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Changed 'critical acclaim' to 'positive reviews'. Secret Life of Pets received it's fair share of criticism and negative reviews so it's not at all accurate to describe the response as 'acclaimed'.
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'''Yarrow Cheney''' is an American production designer, visual effects artist, director and animator. He is best known for his works as a production designer in ''[[Despicable Me 2]]'' (2013), ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]'' (2012) and ''[[Despicable Me]]'' (2010) for which he received [[Primetime Emmy]] and [[Annie Awards]] nominations.
'''Yarrow Cheney''' is an American production designer, visual effects artist, director and animator. He is best known for his works as a production designer in ''[[Despicable Me 2]]'' (2013), ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]'' (2012) and ''[[Despicable Me]]'' (2010) for which he received [[Primetime Emmy]] and [[Annie Awards]] nominations.


In 2016, he co-directed [[Illumination Entertainment]]'s ''[[The Secret Life of Pets]]'' with [[Chris Renaud (animator)|Chris Renaud]],<ref name=VarietyReview>{{cite news|last1=Debruge|first1=Peter|title=Film Review: ‘The Secret Life of Pets’|url=http://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/the-secret-life-of-pets-review-1201796982/|accessdate=October 2, 2016|work=Variety|date=June 16, 2016}}</ref> that received critical acclaim and became the [[Lists of box office number-one films|sixth highest grossing-film of 2016]].<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=illumination2015.htm |title=The Secret Life of Pets (2016) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |accessdate=November 15, 2016}}</ref>
In 2016, he co-directed [[Illumination Entertainment]]'s ''[[The Secret Life of Pets]]'' with [[Chris Renaud (animator)|Chris Renaud]],<ref name=VarietyReview>{{cite news|last1=Debruge|first1=Peter|title=Film Review: ‘The Secret Life of Pets’|url=http://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/the-secret-life-of-pets-review-1201796982/|accessdate=October 2, 2016|work=Variety|date=June 16, 2016}}</ref> that received positive reviews and became the [[Lists of box office number-one films|sixth highest grossing-film of 2016]].<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=illumination2015.htm |title=The Secret Life of Pets (2016) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |accessdate=November 15, 2016}}</ref>
==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Animation===
===Animation===

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Yarrow Cheney
Cheney in 2016
Occupation(s)Film director, Graphic designer, production designer
Years active1995-present
Websitewww.yarrowcheney.com

Yarrow Cheney is an American production designer, visual effects artist, director and animator. He is best known for his works as a production designer in Despicable Me 2 (2013), The Lorax (2012) and Despicable Me (2010) for which he received Primetime Emmy and Annie Awards nominations.

In 2016, he co-directed Illumination Entertainment's The Secret Life of Pets with Chris Renaud,[1] that received positive reviews and became the sixth highest grossing-film of 2016.[2]

Filmography

Animation

  • Dilbert (1999), title designer
  • The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot (1998): Animator
  • Mummies Alive! The Legend Begins (1998): Video, background designer
  • Mummies Alive! (1997): background artist and designer
  • Cats Don't Dance (1997): Animator
  • The Maxx (1995): TV Mini-Series, background layout artist, 7 episodes

VFX

  • The Iron Giant (1999): CGI animator
  • Mummies Alive! The Legend Begins (1998): 3D computer animator
  • Mummies Alive! (1997): computer animator, episode: "Pack to the Future"

Director

Production designer

Awards and Nominations

References

  1. ^ Debruge, Peter (June 16, 2016). "Film Review: 'The Secret Life of Pets'". Variety. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "The Secret Life of Pets (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  3. ^ Patten, Dominic (February 1, 2014). "41st Annual Annie Awards Live Blog: 'Frozen' Wins Best Animated Feature". Deadline. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  4. ^ Tapley, Kristopher (December 3, 2012). "'Brave,' 'Guardians' and 'Wreck-It Ralph' lead 40th annual Annie Awards nominees". Hitfix. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  5. ^ Finke, Nikki (February 15, 2011). "38th Annual Annie Animation Awards: DWA's 'How To Train Your Dragon' Wins (After Disney Boycotts)". Deadline. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  6. ^ "Dilbert". The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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