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Brenda Chapman (born November 1, 1962) is an American writer, animation story artist and director. In 1998, she became the first woman to direct an animated feature from a major studio, DreamWorks Animation's ''The Prince of Egypt''. She co-directed the Disney·Pixar film ''Brave'', becoming the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. ==Life and career== Chapman was born in Beason, Illinois as the youngest of five. She studied animation at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). During her summer breaks, she began her professional career working in syndicated television animation. After graduating with a BFA in character animation, she was a story trainee on the Disney animated film ''The Little Mermaid''. She was one of several key story artists on Disney's ''Beauty and the Beast'', where she worked closely with future Disney director Roger Allers to define many of the key sequences and motifs used in the film. She later served as head of story, the first woman to do so in an animated feature film, for Disney's animated classic ''The Lion King''. Chapman also worked in story and development for other Disney animated films such as ''The Rescuers Down Under'', ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'', and ''Fantasia 2000''. She joined DreamWorks Animation at its inception in the fall of 1994. Chapman was one of a team of three directors who worked on 1998's ''The Prince of Egypt'', along with Steve Hickner and Simon Wells. She became the first woman to land a directing role in an animated feature by a major studio;〔 three others had helmed independent efforts before her (Lotte Reiniger of ''The Adventures of Prince Achmed'', Joy Batchelor of ''Animal Farm'', and Arna Selznick of ''The Care Bears Movie'').〔 She also worked on ''Chicken Run'', and several projects in development while at DreamWorks. Chapman moved to Pixar in 2003, where she had a brief stint on ''Cars'' before beginning development on and directing ''Brave''. Chapman conceived the project and was announced as the director of the film, making her Pixar's first female director. In October 2010, however, she was replaced by Mark Andrews following creative disagreements. There were rumors that she subsequently left Pixar, but she remained on staff until shortly after the release of ''Brave'', and started work as a consultant at Lucasfilm at the end of July 2012, where she helped solve story problems of ''Strange Magic''.〔 When asked whether she will return to Pixar, Chapman responded: "That door is closed. I made the right decision to leave and firmly closed that door. I have no desire to go back there. The atmosphere and the leadership doesn’t fit well with me."〔 She has stated a sequel to Brave is inevitable. In 2013, she returned to her old employer, DreamWorks Animation,〔 where she was developing an adaptation of a children's book that had a strong female protagonist and was described as "funny with magic and heart." As of 2015, she is developing projects for Chapman Lima Productions, with her husband Kevin Lima. Other credits include ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'', ''Shrek'', ''WALL-E'', ''Ratatouille'', ''Up'' and ''Toy Story 3''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brenda Chapman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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