Learn and be inspired!
One of the many highlights of SPARK ANIMATION are the Production Sessions. Presented by some of the industry’s top talent, this is your opportunity to go behind the scenes of some of the most innovative and exciting new projects of the year.
Prepare to be wowed!
Director Joel Crawford and Production Designer Nate Wragg discuss the making of The Croods: A New Age and reminisce about the fun and passion that went into making the film, with a quick sneak peek at the visually stunning and thrilling "Joyride" sequence.
SPEAKER BIOS
JOEL CRAWFORD
Joel Crawford is currently serving as the Director of The Croods: A New Age. He also directed the Trolls Holiday Special, which aired on NBC.
Joel joined DreamWorks Animation in 2006 and quickly became an integral Story Artist on Trolls, Shrek Ever After, Rise of the Guardians, Kung Fu Panda 1, 2 & 3, and Bee Movie. He also served as a Story Artist on The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water and Alvin & the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.
Joel is an alumni of The California Institute of the Arts.
NATE WRAGG
Nate Wragg currently serves as the Production Designer for DreamWorks Animation's The Croods: A New Age. Prior to that he was the Production Designer on Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie.
For over the past decade Wragg has worked in the animation industry as a Production Designer, Art Director, Character Designer and Visual Development Artist on many films including Ratatouille (2007), Toy Story 3 (2010), Puss in Boots (2011), and The Croods (2013) along with various shorts including Your Friend the Rat (2007), and Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2015).
Prior to his professional career, Wragg studied in the Character Animation Department at Cal Arts in Southern California.
Learn and be inspired!
One of the many highlights of SPARK ANIMATION are the Production Sessions. Presented by some of the industry’s top talent, this is your opportunity to go behind the scenes of some of the most innovative and exciting new projects of the year.
Prepare to be wowed!
Director Joel Crawford and Production Designer Nate Wragg discuss the making of The Croods: A New Age and reminisce about the fun and passion that went into making the film, with a quick sneak peek at the visually stunning and thrilling "Joyride" sequence.
SPEAKER BIOS
JOEL CRAWFORD
Joel Crawford is currently serving as the Director of The Croods: A New Age. He also directed the Trolls Holiday Special, which aired on NBC.
Joel joined DreamWorks Animation in 2006 and quickly became an integral Story Artist on Trolls, Shrek Ever After, Rise of the Guardians, Kung Fu Panda 1, 2 & 3, and Bee Movie. He also served as a Story Artist on The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water and Alvin & the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.
Joel is an alumni of The California Institute of the Arts.
NATE WRAGG
Nate Wragg currently serves as the Production Designer for DreamWorks Animation's The Croods: A New Age. Prior to that he was the Production Designer on Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie.
For over the past decade Wragg has worked in the animation industry as a Production Designer, Art Director, Character Designer and Visual Development Artist on many films including Ratatouille (2007), Toy Story 3 (2010), Puss in Boots (2011), and The Croods (2013) along with various shorts including Your Friend the Rat (2007), and Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2015).
Prior to his professional career, Wragg studied in the Character Animation Department at Cal Arts in Southern California.
