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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:07.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MIKE: Don is by far the best producer I think I've worked with in 20 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.11,0:00:10.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MARK: He's produced some of the best films that we've done here at the studio
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.34,0:00:13.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think a lot of that is a reflection of Don's taste,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.77,0:00:17.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,belief in the entertainment and the quality of the films that we make here.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.91,0:00:19.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ROB: He is the heart and soul of the place.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.61,0:00:24.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's been here longer than anybody else. He's stayed longer than anybody else.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.07,0:00:28.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I hope that he continues to stay well into the future.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.11,0:00:32.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.27,0:00:35.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,NARRATOR: Alumnus Don Hahn is universally recognized as one of the most successful
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.100,0:00:40.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,animation producers of all time. His films have received numerous awards
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.60,0:00:44.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have grossed over two billion dollars at the worldwide box office.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.50,0:00:48.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At an early age, Don developed an interest in creative arts.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.05,0:00:52.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At North Hollywood High School he was drum major for the marching band,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.02,0:00:55.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a role he reprised at the Los Angeles Valley College.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.94,0:00:59.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Entertaining the notion of becoming a professional orchestral percussionist,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.88,0:01:03.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he enrolled at CSUN, where he majored in Music and played in
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.49,0:01:06.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Jazz "A" Band. Prior to his senior year at Northridge,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.69,0:01:10.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he landed a job at Disney's famed animation "morgue,"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.04,0:01:12.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where he discovered that animation allowed one
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.54,0:01:15.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to blend art and music together in the same craft.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.96,0:01:19.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,JOEL: I remember at the end of the year when Don studied percussion with me,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.31,0:01:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked him what he'd be doing in the summer.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.00,0:01:24.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don said he had just gotten a job on the Disney lot,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.77,0:01:26.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I recall him saying to me that he was going to be
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.96,0:01:30.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,riding a bicycle around Disney delivering mail.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.19,0:01:32.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I thought, well let's see where that goes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.57,0:01:35.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now we know. (laughs)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.10,0:01:39.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By the early 1990s Don had produced the Disney classic Beauty and the Beast,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.71,0:01:42.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which won the Golden Globe for Best Picture
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.23,0:01:46.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and became the first animated film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.30,0:01:49.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.22,0:01:53.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His next film, The Lion King, broke box office records all over the world
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.26,0:01:57.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to become the top-grossing traditionally animated film in Disney history.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.32,0:02:00.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ANDREAS: It's always been great having Don the producer of the film
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.57,0:02:04.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you're animating on, because there are so many pressures.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.12,0:02:07.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you have somebody like Don who is supervising the whole thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.12,0:02:10.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he kind of keeps you calm, because Don is very calm.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.48,0:02:12.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,TONY: The calm...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.04,0:02:15.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,JAMES: The calm in the storm.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.01,0:02:17.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,TONY: Actually, you put it anywhere in the storm and it stays calm.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.82,0:02:22.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ANDREAS: You never see him angry or upset or chewing somebody up.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.01,0:02:25.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ROGER: When things would go wrong, he'd go, "Well that's a mess! Isn't it?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.15,0:02:26.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's see what we can do."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.86,0:02:30.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was always a sense of "can do, fix it, and let's laugh."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.36,0:02:34.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is so valuable when you're making a movie.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.25,0:02:36.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He made it fun.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.50,0:02:38.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,TONY: He's one of the most generous and giving guys.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.78,0:02:42.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He makes you feel comfortable. He makes you feel special and unique.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.69,0:02:46.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he lies really well. So I appreciate that, Don.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.78,0:02:51.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,NARRATOR: Don made his directorial debut with the award-winning Waking Sleeping Beauty,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.04,0:02:55.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a documentary on Disney's animation renaissance of the 1980s and 90s.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.100,0:03:01.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2010 Don complete another documentary, Hand Held,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.02,0:03:04.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which brought attention to pediatric AIDS and forgotten children
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.61,0:03:06.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the former Soviet Bloc.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.97,0:03:10.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don also serves as Executive Producer of the Disney Nature Films,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.76,0:03:12.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including Earth and Oceans.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.77,0:03:16.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,JOEL: I noticed in reading Don's credits recently that he's working on
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.26,0:03:20.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a forthcoming motion picture called Frankenweenie, and I'm trusting that
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.54,0:03:26.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's not in reference to any past teachers he's been associated with at CSUN.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.40,0:03:28.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,NARRATOR: Don continues to stay close to CSUN.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.94,0:03:32.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1999 he was featured commencement speaker.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.33,0:03:35.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He has been a guest lecturer for the Animation program,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.03,0:03:38.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where he has critiqued student reels and portfolios.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.41,0:03:42.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tonight, having easily reached the pinnacle of success in his field,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.47,0:03:46.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his alma mater presents him with its Distinguished Alumni Award.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.58,0:03:48.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,PATTI: I cherish the years I worked with Don.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.92,0:03:52.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's an amazing person and friend, and I love him dearly,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.07,0:03:53.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Don, you deserve this honor.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.84,0:03:55.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Congratulations, Don!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.06,0:03:56.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Congratulations, Don!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.25,0:03:57.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Congratulations, Don!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.56,0:03:59.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Congratulations, Don!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.07,0:04:00.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Congratulations, Don!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.47,0:04:04.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Congratulations and thank you!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.28,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)