Mark Henn
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Mark Henn is a Disney animator, whose contributions to animation have included several Disney leading or title characters, most notably heroines. His work includes Princess Jasmine in Aladdin, Young Simba in The Lion King and the title character in Mulan. He has also been animator of such films as 2007's Enchanted and the Goofy short How to Hook Up Your Home Theater. Additionally he directed the award-winning short film John Henry. Recently, he was the supervising animator of Princess Tiana in The Princess and the Frog.
Early life
Henn grew up in Ohio. In 1978, Henn was accepted into the Character Animation program at the California Institute of the Arts.[1] where he studied under Disney animators such as Jack Hannah and T. Hee.[1] Fellow students included Joe Ranft, Mark Dindal and John Lasseter.[1]
Career
Henn joined the Disney studio in 1980 and began work as an inbetweener for Glen Keane on The Fox and the Hound. According to Henn, Keane was finishing the climactic bear fight scene and Henn worked with him on that.[1] Henn has also worked on other animated features such as Mickey's Christmas Carol, The Great Mouse Detective and The Little Mermaid.
Mark is also an accomplished sculptor.
Honors
He has been nominated for an Annie award four times: three times for Character Animation for The Lion King, Mulan, and Winnie the Pooh, and once for Short Animated Film Direction for John Henry.
Animation credits
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Fox and the Hound | Animator (Uncredited) |
| 1983 | Mickey's Christmas Carol | Animator |
| 1985 | The Black Cauldron | Character Animator |
| 1986 | The Great Mouse Detective | Supervising Animator: "Basil" And "Dr. Dawson" |
| 1988 | Oliver & Company | Supervising Animator: "Oliver" And "Dodger" |
| 1989 | The Little Mermaid | Directing Animator/Supervising Animator: "Ariel" |
| 1990 | The Rescuers Down Under | Supervising Animator: "Bernard" And "Bianca" |
| 1991 | Beauty and the Beast | Supervising Animator: "Belle" |
| 1992 | Aladdin | Supervising Animator: "Princess Jasmine" |
| 1994 | The Lion King | Supervising Animator: "Young Simba" |
| 1995 | Pocahontas | Animator: "Pocahontas" |
| 1998 | Mulan | Supervising Animator: "Mulan", "Fa Zhou" |
| 2000 | The Tigger Movie | Animation Consultant (Uncredited) |
| The Emperor's New Groove | Additional Animator | |
| 2002 | Lilo & Stitch | Lead Animator: "Hula Dancers" |
| 2004 | Home on the Range | Supervising Animator: "Grace", "Wesley", "Rusty" And "Pearl" |
| 2006 | Bambi II | Supervising Animator: "Ronno" |
| The Fox and the Hound 2 | Animation Consultant (Uncredited) | |
| 2007 | Meet the Robinsons | Animator |
| Enchanted | Animator | |
| 2009 | The Princess and the Frog | Supervising Animator: "Tiana" |
| 2011 | Winnie the Pooh | Supervising Animator: "Winnie the Pooh" And "Christopher Robin"[2] |
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | Additional Visual Development |
| 2013 | Saving Mr. Banks | Animator: "Tinker Bell" |
| 2013 | Frozen | Lead 2D Animator: Anna And Olaf |
| 2014 | Big Hero 6 | Lead 2D Animator |
References
- ^ a b c d Noyer, Jeremie (December 18, 2009). "The Princess And The Frog's Supervising Animator Mark Henn – Part 1: It All Started With A…Mermaid!". Animated Views. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ http://www.dlrpmagic.com/interviews/down-in-new-orleans-with-princess-tianas-supervising-animator-mark-henn/
Further reading
- Belz, Emily (November 26, 2013). "Mark Henn talks about creating Disney's leading ladies". Movies. World News Group. Retrieved 10 September 2014.