Burny Mattinson
| Burny Mattinson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Burnett Mattinson May 13, 1935 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, Animator, Film Director, Producer |
| Years active | 1955-present |
| Spouse | Sylvia Mattinson |
Burnett "Burny" Mattinson (born May 13, 1935) is an American story-boarder for the Disney Feature Animation studio. Starting work in 1953, Burny has been, and still is part of Disney today. Mattinson was honored as an inductee of the Disney Legends program in 2008.[1]
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[edit] Early life
Mattinson was born in San Francisco in 1935. His father, Bernie Mattinson, was a jazz drummer who starred with the Horace Heidt big band and, later, was a recording session drummer for Elvis Presley among many others. In 1945, the family moved to Los Angeles, once his fathers Band ended. A few years before, Mattinson was inspired by the 1940 film Pinocchio, Mattinson became enamored of animation and practiced by drawing Disney characters throughout his school years. After graduating high school, Mattinson took a job in "Traffic"(mail room) at Disney Studios (1953), hoping to someday pursue a career as an animator, and maybe get the chance to actually meet some animators.
[edit] Career
Later,[2] Mattinson began as a "inbetweener"(a person that draws pictures to fill-in the key-frames), and soon started on the 1955 film Lady and the Tramp. He worked as an assistant on Sleeping Beauty and One Hundred and One Dalmatians. Mattinson then worked as an assistant to Eric Larson on The Sword and the Stone, Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book and The Aristocats, and became a character animator on Robin Hood and Winnie the Pooh.
Mattinson was a storyboard artist for the 1977 film The Rescuers. He also has story credits for The Fox and the Hound (1981), The Great Mouse Detective (1986), The Black Cauldron(1985),Beauty and the Beast (1991) Aladdin (1992), The Lion King(1994) and Mickey's Christmas Carol(1983).
Mattinson produced and directed Mickey's Christmas Carol and The Great Mouse Detective.
In 2008, Mattinson was awarded the Disney Legends award, he also began working as Story Supervisor on the 2011 Winnie the Pooh reboot.
On March 24, 2011, Mattinson announced that he was pitching an idea for a full-length animated feature with Jason Segal, Amy Adams, Teri Hatcher, Hank Azaria, and Mickey Mouse as the main protagonist.[3] If greenlit, it may become the 54th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, and the first starring an established Disney character.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | The Jungle Book | story artist |
| 1973 | Robin Hood | character animator |
| 1977 | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | animator |
| The Rescuers | story | |
| 1981 | The Fox and the Hound | story |
| 1985 | The Black Cauldron | additional story contributions |
| 1986 | The Great Mouse Detective | writer/director/producer |
| 1988 | Oliver & Company | special thanks |
| 1991 | Beauty and the Beast | story |
| 1992 | Aladdin | story |
| 1994 | The Lion King | story |
| 1995 | Pocahontas | story |
| 1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | storyboard artist |
| 1998 | Mulan | story |
| 1999 | Tarzan | story |
| 2011 | Winnie the Pooh | story supervisor |
[edit] Personal life
Mattinson married Sylvia Fry, who also worked as an in-between artist on the Disney film Sleeping Beauty. They have three children.
[edit] References
- ^ "Legend Bio: Burny Mattinson (animation)". Disney Legends. Disney. 2008. http://legends.disney.go.com/legends/detail?key=Burny+Mattinson+.
- ^ http://animationpodcast.com/category/podcasts/burny-mattinson/
- ^ Connelly, Brendon (2011-03-24). "SCOOP: Mickey Mouse’s First Feature Length Film Being Developed At Disney". Bleeding Cool. http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/03/24/scoop-mickey-mouses-first-feature-length-film-being-developed-at-disney/. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
