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Michael Shantzis

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  • Visual Effects
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Michael Shantzis is known for Brave (2012), Aladdin (1992) and The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).
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    • Awards
      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Kelly Macdonald and Dina Gardner in Brave (2012)
    Brave
    7.1
    • Animation Department
    • 2012
    Robin Williams, Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried, Linda Larkin, Douglas Seale, Scott Weinger, and Frank Welker in Aladdin (1992)
    Aladdin
    8.0
    • Additional Crew(as Michael A. Shantzis)
    • 1992
    Danny Elfman and Chris Sarandon in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
    The Nightmare Before Christmas
    7.9
    • Additional Crew(as Michael A. Shantzis)
    • 1993
    Matthew Broderick and James Earl Jones in The Lion King (1994)
    The Lion King
    8.5
    • Additional Crew(as Michael A. Shantzis)
    • 1994

    Credits

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    Additional Crew

    • Steve Buscemi, Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Bonnie Hunt, John Ratzenberger, Dave Foley, Kathy Griffin, Sean Hayes, Jason Marsden, Randy Newman, Lori Alan, Carlos Alazraqui, Jack Angel, Robert L. Baird, Bob Bergen, Gregg Berger, Rodger Bumpass, Tara Strong, Dane Cook, John Cygan, Charlie Day, Walt Dohrn, Paul Eiding, Jessica Evans, Bill Farmer, Dannah Feinglass Phirman, Nathan Fillion, Donald Fullilove, Teresa Ganzel, Daniel Gerson, Jan Rabson, Bill Hader, Jess Harnell, Jean-Claude Kalache, John Kassir, Tyler Labine, Dawnn Lewis, Sherry Lynn, Danny Mann, Mona Marshall, Mickie McGowan, Alec Medlock, Joel Murray, Laraine Newman, Ricky Nierva, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Bret 'Brook' Parker, Donovan Patton, Bob Peterson, Jeff Pidgeon, Kori Rae, Dan Scanlon, Greg Snyder, Peter Sohn, Mindy Sterling, Julia Sweeney, Marcia Wallace, Jim Ward, April Winchell, John Krasinski, Sean Conroy, Bobby Moynihan, Joel Spence, Patrick Seitz, Makenna Cowgill, Greg Dykstra, Keith Ferguson, Colette Whitaker, Cristina Pucelli, Brandon Johnson, Allan McLeod, Neil Campbell, Aubrey Plaza, Matthew Mercer, Andy Fischer-Price, Elissa Knight, Raymond Ochoa, Tyler Ganus, David Neher, Samantha Sadoff, Gage Davenport, Isabella Acres, Joseph John Schirle, Noah Johnston, Patrick Carlyle, Montse Hernandez, Mason Cook, Lindsay Lefler, Beth Behrs, Davin Ransom, Dave Theune, Tyree Brown, Jack Bright, Ava Acres, Madison Rothschild, Erica Teeple, Tricia McAlpin, Nikolas Michailidis, Betsy Sodaro, Aramé Scott, Gia Michailidis, Mike Hanford, Kristen Li, Pam Murphy, Casey Barden, Natalie Jane Dang, Ethan Louis Samuels DiSalvio, Brooke Klinger, Alexis Poindexter, Ileanna Bravos, Clayton Drier, Faith Goblirsch, Calum John, Marley Pearson, Khiara Symone Threets, and Kristen Phaneuf in Monsters University (2013)
      Monsters University
      7.2
      • pre-production and asset based engineering: software research & development, Pixar Studio Team
      • 2013
    • Michael Caine, Vanessa Redgrave, Katherine Helmond, Bonnie Hunt, Joe Mantegna, Cheech Marin, John Ratzenberger, Tony Shalhoub, John Turturro, Kathy Griffin, Jason Isaacs, John Lasseter, Owen Wilson, Livio Badurina, Senka Bulic, Bruce Campbell, Paul Dooley, Teresa Gallagher, Jeff Garlin, Michael Giacchino, Jeff Gordon, Zijad Gračić, David Hobbs, Eddie Izzard, Peter Jacobson, Harley Jessup, Pero Juricic, Richard Kind, Thomas Kretschmann, Bradford Lewis, Jenifer Lewis, Leon Lučev, Lela Margitic, Edie McClurg, Emily Mortimer, Brent Musburger, Franco Nero, Dora Polic, Zarko Potocnjak, Alma Prica, Guido Quaroni, Ben Queen, Joe Ranft, Denise Ream, Zarko Savic, Stephen Schaffer, Sonoko Konishi, Velibor Topic, Zvonimir Torjanac, Stanley Townsend, Michael Wallis, Ljubo Zecevic, Ronald Zlabur, Tarik Filipovic, Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi, Lloyd Sherr, Larry the Cable Guy, Darrell Waltrip, Dan Fogelman, Patrick Walker, Jess Fulton, Lewis Hamilton, Sig Hansen, John Mainieri, Claudia Leitte, Michel Michelis, Gillian Bolt, Ivan Saric, Stéphan Macchi, Kristen Phaneuf, and Catie Bolt in Cars 2 (2011)
      Cars 2
      6.2
      • lead: Pixar Studio Team
      • 2011
    • WALL·E (2008)
      WALL·E
      8.4
      • software engineer
      • 2008
    • Janeane Garofalo, Ian Holm, Brian Dennehy, John Ratzenberger, James Remar, Will Arnett, Brad Garrett, Kathy Griffin, Brad Bird, Lindsey Collins, Walt Dohrn, Tony Fucile, Michael Giacchino, Bradford Lewis, Danny Mann, Teddy Newton, Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano, Peter Sohn, Jake Steinfeld, Stéphane Roux, Lori Richardson, Thomas Keller, Julius Callahan, Marco Boerries, Andrea Boerries, and Jack Bird in Ratatouille (2007)
      Ratatouille
      8.1
      • software engineer
      • 2007
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee, Craig T. Nelson, Brad Bird, Sarah Vowell, and Spencer Fox in The Incredibles (2004)
      The Incredibles
      8.0
      • software engineering (as Michael Alan Shantzis)
      • 2004
    • Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, and Barry Humphries in Finding Nemo (2003)
      Finding Nemo
      8.2
      • studio tools research & development
      • 2003
    • Billy Crystal and John Goodman in Monsters, Inc. (2001)
      Monsters, Inc.
      8.1
      • software engineer
      • 2001
    • Tom Hanks and Tim Allen in Toy Story 2 (1999)
      Toy Story 2
      7.9
      • software engineer
      • 1999
    • Tom Hanks, R. Lee Ermey, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jim Varney, and Don Rickles in Toy Story (1995)
      Toy Story
      8.3
      • monitor calibration software
      • 1995
    • Irene Bedard, John Kassir, Judy Kuhn, and Frank Welker in Pocahontas (1995)
      Pocahontas
      6.7
      • software engineer: Pixar (as Michael A. Shantzis)
      • 1995
    • Matthew Broderick and James Earl Jones in The Lion King (1994)
      The Lion King
      8.5
      • staff: Pixar (as Michael A. Shantzis)
      • 1994
    • Danny Elfman and Chris Sarandon in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
      The Nightmare Before Christmas
      7.9
      • personnel: Pixar (as Michael A. Shantzis)
      • 1993
    • Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, and Jason Marsden in Hocus Pocus (1993)
      Hocus Pocus
      6.9
      • software engineer: Pixar
      • 1993
    • Robin Williams, Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried, Linda Larkin, Douglas Seale, Scott Weinger, and Frank Welker in Aladdin (1992)
      Aladdin
      8.0
      • engineering: Pixar (as Michael A. Shantzis)
      • 1992
    • Robby Benson and Paige O'Hara in Beauty and the Beast (1991)
      Beauty and the Beast
      8.0
      • software engineer: Pixar (as Michael A. Shantzis)
      • 1991

    Animation Department

    • Kelly Macdonald and Dina Gardner in Brave (2012)
      Brave
      7.1
      • pipeline team: Presto Animation System
      • 2012
    • Toy Story 2: Facing the Fear (1999)
      Toy Story 2: Facing the Fear
      Video
      • animation software engineer
      • 1999
    • Tom Hanks and Tim Allen in Toy Story 2 (1999)
      Toy Story 2
      7.9
      • animation software engineer
      • 1999
    • Denis Leary, Dave Foley, Hayden Panettiere, and Joe Ranft in A Bug's Life (1998)
      A Bug's Life
      7.2
      • animation software engineer
      • 1998

    Visual Effects

    • Paul Newman, Tom Hanks, Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Michael Keaton, Tim Allen, Katherine Helmond, Bonnie Hunt, Cheech Marin, John Ratzenberger, Tony Shalhoub, Andrew Stanton, Mario Andretti, Dave Foley, John Lasseter, Jay Leno, Randy Newman, Jeremy Piven, Owen Wilson, Darla K. Anderson, Jack Angel, Michael Bell, Bob Bergen, Susan Blu, Torbin Xan Bullock, Rodger Bumpass, George Carlin, Scott Clark, Lindsey Collins, William Cone, Bob Costas, Edmund Cupcupin, John Cygan, Jennifer Darling, Paul Dooley, Paul Eiding, Bill Farmer, Brian Fee, Teresa Ganzel, Craig Good, Jan Rabson, Jess Harnell, Jean-Claude Kalache, Richard Kind, Jorgen Klubien, Jenifer Lewis, Sherry Lynn, Danny Mann, Edie McClurg, Mickie McGowan, Laraine Newman, Teddy Newton, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Adrian Ochoa, Bob Pauley, Bob Peterson, Richard Petty, Steve Purcell, Guido Quaroni, Joe Ranft, Jonas Rivera, Lou Romano, Dan Scanlon, Stephen Schaffer, Ken Schretzmann, Bob Scott, Sonoko Konishi, Michael Wallis, Jim Ward, Humpy Wheeler, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ray Magliozzi, Tom Magliozzi, Kiel Murray, Phil Lorin, Larry the Cable Guy, Darrell Waltrip, Dan Fogelman, E.J. Holowicki, Artie Kempner, Michael Schumacher, Colette Whitaker, Mike Nelson, A.J. Riebli III, Lynda Petty, Jay Ward, Elissa Knight, Larry Benton, Douglas Keever, Sarah Clark, Richard Cawood, Hooman Khalili, Kathy Coates, Erik Langley, Matty Staudt, Marco Boerries, and Andrea Boerries in Cars (2006)
      Cars
      7.3
      • production engineering
      • 2006
    • Tom Hanks, R. Lee Ermey, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jim Varney, and Don Rickles in Toy Story (1995)
      Toy Story
      8.3
      • modeling & animation system development
      • 1995

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