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J. David Stem has 0 writing credits in the Nutevio catalogue.

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J. David Stem has 0 writing credits in the Nutevio catalogue.
The recognisable elements are visual style, rewatchability, originality. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same eye, re-tuned for different registers. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is staged.
Stem set terms other filmmakers now work against: the structures, the pacing and the refusal to explain. Awards bodies have often been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
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David N. Weiss
Story
4 shared titles · Disenchanted

John A. Davis
Director
4 shared titles · Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

Andrew Adamson
Director
3 shared titles · Shrek 2

Steve Oedekerk
Producer
3 shared titles · Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

Amy Adams
Actor
2 shared titles · Disenchanted

Adam Shankman
Director
2 shared titles · Disenchanted
Keith Alcorn
Executive Producer
2 shared titles · Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
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