Steve Segal (born 1949) is an American animator and filmmaker known for his independent animated shorts as well as his contribution to Pixar films like Toy Story.
Early life and education
Steve Segal was born in 1949 in Richmond, Virginia. [1]
Animation and film production
Futuropolis, the creation of Steve Segal and Phil Trumbo, premiered in 1984 at the Biograph Theatre near Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Futuropolis is a combination of real film, imaginative clunky sets, live actors, and animation. Both Segal and Trumbo were graduates of VCU and closely collaborated on early animation projects in Richmond. [2]
He also directed the 1975 animated short Red Ball Express, [3] a train-based drawn on film to the tune of " Orange Blossom Special". [4] [5]
Teaching
Segal was a professor in the animation department at Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California.[ citation needed]
As of 2017 Segal was teaching animation at the California College of the Arts. [6] and
Honors, awards, and community activity
Steve Segal has produced independent short films which have won awards at international film festivals, including Cannes International Film Festival, [7] Zagreb Animation Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Sinking Creek Film Festival (now renamed Nashville Independent Film Fest) and the Animation Celebration Festival. [8] [9]
He worked on the 2014 CCA group project Domoic Acid Attack, which was made for the Marine Mammal Center in Sausolito, California to generate awareness of the problem of domoic acid (DA) affecting the food chain of sea lions. His performance piece Outside the Box won first place in the 2014 San Francisco International Film Festival. [6]
Segal attended and wrote a review of the Hiroshima International Animation Festival in 2016. [10]
See also
References
- ^ "In His Own Words: Steve Segal on Toy Story". Cartoon Research. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- ^ "20170930_MET_POD_mtvDONE-RIC0021765338". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 19, 2017. Archived from the original on March 10, 2024. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "Film Fourm: Owl Weds Goose - The New York Times". The New York Times. May 21, 1976. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "Animating Entertainment|News|The Harvard Crimson". Archived from the original on September 10, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award 1975 -". cartoonresearch.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ a b "Steve Segal". California College of the Arts. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- ^ "Résumé - Steve Segal Animation Website". Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "Kings of Cartoons: Visiting the Walt Disney Family Museum with Bill Plympton|EatDrinkFilms.com". May 15, 2015. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "Animation Celebration Promotional Spots posted by WonderGrove on Vimeo". January 8, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Segal, Steve (September 21, 2016). "Hiroshima International Animation Festival – Review". ASIFA International. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
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- 1949 births
- Alternative cartoonists
- American animated film directors
- American animated film producers
- American animators
- American art directors
- American graphic designers
- American video artists
- Artists from Richmond, Virginia
- Filmmakers from Virginia
- Living people
- Pixar people
- Virginia Commonwealth University alumni