David Krentz
Biography
David Krentz and wife Kimberley Madrigga-Krentz
Born:Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
Education: California Institute of the Arts, BFA in Character Animation
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Film Work
FANTASIA 2000 (from 93 to 95) Walt Disney Feature Animation. Assistant Layout
DINOSAUR (From 95 to 99) Walt Disney Feature Animation. Character Designer, Visual Development,Workbook
TREASURE PLANET: Walt Disney Feature Animation. Visual Development, Layout Journeyman
ASTROBOY: Sony Pictures Imageworks. Visual Development
SPIDERMAN 2: Columbia. Illustrator
TARZAN 2: Walt Disney Television Animation. Visual Development.
VALIANT: Vangaurd Animation. Character Design
OPEN SEASON: Sony Pictures Animation. Story Boards
THE ANT BULLY: DNA Productions. Character Design and Concept Design
JOHN CARTER OF MARS:. Paramount Pictures. Story Boards,Concept Design and Sculpture.
OUTLANDER: Ascendant Pictures. Story Boards and Concept Design in Association with 9th Ray Studios.
CHARLOTT'E'S WEB: Paramount Pictures. Story Boards/Animatics in Association with 9th Ray Studios.
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Video Game Work
MEDAL OF HONOR (Pacific War) Electronic Arts. Story Boards/Animatics
GOLDENEYE: Electronic Arts. Concept Design
UNDISCLOSED PROJECT: Naughty Dog. Character Design
UNDISCLOSED PROJECT: Mass Media. Box Cover Art
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Museum Work
ABRAHAM LINCOLN MEMORIAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY. Concepts and Illustrations for Oil Paintings in 'Tide Turns' exibit
Memberships
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology.
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Special Mentions
"Judith" voted by readers as best dinosaur model of 97 in Prehistoric Times magazine
"Rex Mundi" voted by readers as best dinosaur model of 2000 in Prehistoric Times magazine.
2nd Place winner for the First Annual John Lanzendorf Paleo Art Award for "Rex Mundi"
"Antediluvia Collection" voted by readers as best dinosaur model series of 2001 in Prehistoric Times magazine
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TV Appearances:
ABC Special : Disney's Dinosaur, Larger Than Life (general interview)
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DVD Appearances:
Disney's Dinosaur: Collector's Edition (exclusive interviews +audio commentary track+featured artwork)
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Book Illustrations:
Fantasia 2000:Visions of Hope by Culhane
Dinosaur: The Making of an Animated Feature by Kurrti
Dinosaurs The Encyclopedia by Donald F. Glut
Dinosaur Imagery: The Lanzendorf Collection
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Gallery Shows and Guest Appearances:
Chicago Field Museum: Picturing T.Rex,Selections From the Lanzendorf Collection: Summer of 2000 (artwork on display
Every Picture Tells a Story Gallery: Beverly Hills CA, Summer of 2000 (artwork on display)
Wonderfest 2000 (special guest appearance)
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology convention, Chicago 2001 (presentation on "Biological Solutions to Fanatic Situations"
G-Fest (panel discussion)
Mother Nature's Gallery, Sedona,AZ (artwork on display for sale)
OCEPT educational seminar showcase, Portland Oregon: Summer of 2001, Keynote Speaker (education,technology, and talking dinosaurs)
Imagination Expo , Las Vegas Nevada ,Summer 2001, special guest speaker.
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Magazine Interviews and Articles:
Newsweek: May 15, 2000
DinoPress #3 (featured article)
Cinefex #82 (general interview with picture)
Starlog's DINOSAUR Official Movie Magazine (exclusive six page interview)
Cinfantastique no12/vol32/no1
Starlog: July#276
Computer Graphics World: May 2000 (general interview)
Animation Magazine: May 2000
Prehistoric Times #45 (front cover painting and exclusive interview)
Prehistoric Times #42 (exclusive interview)
Modeller's Resource: Dec/Jan 2000 (exclusive interview)
Discover Magazine: Featured Illustrations for April 2005 Issue
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Internet Interviews:
Dinosaur Interplanetary Gazette (exclusive interview+artwork) www.dinosaur.org/disneydinokrentz.htm
Primordial Soup (exclusive interview+artwork) www.primordialsoup.com/krentz/krentz.htm
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