Francis Glebas (born April 12, 1952) is an American keynote speaker, writer, film director, storyboard artist, and teacher. He worked in films such as Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Treasure Planet, Fantasia 2000, Piglet's Big Movie, Space Chimps, Rio and Ice Age: Continental Drift.
He has taught and consulted on animation, story, storytelling and storyboarding at the New York Institute of Technology, University of California, Los Angeles, Gnomon School of Visual Effects and Walt Disney Imagineering.
He has given Keynote speeches at TMRE 2016, CalArts 2016, Gnomon School of Visual Effects 2017.
Publications[]
- Directing the Story: Professional Storyboarding and Storytelling Techniques for Live Action and Animation, Focal Press, 2008.
- The Animator's Eye, Focal Press, 2012.
- Iggy's Incredibly Easy Way to Write a Story, 2012