Richard Rich ( born Richard 1951, USA ) is an American director and producer of animated films , best known for directing the animated films Fox and Dog and The Black Cauldron for The Walt Disney Company . He also wrote songs for the animated films "The Small One" and "Fox and Dog." As a director, producer, and screenwriter, he worked on the animated series Animated Stories from the New Testament and Animated Stories from the Bible.
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| Citizenship |  USA |
| Profession | animator , producer |
| Career | 1974 - present |
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Biography
Rich began his career in the Disney Correspondence Department, but over time, moving up the ranks, he took the position of assistant director, and then director of animation, becoming the youngest director in the history of Walt Disney Studios [1] . He worked as an assistant director on cartoons such as Winnie the Pooh and Care Day, Rescuers , Pete Dragon , Winnie the Pooh 's Many Adventures , and The Small One, writing several songs for them. ”
In 1981, he shot The Fox and the Dog, along with Disney screenwriter Ted Berman and Art Stevens and then, together with Berman, directed “Black Cauldron” ( 1985 ), after which he left Disney and opened his own company - Rich Animation Studios, later known as RichCrest Animation Studios and renamed Crest Animation Productions in 2007 [2] .
Using his own studio, Rich made a series of animated films “ The Swan Princess ” with musician Lex de Azevedo who also wrote the music for Animated Stories from the New Testament, the musical film King and Me and Trumpet for the Swan. In 2006, he directed the animated film Muhammad: The Last Prophet . After releasing this picture, he sold RichCrest Animation to Lionsgate Corporation, which renamed the studio Crest Animation Productions. Rich went on to record a biblical video for Nest Family Entertainment .
Reviews
According to Joe Tracy of Animation History [2] :
Richard Rich is one of the few animated directors who has never participated as an animator .
Original textRichard Rich is one of the few animation directors who has never participated as an animator.
Filmography
- 1974: “ Winnie the Pooh, and with it the Tiger!” "(Assistant director)
- 1977: Dragon Pete (Assistant Director)
- 1977: “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ” (Assistant Director)
- 1977: Rescuers (assistant director)
- 1978: “The Small One” (assistant director, music: “A Friendly Face”)
- 1981: Fox and Dog (Director, Music: Goodbye May Seem Forever)
- 1985: Black Cauldron (Director)
- 1987: " Animated Stories from the New Testament " (director, producer, screenwriter)
- 1992: " Animated Stories from the Bible " (director, producer, screenwriter)
- 1994: The Swan Princess (director, producer, screenwriter)
- 1997: “ The Swan Princess: The Secret of the Castle ” (director, producer, screenwriter)
- 1998: “ The Swan Princess: The Secret of the Enchanted Treasure ” (director, producer, screenwriter)
- 1999: The King and Me (Director)
- 2000: Scarecrow (producer, screenwriter)
- 2001: The Trumpet for the Swan (director, producer)
- 2003: “ K10C: The Ten Commandments ” (Director, Producer)
- 2004: “ Muhammad: The Last Prophet ” (director, co-producer)
- 2010: Alpha and Omega: Fanged Brothers (producer)
- 2011: The Adventures of the Little Train (producer)
- 2012: “ The Swan Princess: Christmas ” (director, producer)
- 2013: Alpha and Omega: The Adventures of a Festive Howl (Director, Producer)
- 2014: Swan Princess: The Royal Tale (Director, Producer)
- 2014: Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games (Director, Producer)
- 2014: Alpha and Omega 4: The Legend of the Toothy Cave (Director, Producer)
- 2015: Alpha and Omega 5: Family Holidays (director, producer)
- 2016: Swan Princess: Pirate or Princess? "(Director, producer)
- 2017: “ Swan Princess 7: Royal Cover ” (director, producer)
- 2018: “ The Swan Princess: Royal Mystery ” (director, producer)
Notes
- ↑ Richard Rich . Date of treatment April 23, 2013. Archived on April 28, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 Richard Rich, animation director (English) (4 January 2003). Date of treatment April 23, 2013. Archived on April 28, 2013.
Links
- Richard Rich on the Internet Movie Database