Hi catlover,
There's a lot of material available about Len Simon.
As you probably know, Len Simon dropped out of college at 18. However,
he is now proudly listed as a Sheridan College (Ontario, Canada)
Alumnus:
Sheridan College 2000 Annual Report (page 26)
http://www.sheridanc.on.ca/news/annrep00/annrep00.pdf
I'll start by listing newsgroup postings relating to Len Simon, then
follow up by listing websites.
The first online posting is an overview of Simon's career:
Brahm Resnik, "Animator works to put his own studio on the map" Online
posting (27 January 2002) <rec.arts.animation> via Google Groups
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=20020127235309.10789.00000749%40mb-mq.aol.com
The following is an anonymous posting asserting that Len Simon "didn't
trace" in Anastasia:
"Re: ANASTASIA: The TRUTH you should listen to..." Online posting (9
December 1997) <rec.arts.animation> via Google Groups
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=19971209162100.LAA07727%40ladder02.news.aol.com
The next posting discusses the fate of Fox animators including Simon:
Spitenz, "Re: Original Animation Cel - Don Bluth" Online posting (13
July 2001) <rec.arts.animation> via Google Groups
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=20010712202159.07863.00003551%40ng-cs1.aol.com
Len Simon is mentioned on many websites. Some of the sites show
excerpts of his work, and he's very good!
In each website listing that follows, the first line is a short quote.
The second line is the title of the web page, and the third line is a
link to the web page.
" 'We always were trying to push the boundaries of mixing 3-D and
2-D,' said animation director Len Simon.":
'Titan A.E.' - What's It About?
http://www.space.com/sciencefiction/movies/titan_preview_000329.html
" 'The layering of the film is very complex,' notes chief animator Len
Simon":
POVDE Turns a Tight Ship on Titan A.E.
http://www.hollywoodindustry.com/HTML/beyondthefourthwall/2000/6_00/podve1.htm
"Len Simon is ... a great animator and an excellent draftsman":
Interview with Titan A.E. Co-Director Gary Goldman
http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/35875p1.html
"Fat Cat's founder Len Simon worked until recently at Anvil Studios":
New studios help animate state film industry
http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2002/01/07/story2.html
"...directing animator Len Simon, who supervised Rasputin's design":
The Making of Anastasia:
http://www.anya.com/production/christopherlloyd.html
"Director Of Animation ... Len Simon":
Titan A.E. - Artists:
http://www.animationartist.com/movies/titanae/Artists.htm
"Animation Supervisor - Len Simon":
Titan A.E. (2000)
http://www.roogulator.esmartweb.com/sf/titanae.htm
"Len Simon came to work for us ... when he was 19, and by the time he
was 21 he was a directing animator":
A New Fronteir
http://www.ent-today.com/6-16/titan-feature.htm
"Len Simon (Animation Director)"
Pictures - Titan A.E.
http://www.donbluth.com/DBFilms/titanae/home.htm
" 'Cale's personality is very characteristic of the teen-age
audience,' explains Len Simon, director of animation. 'There's a lot
me in there' ":
'Titan' creators push limits of animation
http://www.sunnews.com/entertain/movies2000/movies061500.htm
"Len Simon was the lead for Cale, Korso and Akima; Troy Saliba: Gune
and Stith":
Ask Us Questions
http://www.donbluth.com/contactus.cfm
"Len Simon: Making a Rasputin":
Anastasia
http://www.screenindia.com/may08/inter2.htm
"The cel animation crew, directed by Len Simon...":
VFXPro: The VFX of 'Titan A.E.'
http://www.vfxpro.com/article/mainv/0,7220,114946,00.html
Google search used:
"len simon" animator
://www.google.com/search?q=%22len+simon%22+animator
Google Groups search used:
"len simon" animator
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22len+simon%22+animator
Regards,
eiffel-ga |
