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Walt Dohrn Biography

Director

Walt Dohrn is an American director born on December 5, 1970. He is renowned for his outstanding contributions to the fields of film and theater.

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“The world is in such a place of social unrest and there's so much violence.”

World Social Violence Unrest Social Unrest

Author:Walt Dohrn

“If you hug someone for seven seconds, it gives you a chemical drop in your brain.”

Ifs Giving Brain Seven Seconds Chemicals Hug

Author:Walt Dohrn

“Sometimes actors come in, you record them, and they do their role.”

Sometimes Actors Roles Records

Author:Walt Dohrn

“The number one thing is creating this world ["Trolls" ] - what the world is going to look like, feel like and what technology will we need to use to get there.”

World Needs Feels Looks Use Numbers Technology One Thing This World Creating Troll

Author:Walt Dohrn

“It was so complex [in "Trolls"] that the technical team had to build a new program. It was about rendering and manipulating that weird hair. We also wanted to break the mold of what what we thought the princess was about...we wanted to keep her troll 'look' - the stumpy legs, an ugly/cute look, it was all inspired from the doll.”

Looks Wanted Break Team Hair Program Complexes Inspired Ugly Legs Cute Princess Mold Dolls Rendering Troll

Author:Walt Dohrn

“Mike [Mitchell] brought me on as co-director, and eventually we ended up sharing a brain. It was overwhelming initially when I was working with departments I hadn't had contact with before.”

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“I had to sit in front of all these people, and act like I knew what I was doing. I faked my way through it pretty well.”

People Way Wells Fronts My Way

Author:Walt Dohrn

“We'd all [with Mike Mitchell] been together at Dreamworks for over ten years, so we all had the same goals.”

Years Together Goal Ten Mike Dreamworks

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“Since we've done that type of work [ voiceover], we know how isolating it can be, and we wanted to make the actors more comfortable.”

Knows Done Wanted Actors Know How Type Comfortable

Author:Walt Dohrn

“I loved the Disney films, and Sterling Holloway was one of their chief talents. He never had to put on a voice, and that's what Mike [Mitchell] and I encourage. I love the voices that have a unique texture, but it's their real voice.”

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Author:Walt Dohrn

“We actually talked about Adam Sandler during the creation of 'Trolls,' because he does know how to time jokes.”

Knows Doe Know How Creation Jokes Adam Troll

Author:Walt Dohrn

“The Head of Story is defined differently for each film. But I found that the role for me was to support the director's vision, and to be a conduit to the story team - and managing that team to realize the vision.”

Stories Film Found Realizing Vision Roles Support Team Directors Defined

Author:Walt Dohrn

“I was trying to foster a great working relationship between those two departments [design and the writing teams], because classically in animation the two don't get along.”

Writing Trying Two Team Design Department Great Work Animation

Author:Walt Dohrn

“I've always loved that film ['The Three Caballeros'], and we were looking for a way to apply it to our own work, and 'Trolls' was it - psychedelic, musical and kinetic insanity.”

Way Film Three Musical Insanity Psychedelic Troll

Author:Walt Dohrn

About the Author

Born: December 5, 1970
Known for: Director
Quotes: 14

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