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He has been an important part of DreamWorks’ character animation team ever since he joined the studio in 1997 to work on the their first animated film, “The Prince of Egypt.” He worked as a Supervising Animator on many of the studio’s animated features both in 2D and in CG, including “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,” and the Aardman co-production, “Flushed Away.” Otto also worked as a character designer on “Over The Hedge” and DreamWorks’ latest feature “How to Train Your Dragon,” the latter for which he also served as head of character animation.
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Simon Otto was born in Switzerland and studied animation at the prestigious animation school “Les Gobelins” in Paris, France. He has been an important part of DreamWorks’ character animation team ever since he joined the studio in 1997 to work on the their first animated film, «The Prince of Egypt.» He worked as a Supervising Animator on many of the studio’s animated features both in 2D and in CG, including “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,” and the Aardman co-production, «Flushed Away.» Otto also worked as a character designer on “Over The Hedge” and DreamWorks’ latest feature “How to Train Your Dragon,” the latter for which he also served as head of character animation.
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