Ralph Zondag is a Canadian animator, storyboard artist, and director.
Life and career Zondag studied animation at Sheridan College, Ontario, Canada from 1983 to 1984.
He started his career at the Toronto-based Nelvana studio in working on projects like The Care Bears Movie (1985). He later joined Sullivan Bluth Studios in Ireland and worked as animation director on The Land Before Time (1988), in which he animated the characters Petrie and the Sharptooth, and All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989). He also directed television commercials while working at Sullivan Bluth. In 1993, he made his directorial debut for We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story based on the book of the same name, along with his brother Dick.
Zondag joined Walt Disney Feature Animation during the early 1990s and co-wrote Pocahontas in 1995. In 2000, he and Eric Leighton directed Dinosaur as a part of the Disney Computer Graphics Unit. Zondag was nominated for Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production.
He worked on projects such as Rugrats Go Wild (2003), Home on the Range (2004), Balto III: Wings of Change (2004), Valiant (2005), and Curious George (2006). Zondag worked as storyboard artist on Ultimate Avengers 2, Flushed Away (2006), The Golden Compass (2007), and Kung Fu Panda (2008). He worked the 3-D animated features Meet the Robinsons (2007) and Bolt (2008). Zondag also created concept art during the pre-production of Tangled (2010).
His most recent credits are the educational TV series Space Racers and the Christian-themed film The Star.
Filmography Animation department The Star (character designer) 2017 Space Racers (TV Series) (storyboard supervisor - 6 episodes) 2016-2017 NFL Rush Zone (TV Series) (storyboard artist - 4 episodes) 2013 Superbook (TV Series) (revisions - 1 episode, 2013) (Revisions - 1 episode, 2013) Bolt (animator) 2008 Curious George (animator: July Films) 2006 Valiant (character developer) 2005 Rugrats Go Wild (additional animator) 2003 All Dogs Go to Heaven (directing animator) 1989 The Land Before Time (directing animator) 1988 An American Tail (animator) 1986 Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins (TV movie) (animator) 1985 Ewoks (character layout artist - 13 episodes) 1985 Star Wars: Droids (character posing artist - 13 episodes) 1985 The Care Bears Movie (animator) 1985
Art department Barbie: Dolphin Magic (storyboard artist) 2017 Animal Crackers (storyboard artist) 2017 Space Racers (TV Series) (storyboard artist/supervisor - 12 episodes, 2014–2018) Peter Rabbit (TV Series) (storyboards - 9 episodes) 2012-2013 Dragons: Riders of Berk (TV Series) (storyboard artist - 3 episodes) 2012-2013 Archer (TV Series) (storyboard artist - 13 episodes) 2011-2012 The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (storyboard artist) 2008 Ultimate Avengers II (storyboard artist) 2006 The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (Video) (storyboard artist) 2006 Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows (storyboard artist) 2005 Father of the Pride (storyboard artist - 1 episode) 2004 Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (storyboard artist) 2004 Balto III: Wings of Change (storyboard artist) 2004 Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (storyboard artist) 2004 Clifford's Puppy Days (TV Series) (storyboard artist - 1 episode) 2004 A Troll in Central Park (storyboard artist) 1994 Rock-a-Doodle (storyboard artist) 1991
Director Dinosaur (2000) We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
Miscellaneous crew Superbook (TV series) (revisions - 2 episodes, 2013 - 2014) (Revisions - 1 episode, 2013) 2013-2014 Rock-a-Doodle (sequence director) 1991
Writer The Little Matchgirl (Short) (story development) 2006 Home on the Range (additional story) 2004 Dinosaur (story) 2000 Pocahontas (story) 1995
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