David Krentz

David Krentz is an American paleoartist, character designer, animator, storyboard artist, writer and director specializing in dinosaurs.[2] As an animator for Walt Disney Pictures, Krentz has worked on Disney animated feature titles such as Fantasia 2000, Disney's Dinosaur,[1] Treasure Planet, and John Carter, as well as productions for other studios such as Escape from Planet Earth.[3] He has also contributed character designs and computer-generated models for films such as the 2013 BBC reboot of Walking with Dinosaurs, including close to 20 ZBrush models.[3] In addition to his work on films, Krentz has contributed his character design expertise to television shows such as the Discovery Channel's four-part nature documentary Dinosaur Revolution and its feature film version, Dinotasia, which was created from unused sequences of the show.[4] Krentz was also the co-director and art director for both of these productions.[5] His 3D modeling of dinosaurs was preceded by his paleoart, in which he has an avocational interest in sculpting of dinosaurs.[1]

David Krentz continues to work on many blockbuster features films, in both live-action and animation. Although he is known for his work on dinosaur related projects he has storyboarded many of the Marvel films including: Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and Spider-Man: Far From Home. His work on Edgar Wright's Baby Driver is featured in the "tequila" and final car chase sequences. He has mainly worked as storyboard artist on several animated projects with Emmy Award winning director Genndy Tartakovsky, including the TV series Samurai Jack and Primal (both also as writer), plus the movies Hotel Transylvania 2 and 3.