Shawn Krause is an animator at Pixar Animation Studios. He went to school at CalArts, and one of his student films, The Bicycle Thieves caught the attention of Pete Docter.[1] He was hired in the early 1990s and began working on Pixar's first film, Toy Story.
Biography[]
- "I am an experienced leader in the animation industry with 25 years at Pixar Animation Studios. I began my career animating and directing commercials at Pixar, with outside agencies, before moving over to feature animation on Toy Story. Working at the forefront of the computer animation industry, I have always enjoyed the collaborative process of evolving cutting edge technologies and the creation of feature films.
Through the years I have animated on 15 feature films and successfully led our animation team on three of them - Up, Cars 2 and Inside Out. I worked interdepartmentally to problem solve and ensure a smooth production. I helped guide our animation department as it grew to over 100-plus people. My role has allowed me to be involved in public talks, film press, movie marketing, video games and associated short film work. I have worked as a film consultant for several projects. Always curious, in addition to my role in animation, I have pushed to work in other areas of interest over the years, including layout, story and theme park entertainment. The latter of which was a dream come true, taking on a leadership role in the creation and development of a variety of attractions at the Disney Theme Parks.
Along the way I picked up a VES Award for Joy on Inside Out and became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2016." - —Shawn Krause
Filmography[]
- Toy Story (1995): additional animator, additional layout artist
- A Bug's Life (1998): animator
- Toy Story 2 (1999): animator
- Monsters, Inc. (2001): animation character developer (Roz)[2], animator
- Finding Nemo (2003): animator, animation character developer (Bloat, uncredited)[2]
- The Incredibles (2004): animator
- Jack-Jack Attack (2005): animator
- Cars (2006): animator
- Ratatouille (2007): Pixar Studio Team - Pixar Productions
- Up (2009): directing animator
- Cars 2 (2011): supervising animator
- A Day in the Life of John Lasseter (2011): himself[3]
- Brave (2012): additional animator
- Inside Out (2015): supervising animator
- Riley's First Date? (2015): supervising animator
- The Good Dinosaur (2015): animator
- Finding Dory (2016): animator
- Cars 3 (2017): animator
- Bao (2018): additional visual development artist
- Incredibles 2 (2018): animator characters developer
- Toy Story 4 (2019): Pixar Studio Team - Custom Animation Production
- Lamp Life (2020): supervising animator
- Soul (2020): additional animator
- Pixar Popcorn (2021):
- Soul of the City: animator, story artist
- Dancing with the Cars: animator, story artist
- Dug Days (2021-2023):
- Puppies (2021): animator
- Inside Out 2 (2024): animator
- Dream Productions (2024):
- Part 1: The Dream Team: additional animator
- Part 2: Out of Body: additional animator
- Part 3: Romance!: additional animator
- Part 4: A Night to Remember: additional animator
- Elio (2025): animator
Commercials[]
Commercials was Shawn’s early job at Pixar before he went to worked on Toy Story. Here are the list of brands that Shawn contributed for commercials :
- Chips Ahoy! : He provided storyboards for commercials.[4]
- Tower Records : Directed a related commercial titled Christmas Conga around 1995, for promoting music CDs during Christmas season.
- Twizzlers : Co-directed (along with Jan Pinkava as a director) a related commercial titled Let Me In around 1996 promoting a cherry flavor of Pull 'n' Peel.[2]
- Levi’s : Directed a related commercial titled Shake It around 1996 promoting jeans for women.[2]
Theme Park Attractions[]
- It's Tough to Be a Bug!, directing animator[2]
- Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, supervising animator, posing of Darla’s statue[2]
- The Seas with Nemo & Friends, supervising animator[2]
Example of Works[]
- Toy Story: Opening credits sequence (Andy throwing lasso with Woody’s hand into cow boxes), Green Army Men sequence (bouncing Luxo Ball, Green Army Men climbing into plant, Andy’s friends running into Luxo Ball), Andy’s minivan on the gas station, animation of Sid’s backpack, sequence of Sid sticked Buzz into the rocket.[4]
- A Bug’s Life: Axle and Loco telling Hopper to forget about Flik[1]
- Finding Nemo: Coral saying “What?”[5], Dory and Marlin tried to catch the light of Anglerfish[1]
- The Incredibles: Elastigirl’s round stretching animations[6]
- Incredibles 2: Edna Mode prevented Jack-Jack from biting her gown.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 2023 Mehlville School District Alumni Hall of Fame: Shawn Krause, Mehlville School District YouTube, September 8, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-krause-05229a107 Shawn Krause LinkedIn Profile
- ↑ The Day In The Life of John Lasseter, Disney New Zealand, 13 July 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Animation Industry Podcast 120: What 26 Years At Pixar Taught Shawn Krause, The Animation Industry Podcast, January 19, 2023.
- ↑ Navone, Victore. (n.d.). Animating limited characters. http://blog.navone.org/2011/02/animating-limited-characters.html?m=1
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/krause_shawn/p/BR6bkXhDr4D/?hl=en