Continuing Education Instructor Education BA, English Literature Robert Lence has been a major contributor on some of the most successful films in the history of animated features. In his thirty-year animation career, he has worked as a Director, Screenwriter, Head of Story, Storyboard Artist, Visual Development Artist, Story Consultant, Lecturer and Teacher, helping create original characters, writing dialogue, and shaping the story on over a dozen major-release animated features.Robert has worked at Walt Disney, Pixar, and DreamWorks. His film work includes such all-time hits as “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Lion King,” “Toy Story,” “A Bug's Life” and “Shrek.” Robert served as Co-Head of Story on Pixar's 1995 “Toy Story,” the first ever computer animated feature film.A graduate of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Robert holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. Robert attended the California Institute of the Arts' highly regarded Character Animation program for two years. He has also served for years as a member of the CalArts faculty, as a story teacher and story consultant.A native of New York City, Robert has worked on the screenplays and storyboards for animation studios, and also taught and lectured on animation, in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Idaho, Florida, New York, London, Italy, Mexico, Uruguay, China, South Korea, Czech Republic, and Russia.Robert is a member of the Writers Guild of America.