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Joe Ranft has 0 writing credits in the Nutevio catalogue.

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Joe Ranft 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.
Ranft 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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John Lasseter
Actor
9 shared titles · The Pixar Story

Andrew Stanton
Executive Producer
7 shared titles · Monsters, Inc.

Randy Newman
Original Music Composer
5 shared titles · Monsters, Inc.

Tim Burton
Producer
4 shared titles · The Nightmare Before Christmas

Leslie Iwerks
Director
4 shared titles · The Pixar Story

John Ratzenberger
Actor
3 shared titles · Monsters, Inc.

Will Ferrell
Actor
3 shared titles · Elf

Danny Elfman
Actor
3 shared titles · The Nightmare Before Christmas

Gary Trousdale
Story
3 shared titles · Oliver & Company

Roger Allers
Story
3 shared titles · Oliver & Company
Sarah McArthur
Executive Producer
3 shared titles · The Lion King

Don Hahn
Producer
3 shared titles · The Lion King
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