Known for Visual Effects
Steve Segal is an animator who attended Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. He produced several student films, some of which were submitted to the Cannes Film Festival, winning several awards. In the early 1980s, he co-directed the film 'Futuropolis' in Richmond with Phil Trumbo, which has become a cult classic. After completing 'Futuropolis,' he moved from the East Coast to the West, working on various projects, including animated commercials. After about ten years in California, he landed a job at Pixar as an animator on 'Toy Story' (1995). Currently, Steve is still with Pixar, working on in-house development/projects as well as commercials.
Born
May 1, 1949 (age 77)
Birthplace
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Filmography
15 films


Dance of the Stumblers
1987 · 4m
country: United States
Stick figures dance, fight, and perform acrobatics (but not very well!) to the music of Rimsky-Korsakov.


Futuropolis
1984 · 40m
country: United States
The heroes of futuropolis are Captain Garth, Spud, Liutenant Luna and Cosmo. These four space cadets are sent to investigate series of mutations and destructions of peaceful worlds. The brain behind this chaos is Lord Egghead, the inventor of the "mutation ray".


Red Ball Express
1976 · 3m
country: Unknown
A drawn-on-film train builds itself and takes a trip, set to the bluegrass standard Orange Blossom Special.