Storyboarding Musical Moments
Mentor
Story Development and Character Design
United States
Jeff Ranjo has worked in the Animation Industry for 28 years. As a character designer, production designer, and story person, he has helped develop many major animation films. He’s known for creating memorable musical moments and characters in many films, including Disney’s Frozen and Moana and Sony’s Surf’s Up. At Netflix, he co-executive produced and was Head of Story on the epic Maya and the Three mini-series. Currently, he is developing several unannounced projects at Netflix.
Description
Are musical numbers in animated movies just for fun or do they serve a purpose? Jeff has storyboarded many song sequences in animated movies such as Emperor's New Groove, Frozen, Moana, Maya and the Three and Leo. He will take you through his thought processes and give you insight into why songs matter in animated movies.