials
and shorts to feature films. He started at the studio in
1989 working on various commercials and awardwinning short
films, which led to his position as lead character designer/supervising
animator on PDI/DreamWorks’ first full-length computer-animated
feature film “Antz.” From there he went on to serve
as supervising animator on the Academy Award®- winning
blockbuster “Shrek,” as well as the follow-up Universal
Studios theme park attraction “Shrek 4-D®.” He
also went on to serve as one of the supervising animators on
the blockbuster sequel “Shrek 2,” which went on
to become the highest grossing animated film of all time. For
a brief time he served as director of animation on DreamWorks
Television & NBC’s primetime animated comedy “Father
of the Pride.”
During
the past decade at PDI/DreamWorks, Hui has worked on a variety
of 3D characters, including a CG Mickey Mouse for Jim Henson’s “Muppetvision,” the first CG
Pillsbury Doughboy and a helmeted Martian who interacts with
a live-action earthling for Hanna-Barbera’s television
special “The Last Halloween.” Hui also directed,
wrote and produced the celebrated PDI/DreamWorks short film “Sleepy
Guy,” which has received awards at the London Animation
Festival, the US International Film & Video Festival and
won first place at Imagina in 1995. His latest in-house short, “Fat
Cat on a Diet,” has been screened at many festivals and
conferences, including the London Effects and Animation Festival
(LEAF), Anima Mundi and the Chicago International Children’s
Film Festival.
Hui began his animation career in Hong Kong at Quantum Studio
where he worked as a cel animator. Later, he moved to Canada
to study computer animation at Sheridan College.
DENISE
NOLAN CASCINO (Co-Producer) joined DreamWorks Animation in
1996 when she took on the role of layout supervisor for the
studio’s first CG-animated movie “Antz.” She
served in the same capacity on the Academy Award®-winning “Shrek,” and
later became a senior production manager on “Shrek 2,” the
highestgrossing animated movie of all time.
Prior
to joining DreamWorks, Cascino worked on the ABC stop motion
television series “Bump in the Night” – first
as a Post-Production Supervisor, and later as Co- Executive
Producer. She also worked as a line producer at Varitel Video,
a San Francisco post-production facility. She began her career
as a master control operator and eventually became an editor
for KOFY TV20 in San Francisco.
Cascino received a BA in Broadcast Communication Arts from
San Francisco State University.
JEFFREY
PRICE & PETER S. SEAMAN (Screenplay) began on
the road to “Shrek the Third” in 1986 with their
writing of the groundbreaking animation/live action film “Who
Framed Roger Rabbit,” for which they were nominated for
WGA and BAFTA awards. Writing partners since 1979, the team
has also been responsible for “Doc Hollywood” and “Dr.
Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas,” among numerous
other credits. They also wrote and produced the short-lived
television series “Johnny Bago,” which had a strong
cult following among the inmate population, and wrote and directed
two episodes of “Tales from the Crypt.” Their latest
feature was the remake of the 1950 film “Last Holiday” starring
Queen Latifah.
HARRY
GREGSON-WILLIAMS (Music) is one of Hollywood’s
most soughtafter composers, working on a variety of high-profile
projects, both animated and liveaction.
Over
the last few years, Gregson-Williams has scored some of the
industry’s biggest blockbusters, including “The
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” (for
which he received nominations for a Golden Globe and Grammy), “Shrek” (for
which he received a BAFTA nomination), “Shrek 2” and “Chicken
Run.” He has collaborated on several movies with director
Tony Scott including “Man on Fire,” “Domino,” “Spy
Game” and “Déjà Vu,” as well
as three films with Joel Schumacher: the thriller “Phone
Booth,” “Veronica Guerin” and most recently “The
Number 23” starring Jim Carey. His other film credits
include “Seraphim Falls,” “Kingdom of Heaven” (nominated
for a Classical Brit award and winning a Golden Satellite award), “Bridget
Jones: The Edge of Reason,” “Enemy of the State,” “The
Replacement Killers,” “Smilla’s Sense of
Snow” and “Antz,” among others.
Born
in England to a musical family, Gregson-Williams earned a
scholarship from the music school of St. John’s
College in Cambridge at the age of seven. By age 13, he had
been a soloist on over a dozen records, and then earned a
coveted spot at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in
London. He started his film career as an orchestrator and
arranger for composer Stanley Myers, and went on to compose
his first scores for the veteran English director Nicolas
Roeg.
Gregson-Williams’ initiation in Hollywood film scoring
was then facilitated by his collaboration and friendship with
Oscar®-winning composer Hans Zimmer. This resulted in Gregson-Williams
providing music for such films as “The Rock,” “Broken
Arrow,” “The Fan,” “Muppet Treasure
Island,” “Armageddon,” “As Good as
It Gets” and “The Prince of Egypt.”
Upcoming
projects for Gregson-Williams include Ben Affleck’s
directorial debut “Gone Baby Gone” and “The
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.”
GUILLAUME
ARETOS (Production Designer) continues leading the design
on the “Shrek” series after having served
as production designer on the blockbuster hit “Shrek
2” and also as art director on the original “Shrek,” for
which he won an Annie Award for Outstanding Production Design.
He also worked on PDI/DreamWorks’ first computer-animated
feature film “Antz.” Prior to joining the studio,
Aretos designed numerous mythical beasts for animatronix developer
Edge Innovation, which can be seen in such projects as “Deep
Blue Sea” and "Dinotopia.”
Aretos’ career in entertainment spans three decades,
and includes both writing and acting for television. In the
late 1980s, in his native France, Aretos was well-known for
his work as an actor on the television show “L’homme à tout
faire,” the French version of “Three's Company.”
Apart
from his film and television work, Aretos’ paintings
and drawings have been widely exhibited in France, at galleries
including the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Paris and the Musée
d'Art Moderne Albert Chanot. In addition, his illustrated books,
including Le Livre Secret des Fourmis (The Secret Lives of
Ants), have been published in France and Korea. He has also
contributed to the magazines Ciel et Espace, Science et Nature
and Métal Hurlant (Heavy Metal).
PHILIPPE
GLUCKMAN (Visual Effects Supervisor) most recently served
as the visual effects supervisor on the hit jungle comedy “Madagascar.” He
previously served as co-visual effects supervisor on “Shrek
2” and as a sequence supervisor on the original “Shrek.” He
also served as associate visual effects supervisor on PDI/DreamWorks’ first
computer-animated feature, “Antz.”
Gluckman
joined PDI/DreamWorks Animation in 1994 as a senior animator/technical
director working on such projects as “Batman
and Robin,” “Batman Forever,” “Marvin
the Martian” and numerous commercials.
Before
joining the studio, Gluckman worked as senior animator at
Ex Machina in Paris on projects ranging from commercials
to theme park rides. He began his career as a traditional
2-D animator as a partner with Storyboard and as an assistant
animator at Cartoon Farm, both located in Paris. Gluckman
holds a degree in graphic arts from the Ecole Nationale d’Arts Appliqués,
Paris.
TIM
CHEUNG (Head of Character Animation) began his career at
PDI/DreamWorks on the studio’s first full-length computer-animated
feature film “Antz.” He then went on to work as
lead animator on the original “Shrek” and continued
work on the series as a supervising animator on the hit sequel “Shrek
2.” Also while he’s been at the studio, he wrote
and directed the award-winning animated short “Gabola
the Great.”
Tim joined the PDI/DreamWorks animation team in 1995 after
receiving his Masters of Fine Arts in computer graphics from
Pratt Institute and his Bachelor of Science in computer science
from Taylor University.
NICK
WALKER (Head of Layout) most recently worked as a rough layout
artist for “Madagascar.” He also served
as a layout animator on the hit comedy “Shrek 2,” as
well as on the Academy Award®-winning original, “Shrek.”
Walker
first joined PDI/DreamWorks Animation in 1997 as an assistant
animator in the modeling department for the studio’s
first computer-animated feature film “Antz.” He
then went on to work on the traditionally animated film, “The
Road to El Dorado,” as well as numerous other commercials
and short films for the studio.
Prior to joining PDI/DreamWorks, Walker worked as a model
builder and freelance computer animator after receiving a Bachelors
of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
PETER
ZASLAV (Art Director) joined PDI/DreamWorks Animation in
2001 as a storyboard artist and matte painter in the studio’s
commercial division working on projects such as Intel’s
alien commercials. He then took on the role of production illustrator
on the blockbuster hit “Shrek 2.” Following “Shrek
the Third,” he will serve as the production designer
on the ABC Christmas special “Shrek the Halls.”
Prior
to joining the studio, Zaslav was a freelance print illustrator
and a medical illustrator at UCLA Medical School. He also
created storyboards and backgrounds for two animated/live
action films, “This Guy Is Falling” and “Doppleganger.” Peter
earned his BS from UCLA in physiological science.
MATT
BAER (Effects Supervisor) most recently served as the supervising
effects lead on the hit jungle comedy “Madagascar,” as
well as on the animated minimovie “The Madagascar Penguins
in a Christmas Caper.” He also worked as an effects developer
on the blockbuster hit “Shrek 2” and as an effects
animator on the original “Shrek.” While at the
studio, he also worked on the Universal Studios theme park
attraction “Shrek 4-D®” and the live action
feature “A.I.: Artificial Intelligence.”
Prior to joining PDI/DreamWorks Animation, Baer was an effects
animator at Tippett Studios, Santa Barbara Studios and Electronic
Arts and was a software consultant for Alias/Wavefront in Santa
Barbara. Baer graduated with an MA in business and arts from
Westmont College, Santa Barbara.
LAWRENCE
D. CUTLER (Character TD Supervisor) has been with PDI/DreamWorks
Animation since 2001. He most recently served as the supervising
character technical director on “Shrek
2."
Prior
to joining PDI/DreamWorks Animation, Cutler worked at Pixar
Animation Studios as a technical director on the computer-animated
films “Monsters, Inc.,” “Toy Story 2” and “A
Bug’s Life.”
Cutler began his career working on virtual reality research
at Stanford University, after holding software development
internships at Silicon Graphics and the Microsoft Corporation.
Cutler also served as the co-founder and president of HyperJive,
Inc., a start-up company developing mobile information-sharing
applications. He attended Stanford University and graduated
with both a Bachelors and Masters degree in computer science.
LUCIA
MODESTO (Character TD Supervisor) most recently held the
role of supervising character technical director on the hit
comedy “Shrek 2,” as well as on the Academy
Award®-winning “Shrek.” Specializing in character
set-up, Modesto is responsible for supervising and setting
up the animation joints, motion animation controls, facial
animation, deformations, hair and non- dynamic clothing setups.
Modesto
initially rejoined PDI/DreamWorks Animation in 1997 to work
on the company’s first computer-animated feature “Antz,” after
having spent almost two years in the early 1980s developing
technology for some of their first animation projects for TV
Globo.
A native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Modesto was educated as
an electronic engineer at the Federal University of Rio de
Janeiro. She later received a Masters degree in quantum electronics
and applied optics at UCLA. She also served as an intern at
the National Film Board of Canada on a jointly granted scholarship
by the Canadian and Brazilian governments.