Clay Kaytis
Clay Kaytis is an American animator and film director, best known for directing the animated film The Angry Birds Movie. He has been the head of animation at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Clay Kaytis | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Animator, film director |
| Years active | 1995 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Monica Lago-Kaytis |
Career
Kaytis started his career as an animator at the Walt Disney Animation Studios, and became the head of animation for the studio.[1] His main credits at Disney included Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph, and Frozen.[2] After working nineteen years, he left the studio in 2013.[3]
Kaytis made his directing debut with The Angry Birds Movie, which he co-directed with Fergal Reilly for Sony Pictures Entertainment. The film was based on the Rovio Entertainment's video game Angry Birds. Jon Vitti wrote the screenplay for the film, which was released on May 20, 2016.[3][4] Kaytis then made his live-action directing debut with The Christmas Chronicles for Netflix, which was released on November 22, 2018.[5]
In late September 2016, it was announced that Kaytis will direct The Lunch Witch for Amblin Partners.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credits | Characters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Pocahontas | Inbetween Artist: Additional Clean-Up Animation | |
| 1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Breakdown Animator | Clopin Trouillefou |
| 1997 | Hercules | Rough Inbetweener | |
| 1998 | Mulan | Rough Inbetweener | |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Additional Rough Inbetweener | |
| 2000 | Fantasia 2000 | Animating Assistant | |
| The Emperor's New Groove | Animator | Pacha | |
| 2002 | Treasure Planet | Animator | Scroop |
| 2004 | Home on the Range | Animator | Farm Animals |
| 2005 | Chicken Little | Animator | Buck "Ace" Cluck |
| 2007 | Meet the Robinsons | Animator | |
| 2008 | Bolt | Supervising Animator | |
| 2009 | Super Rhino (Video short) | Animator | |
| 2010 | Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (TV Series) | Voice | |
| Tangled | Animation Supervisor | ||
| 2012 | Tangled Ever After (Short) | Animation Supervisor | |
| Paperman (Short) | Final Line Animator | ||
| Wreck-It Ralph | Animator / End Credit Animation Design | ||
| 2013 | Get a Horse! (Short) | Special Thanks / Additional Thanks | |
| Frozen | Animator | ||
| 2016 | The Angry Birds Movie | Director / Voice | Clayton the Waiter Bird |
| 2018 | The Christmas Chronicles | Director | |
References
- Sarto, Dan (May 31, 2011). "An Interview with Disney Supervising Animator Clay Kaytis". AWN. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 13, 2015). "'Angry Birds' Director Clay Kaytis Signs With WME". Deadline. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- Amidi, Amid (October 9, 2013). "Animation Vets Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly Will Direct "Angry Birds" Feature". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- Roberts, Sheila (May 15, 2016). "'The Angry Birds Movie': Fergal Reilly & Clay Kaytis on Transitioning from Animators to Directors". Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/kurt-russell-play-santa-claus-netflix-christmas-movie-1064561
- http://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/angry-birds-co-director-clay-kaytis-jumps-live-action-lunch-witch-143382.html
External links
- Clay Kaytis on IMDb