Carole Holliday is an American animator, storyboard artist, director,
and founder of Crowded Metro Films. She initially wanted to be a
theatre actress, but went into animation instead to avoid compromising
her Christian faith. She graduated from California Institute of the
Arts with a BFA in animation. Combining her love of theatre and
drawing, she found a passion in story boarding. Holliday worked as an
animation assistant on several films, such as Oliver and Company
(1988) and The Little Mermaid (1989), before she began a career in
story boarding on A Goofy Movie (1995). She was also a story artist on
the DreamWorks feature film The Prince of Egypt (1998) and Disney's
feature film Tarzan (1999). Additionally, she worked as a character
design supervisor on the Disney short John Henry (2000). In 2004, she
moved up to directing Donald’s Gift with DisneyToon Studios as part
of Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas Most recently, she directed her own
live action short film Witt’s Daughter (2008) which won the Best
Narrative Short Award at the 2009 GI film festival. She has done
storyboard revisions on Disney Television Animation's Sofia the First
(2015) and has been working on Elena of Avalor story books.California
Institute of the Arts, BFA in AnimationElena of Avalor, Sophia the
First, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Superbooks, Alpha and Omega, 123
Penguins
and founder of Crowded Metro Films. She initially wanted to be a
theatre actress, but went into animation instead to avoid compromising
her Christian faith. She graduated from California Institute of the
Arts with a BFA in animation. Combining her love of theatre and
drawing, she found a passion in story boarding. Holliday worked as an
animation assistant on several films, such as Oliver and Company
(1988) and The Little Mermaid (1989), before she began a career in
story boarding on A Goofy Movie (1995). She was also a story artist on
the DreamWorks feature film The Prince of Egypt (1998) and Disney's
feature film Tarzan (1999). Additionally, she worked as a character
design supervisor on the Disney short John Henry (2000). In 2004, she
moved up to directing Donald’s Gift with DisneyToon Studios as part
of Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas Most recently, she directed her own
live action short film Witt’s Daughter (2008) which won the Best
Narrative Short Award at the 2009 GI film festival. She has done
storyboard revisions on Disney Television Animation's Sofia the First
(2015) and has been working on Elena of Avalor story books.California
Institute of the Arts, BFA in AnimationElena of Avalor, Sophia the
First, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Superbooks, Alpha and Omega, 123
Penguins
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