Ralph Zondag is a storyboard artist and animation director.Zondag
studied animation at Sheridan College, Ontario, Canada from 1983 to
1984.He started his career at the Toronto-based Nelvana studio in
working on projects like The Care Bears Movie (1985).:48 He later
joined Sullivan Bluth Studios in Ireland and worked as animation
director on The Land Before Time (1988),:138 in which he animated the
characters Petrie and the Sharptooth, and All Dogs Go to Heaven
(1989).:14 He also directed television commercials while working at
Sullivan Bluth. In 1993, he made his directorial debut for We're Back!
A Dinosaur's Story based on the book of the same name, along with his
brother Dick.:138Zondag joined Walt Disney Feature Animation during
the early 1990s and co-wrote Pocahontas in 1995.:204 In 2000, he and
Eric Leighton directed Dinosaur as a part of the Disney Computer
Graphics Unit. Zondag was nominated for Annie Award for Outstanding
Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature
Production.
studied animation at Sheridan College, Ontario, Canada from 1983 to
1984.He started his career at the Toronto-based Nelvana studio in
working on projects like The Care Bears Movie (1985).:48 He later
joined Sullivan Bluth Studios in Ireland and worked as animation
director on The Land Before Time (1988),:138 in which he animated the
characters Petrie and the Sharptooth, and All Dogs Go to Heaven
(1989).:14 He also directed television commercials while working at
Sullivan Bluth. In 1993, he made his directorial debut for We're Back!
A Dinosaur's Story based on the book of the same name, along with his
brother Dick.:138Zondag joined Walt Disney Feature Animation during
the early 1990s and co-wrote Pocahontas in 1995.:204 In 2000, he and
Eric Leighton directed Dinosaur as a part of the Disney Computer
Graphics Unit. Zondag was nominated for Annie Award for Outstanding
Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature
Production.
Share this
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
Join us for free and get valuable content delivered right through your inbox.