Mark Dindal Movies and Career Information

Mark L. Dindal (born in Columbus, Ohio) is an American effects animator and director, who created The Emperor's New Groove as well as Cats Don't Dance. He worked in many Disney classic projects as an effects animator, and also led the special effects for several classic movies such as The Little Mermaid and The Rescuers Down Under. Dindal studied his craft at CalArts, where he learnt the art of animation. This led to the first step in his career, at Disney, in 1980. His first job at there was The Fox and the Hound, and after he made the animated effects for this movie, he went to work in The Black of Cauldron, Mickey's Christmas Carol and The Great Mouse Detective, following a very similar animation style in all movies. This style consisted mainly in paint-similar backgrounds with delicated animation and complex character effects, and had a good reception at the time. After these jobs, he made a brief pause in Disney career to work in other projects outside. He returned to the studio in 1987 and got his first head role as an animator for Disney's The Little Mermaid. Years later, he worked again as a head animator for the movie The Rescuers Down Under. He later directed the animated