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Keith Sintay | |
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| Born | February 22 |
| Other names | Keith A. Sintay |
| Occupation | Character animator |
Keith Sintay is an American animator. Sintay has been an animation artist at Walt Disney Studios, DreamWorks Feature Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks, and Digital Domain as well as many other studios.
Keith Sintay was born on February 22 in Southfield, Michigan, and currently lives in the Los Angeles area.
Sintay was inspired to become and animator after seeing The Rescuers in 1977. He grew up in Michigan, where he attended art school and practiced his drawing. He was accepted into the Disney internship program and was hired shortly after to work on Pocahontas. Sintay has worked on the films Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan, and Tarzan at Disney Feature, and Spirit, Sinbad and Sharktale at DreamWorks. At Sony Pictures Imageworks, Keith was Sr. Animator on Open Season, Monster House, Beowulf and I am Legend. Currently, he is working at Digital Domain on Transformers 2.
In addition to his work as an animator, Sintay is a contributing artist and illustrator for several books by author Mark Simon. Included in these are Facial Expressions and Storyboards, Motion in Art.
| Year | Title | Credits | Characters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Pocahontas | Inbetweener | Pocahontas | Walt Disney Feature Animation |
| 1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Inbetween Artist | Gargoyles | |
| 1998 | Mulan | Inbetween Artist | Mulan | |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Additional Clean-Up Artist | Terk, Young Tarzan | |
| 2002 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmeron | Animator | Spirit, Little Creek | DreamWorks Animation |
| 2003 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | Animator | Sinbad's Crew, Dog | |
| 2004 | Shark Tale | Animator | Oscar, Angie | |
| 2006 | Open Season | Senior Animator | Beth, Boog, Elliot | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| 2006 | Monster House | Senior Animator | House, Kids | |
| 2007 | Surf's Up | Senior Animator | Cody, Big Z, Tank | |
| 2007 | Beowulf | Senior Animator | Beowulf, Dragon, Horses | |
| 2007 | I Am Legend | Senior Animator | Hemocytes | |
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Senior Animator | Joes | Digital Domain |
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Senior Animator | Wheels, var. Bots | |
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