David Derrick Jr.

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David Derrick Jr.
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Derrick in 2024
Occupations
  • Film director
  • storyboard artist
Years active2005–present
Employers

David G. Derrick Jr. is an American film director and storyboard artist. He is best known for his work at Disney, including co-directing Moana 2 (2024). [1]

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Early life and education

Derrick attended University of Utah from 1998 to 2000, where he studied fine arts, later studied animation in California Institute of the Arts from 2001 to 2004.

Career

Derrick began working as a storyboard artist at DreamWorks Animation, such as Flushed Away , Bee Movie , How to Train Your Dragon , Megamind , and Rise of the Guardians , before leaving DreamWorks and joining Walt Disney Animation Studios to continued as a storyboard artist for Moana , Raya and the Last Dragon , Encanto and Strange World .

He made his directorial debut with the sequel to Moana, Moana 2 , alongside Jason Hand, and Dana Ledoux Miller. [1]

Filmography

YearTitle Director Story Artist
2006 Flushed Away NoYes
2007 Bee Movie NoYes
2010 How to Train Your Dragon NoYes
Megamind NoYes
2012 Rise of the Guardians NoYes
2016 Moana NoYes
2019 The Lion King NoYes
2021 Raya and the Last Dragon NoYes
Encanto NoYes
2022 Strange World NoYes (Head of Story)
2024 Moana 2 YesNo

References

  1. 1 2 Stephan, Katcy (February 7, 2024). "Moana 2 Set at Disney With Surprise 2024 Release Date". Variety . Archived from the original on February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.