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Clay Kaytis (born March 22, 1973) is an American animator and film director, best known for directing the animated film The Angry Birds Movie (2016), the Christmas comedy film The Christmas Chronicles (2018), and the A Christmas Story sequel A Christmas Story Christmas (2022).
Director: A Christmas Story Christmas. Clay Kaytis made his directing debut for Rovio Animation and Sony Pictures with The Angry Birds Movie (2016). Based on the number-one app of all time, the film grossed $352M worldwide and was Sony's #1 film of 2016. He followed this with The Christmas Chronicles (2018), which was Kaytis' first live-action ...
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Hey YouTubers! I'm Clay Kaytis and I've been animating and making films my entire adult life. I animated on about 20 Disney animated films from Pocahontas to Frozen and then I directed The...
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Nov 30, 2023 · Co-written by Clay Kaytis and Nick Schenk and directed by Clay, it somehow manages to recreate a bit of the magic of A CHRISTMAS STORY by wondering what would happen when little Ralphie finally became The Old Man himself and was faced with trying — in a lovely meta-spin — recreate a bit of the magic of his childhood for his own kids.
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Clay Kaytis is known as an Director, Animation, Actor, Creative Consultant, Animation Supervisor, Screenstory, Supervising Animator, Executive Producer, Writer, Screenplay, and Opening/Ending Animation. Some of his work includes Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph, and Tangled.
Jun 29, 2016 · Clay Kaytis Talks ‘The Angry Birds Movie’ | Animation World Network. Veteran Disney animator and first-time director discusses his experiences helming Sony Pictures and Rovio Animation’s hotly-anticipated animated feature film. By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 5:53pm.
Nov 24, 2018 · Clay Kaytis shares his experience of making a new Christmas movie with Kurt Russell as Santa Claus. He talks about the originality, humor, and message of the film, and his transition from animation to live action.