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Dirk Van Gelder

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Dirk Van Gelder is known for Brave (2012), The Incredibles (2004) and WALL·E (2008).
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    Kelly Macdonald in Brave (2012)
    Brave
    7.1
    • Animation Department(Presto animation system)
    • 2012
    Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee, Craig T. Nelson, Brad Bird, Sarah Vowell, and Spencer Fox in The Incredibles (2004)
    The Incredibles
    8.0
    • Additional Crew
    • 2004
    WALL·E (2008)
    WALL·E
    8.4
    • Additional Crew(Pixar studio team)
    • 2008
    Alfonso Arau, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Gael García Bernal, Dyana Ortelli, Herbert Siguenza, and Anthony Gonzalez in Coco (2017)
    Coco
    8.4
    • Additional Crew(software research and development, Pixar studio team)
    • 2017

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    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Ratzenberger, Tracey Ullman, Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna, Wilmer Valderrama, Catherine Apple, Sharon Calahan, Grey Griffin, Chris Pratt, Kori Rae, Mel Rodriguez, Dan Scanlon, Octavia Spencer, Keith Bunin, Kyle Bornheimer, Noah Klocek, Lena Waithe, Adam Habib, Jason Headley, Tom Holland, Ali Wong, and George Psarras in Onward (2020)
      Onward
      7.4
      • engineering and design lead: software research and development, Pixar studio team
      • 2020
    • Tom Hanks, Keanu Reeves, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Christina Hendricks, Keegan-Michael Key, Ally Maki, and Jordan Peele in Toy Story 4 (2019)
      Toy Story 4
      7.6
      • engineering and design lead: software research and development, Pixar studio team
      • 2019
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Brad Bird, Michelle Rodriguez, Bill Wise, Sarah Vowell, Eli Fucile, Mina Sundwall, Clarke Wolfe, Gillian Flynn, and Huck Milner in Incredibles 2 (2018)
      Incredibles 2
      7.5
      • engineering and design lead: software research and development, Pixar studio team
      • 2018
    • Alfonso Arau, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Gael García Bernal, Dyana Ortelli, Herbert Siguenza, and Anthony Gonzalez in Coco (2017)
      Coco
      8.4
      • engineering and design lead: software research and development, Pixar studio team
      • 2017
    • Tony Shalhoub, Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Cai Puri-Evans, Heledd Jarman, Cristela Alonzo, and Siân Eirian in Cars 3 (2017)
      Cars 3
      6.7
      • engineering and design lead: software research and development, Pixar studio team
      • 2017
    • Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Andrew Stanton, Ty Burrell, Ed O'Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Bob Peterson, and Hayden Rolence in Finding Dory (2016)
      Finding Dory
      7.2
      • design and engineering leadership: software research and development
      • 2016
    • Raymond Ochoa and Jack Bright in The Good Dinosaur (2015)
      The Good Dinosaur
      6.7
      • engineering leadership: software research and development, Pixar studio team
      • 2015
    • Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Mindy Kaling in Inside Out (2015)
      Inside Out
      8.1
      • engineering and design lead: software research and development, Pixar studio team
      • 2015
    • Steve Buscemi, Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Bonnie Hunt, John Ratzenberger, Dave Foley, Kathy Griffin, Sean Hayes, Jason Marsden, Lori Alan, Carlos Alazraqui, Jack Angel, Bob Bergen, Gregg Berger, Rodger Bumpass, Tara Strong, Dane Cook, John Cygan, Charlie Day, Walt Dohrn, Paul Eiding, Jessica Evans, Bill Farmer, Dannah Feinglass Phirman, Nathan Fillion, Donald Fullilove, Teresa Ganzel, Daniel Gerson, Jan Rabson, Bill Hader, Jess Harnell, John Kassir, Tyler Labine, Dawnn Lewis, Sherry Lynn, Danny Mann, Mona Marshall, Mickie McGowan, Alec Medlock, Joel Murray, Laraine Newman, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Bret 'Brook' Parker, Donovan Patton, Bob Peterson, Jeff Pidgeon, Dan Scanlon, Peter Sohn, Mindy Sterling, Julia Sweeney, Marcia Wallace, Jim Ward, April Winchell, John Krasinski, Sean Conroy, Bobby Moynihan, Joel Spence, Patrick Seitz, Makenna Cowgill, Greg Dykstra, Keith Ferguson, Colette Whitaker, Cristina Pucelli, Brandon Johnson, Allan McLeod, Neil Campbell, Aubrey Plaza, Matthew Mercer, Andy Fischer-Price, Elissa Knight, Raymond Ochoa, Tyler Ganus, David Neher, Gage Davenport, Isabella Acres, Noah Johnston, Patrick Carlyle, Montse Hernandez, Mason Cook, Lindsay Lefler, Beth Behrs, Davin Ransom, Dave Theune, Tyree Brown, Jack Bright, Ava Acres, Madison Rothschild, Tricia McAlpin, Nikolas Michailidis, Betsy Sodaro, Gia Michailidis, Mike Hanford, Pam Murphy, Casey Barden, Natalie Jane Dang, Ethan Louis Samuels DiSalvio, Brooke Klinger, Alexis Poindexter, Ileanna Bravos, Clayton Drier, Faith Goblirsch, Calum John, Marley Pearson, and Kristen Phaneuf in Monsters University (2013)
      Monsters University
      7.2
      • engineering and design lead: software research and development, Pixar Studio Team
      • 2013
    • Michael Caine, Vanessa Redgrave, Katherine Helmond, Bonnie Hunt, Joe Mantegna, Cheech Marin, John Ratzenberger, Tony Shalhoub, John Turturro, Kathy Griffin, Jason Isaacs, John Lasseter, Owen Wilson, Bruce Campbell, Paul Dooley, Teresa Gallagher, Jeff Garlin, Jeff Gordon, David Hobbs, Eddie Izzard, Peter Jacobson, Richard Kind, Thomas Kretschmann, Bradford Lewis, Jenifer Lewis, Edie McClurg, Emily Mortimer, Brent Musburger, Franco Nero, Guido Quaroni, Sonoko Konishi, Velibor Topic, Stanley Townsend, Michael Wallis, Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi, Lloyd Sherr, Larry the Cable Guy, Darrell Waltrip, Patrick Walker, Jess Fulton, Lewis Hamilton, Sig Hansen, John Mainieri, Michel Michelis, Gillian Bolt, Kristen Phaneuf, and Catie Bolt in Cars 2 (2011)
      Cars 2
      6.2
      • lead: Pixar studio team
      • 2011
    • Tom Hanks, Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jodi Benson, Blake Clark, Estelle Harris, Jeff Pidgeon, Don Rickles, and Frank Welker in Toy Story 3 (2010)
      Toy Story 3
      8.3
      • software development: Pixar studio team
      • 2010
    • Edward Asner, Bob Peterson, and Jordan Nagai in Up (2009)
      Up
      8.3
      • software development: Pixar studio team
      • 2009
    • WALL·E (2008)
      WALL·E
      8.4
      • software development: Pixar studio team
      • 2008
    • Janeane Garofalo, Ian Holm, Peter O'Toole, Brian Dennehy, John Ratzenberger, James Remar, Will Arnett, Brad Garrett, Kathy Griffin, Brad Bird, Lindsey Collins, Walt Dohrn, Tony Fucile, Michael Giacchino, Bradford Lewis, Danny Mann, Teddy Newton, Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano, Peter Sohn, Jake Steinfeld, Stéphane Roux, Lori Richardson, Thomas Keller, Julius Callahan, Marco Boerries, Andrea Boerries, and Jack Bird in Ratatouille (2007)
      Ratatouille
      8.1
      • software engineer
      • 2007
    • Paul Newman, Michael Keaton, Katherine Helmond, Bonnie Hunt, Cheech Marin, John Ratzenberger, Tony Shalhoub, Andrew Stanton, Mario Andretti, Jay Leno, Randy Newman, Owen Wilson, George Carlin, Lindsey Collins, Bob Costas, Paul Dooley, Richard Kind, Jenifer Lewis, Edie McClurg, Adrian Ochoa, Richard Petty, Guido Quaroni, Joe Ranft, Jonas Rivera, Lou Romano, Michael Wallis, Humpy Wheeler, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ray Magliozzi, Tom Magliozzi, Larry the Cable Guy, Darrell Waltrip, E.J. Holowicki, Michael Schumacher, Mike Nelson, Lynda Petty, Elissa Knight, Larry Benton, Douglas Keever, and Sarah Clark in Cars (2006)
      Cars
      7.2
      • studio tools
      • 2006

    Visual Effects

    • Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey in Soul (2020)
      Soul
      8.0
      • software research & development: design & engineering leadership, Pixar Studio Team
      • 2020
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Ratzenberger, Tracey Ullman, Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna, Wilmer Valderrama, Catherine Apple, Sharon Calahan, Grey Griffin, Chris Pratt, Kori Rae, Mel Rodriguez, Dan Scanlon, Octavia Spencer, Keith Bunin, Kyle Bornheimer, Noah Klocek, Lena Waithe, Adam Habib, Jason Headley, Tom Holland, Ali Wong, and George Psarras in Onward (2020)
      Onward
      7.4
      • senior engineering lead (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Tom Hanks, Keanu Reeves, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Christina Hendricks, Keegan-Michael Key, Ally Maki, and Jordan Peele in Toy Story 4 (2019)
      Toy Story 4
      7.6
      • senior engineering lead (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Brad Bird, Michelle Rodriguez, Bill Wise, Sarah Vowell, Eli Fucile, Mina Sundwall, Clarke Wolfe, Gillian Flynn, and Huck Milner in Incredibles 2 (2018)
      Incredibles 2
      7.5
      • senior engineering lead (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Alfonso Arau, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Gael García Bernal, Dyana Ortelli, Herbert Siguenza, and Anthony Gonzalez in Coco (2017)
      Coco
      8.4
      • senior engineering lead (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Tony Shalhoub, Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Cai Puri-Evans, Heledd Jarman, Cristela Alonzo, and Siân Eirian in Cars 3 (2017)
      Cars 3
      6.7
      • senior engineering lead (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Andrew Stanton, Ty Burrell, Ed O'Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Bob Peterson, and Hayden Rolence in Finding Dory (2016)
      Finding Dory
      7.2
      • senior engineering lead (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • Raymond Ochoa and Jack Bright in The Good Dinosaur (2015)
      The Good Dinosaur
      6.7
      • senior engineering lead (uncredited)
      • 2015
    • Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, and Barry Humphries in Finding Nemo (2003)
      Finding Nemo
      8.2
      • computer graphics artist: characters
      • 2003

    Animation Department

    • Kelly Macdonald in Brave (2012)
      Brave
      7.1
      • articulation team: Presto animation system
      • 2012
    • Tom Hanks and Tim Allen in Toy Story 2 (1999)
      Toy Story 2
      7.9
      • animation software engineer
      • 1999
    • Denis Leary, Dave Foley, Hayden Panettiere, and Joe Ranft in A Bug's Life (1998)
      A Bug's Life
      7.2
      • animation software engineer
      • 1998
    • Geri's Game (1997)
      Geri's Game
      7.8
      Short
      • animation software
      • 1997

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