Man Arenas (born Jacinto Manuel Arenas on 25 April 1966) is a motion picture
production designer
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,
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
and a
comic book creator
developed specialized terminology. Several attempts have been made to formalize and define the terminology of comics by authors such as Will Eisner, Scott McCloud, R. C. Harvey and Dylan Horrocks. Much of the terminology in English is under di ...
. He worked as a production designer on the animated films ''
Help! I'm a Fish
''Help! I'm a Fish'' (; also known as ''A Fish Tale'') is a 2000 animated science fantasy musical film directed by Stefan Fjeldmark, Greg Manwaring, and Michael Hegner, and written by Fjeldmark, Karsten Kiilerich, John Stefan Olsen, and Tracy J. ...
'' and ''
The Gruffalo
''The Gruffalo'' is a children's picture book by the English author Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler. It tells the story of a mouse strolling in a wood and encountering a series of predators culminating in the fictional 'Gruffal ...
'', as well as ''
Laura's Star Laura's Star may refer to:
* Lauras Stern (Laura's Star), a German children's book series
* Laura's Star (2004 film), a German animated feature film, based on the children's book
* Laura's Star (2021 film), a German film, a live-action remake of ...
'', among other films. He was born in
Brussels
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,
Belgium
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, and lives in
Llanes
Llanes (the ''Concejo de Llanes'', ''Conceyu de Llanes'' in Asturian language) is a municipality of the province of Asturias, in northern Spain. Stretching for about 30 km along the coast at the extreme east of the province, Llanes is bound ...
,
Spain
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.
Background
Man Arenas started his career in Brussels in 1988, working for the animation company S.E.P.P. in the visual development department for several animated TV series related to the most famous comic book characters. Since then, he has worked on many animated feature films for companies such as
Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
Warner Bros. Family Entertainment was the family division label of Warner Bros. Entertainment. It released numerous theatrical and direct-to-video family-oriented films and television shows.
History
The division was founded in 1993 to produ ...
,
A. Film A/S,
Thilo Rothkirch Cartoon Film,
Vanguard Animation
Vanguard Films & Animation, often named only as Vanguard Animation, is an American production studio founded in 2002 by producer John H. Williams and Neil Braun. The studio has offices in Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada and Ealing Studios ...
or Studio Soi.
Filmography
Production Designer
*''
Laura's Star Laura's Star may refer to:
* Lauras Stern (Laura's Star), a German children's book series
* Laura's Star (2004 film), a German animated feature film, based on the children's book
* Laura's Star (2021 film), a German film, a live-action remake of ...
''
*''
The Gruffalo
''The Gruffalo'' is a children's picture book by the English author Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler. It tells the story of a mouse strolling in a wood and encountering a series of predators culminating in the fictional 'Gruffal ...
''
*''
The Shark and the Piano''
*''
The Little Polar Bear 2 – The Mysterious Island
''The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island'' () is a 2005 German animated adventure film and the sequel to '' The Little Polar Bear''. It is a film about a little polar bear who makes friends with other Arctic creatures.
The film was dist ...
''
Art director
*''
Kleiner Dodo''
Set and Character designer/Workbook
*''
The Gruffalo
''The Gruffalo'' is a children's picture book by the English author Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler. It tells the story of a mouse strolling in a wood and encountering a series of predators culminating in the fictional 'Gruffal ...
''
*''
Help! I'm a Fish
''Help! I'm a Fish'' (; also known as ''A Fish Tale'') is a 2000 animated science fantasy musical film directed by Stefan Fjeldmark, Greg Manwaring, and Michael Hegner, and written by Fjeldmark, Karsten Kiilerich, John Stefan Olsen, and Tracy J. ...
''
*''
Space Chimps
''Space Chimps'' is a 2008 animated comic science fiction film directed by Kirk DeMicco, who wrote the screenplay with Rob Moreland. It features the voices of Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Daniels, Patrick Warburton, Kristin Chenoweth ...
''
*''
Laura's Star Laura's Star may refer to:
* Lauras Stern (Laura's Star), a German children's book series
* Laura's Star (2004 film), a German animated feature film, based on the children's book
* Laura's Star (2021 film), a German film, a live-action remake of ...
''
*'
*''
Laura's Star in China''
*''
Kleiner Dodo''
*''
The Little Polar Bear 2 – The Mysterious Island
''The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island'' () is a 2005 German animated adventure film and the sequel to '' The Little Polar Bear''. It is a film about a little polar bear who makes friends with other Arctic creatures.
The film was dist ...
''
*''
Werner - gekotzt wird später Werner may refer to:
People
* Werner (name), origin of the name and people with this name as surname and given name
Fictional characters
* Werner (comics), a German comic book character
* Werner Von Croy, a fictional character in the ''Tomb Rai ...
''
*'
Layout-Artist
*''
Help! I'm a Fish
''Help! I'm a Fish'' (; also known as ''A Fish Tale'') is a 2000 animated science fantasy musical film directed by Stefan Fjeldmark, Greg Manwaring, and Michael Hegner, and written by Fjeldmark, Karsten Kiilerich, John Stefan Olsen, and Tracy J. ...
''
*''
Laura's Star Laura's Star may refer to:
* Lauras Stern (Laura's Star), a German children's book series
* Laura's Star (2004 film), a German animated feature film, based on the children's book
* Laura's Star (2021 film), a German film, a live-action remake of ...
''
*''
The Abrafaxe – Under The Black Flag
''The Abrafaxe – Under The Black Flag'' ( and also known as ''The Pirates of Tortuga: Under The Black Flag'') is a German film directed by and Tony Power (director), Tony Power. It was released in 2001 and is based on the popular and long ru ...
''
Background-Painter
*''
The Gruffalo (film)
''The Gruffalo'' is a 2009 stop-motion animated fantasy short television film based on the 1999 picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
Directed by Jakob Schuh and Max Lang, the film was produced by Michael ...
''
References
Spirou Magazine Archives
External links
Man Arenas Official Site Lines and colors – blog
Spanish production designers
Spanish art directors
Belgian graphic novelists
1966 births
Living people
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