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Andreas Deja is a Actor, Director of Photography, Art Direction, Animation and Supervising Animator Allemand born on 1 april 1957 at Gdańsk (Pologne)

Andreas Deja

Andreas Deja
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Nationality German
Birth 1 april 1957 (67 years) at Gdańsk (Pologne)

Andreas Deja (born 1 April 1957) is a Polish-born German-American character animator, most noted for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Deja's work includes serving as supervising animator on characters in several Disney animated films, including the Disney villains Gaston from Beauty and the Beast, Jafar from Aladdin and Scar from The Lion King.

Biography

Il commence sa carrière aux Studios Disney en 1980 au poste d'artiste-concepteur pour le long métrage Taram et le Chaudron magique (1985), époque où il travaille avec Tim Burton alors au même poste. D'après Burton, les responsables de Disney ont tenté d'en faire des amis mais complètement en vain, les deux s'ignorant la plupart du temps.

Il poursuit sa carrière chez Disney en aidant à l'animation de Mickey Mouse dans Le Prince et le Pauvre (1990). Il devient ensuite un animateur superviseur impliqué sur des personnages dont Gaston dans La Belle et la Bête (1991), Jafar dans Aladdin (1992), Scar dans Le Roi lion (1994) et Hercule dans Hercule (1997). On peut aussi ajouter à cette liste
Lilo dans Lilo & Stitch (2002) ainsi que Slim et Junior dans La ferme se rebelle (2004)

Il s'attèle également à la restauration de classiques Disney pour leur ressortie en haute définition notamment Pinocchio et Blanche Neige.

Il reçoit le 14 août 2015 a l'occasion de la convention de fans Disney D23 a Anaheim le prix "Disney Legends"

Best films

The Lion King (1994)
(Animation Supervisor)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
(Animation Supervisor)
Pocahontas (1995)
(Director of Photography)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
(Supervising Animator)
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
(Animation Supervisor)
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
(Animation Supervisor)

Usually with

John Musker
John Musker
(6 films)
Ron Clements
Ron Clements
(6 films)
Eric Goldberg
Eric Goldberg
(5 films)
Don Hahn
Don Hahn
(9 films)
Frank Welker
Frank Welker
(11 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Andreas Deja (18 films)

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Actor

Waking Sleeping Beauty, 1h26
Directed by Don Hahn
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the visual arts, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about cities, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Roy E. Disney, Michael Eisner, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Frank Wells, Howard Ashman, Steven Spielberg
Roles lui-même
Rating74% 3.7419153.7419153.7419153.7419153.741915
The film covers the fall and rebirth of Disney's animation division, the effects the new corporate team of Michael Eisner, Frank Wells, and Jeffrey Katzenberg had on the division, the competition with Don Bluth's animation studio, the pivotal roles of Who Framed Roger Rabbit and the CAPS system, the introduction of the home video format, and the new-found success the studio had from 1989-1999.

Cameraman

Pocahontas
Pocahontas (1995)
, 1h21
Directed by Eric Goldberg, Mike Gabriel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Adventure, Musical, Animation, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Films about birds, Musical films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Mise en scène d'une plante
Actors Irene Bedard, Mel Gibson, David Ogden Stiers, John Kassir, Russell Means, Billy Connolly
Roles Director of Photography
Rating67% 3.3529553.3529553.3529553.3529553.352955
In 1607, the Susan Constant sails to the New World from England, carrying British settlers of the Virginia Company. On board are Captain John Smith and the voyage's leader Governor Ratcliffe, who seeks large amounts of gold in the New World to assure a strong position at the British court. Along the way, the Susan Constant is caught in a North Atlantic storm, and Smith saves a young, inexperienced crewmate named Thomas from drowning. In the Powhatan tribe in the New World, Pocahontas, daughter of Chief Powhatan, dreads being possibly wed to Kocoum, a brave warrior whom she sees as too "serious" for her free-spirited personality. Chief Powhatan gives Pocahontas her deceased mother's necklace as a present. Pocahontas, along with her friends, the gluttonous raccoon Meeko and hot-tempered hummingbird Flit, visit Grandmother Willow, a spiritual talking willow tree, and speaks of a possibly prophetic dream involving a spinning arrow, and her confusion regarding what her "path" in life should be. Grandmother Willow then alerts Pocahontas to the arriving British.

Art

The Emperor's New Groove, 1h15
Directed by Mark L. Dindal
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality, Musical films, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors David Spade, John Goodman, Michael Herbig, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton, Wendie Malick
Roles Art Direction
Rating74% 3.702123.702123.702123.702123.70212
The film opens with narration from Kuzco, a teenage Inca emperor who has been transformed into a llama. He tells the story of how his life as a ruler used to be and how it was ruined "for no reason". However, in his flashback he is shown to have been rude and narcisissitic, albeit charismatic. He even goes so far as insulting the appearances of potential brides and throwing an old man out the window for "throwing off his groove." After Kuzko fires his conniving advisor, Yzma, for abusing her power, she comes up with a scheme to usurp the throne with the help of Kronk, her dim-witted but jovial henchman. Meanwhile, Kuzco meets with Pacha, a kind peasant and village leader, and tells him that he wants to demolish his hilltop family home to build himself a lavish summer home called "Kuzcotopia". Pacha protests, but is dismissed.

Visual effects

Winnie the Pooh, 1h3
Directed by Stephen J. Anderson, Don Hall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Mise en scène d'un ours, Musical films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Jim Cummings, Tom Kenny, Bud Luckey, Craig Ferguson, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Huell Howser
Roles Visual Development
Rating70% 3.5468253.5468253.5468253.5468253.546825
The film is based on three stories found in the Milne books. Two stories are from Winnie-the-Pooh: "In Which Eeyore Loses a Tail and Pooh Finds One" and "In Which Piglet Meets a Heffalump". The other story is found in The House at Pooh Corner: "In Which Rabbit Has a Busy Day and We Learn What Christopher Robin Does in the Mornings". Some elements, such as the gang thinking that Christopher Robin has been captured by a monster, are based on events from the film Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin.
The Princess and the Frog, 1h37
Directed by Ron Clements, John Musker
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Musical, Animation, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Cooking films, Films about magic and magicians, Musical films, Political films, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David, Michael-Leon Wooley, Jim Cummings, Peter Bartlett
Roles Animation Supervisor
Rating72% 3.6000253.6000253.6000253.6000253.600025
In 1912 New Orleans, a seamstress named Eudora is reading the story of The Frog Prince to her daughter, Tiana, and her friend, Charlotte La Bouff. Charlotte finds the story to be romantic, while Tiana proclaims she will never kiss a frog. The years pass, and by 1926 Tiana has grown into an aspiring young chef who works two jobs, both as a diner waitress, so she can save enough money to start her own restaurant, a dream she shared with her late father James, who presumably died in the Great War.
Bambi II
Bambi II (2006)
, 1h12
Directed by Brian Pimental
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Children's films
Actors Alexander Gould, Patrick Stewart, Andrea Bowen, Cree Summer, Keith Ferguson, Ariel Winter
Roles Animation
Rating61% 3.067733.067733.067733.067733.06773
After his mother is killed by hunters Bambi (Alexander Gould) stumbles upon his father, the Great Prince of the Forest (Patrick Stewart), who takes him back to his den. The Great Prince asks Friend Owl (Keith Ferguson) to find a doe to raise Bambi, since his duties are to his herd, but Owl informs him that because of the harsh winters the does can barely feed themselves, let alone any extra mouths. The Great Prince has no choice but to look after Bambi until the spring.
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas, 1h8
Directed by Matthew O'Callaghan
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Films about animals, Christmas films, Films about dogs, Films about birds, Mise en scène d'un rongeur, Mise en scène d'une souris, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Santa Claus in film
Actors Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer, Russi Taylor, Tress MacNeille, Kellie Martin
Roles Animation
Rating65% 3.2683353.2683353.2683353.2683353.268335
The narrator recites the first 10 words of The Night Before Christmas before saying, "Oh, wait. Different story, but we'll still see a mouse". The narrator announces new tales of giving and loving, and a book opens to show pop-up elves.
Home on the Range, 1h16
Directed by Will Finn
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Animation, Western
Themes Films about animals, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Films about cows, Musical films, Buddy films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Roseanne Barr, Judi Dench, Cuba Gooding Jr., Randy Quaid, Jennifer Tilly, Steve Buscemi
Roles Animation
Rating54% 2.7228252.7228252.7228252.7228252.722825
Maggie is the only cow left on the Dixon Ranch after Alameda Slim (a cattle rustler capable of stealing 500 in a single night) stole all the rest of Mr. Dixon's cattle. Dixon sells Maggie to Pearl, a kind and elderly woman who runs a small farm called Patch of Heaven. The local Sheriff arrives to tell Pearl that her bank is cracking down on debtors. Pearl has three days to pay the bank $750, or her farm will be sold to the highest bidder. Hearing this, Maggie convinces the other cows on the farm (Grace, a happy-go-lucky character, and Mrs. Caloway, who has had leadership gone to her head) to go to town to attempt winning prize money at a fair. While the cows are in town, a bounty hunter named Rico (who Buck, the Sheriff's horse, idolizes) drops a criminal off and collects the reward. Stating he needs a replacement horse to go after Alameda Slim while his own horse rests, he takes Buck. When Maggie find out that the reward for capturing Slim is of exactly $750, she convinces the other cows to try to capture him to save Patch of Heaven.
Lilo & Stitch, 1h25
Directed by Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical, Animation, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Space adventure films, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Dans l'espace, Surfing films, Comedy science fiction films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Musical films, Buddy films, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Chris Sanders, Daveigh Chase, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers, Kevin McDonald, Ving Rhames
Roles Animation Supervisor
Rating73% 3.652673.652673.652673.652673.65267
Dr. Jumba Jookiba is arrested and put on trial by the Galactic Federation for "illegal genetic experimentation", as evidenced by his Experiment 626, a living creature which is capable of creating untold chaos. Jumba is imprisoned while Experiment 626 is supposed to be exiled on a desert asteroid. 626 manages to escape in a spaceship and activates the hyperdrive, causing its guidance systems to malfunction and randomly set a course for Earth. The Grand Councilwoman dispatches Jumba and Agent Pleakley, the Council's Earth expert, to the planet to have 626 captured discreetly. 626 lands on the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi, but is knocked unconscious by a passing truck and taken to an animal shelter.
Fantasia 2000, 1h15
Directed by Eric Goldberg, James Algar, Don Hahn, Pixote Hunt, Hendel Butoy, Gaëtan et Paul Brizzi
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Transport films, Cétacé, Films about birds, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Mise en scène d'un canard, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un cétacé, Disaster films
Actors James Levine, Steve Martin, Quincy Jones, Bette Midler, Penn Jillette, James Earl Jones
Roles Animation
Rating70% 3.5480853.5480853.5480853.5480853.548085
Cinquante-huit ans après Fantasia, ce film est composé de huit séquences illustrant huit morceaux de musique classique, interprétés pour la plupart par l'Orchestre symphonique de Chicago sous la direction de James Levine. Chaque séquence est précédée d'une courte présentation par des artistes ayant travaillé pour les studios Disney.
Hercules
Hercules (1997)
, 1h29
Directed by Ron Clements, John Musker
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Animation
Themes Films based on mythology, Musical films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Dans la Grèce mythologique, Children's films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Tate Donovan, Danny DeVito, Josh Keaton, James Woods, Roger Bart, Susan Egan
Roles Animation Supervisor
Rating73% 3.652723.652723.652723.652723.65272
After imprisoning the Titans beneath the ocean, the Greek gods gather to Mount Olympus for Zeus, and his wife Hera have a son named Hercules. While the other gods are joyful, Zeus' jealous brother Hades plots to overthrow Zeus and rule Mount Olympus. Turning to the Fates for help, Hades learns that in eighteen years, a planetary alignment will allow Hades to locate and free the Titans to conquer Olympus, but only if Hercules does not interfere. Hades sends his minions Pain and Panic to dispose of Hercules. The two succeed at kidnapping and feeding him a formula that turns him mortal, but fail to remove his superhuman strength before Hercules is found and adopted by the farmers Amphitryon and Alcmene.
The Lion King, 1h29
Directed by Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Films about families, Philosophie, Films about religion, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Films about lions, Films about apes, Musical films, Political films, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Suricate, Films about royalty
Actors Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Moira Kelly, Joseph Williams
Roles Animation Supervisor
Rating82% 4.134164.134164.134164.134164.13416
In the Pride Lands of Africa, a lion rules over the animals as king. The birth of King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi's son Simba creates envy and resentment in Mufasa's younger brother, Scar, who knows his nephew now replaces him as heir to the throne. After Simba has grown into a young cub, Mufasa gives him a tour of the Pride Lands, teaching him the responsibilities of being a king and the circle of life. Later that day, Scar tricks Simba and his best friend Nala into exploring a forbidden elephant graveyard, despite the protests of Mufasa's hornbill majordomo Zazu. At the graveyard, three spotted hyenas named Shenzi, Banzai and Ed attack the cubs before Mufasa, alerted by Zazu, rescues them and forgives Simba for his actions. That night, the hyenas, who are allied with Scar, plot with him to kill Mufasa and Simba.
Beauty and the Beast, 1h24
Directed by Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Musical, Animation, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Politique, Psychologie, Musical films, Political films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'une plante, Films about royalty
Actors Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury
Roles Animation Supervisor
Rating79% 3.9973553.9973553.9973553.9973553.997355
An enchantress, disguised as an old beggar, offers a rose to a young prince, in exchange for shelter in his castle from the cold, but the prince refuses. For his arrogance, the enchantress transforms him into a beast and places a spell on the castle. She gives him a magic mirror that enables him to view faraway events, along with the enchanted rose that she had offered. To break the spell, the prince must learn to love another and earn her love in return before the rose's last petal falls on his 21st birthday. If he fails, he will remain a beast forever.