Raman Hui

Raman Hui Shing-Ngai (Traditional Chinese: 許誠毅, born 4 July 1963) is a Hong Kong animator, film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films ''Monster Hunt'' and ''Monster Hunt 2''.

Early life

Hui was born in Hong Kong, and grew up in a single parent family, with his mother raising him and two other siblings. Liking to draw since he could remember, he went to Hong Kong Polytechnic University where he graduated in 1984 in graphic design.

Career

After graduation, he worked as a cel animator at Quantum Studios in Hong Kong. In 1989, he moved to Canada to attend a three-month course at Sheridan College to improve his knowledge in computer animation. For a while he was creating hand-drawn animated productions for TV commercials in Toronto. In 1989, Hui started working as a junior animator at Pacific Data Images, which was later acquired by DreamWorks Animation. There, he worked on various commercials and short films. Among other work, he directed two short films, ''Sleepy Guy'' (1995), and ''Fat Cat on a Diet'' (2000). He was the supervising animator and lead character designer on PDI's first feature film, ''Antz'', released in 1998. From there he went on to serve as supervising animator for ''Shrek'' and ''Shrek 2''. In 2004, he spent half a year in Hong Kong where he directed animation for the DreamWorks Animation's televisions series ''Father of the Pride'', which was subcontracted to a Hong Kong company. In 2007, he co-directed his first feature film, ''Shrek the Third''. He also directed three short films, '' Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five'', '' Scared Shrekless'' and '' Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos''.

Hui illustrated several children story books in collaboration with Kiehl's to raise funds for various Hong Kong organizations. His first book, ''Brownie and Sesame'' was released in 2004, followed by ''Piccolo'' in 2005 and ''Grandma Long Ears'' in 2006.

Due to his contributions to the ''Shrek'' films, Forbes listed Hui in 2010 among 25 notable Chinese-Americans in the business field.

Hui said of himself that he is a "Hong Konger living in America," being "sandwiched between Western and Chinese cultures." After arriving to the United States, beside learning a new language, Hui had most troubles adapting to a different lifestyle: "Hong Kong is a busy place. But the place I lived, Silicon Valley, was so quiet that if you see someone walking down the street at night, you should feel worried." Although, he prefers living in Hong Kong, Hui prefers working in the United States: "They make sure you have enough time to do your job well. I feel attached to that country because it is where I learned all my skills."

Filmography

Director

Short film
* ''Sleepy Guy'' (1994)
* ''Fat Cat on a Diet'' (1999)
* '' Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five'' (2008)
* '' Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos'' (2012)

Feature film
* ''Shrek the Third'' (2007)
* ''Monster Hunt'' (2015)
* ''Monster Hunt 2'' (2018)
* '' The Tiger's Apprentice'' (2024)

TV special
* '' Scared Shrekless'' (2010)

Animator

Short film
* '' Muppet*Vision 3D'' (1991)
* ''Fat Cat on a Diet'' (1999)

Feature film
* ''Madagascar'' (2005) (Additional)

TV special
* '' The Last Halloween'' (1991) (Character animator)
* ''Shrek the Halls'' (2007)
* '' Merry Madagascar'' (2009)

TV series
* ''The Simpsons'' (1995) (Episode " Treehouse of Horror VI")

Animation director

Film
* '' Angels in the Outfield'' (1994)
* '' The Arrival'' (1996) (Pacific Data Images)

Television
* ''Father of the Pride'' (2004-2005)
* ''How to Train Your Dragon'' (2012)

Supervising animator

* ''Antz'' (1998)
* ''Shrek'' (2001)
* ''Batman Forever'' (1995) (Pacific Data Images)
* ''Shrek 4-D'' (2003)
* ''Shrek 2'' (2004) (Also additional storyboard artist)

Story artist

Short film
* ''Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular'' (2010)

Feature film
* '' Shrek Forever After'' (2010) (Additional)
* ''Puss in Boots'' (2011) (Additional)

TV special
* '' Merry Madagascar'' (2009)

Character designer

* ''Antz'' (1998)
* ''Shrek'' (2001)

Voice actor

* '' Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas'' (2003) (As Jin)

References

External links

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Living people
1963 births
Hong Kong film directors
Chinese animated film directors
Alumni of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Sheridan College animation program alumni
DreamWorks Animation people
Character designers