Talk:Tim McCanlies

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Hey, I liked the page and it's format. As other people have said on here, the only thing that i really would recommend is more information on his other works. You mention that he was involved in a lot of projects but you don't say anything about those projects in filmography and such. Maybe some more sources would be a good idea as well. For my editing I just fixed a few typos and reworded a couple sentences to make it a little clearer. Nice work though. Mjbolock24 (talk) 03:22, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

Hi, I changed the page's format. I added some additional titles and divided the text that it will be easier for reading, in my opinion. Also, I think that it is a good idea to add some additional sources to the article. www.tributemovies.com

Also, some films was written by him, even that they were not directed by him, it possible to add is to the filmography. look here: www.gomolo.com www.fandango.com

Your article is written in very clean and understandable way; in general, he information is well organized. The only thing that misses in this article in the information about this works, namely his films that he wrote, made the story, and just take a part in them, just append some additional information to his filmography. And the last thing, I think that you should add more sources. --Pavelbrag121 (talk) 18:04, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

Hey, I made some changes to the text. I didn't put it in the main source, it will be at the end of this. I would try to find more sources and external links. The information is good you just need more sources to back up the information. Here is the text with the changes I made.

Tim McCanlies is a fifth generation Texan, but he rarely called one place home for long. McCanlies’ father was in the U.S. Air Force, and the family traveled extensively.[1] In his early years, he was interested in both acting and the technical processes that took place behind the scenes, along with the process of filming.[1] By second grade, he was writing his own novels. While he was in high school, he did not participate in the school’s theatre program but instead went to the local movie theatre and learned how to run the projector.[1]

McCanlies attended high school in Bryan, Texas and took some college level courses at nearby Texas A&M University. In 1971, he moved to Austin and enrolled at the University of Texas, majoring in Radio-Television-Film. After a couple of years, McCanlies transferred back to Texas A & M. In 1975, he moved to Dallas where he worked as a police officer and took graduate film classes at Southern Methodist University.[1]

Career[edit source | edit]

Once McCanlies starting taking graduate classes at SMU, he learned proper screenplay techniques and made several short films that were well accepted in national film competitions.[1] After the making of these films, he was offered the opportunity to direct commercials near the Dallas area, but he decided against it and moved to Los Angeles in 1978 to try his hand at movie screenplays.[1] After moving to Los Angeles, he intended to take classes at the American Film Institute.[1] While he was in L.A., he found his first paying job for writing for a low budget film calledCrazies.[1] While these low budget screenplays did give him experience in the business, it did not pay a great deal, and he needed another source of income. He supported himself during this time by writing computer programs.[1] Because his financial situation was dire, McCanlies decided against enrolling in the Film Institute as he had planned.[1]

McCanlies worked for Walt Disney Studios in the 1980s on The Fox and the Hound as a story artist and wrote for all the major motion picture studios at one time or another. After signing a two year contract with Disney Studios as his first job in the Hollywood system, he pitched his own screenplay to the studio but was turned down.[1] After marrying his wife, Suzanne, in 1988 and finishing his out his contract with Disney, McCanlies and his wife moved back to Texas.[1] He started to work with most of the major studios as a script doctor and writer for hire.[1] He worked on films such as Touchstone’s Shoot to Kill (1988), Warner Bros’ Little Giants (1994) and My Fellow Americans (1996).[1] Around this time he was also invited to speak at the first Heart of Austin Heart of Texas Film Festival and Screenwriters conference in 1994.[1]

Filmography[edit source | edit]

Dancer, Texas Pop. 81[edit source | edit]

Started production on his directional debut, Dancer, Texas Pop. 81, in 1997, thanks to the support from Ignite Entertainment.[1] The film grossed just under $700,000 in the U.S.[1] It was met with mixed reviews, with the film staying in theatres longer in Mccanlies’ home state of Texas. It was removed from New York theatres after only a week.[1] The film began to be played in other rural areas after its initial release. The film then made its way to the London Film Festival as well as playing in Australia.[1]

The Iron Giant[edit source | edit]

Wrote the screenplay for The Iron Giant in 1999. The film was well-received by critics and was ranked seventh in Premiere’s list of the 100 best movies of 1999, which was a summary of the critics’ picks for the year.[1] He won multiple awards for this work, including an Annie Award (accomplishments in animation) and an award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.[2]

Zjz4 (talk) November 14, 2015