Dr. Seuss' The Lorax

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax

March 2, 2012 Theatrical Feature Films

Also known as: Dr. Seuss' The Lorax: An IMAX 3D Experience, The Lorax

Studio
Universal Studios, Illumination Entertainment
Distributor
Universal Pictures, IMAX (IMAX Version)

Synopsis

The animated adventure follows the journey of a boy as he searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it, he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

Characters

Ted, Audrey, Norma, Once-ler, The Lorax, O'Hare, Ted's Mom, Skinny Marketing Guy, Katla

Credits

Directing

Director
Chris Renaud
Co-Director
Kyle Balda

Producing

Producer
Christopher Meledandri, Janet Healy
Executive Producers
Audrey Geisel, Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul
Associate Producer
Robert Taylor

Writing

Writer
Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul
Based On The Book By
Dr. Seuss Theodore Geisel

Animation

Animator
Christophe Delisle, Laurent Francois, Mathilde Le Moal, Thierry Noguera, Boris Plateau, Ludovic Roz
Animation Director
Lionel Gallat
Senior Animator
Tote González
Lead Animator
Jean Hemez
Senior Character Animators
Martín Esnaola, David Nasser, Mitja Rabar
Character Animators
Carolina Fabiani, Mathieu Menard
Animation Characters
Vincent Caudeville
Character Designer
Jérémie Moreau

Voices

Voice
Zac Efron (Ted), Taylor Swift (Audrey), Betty White (Norma), Ed Helms (Once-ler), Danny DeVito (The Lorax), Rob Riggle (O'Hare), Jenny Slate (Ted's Mom), Michael Beattie (Skinny Marketing Guy [uncredited]), Sébastien Buemi (Katla [uncredited]), Dee Bradley Baker, Sherry Lynn, Marina Sirtis

Music

Music
John Powell
Composers (Additional Music)
Beth Caucci, Paul Mounsey
Additional Arranging, Orchestration and Programming
Michael John Mollo
Score Vocalist
Julie Minasian
Orchestrators
Rick Giovinazzo, Dave Metzger, John Ashton Thomas
Music Executive
Mike Knobloch
Music Supervisor
Massimo Ruberto
Music Editors
Brent Brooks, Thomas A. Carlson
Music Preparation
Victor Pesavento
Music Contractor
Gina Zimmitti
Scoring Mixer
Shawn Murphy
Score Mixing Assistant
John Traunwieser

Editing

Editor
Steven Liu, Ken Schretzmann
Assistant Editor
Fanny Bouquard
Editorial Manager
Alex Dowding
Digital Intermediate Assistant Producer
Laura Holeman
Digital Intermediate Colorist Assist
Katie Jordan
Color Timer
Jim Passon

Crew

Production Designer
Yarrow Cheney
Art Director
Eric Guillon
Color Designers
Sergio Casas, Clément Griselain, Carlos León
Set Designers
Christoph Charriton, Paul Mager, Loïc Rastout
Set Dressing Artist
Putzola Florence
3D Character Development
Mike Defeo
Character Designer
Jérémie Moreau
Storyboard Artists
Matt Flynn, Wilbert Plijnaar, Matthew Nealon
Props
Philippe Tilikete
Animation Director
Lionel Gallat
Animators
Christophe Delisle, Thierry Noguera, Boris Plateau, Ludovic Roz
Lead Animator
Jean Hemez
Senior Animator
Tote González
Senior Character Animators
Martín Esnaola, David Nasser, Mitja Rabar
Character Animators
Carolina Fabiani, Mathieu Menard
Effects Artist
Emmanuel Mouillet
CGI Supervisors
Bruno Chauffard, Simon Thomas
Character Effects Technical Director
Ali Hamdan
Character Modelers
David Fourrage, Adrien Montero
Characters Surfacing Supervisor
Adrien Borzakian
Characters Surfacing Artist
Anne Coulet
Compositing Supervisors
Céline Allegre, Antonin Seydoux
Digital Compositors
Jean-Louis Autret, Clement Darbois, Christophe Duflaut, Thomas Lefebvre, Mathieu Malard, Sandrine Moniez, Laurianne Proudhon, Marine Samyn, Gerome Viavant
Technical Director
Cédric Chapeleau
Effects Technical Directors
Maxime Bray, Steven Dupuy, Geoffrey Reynaud, Adrien Lourdelle
Layout And Previs Supervisor
Régis Schuller
Layout And Pre-Visualization Lead
Guy-Laurent Homsy
Layout Artist
Henri Zaitoun
Final Layout Supervisor
Valerie Gabriel
Lead Compositor
Ugo Pierantoni
Lead Digital Compositor
Florian Bestel
Lead Digital Matte Painter
Jean-Denis Coindre
Lead Render Wrangler
Thomas Foncelle
Lighting Supervisor
Nicolas Brack
Senior Lighting Artists
Florent Cadel, John Hreich, Arnaud Tisseyre
Lighting Artists
Stephan Guerin, Yannick Lecoffre, Pierre Lopes, Arnaud Servouze
Matte Painting
Veronique Zylberfain
Modeling Artist
Fabien Yorgandjian
Pipeline Technical Director
Quentin Ricci
Senior Character Technical Directors
David Liebard, Mathieu Trintzius
Senior Compositor
Bertrand Breuze
Stereoscopic Compositing Supervisor
Benoit Philippon
Stereoscopic Supervisor
John R.A. Benson
Visual Effects Artist
Hannibal Poenaru
Production Supervisor
David Rosenbaum
Unit Production Managers
Boris Jacq, Nathalie Vancauwenberghe
Production Managers
Rafael Curulla, Delphine Le Roch, Wassila Lmouaci, Celine Locatelli, Anais Perlot, Jill Ragaway, Alexandra Skinazi, Matthieu Skrovec, Marlene Thomas
Editorial Manager
Alex Dowding
Assistant Editor
Fanny Bouquard
Music Supervisor
Massimo Ruberto
Music Editors
Brent Brooks, Thomas A. Carlson
Music Contractor
Gina Zimmitti
Additional Arranging, Orchestration And Programming
Michael John Mollo
Supervising Sound Editor
Dennis Leonard
Sound Recordist
Michael Jesmer
Original Dialogue Mixers
Michael Miller, Carlos Sotolongo
Foley Recordist
Corey Tyler
Network Engineer
David Leroux
Global Technology Supervisor
Bruno Mahé

Production notes

3D CGI animation.

Awards

Nominee, Annie Award, Character Design in an Animated Feature Production, Yarrow Cheney, Eric Guillon and Colin Stimpson, 2013.
Nominee, Annie Award, Music in an Animated Feature Production, John Powell and Cinco Paul, 2013

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