Devin Crane

Birth : , Los Angeles, California, USA

History

Devin is currently the Senior Art Director and Character Designer for Warner Brother’s Feature Animation’s upcoming film Smallfoot. He was previously an Art Director for Paramount Pictures as well as Character Designer for DreamWorks Animation, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Sony Pictures for the past 20 years. Devin began his career designing theme parks for Walt Disney Imagineering at the age of 17, where legendary Disney Art Director John Hench mentored him. Devin was the youngest designer ever to contribute concepts for a major theme park attraction, focusing his talents on the Winnie the Pooh Honey Hunt attraction for Tokyo Disneyland. Afterwards, he attended college at the prestigious Cal Arts. During his studies, Devin was selected to animate on Brad Birds’ classic animated feature The Iron Giant. Soon after, Devin contributed animation to Walt Disney Feature Animation’s The Tigger Move and designs for Brother Bear. After Disney, he spent 14 years at DreamWorks Animation where he served as a lead character designer and story artist on such Oscar nominated films as, Shrek 2, Monsters Vs. Aliens, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon and Home amongst many others. Devin has also worked as concept designer for several live action and television projects over the years.

Movies

Space Jam: A New Legacy
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Animation Supervisor
When LeBron and his young son Dom are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., LeBron must get them home safe by leading Bugs, Lola Bunny and the whole gang of notoriously undisciplined Looney Tunes to victory over the A.I.'s digitized champions on the court. It's Tunes versus Goons in the highest-stakes challenge of his life.
Super Soozie
Super Soozie
Art Direction
Animated mini-movie featuring the yeti toddler, Soozie. Bundeled with the Smallfoot (2018) movie.
Smallfoot
Smallfoot
Art Direction
A bright young yeti finds something he thought didn't exist—a human. News of this “smallfoot” throws the simple yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their snowy village.
Megamind
Megamind
Character Designer
Bumbling supervillain Megamind finally defeats his nemesis, the superhero Metro Man. But without a hero, he loses all purpose and must find new meaning to his life.
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon
Character Designer
As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, and instead befriends the beast – which he names Toothless – much to the chagrin of his warrior father.