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Media - Director - Brad Bird
- 1. BRAD BIRD “the modern-dayWalt Disney.”
- 2. WHO is BradBird? • Started training as an animator at 14. • Graduated from Corvallis High School (Corvallis, Oregon), 1975. • Trained as a Disney animator. • 2007 - Ranked #23 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood. • Has been referred to by some as the modern-day Walt Disney.
- 3. Previous Films/ Productions • 1906 (pre-production) • 2011 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol • 2009 Up (senior creative team: Pixar) • 2007 Ratatouille • 2005 Jack-Jack Attack (video short) • 2004 The Incredibles • 1999 The Iron Giant • 1990-1991 The Simpsons (TV series)
- 4. Critical Acclaim • His movie Ratatouille (2007) was ranked #82 on the Top 100 Grossing Movies of all Time. It made $623,722,818 (Worldwide) (Budget-$150,000,000) • His movie The Incredibles (2004) was ranked #40 on the Top 100 Grossing Movies of all Time. It made $631,442,092 (Worldwide) (Budget-$92,000,000) • His movie 2011 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol is currently ranked # on the Top 100 Grossing Movies of all Time. It made $694,713,380 (Worldwide) (Budget-$92,000,000)
- 5. Awards • Academy Awards •BAFTA Awards • Saturn Award • Eight Annie Award wins (Best Directing and Best Writing for each of The Iron Giant,The Incredibles and Ratatouille) • Best Voice Acting . (The Incredibles) • 2011 Winsor McCay Award for lifetime contribution to animation.
- 6. ‘He only doescartoons?’ 2011 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol • Budget: $145,000,000 (estimated) • Gross: $694,713,380 (Worldwide) (12 April 2012) 1906 (pre-production) • Genre (Adventure | Crime | Drama)
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