Key Player Biographies

Michael S. Blum Producer/Director As technical lead for internal tool development at Walt Disney Feature Animation, Mike Blum spends his days architecting animator-friendly tools for use in a variety of production environments. Over the past 4 years he has received film credit on The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, and Mulan. Mike took the leap from the technical to creative ranks by producing, directing, and animating Salad Bowl...A Carrot's Tale, an after hours film project completed at Disney. His latest effort is Oil and Vinegar which has qualified for consideration by the Academy Awards. Director Filmography: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 1996,          Technology Production Support Hercules, 1997, Technology Production Support Mulan, 1998, California Technology Crew Salad Bowl...A Carrot's Tale, 1998, Producer/Director Fantasia 2000, California Technology Crew Dinosaur, 2000 Application Software Development The Emperor's New Groove, 2000 Software Development Atlantis: The Lost Empire, 2001 Software Development Lilo & Stitch, 2002 Software Development Contact: email: mike.blum@disney.com work phone: 818-526-3670 home phone: 818-997-0787

 

Michael King CGI Supervisor A lifelong fan of visual effects and animation, Mike King started at Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1995 as a software developer. He first joined the Salad Bowl Crew to hone his animation skills, but soon influenced everything from animation to the final look of the film. He is currently a technical director at Pixar.     Filmography: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 1996,          Technology Production Support Hercules, 1997, Technology Production Support Mulan, 1998, California Technology Crew Salad Bowl...A Carrot's Tale, 1998, CGI Supervisor Tarzan, 1999, Technology Production Support Toy Story 2, 1999, Shading Artist Oil and Vinegar, 1999, Story Concept and Development Dinosaur, 2000 Application Software Development Monsters, Inc., 2001 Shading Artist, Lighting Artist Contact: email: mike@mkingmovies.com

 

Steven J. Hall Sound Designer As Lead Technical Writer for Walt Disney Feature Animation, Steven Hall writes the User Guides for many of the internal software animation tools developed by the company. In previous positions, Steven was also responsible for multimedia development and sound editing. Steven is currently scoring the student film Damn You, Bourbon for upcoming release. This is his first released film.