Top 5 most popular animated films by acclaimed director and animator Chris Renaud

Chris Renaud has a solid background in comic book creation. Since 1994, he has worked with a number of well-known studios in the areas of animation production, character development, team management, storyboarding, and digital modelling. And at the famous 20th Century Fox, Chris has been involved in the creation of such famous animated films as Horton, Robots and Ice Age - 2".

His activity consisted of reproducing the script to the screen and to the visual perception of cinema, performing a production that had a dramatic and comedic Character. In 2007, Crist created, described and did direct storyboarding for a short film called "It's no time for nuts.". He subsequently directed it, paying close attention to all the nuances of the production: device, design, music superimposition, lighting, and final processing. This film was nominated for an Academy Award and later won an award "Annie.". Today we're going to talk about some of his best work.

"The Secret Life of Pets"

The plot of the animation begins in a flat in Manhattan. Jack Russell plays a terrier named Max - very spoilt by his owners. He has friends - other animals who live nearby: Chloe the kitty, Gidget, Buddy, and Mel the dogs, and Pea the parrot.. One day, the dog's owner Kathy brings another large-sized dog, whose name is Duke, into her flat from the shelter. When Max sees that Katie is paying a lot of attention to the newest member of the family, and jealousy arises in the dog's heart.

Tired of Max's jealousy, Duke decides to trick the dog and drags Max out of town, where they are attacked by street cats. After surviving the attack by the beasts, Max and Duke lose their collars, and for this reason, both dogs are taken in by animal catchers. Duke becomes terrified that if he were to re-enter the orphanage.he's going to have to say goodbye to his life. However, soon a white rabbit named Snowball comes to their rescue, who was the head of staff of an illegal group of pets that were abandoned by their owners. The dogs manage to convince the rabbit that they too have been abandoned.

They have to undergo an initiation ritual that includes a one-toothed snake bite test. Unexpectedly, the dogs are unmasked by the same street cats who have stopped by for a visit. In the final scene, Snowball the rabbit calls Mel and Buddy to an event organised by Leonard the poodle, who gave his life to rock music. But all their adventures come to an instant halt with the arrival of the landlord. Although Leonard tries to arrange everything so that the master will never guess anything, the chandelier on which the pig named Tatooh is sitting collapses - one of Snowball's team members.

"The Secret Life of Pets 2"

Max's life was going naturally until his owner had a baby. In no time at all, the baby became the best and most beloved of all the dog's mate. Max does his best canine endeavours to protect the son of his hotly loved mistress, despite the fact that he lacks courage and is, in fact, a coward.

The owners praise Max and start to love him even more. But no one even thinks about what the dog is doing when the owners are not at home. And only when the dog is alone, interesting events begin to happen. Max's friends come to visit - dogs and cats. They spend their time watching TV, but also enjoy listening to popular music and sharing news on social media.

"The Lorax"

The foreseeable future. If you press a button, the whole world will change at your will: a sandy desert will appear right under your window, and the ocean may suddenly overflow on the next street. The only problem is that everything around you is made of plastic. However for a man in love, there are no barriers.. A lovely lady's dream is to see the last living tree - and the young man is ready to hit the road to win the girl's heart. On the way, he meets a mysterious grumpy creature named Lorax. As it turns out, he is a nature spirit.
Chris also acted as a producer in many films. Let's talk about these masterpieces of cinema art further.

"Ugly Me 4"

Gru has been desperately trying to enslave the world for years, earning a not-so-positive reputation. But crime is a thing of the pastand the hero himself has become a respectable family man who enjoys a family idyll with his beloved Lucy and adopted children. The former villain is very happy with such dramatic changes.

However, after he left the gangster realm, the main villain's seat became vacant again, meaning that his should be taken up by a rookie. It was not long before the vacant position was given to a cunning malefactor who closely resembled the prevaricator in his actions.

For a long period of time, Gru didn't mess around with risky ventures. But one day his beloved family was threatened. For this reason, the protagonist deployed a real confrontation. His opponent turned out to be very agile and powerful. However, the family man has a huge experience behind his shoulders and, naturally, he is in trouble won't be left behind by a great bunch of yellow helpers. - minions. Cute associates are ready to fulfil even very difficult and dangerous tasks. But will this brave team manage to win a dangerous battle and destabilise an incredibly ruthless enemy?

"Yellow is the hit of the season"

A short animated film titled Yellow. - hit of the season" is the story of fearless minion heroes who are caught up in yet another story. While in a correctional facility located in the desert, where there is an abnormal heat wave and no entertainment other than the activity of making licence plates for cars.

However, even finding themselves in such a situation, the resourceful characters of the yellow-coloured cartoon were able to do daring deeds. For this, they were handcuffed to other unreliable characters who detained along with the minions. But the cheerful characters are not confused and find a way to evade the vigilant guards by planning a risky escape from the prison.