Ronnie del Carmen
| Ronnie del Carmen | |
|---|---|
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del Carmen in August 2014 | |
| Born |
Ronaldo del Carmen December 31, 1959 Philippines |
| Alma mater | University of Santo Tomas |
| Occupation | writer, storyboard artist, designer, illustrator |
| Website |
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Ronnie del Carmen (born December 31, 1959) is a Filipino animation writer, story artist, story supervisor and production designer. He co-directed the 2015 Pixar film Inside Out, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He was the story supervisor on Pixar's tenth full-length computer-animated film, Up, and directed its accompanying short film, Dug's Special Mission.
Early life and education
Del Carmen was born in the city of Cavite in the Philippines.[1] After high school, he worked as a painter on the set of Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film Apocalypse Now, which was filming in the Philippines.[2] He graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising.[2]
Career
Film
After college, Del Carmen worked as an art director for print and television advertising campaigns before moving to the United States in 1989 to pursue a career in film.[2] He worked for Warner Bros as a storyboard artist on Batman: The Animated Series, and as a story supervisor for DreamWorks.[3] He joined Pixar Animation Studios in 2000, working as story supervisor on Finding Nemo (2003), production designer on the Academy Award-nominated short film One Man Band (2005), storyboard artist on Ratatouille (2007) and WALL-E (2008), and story supervisor on Up (2009).[3][4] He made his directorial debut with the animated short film Dug's Special Mission (2009), which accompanied Up on its DVD and Blu-ray release.[4] He co-directed the 3D computer animated comedy Inside Out with Pete Docter. The film premiered at the 68th Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2015.[1]
Comic books
Del Carmen has illustrated several comic books, including Batman Adventures: Holiday Special, which won an Eisner Award for Best Single Issue in 1995, and the children's book My Name Is Dug, written by Kiki Thorpe.[3] He has also written several comic books, including the Paper Biscuit series and And There You Are.[5]
Personal life
Del Carmen is married with two kids.[1] His brothers, Louie and Rick, also work in animation.[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Credited as |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | Storyboard designer |
| 1998 | The Prince of Egypt | Story artist |
| 2000 | The Road to El Dorado | Story supervisor |
| Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | Storyboard artist | |
| 2002 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | Story supervisor |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Story supervisor |
| 2005 | One Man Band | Production designer |
| 2007 | Ratatouille | Storyboard artist |
| 2008 | WALL-E | Story, character designer |
| 2009 | Up | Story supervisor, storyboard artist |
| Dug's Special Mission | Writer, director | |
| 2012 | Brave | Additional story artist |
| 2013 | Monsters University | Additional story artist |
| 2015 | Inside Out | Co-director, story by[7][8] |
Television
| Year | Title | Credited as |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Widget, the World Watcher | Storyboard artist |
| 1991 | Where’s Waldo? | Storyboard artist |
| 1992-95 | Batman: The Animated Series | Storyboard artist, character designer |
| 1995 | Freakazoid! | Director |
Bibliography
- Paper Biscuit (Half Life, 2003), writer, illustrator
- Paper Biscuit One Point Five (2003), writer, illustrator
- Batman: Black and White, Vol. 2 (DC Comics, 2003), illustrator
- Paper Biscuit 2 (2004), writer, illustrator
- Project: Superior (AdHouse Books, 2005), illustrator
- Three Trees Make a Forest (Gingko Press, 2006), illustrator
- My Name is Dug (Disney Press, 2009), illustrator
- And There You Are (AdHouse Books, 2009), writer, illustrator
Awards and nominations
- Eisner Award, Best Single Issue, Batman Adventures Holiday Special (with Paul Dini and Bruce Timm), 1995
- Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Special Class Animated Program: Director, Freakazoid, 1996
- Annie Award, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, 2003
- Annie Award Nomination, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production, WALL-E, 2009
- Annie Award Nomination, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production, Up, 2010
- National Cartoonists Society, Animated Feature Division Award, Up, 2010
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Janet R. Nepales, “Spotlight on Filipino Co-director Ronnie Del Carmen and His Much-talked-about Pixar Film, ‘Inside Out’,” Golden Globes, May 2015.
- 1 2 3 Jeramie Noyer, “Up: rising with Story Artist and Dug’s Special Mission’s Director Ronnie del Carmen!” Animated Views, November 26, 2009.
- 1 2 3 “Ronnie del Carmen,” Pixar Talk. Accessed July 12, 2015.
- 1 2 Ramin Zahed, “A Dug’s Life: Ronnie del Carmen Chats About His New Pixar Short,” Animation Magazine, November 6, 2009.
- ↑ Chris Arrant, “Pixar & Comics – Ronnie del Carmen on ‘And There You Are’,” Newsarama.com, March 18, 2009.
- ↑ Ruben V. Nepales, “Cavite-born UST alum co-directs Pixar film”, Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 3, 2011.
- ↑ Sciretta, Peter (August 20, 2011). "Pete Docter To Direct Pixar Movie Set Inside The Mind (D23 Expo)". SlashFilm. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ↑ Dickey, Josh (April 24, 2012). "Pixar announces Latin-themed feature". Variety. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
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