Abominable
2019
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Jill Culton is an American animator, storyboard artist, director, and screenwriter. With her directorial debut on Sony's first animated film, Open Season, she became the first female principal director of a big budget, computer-generated feature.
Jill Culton is a filmmaker who has worked on animated movies such as Abominable, Monsters, Inc. and Open Season. She has also created and produced TV shows such as Abominable and the Invisible City and She Creates Change.
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Sep 25, 2019 · Jill Culton, the first woman to co-direct a 3D animated film, talks about her journey from Pixar to Dreamworks and her latest project, Abominable. She shares her vision for a female-led yeti movie, the challenges of story development, and the changes in the industry.
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Jill Culton isn't just a leader in the world of Animation in Hollywood, she's also a trailblazer. Having navigated the waters at both Sony and Pixar, her l...
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Oct 11, 2019 · Jill Culton, director of 'Abominable', shares the story behind the yeti movie and her upcoming presentation at the View Conference in Italy. She reveals how she came up with the idea, how the story evolved, and how she researched the locations in China.
Sci-fi. Pixar. Jill Culton is a Pixar employee who co-wrote Monsters, Inc. (2001) and was a part of the animation team for Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 2 (1999). Culton also directed a non-Pixar film, Sony Pictures Animation's Open Season (2006).
Nov 18, 2019 · Approached by DreamWorks Animation about the prospect of helming a “Yeti movie,” writer/director Jill Culton seized what she saw as both an opportunity and a challenge, “to reinvent and define...
