William Salazar is an animator and director for Dreamworks animation. He had previously worked at Amblimation until it was shut down in 1997. Since working at Dreamworks he has worked on 2D movies such as Road to el Dorado and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. He also works as an animation director and supervisor for current Dreamworks movies
Filmography[]
- The Prince of Egypt (1998): supervising animator
- The Road to El Dorado (2000): supervising animator
- Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002): supervising animator
- Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003): supervising animator
- Shark Tale (2004): supervising animator
- Madagascar (2005): character animator
- Over the Hedge (2006): supervising animator
- Kung Fu Panda (2008): supervising animator and traditional animator
- Monsters vs. Aliens (2009): supervising animator
- Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011): supervising animator
- Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2012): animation consultant (1 episode)
- Secrets of the Scroll (2016): traditional animator
- Bird Karma (2018): director and animator
- The Croods: A New Age (2020): traditional animator
- Spirit Untamed (2021): addational story artist
- The Bad Guys (2021): animator
Bird Karma[]
William was offered the opportunity to direct a short film for Dreamworks titled Bird Karma. The idea for Bird Karma came to Salazar while in London working at Amblimation.
Trivia[]
- Currently directing the short film Bird Karma for Dreamworks.
- Runs a Youtube channel where he posts animation based content.
- Specializes in 2D as well as 3D animation.