Byron Howard

Byron Howard

  • Born: 1968-12-26
  • Birthplace: America
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  • Profession: Director, screenwriter, producer, animator
  • Nationality: America
  • Graduate School: Evergreen State University
  • Representative Works: Mulan, Brother Bear, Bolt, Tangled, Zootopia
  • Byron Howard (Byron Howard), born in the United States on December 26, 1968, an American director, screenwriter, producer, and animator, graduated from The Evergreen State College .
    In 1994, Byron Howard officially joined the Walt Disney Animation Studios as an assistant animator [1]  . In 1995, he created the middle shot for the animated film " Pocahontas " [2]  . In 1998, he served as the animator of the animated film " Mulan " [2]  . In 2000, he served as the supervising animator for the animated short film "John Henry". In 2002, he served as the supervising animator for the animated film "Interstellar Baby". In 2003, in the animated film " Brother Bear ", Howard served as the animation supervisor of NENAI bear [3]  , with which he was nominated for the 31st Annie Award for Outstanding Character Animation Award. In 2009, he directed his first film " Bolt " [4]  , which was nominated for the 81st Academy Awards-Best Animated Feature Film [5]  . In 2010, directed the animated film " Tangled " [6]  . In 2012, directed the animated short film " Magic Romance Extraordinary-Troubles ". In 2016, he co-directed the animated film " Zootopia " with Rich Moore and Jared Bush , which won the 89th Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film [7]  , He won the 44th Anne Award for Best Animation Director for the film [8]  、

    Early Experience

    Byron Howard first studied live-action movies when he entered The Evergreen State College, but after watching the animated films "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "The Little Mermaid", he re-discovered his childhood love of cartoons. So he quickly switched to animation. Since the university he attended did not offer an animated film course, he started his self-study by writing course suggestions for animators Frank Thomas and David Brooke. After that, he received an art degree at The Evergreen State College   .

    Performing Experience

    In 1988, Byron Howard aspired to be an animator while on vacation at Disney World, when he first heard of Disney's plan to establish an animation factory there. In 1991, he joined the Disney Company, when he was an animation tour host at the Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando   .
    In 1994, Howard officially joined the Walt Disney Animation Factory as an assistant animator (junior animator who develops intermediate shot animation)  . In 1995, he created the middle shot for the animated film "Pocahontas"   . In 1998, he served as an animator for the animated film " Mulan "   . In 2000, he served as the supervising animator for the animated short film "John Henry".
    In 2002, he served as the supervising animator for the animated film "Interstellar Baby" and participated in the character creation of Liluo's sister Nanni   . Moreover, he also designed some supporting characters for the film. In 2003, in the animated film " Brother Bear ", Howard served as the animation supervisor of NENAI bear.   With this film, he was shortlisted for the 31st Anne Award for Outstanding Character Animation. After that, he began to enter the California studio, and has been a story creator and character designer, and finally served as a director. As a member of the "Story Trust" of the Walt Disney Animation Studios, Howard has developed a number of animated short films and animated feature film ideas   .
    In 2009, he directed his first film " Bolt "   , which was nominated for the 81st Academy Awards-Best Animated Feature Film   . In 2010, directed the animated film " Tangled "   . In 2012, directed the animated short film " Magic Romance Extraordinary-Troubles ". In 2016, he co-directed the animated film " Zootopia " with Rich Moore , Jared Bush and others . The film tells the story of an animal city where all animals coexist peacefully. Judy the rabbit fulfilled his childhood dream through his own hard work and became an animal policeman. Story , shortlisted for the 70th British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards-Best Animated Film Award , won the 89th Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature Film, for which he won the 44th Anne Award for Best Animated Film Director's Award ,    

    Character Evaluation

    In the movie "Zootopia", directors such as Byron Howard perfectly integrated the three themes of politics, inspiration and ecology through careful choreography, allowing the audience to deeply understand the philosophy of life, which is also a key to the success of the film factor. While it brings countless happy moments to the audience, it also triggers people's in-depth reflection on politics, inspiration and ecological themes   . Moreover, the film uses brilliant action production art in film and television production. This artistic expression technique gives filmmakers such as Byron Howard more room for dreaming. At the same time, the scientific creative attitude and method of directors such as Byron Howard is worthy of deep consideration by Chinese film practitioners Western Radio and Television comprehensive review). 
    Extended Reading
    • Makayla 2022-03-14 14:12:22

      Cause that home belongs to you

      I have seen a lot of dog-themed movies, probably because I like dogs too much, so I like almost every one. In "Little Q", there is a sentence that I think applies to every animal-themed movie: "It is a part of your life, and you are its life."

      When I watched Hachiko, the loyal dog, I finally burst...

    • Hilda 2022-04-21 09:01:34

      In reality, there is always someone who is slowly approaching the ignorant you

      Suddenly I found out that what impressed me the most in the whole movie was not the protagonist Bolt, but the most loving and lovely kitten Mittens.
      She has selflessly helped Bolt along the way, giving him encouragement, teaching him the cruelty of reality, but not forgetting to add color to his...

    Bolt quotes

    • Mittens: Go on, use the dog face. This is gonna be beautiful.

      Bolt: [looks confused]

      Mittens: You know, beg.

      Bolt: [further confused]

      Mittens: Do the dog face!

      Bolt: What? The dog face? What does that mean?

      Mittens: [sighs] Figures, I'm tied to the one dog on Earth who doesn't know how to beg.

    • Bolt: [trapped] I can not be contained in any container!