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'''Michael Thurmeier''' is a Canadian animator and director |
'''Michael Thurmeier''' is a Canadian animator and film director.<ref name="SullivanSchumer2008">{{cite book|last1=Sullivan|first1=Karen|last2=Schumer|first2=Gary|last3=Alexander|first3=Kate|title=Ideas for the animated short: finding and building stories|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q8z_2SlX5i0C&pg=PA156|accessdate=26 June 2011|date=2008-02-19|publisher=Focal Press|isbn=978-0-240-80860-4|pages=156–}}</ref> He is best known for directing the films ''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift]]'' and ''[[Ice Age: Collision Course]]''. |
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==Life== |
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Thurmeier was born and raised in [[Regina, Saskatchewan]], Canada, and went to [[Archbishop M.C. O'Neill High School]].<ref name=RVWSaska>{{cite news|last=Christianson|first=Adriana|title=Saskatchewan-born director helms new movie `Ice Age 4: Continental Drift'|url=http://www.rockyviewweekly.com/article/GB/20120713/CP05/307139809/-1/RVW08/saskatchewan-born-director-helms-new-movie-ice-age-4-continental&template=RVWcpart|accessdate=October 28, 2013|newspaper=Rocky View Weekly|date=July 13, 2012}}</ref> Although he liked to draw, he wanted to become a lawyer, but he changed his mind when ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' came out in the last year of high school.<ref name=RVWSaska /> |
Thurmeier was born and raised in [[Regina, Saskatchewan]], Canada, and went to [[Archbishop M.C. O'Neill High School]].<ref name=RVWSaska>{{cite news|last=Christianson|first=Adriana|title=Saskatchewan-born director helms new movie `Ice Age 4: Continental Drift'|url=http://www.rockyviewweekly.com/article/GB/20120713/CP05/307139809/-1/RVW08/saskatchewan-born-director-helms-new-movie-ice-age-4-continental&template=RVWcpart|accessdate=October 28, 2013|newspaper=Rocky View Weekly|date=July 13, 2012}}</ref> Although he liked to draw, he wanted to become a lawyer, but he changed his mind when ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' came out in the last year of high school.<ref name=RVWSaska /> |
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==Carrer== |
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After he joined Blue Sky Studios, he served as an animator for ''[[Fight Club]]'' and ''[[The Sopranos]]''. He later served as a supervising animator for ''[[Ice Age (2002 film)|Ice Age]]'', ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]'', and ''[[Ice Age: The Meltdown]]''. |
After he joined [[Blue Sky Studios]], he served as an animator for ''[[Fight Club]]'' and ''[[The Sopranos]]''. He later served as a supervising animator for ''[[Ice Age (2002 film)|Ice Age]]'', ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]'', and ''[[Ice Age: The Meltdown]]''. |
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His first directing job was in 2006 when he co-directed |
His first directing job was in 2006, when he co-directed the short animated film ''[[No Time for Nuts]]'', starring [[Scrat]] for which he was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]]. He was a co-director on ''[[Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs]]'' (2009), and made his his feature directing debut with ''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift]]'' (2012). Thurmeier returned to direct ''[[Ice Age: Collision Course]]'' (2016). |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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| Born | Michael Thurmeier 1975 (age 49–50)[1] Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Director, animator |
| Notable work | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Ice Age: Collision Course |
Michael Thurmeier is a Canadian animator and film director.[2] He is best known for directing the films Ice Age: Continental Drift and Ice Age: Collision Course.
Life
Thurmeier was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and went to Archbishop M.C. O'Neill High School.[3] Although he liked to draw, he wanted to become a lawyer, but he changed his mind when Aladdin came out in the last year of high school.[3]
Carrer
After he joined Blue Sky Studios, he served as an animator for Fight Club and The Sopranos. He later served as a supervising animator for Ice Age, Robots, and Ice Age: The Meltdown.
His first directing job was in 2006, when he co-directed the short animated film No Time for Nuts, starring Scrat for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. He was a co-director on Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), and made his his feature directing debut with Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012). Thurmeier returned to direct Ice Age: Collision Course (2016).
Filmography
Feature Films
| Year | Title | Director | Animator | Other | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Fight Club | No | Yes | No | Animator: Blue Sky Studios |
| 2002 | Ice Age | No | Lead | Yes | Additional Story, Lead Animator |
| 2005 | Robots | No | Supervising | No | Supervising Animator |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | No | Supervising | No | Supervising Animator |
| 2008 | Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who | No | Senior Supervising | No | Senior Supervising Animator |
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Co-Director | No | No | |
| 2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | Yes | No | No | |
| 2016 | Ice Age: Collision Course | Yes | No | Yes | Voice of Gravedigger Beaver/Party Molehog |
| 2019 | Spies in Disguise | No | No | Yes | Senior Creative Team |
Short Films
| Year | Title | Director | Animator | Layout Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Gone Nutty | No | Yes | 3-D | 3-D Layout Artist |
| 2006 | No Time for Nuts | Yes | No | No |
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Sopranos | animator: Blue Sky Studios | episode: "Funhouse" |
References
- ^ Baillie, Andrea (October 26, 2009). "Regina-born director of 'Ice Age 3' baffled by franchise success". CTV News. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
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- ^ Sullivan, Karen; Schumer, Gary; Alexander, Kate (2008-02-19). Ideas for the animated short: finding and building stories. Focal Press. pp. 156–. ISBN 978-0-240-80860-4. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ a b Christianson, Adriana (July 13, 2012). "Saskatchewan-born director helms new movie `Ice Age 4: Continental Drift'". Rocky View Weekly. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
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