Kaan Kalyon
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Kaan Kalyon is a Turkish American[1] screenwriter and story development artist. He was the co-writer of Disney's Pocahontas (1995)[2] and Hercules (1997),[3] and the story artist in Treasure Planet (2002).[4] In addition, Kalyon has worked with Sony and Columbia pictures as the story artist for Surf's Up (2007) and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) and was the head of story for Hotel Transylvania (2012).[5][6] He has also worked on several animated television series' including Widget (1990), Tiny Toon Adventures (1991–92) and Bebe's Kids (1992).
Early life and career
[edit]Of Turkish origin, Kalyon studied at California Institute of the Arts (1986–88) whilst working in a restaurant in Malibu, Los Angeles where he met Johnny Carson in the 1980s.[1] Carson advised Kalyon to approach the Walt Disney Studios with the figures he drew on the back of the restaurant tickets. Kalyon later signed a contract with Walt Disney Film Studios and began his first project with The Lion King (1994).[1] He later worked on Pocahontas (1995), Hercules (1997) and Treasure Planet (2002) before working for Sony and Columbia pictures where he was a story artist for Surf's Up (2007), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) and Hotel Transylvania (2012).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Vampirlere hayat veren Türk Kaan Kalyon, Hürriyet, 2012, retrieved 20 November 2020
- ^ Rebello, Stephen (1995), The Art of Pocahontas, Disney Editions, ISBN 0786861584
- ^ Rebello, Stephen (1997), The Art of Hercules: The Chaos of Creation, Disney Editions, ISBN 0786862637
- ^ Türker, İbrahim Halil (2011), "CANLANDIRMA"NIN TARİHÇESİ VE TÜRK CANLANDIRMA SANATI", İnönü Üniversitesi Sanat ve Tasarım Dergisi, 1 (2)
- ^ Vampirlere hayat veren Türk, Istanbul Times, 2012, retrieved 18 December 2020
- ^ Hollywood'un perde arkasındaki Türkler, Zaman Amerika, 2013, retrieved 18 December 2020
Further reading
[edit]- Thomas, Bob (2017), Disney's Art of Animation #2: From Mickey Mouse to Hercules, Disney Editions, ISBN 978-0786862412
External links
[edit]- Kaan Kalyon at IMDb
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