James Baxter (animator)

James Baxter
Born May 1967 (age 49)
Bristol, England
Occupation Animator
Years active 1987–present

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 The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Baxter moved over to DreamWorks Animation, where he worked on films such as The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Shrek 2 and Madagascar. Early in 2005, Baxter left DreamWorks and set out on his own as an independent animator. He became the head of his own studio, James Baxter Animation, in Pasadena, California, where he has directed the animation for the 2007 film Enchanted and the opening credits to Kung Fu Panda, for which he received an Annie Award. As of the summer of 2008, James Baxter Animation has closed and Baxter has returned once again to DreamWorks Animation as a supervising animator.

Baxter has also worked on Tummy Trouble, How to Train Your Dragon and The Croods.

In May 2013, Baxter was a guest animator for an episode of Adventure Time entitled "James Baxter the Horse".[1] The episode's story focused on the lead characters trying to emulate a horse who can cheer everyone up by neighing his name (James Baxter) and balancing on a beach ball. Both the horse's animation (which is visually distinct from the other characters) and voice were provided by Baxter. The episode's title card features a drawing of the horse drawing a horse on a beach ball, while sitting at an animation table.

Filmography

Year Title Credits Characters
1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Animator
1989 Tummy Trouble (Short) Animator
The Little Mermaid Character Animator Ariel
1990 The Rescuers Down Under Character Animator Joanna
1991 Beauty and the Beast Supervising Animator Belle
1993 The Making of "The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (Video documentary) Additional Animator
1994 The Lion King Supervising Animator Rafiki
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Character Designer/Visual Development / Supervising Animator Quasimodo
1998 The Prince of Egypt Animator Moses
2000 The Road to El Dorado Senior Supervising Animator Tulio
2002 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Senior Supervising Animator Spirit
2003 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas Supervising Animator Sinbad
2004 Shrek 2 Supervising Animator
2005 Madagascar Additional Supervising Animator
Curious George Animation Supervisor: James Baxter Animation
2007 Enchanted Animation Supervisor
2008 Kung Fu Panda Animation Director: Dream Sequence, James Baxter Animation
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (Video short) Special Thanks
2009 Monsters vs. Aliens Animator
2010 How to Train Your Dragon Animator
Kung Fu Panda Holiday (TV Short) Animator
2011 Adam and Dog Animator
2012 Gravity Falls (TV Series) Additional Animator - 2 Episodes
Rise of the Guardians Concept Artists - Uncredited
2013 The Croods Head of Character Animation and Animator: 2D Sequence
Adventure Time (TV Series) Voice / Animator - 1 Episode and Character Designer - 1 Episode James Baxter the Horse
2014 How to Train Your Dragon 2 Supervising Animator Valka

References

  1. ↑ Ward, Pendleton (May 6, 2013). "Tonight. Featuring the work of guest animator… James Baxter.". Pendleton Ward's Cartoon Tumblr. Frederator Studios. Retrieved May 31, 2013.

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