"Peaceful Lady" by Rebecca Rees
I studied illustration at The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Hired by Disney Feature Animation Department was a dream come true. It was good fortune to be mentored by some of Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men, including Eric Larson, Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnson. Working as a key assistant, then animator, I found my most cherished calling in the area of story development and as a storyboard artist. Using the power of images to shape the emotions of story telling has been the foundation of my film work.
I worked nearly 20 years in the animation industry. Some of that time was spent working abroad. I feel that my personal artwork was influenced by my time living and working in Taiwan where I discovered the beauty of Asian brush painting. The simplicity, grace and uncluttered art form of sumi-e stayed with me even when I returned home.
Below is a summary of my professional resume:
Writer/Storyboard Artist:
Beauty and the Beast / Disney Feature Animation
By request of Producer Don Hahn, on earliest Story Development
Aladdin / Disney Feature Animation
Storyboards for Animated Feature.
Betty Boop / MGM / Zanuck
Storyboards for Animated Feature with Lili and Richard Zanuck Executive Producers.
Alvin & the Chipmunks / Bagdasarian Productions
Script for TV show entitled “Once Upon a Crime”
Thumbelina / Hyperion
Storyboards for Animated Feature.
Romeo & Juliet / The Calvert Company
Script for Animated Feature
Lady and the Tramp II - Scamps Adventure / Disney TV
Storyboards
Animator:
The Brave Little Toaster / Hyperion
Directing Animator, Animation Development, Key Assistant Supervisor
Back To Neverland / Disney MGM Studios
Animator for award winning Live Action/Animation Combo Short.
Roger Rabbit / Walt Disney Studios
Animator on the groundbreaking Live Action/Animation Combo Theatrical Feature.
Quackbusters / Warner Brothers Animation
Animator on Theatrical Short
The Chipmunk Adventure / Bagdasarian Productions
Animator on Theatrical Feature
The Ewok Adventure / Korty Films
Animator for Special Effects sequences on Live Action/Animation Combo Feature.
Mickey’s Christmas Carol / Disney Feature Animation
Animator on Theatrical Featurette
As Assistant Animator:
Pete’s Dragon / Walt Disney Studios
Live Action/Animation Combo Theatrical Feature
The Fox and the Hound / Disney Feature Animation
Theatrical Feature
The Small One / Disney Feature Animation
Theatrical Featurette