This is the guy that animated The Beast in Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin in Aladdin, and Pocahontas in Pocahontas—to name just some of the classic characters he brought to life as supervising animator.
Most recently, Keane was a strong influence on the story development and animation of Rapunzel in Tangled (see The Art of Tangled, published by Chronicle Books).
Cartoon Brew obtained the text of his letter to friends and colleagues at Disney. In it, he says: "I am convinced that animation really is the ultimate art form of our time with endless new territories to explore." Yes.
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Well, first Andreas, now Glen. I think we can presume Snow Queen isn't going to be hand-drawn! Still, change is part of life. Release of Wreck-it-Ralph is going to be really interesting and deciding of Disney's near future. What are all the other guys doing at the moment (Goldberg, Henn, Nik Ranieri, dale baer)?
Hope this is just a 'cheerio' and not the final goodbye.
Such a bummer.... but it doesn't sound like he's done... AT ALL! :)
It's sad to see him go, but he really does deserve his retirement after doing such amazing work. I hope he enjoys it!! :)
No! No! NOOOOOOOO!!!
Hmm, pursuing independent film-making? That sounds very good, very good indeed. Usually independent animation is poorly animated, paying very little attention the the quality of the movements. With someone like Glen Keane on the scene, things might change.
Anonymous 1, I do think Wreck-it-Ralph is going to be great. And I seriously doubt that Disney's hand-drawn animation department is going to die, just because some of the veterans are retiring.
Great post! Although this is off topic, I want to tell you that Aardman Studio's official Youtube channel uploaded some great Behind-the-scenes videos and clips of their latest film "Pirates! Band of Misfits".
He also wrote and illustrated the "Adam Raccoon" books I read as a kid! http://www.amazon.com/Glen-Keane/e/B001H6Q8ZW/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
Good Luck, Glen
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