James Baxter (animator)

James Baxter (born May 1967) is a British character animator. He was first known for his work on several Walt Disney Animation Studios films, including various characters in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", Rafiki in "The Lion King", Belle in "Beauty and the Beast", and Quasimodo in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".

After "Notre Dame", Baxter moved over to DreamWorks Animation, where he worked on films such as "The Prince of Egypt", "The Road to El Dorado", "", "Shrek 2", and "Madagascar". Early in 2005, Baxter left DreamWorks and set out on his own as an independent animator. He is now the head of his own studio, James Baxter Animation, in Pasadena, California, where he has directed the animation for the 2007 film Enchanted.

Credits (Disney)

* Animator and Inbetweener: Various Characters - "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988)
* Animator: King Triton and Ariel - "The Little Mermaid" (1989)
* Supervising Animator: Belle - "Beauty and the Beast" (1991)
* Supervising Animator: Rafiki - "The Lion King" (1994)
* Supervising Animator and Character Designer: Quasimodo - "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1996)

Credits (DreamWorks Animation)

* Supervising Animator: Moses - "The Prince of Egypt" (1998)
* Supervising Animator: Tulio - "The Road to El Dorado" (2000)
* Supervising Animator: Spirit - "" (2002)
* Animator: Sinbad - "" (2003)
* Supervising Animator - "Shrek 2" (2004)
* Additional Supervising Animator - "Madagascar" (2005)

Credits (James Baxter Animation)

* Supervising Animator: James Baxter Animation - "Curious George" (2006)
* Supervising Animator - "Enchanted" (2007)
* 2D Animation Director: Dream Sequence / End Credits Intro - "Kung Fu Panda" (2008)

External links

* [http://www.jamesbaxteranimation.com/ James Baxter Animation Studios]
* [http://www.animatedbuzz.com/journal/05-06/02.html#Anchor-Feb-46638 James Baxter's visit to CalArt's Character Animation Program (Spring '06)]