Ron Clements

About Ron Clements

Affiliations

The Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Animation Studios, _Director

Location

United States of America

Bio

SIGGRAPH. 2013

Ron Clements started in Disney’s Animation Talent Development Program shortly out of high school in 1974. Mentoring under Disney Legend Frank Thomas, he became an animator on THE RESCUERS (1977), PETE’S DRAGON (1977), and a supervising animator on THE FOX AND THE HOUND (1981). He became a director on THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE (1986) and, partnering with longtime collaborator John Musker, co-wrote and co-directed THE LITTLE MERMAID (1989), ALADDIN (1992), HERCULES (1997), TREASURE PLANET (2002), and THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (2009). Clements received Oscar nominations for TREASURE PLANET and THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG.

Conference Contributions

Animations / Videos

Moana

SIGGRAPH 2016

Directed by:

• Ron Clements
• John Musker

Presentations

SIGGRAPH 2013 Keynote Session: Marc Davis Lecture Series: Giants' First Steps

SIGGRAPH 2013

[Keynotes]

Presenter(s):

• Ron Clements
• Pete Docter
• Eric Goldberg
• Kevin Lima
• Mike Mitchell
• Chris Sanders
• Henry Selick
• David Silverman
• Kirk Wise

Other Information

Roles

Computer Animation Director

Keynote/Featured Speaker

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