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Valerie LaPointe. Writer: Toy Story 4. Valerie LaPointe was born on 8 August 1981 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for Toy Story 4 (2019), Night Light (2003) and Brave (2012).
- August 8, 1981
Age, Biography and Wiki. Valerie LaPointe is an American writer, director, and animation department professional. She is best known for her work on the animated series Adventure Time, which she wrote for from 2010 to 2018. She has also written for the animated series Regular Show, and has directed episodes of the series Clarence.
As story supervisor on Pixar’s Academy Award®-winning film Toy Story 4 (2019), LaPointe oversaw a team of story artists. She also contributed story ideas and helped with the writing and development of the film. Her most recent role was director of the Disney+ short Lamp Life, featuring the character Bo Peep from the Toy Story films.
- Part of The Animation World
- Valerie Wrote A Letter
- Lapointe (and Bo Peep) Leading A Flock
- But Did Those Doodles Lead to Toy Story 5?
Sidersky explained: [Valerie would] watch the VHS tape over and over, trying meticulously to get every detail right. Then she’d sell the drawings to her classmates. “I can really pin back the exact moment to seeing that movie and when she sang ‘Part of Your World,’ ” she said. “It launched me into having a big interest in animation.” Today LaPointe...
[G]etting to her dream job was no easy task. Growing up in [Virginia] in the 1990s, she didn’t have access to many resources that would tell her how to launch a career as a story artist. At the bookstore, she found just one book on the subject. She devoured it. She had to find her own way, unlike today’s up-and-comers who can easily find informatio...
Sidersky explained: LaPointe has played a big part in developing Bo Peep, working on the team who oversaw the character’s evolution. Bo Peep was a relatively minor love interest in the first two “Toy Story” movies, but in the fourth, she’s re-introduced as a confident feminist heroine leading a flock on adventures. A heroine leading a flock on adve...
Be sure to read the entire article, and then go watch the short on The Incredibles. And do not miss the part where Sidersky wrote:“Now she’s making a whole film about Bo Peep’s journey. It’s thrown her into another new role: directing.” Did we just get confirmation about Toy Story 5?!
Valerie LaPointe. Writer: Toy Story 4. Valerie LaPointe was born on 8 August 1981 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for Toy Story 4 (2019), Night Light (2003) and Brave (2012).
- Writer, Animation Department, Actress
- August 8, 1981
- Valerie LaPointe
Valerie LaPointe is known as an Writer, Story, Actor, Director, Original Story, and Story Supervisor. Some of her work includes Toy Story 4, Presto, Lamp Life, Air Mater, Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales, Mater the Greater, El Materdor, and Rescue Squad Mater.
Mar 29, 2021 · Art & Animation: A conversation with VCU grad, Pixar director Valerie LaPointe Published 2021-03-29 17:53:25 UTC Story by VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY Following her role as story supervisor on the Academy Award-winning film “Toy Story 4,” Valerie LaPointe, a 2003 Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts alum, has shifted to the director’s chair, directing the short film ...
