Dave Bossert
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David A. Bossert is the Creative Director and Head of Special Projects at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He studied at the Character Animation program at CalArts. Among his classmates were Joe Ranft
, Butch Hartman
, Ralph Eggleston
, and Ann Telnaes
, among others.
In addition to his duties at the Special projects, he is the is also producer-director at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Previously, he was the artistic coordinator and visual effects supervisor on Fantasia 2000
and, more recently, the associate producer of the short Destino
.
He is the immediate past president of the Alumni Association at CalArts, but remains active on the CalArts Board of Trustees.
Joe Ranft
Joseph Henry "Joe" Ranft was an American screenwriter, animator, storyboard artist and voice actor who worked for Pixar and Disney. His brother, Jerome Ranft, is a sculptor who also worked on several Pixar movies....
, Butch Hartman
Butch Hartman
Elmer Earl "Butch" Hartman IV is an American animator, executive producer, animation director, storyboard artist, voice actor, occasional singer, producer, and creator of the animated series The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom and T.U.F.F. Puppy.-Childhood:Hartman was born in Highland Park,...
, Ralph Eggleston
Ralph Eggleston
Ralph Eggleston is an American animator, art director, storyboard artist and production designer at Pixar Animation Studios....
, and Ann Telnaes
Ann Telnaes
Ann Carolyn Telnaes is a editorial cartoonist. Unlike many editorial cartoonists, Telnaes does not draw for any one set newspaper, and her cartoons are instead syndicated across the United States. In 2001, she became the second woman cartoonist to win the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning...
, among others.
In addition to his duties at the Special projects, he is the is also producer-director at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Previously, he was the artistic coordinator and visual effects supervisor on Fantasia 2000
Fantasia 2000
Fantasia 2000 is a 1999 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was the 38th feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and a sequel to 1940's Fantasia...
and, more recently, the associate producer of the short Destino
Destino
Destino is an animated short film released in 2003 by The Walt Disney Company. Destino is unique in that its production originally began in 1945, 58 years before its eventual completion...
.
He is the immediate past president of the Alumni Association at CalArts, but remains active on the CalArts Board of Trustees.