Mark Andrews (filmmaker) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mark Andrews
Andrews at the 66th British Academy Film Awards
Born	Mark Elliott Andrews (1968-09-12) September 12, 1968 (age 56) Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Bachelor of Fine Arts (1993)
Alma mater	CalArts
Occupation	Film director screenwriter animator storyboard artist
Years active	1994–present
Employer	Pixar Animation Studios (2000–2018)
Spouse(s)	Patricia Gatz
Children	4
Relatives	Bryan Andrews (brother)
Awards	Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Brave (2012)

Mark Elliott Andrews (born September 12, 1968) is an American filmmaker. He is known for directing, writing, and animating movies and TV shows. He is most famous for co-directing the 2012 Pixar movie Brave. He also helped create the stories for other popular films like The Incredibles and Ratatouille.

Mark Andrews' Journey in Animation

Mark Andrews studied animation at a special school called CalArts. After school, he worked at Disney for a short time. He is often called Brad Bird's "right-hand man." Brad Bird is another famous director who worked on movies like The Incredibles.

Early Influences and Family

Unlike many people who studied animation, Mark Andrews was not a huge fan of Disney movies. He really liked Japanese animation, also known as anime. Some of his favorite anime shows were Kimba the White Lion and Speed Racer.

Mark Andrews is also a father. His daughter, Maeve Andrews, voiced the character Jack-Jack Parr in the movie The Incredibles.

Directing Brave

In 2012, Mark Andrews became the co-director of the Pixar film Brave. He took over from another director, Brenda Chapman. Both of them were given credit for directing the movie. In 2013, they won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Brave. This is a very important award in the film world.

New Ways to Make Movies

After Brave, Mark Andrews wanted to try new ways to make animated films. He thought that using special technology called mo-cap could help animators. This technology lets filmmakers see how characters move in 3D very early on. He left Pixar in 2018 to explore these new ideas.

Since then, Andrews has been a big supporter of using tools like Unreal Engine. This software helps create amazing 3D animation with more freedom. He directed and produced the Netflix animated series Super Giant Robot Brothers. This show was released in 2022 and was made using Unreal Engine.

Mark Andrews' Work in Films

Mark Andrews has worked on many films in different roles. He has been a director, a writer, and a story artist.

Films He Worked On

• 1998: Quest for Camelot - He worked in the story department.
• 1999: The Iron Giant - He was a storyboard artist.
• 2001: Osmosis Jones - He was a story supervisor.
• 2004: The Incredibles - He was the story supervisor and did some voices.
• 2006: Cars - He was an additional storyboard artist.
• 2007: Ratatouille - He was the story supervisor.
• 2009: Up - He did additional voices.
• 2010: Toy Story 3 - He helped with the story.
• 2011: Cars 2 - He was part of the Pixar Senior Creative Team.
• 2012: John Carter - He was a second unit director and screenwriter.
• 2012: Brave - He was a director and screenwriter. He also wrote song lyrics for "Touch the Sky."
• 2013: Monsters University - He was part of the Pixar Senior Creative Team.
• 2015: Inside Out - He was part of the Pixar Senior Creative Team.
• 2015: The Good Dinosaur - He was part of the Pixar Senior Creative Team.
• 2016: Finding Dory - He was part of the Pixar Senior Creative Team.
• 2017: Cars 3 - He was part of the Pixar Senior Creative Team.
• 2017: Coco - He was part of the Pixar Senior Creative Team.
• 2018: Incredibles 2 - He was a story consultant and part of the Pixar Senior Creative Team.

Short Films He Directed or Wrote

• 2005: Jack-Jack Attack - He wrote the story for this short film.
• 2005: One Man Band - He directed and wrote this short film.
• 2007: Violet - He directed this short film.
• 2012: The Legend of Mor'du - He was an executive producer.
• 2020: Circle of Stone - He directed and wrote this short film.

Mark Andrews' Work in Television

Mark Andrews has also worked on many animated TV shows.

• 1996: The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest - He was a storyboard artist.
• 1998-2000: Histeria! - He storyboarded many episodes.
• 2001: The Powerpuff Girls - He wrote and storyboarded an episode.
• 2001-04: Samurai Jack - He wrote and storyboarded episodes.
• 2003-04: Star Wars: Clone Wars - He storyboarded many episodes.
• 2021: What If...? - He storyboarded episodes.
• 2022: Super Giant Robot Brothers - He was a director and executive producer for this series.
• 2022: Primal - He wrote and storyboarded an episode.

Other Projects

Mark Andrews has also worked on music videos and video games.

• 2021: "The Writing on the Wall" - He was a creative director and storyboard artist for this music video by Iron Maiden.
• 1994: Cadillacs and Dinosaurs: The Second Cataclysm - He was an animator for this video game.

See also

In Spanish: Mark Andrews (cineasta) para niños