Chris Jenkins (film producer)

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Chris Jenkins
Born
Christopher Jenkins

1960or1961(age 63–64) [1]
Education BA Degree in scientific illustration
Alma mater Middlesex University
Occupation(s)Effects animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, director, producer
Years active1988 - present

Christopher Jenkins (born November 1961) is a Welsh effects animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, director and producer.

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Early life

Jenkins was born and raised in Ton Pentre, [1] Rhondda Valley in South Wales. [2] He attended the Ton Pentre Junior School and later went to the Upper Rhondda Comprehensive School. [2] He attended Middlesex University in England from 1982 to 1987, where he has a BA Degree in scientific illustration.

Career

Jenkins started his career in 1987 as an effects animator on Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He spent most of his professional life at Walt Disney Pictures where he served as artistic coordinator on Atlantis: The Lost Empire . [2] Before that, Jenkins was visual effects supervisor on The Hunchback of Notre Dame . [2] He also was an effects animator on Who Framed Roger Rabbit , The Little Mermaid , Beauty and the Beast , Aladdin , The Lion King , and Hercules .

Jenkins left Disney to work at Sony Pictures Imageworks, where he conceived the idea for Surf's Up. Jenkins had been attached to direct Hotel Transylvania before leaving the company. [3]

He worked at Blue Sky Studios in Greenwich, Connecticut, for one year during the development of Rio .

As of August 2011, Jenkins is at DreamWorks Animation, where he produced the 2015 animated feature film Home . [4]

Filmography

YearTitleCredits
1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Effects Animator
1989 The Little Mermaid Effects Animator
1990 The Prince and the Pauper (Short)Layout Artist / Effects Animator
1991 Beauty and the Beast Effects Animator
1992 Aladdin Effects Animator
1993 Trail Mix-Up (Short)Special Effects Animator
1994 The Lion King Effects Animator
1995 Pocahontas Pre-Production Effects Development Artist
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Visual Effects Supervisor
1997 Hercules Visual Effects Animator
2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire Artistic Coordinator
2006 Open Season Special Thanks
2007 Surf's Up Producer / Screenplay By / Story By
2014 Almost Home (Short)Producer
2015 Home Producer [4]
2018 Duck Duck Goose Director / Screenplay / Story By [5]
2024 10 Lives [6] Director & Writer [7]
TBA The Ark and the Aardvark Story

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