Harrie Geelen
Encyclopedia
Harrie Geelen is Dutch illustrator
, film director
, animator
, translator, writer
and poet
.
He studied Dutch in Amsterdam
, where he met his wife Imme Dros
, a writer of Dutch children's literature. Geelen wrote and directed several television programs and translated Disney films into Dutch. He illustrated some books by Annie M.G. Schmidt and his wife.
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
, film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, animator
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
, translator, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
.
He studied Dutch in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, where he met his wife Imme Dros
Imme Dros
Imme Dros is a Dutch writer of children's literature.- Life :Dros grew up on the island of Texel. She studied Dutch in Amsterdam. There she met her husband Harrie Geelen, with whom she had three children. As a homemaker, she wrote her first book in 1971. Her husband has illustrated several of her...
, a writer of Dutch children's literature. Geelen wrote and directed several television programs and translated Disney films into Dutch. He illustrated some books by Annie M.G. Schmidt and his wife.
Work by Geelen
- 1968 t/m 1972 - Oebele; scenarioScenarioA scenario is a synoptical collage of an event or series of actions and events. In the Commedia dell'arte it was an outline of entrances, exits, and action describing the plot of a play that was literally pinned to the back of the scenery...
together with Dros - 1972 t/m 1976 - Kunt u mij de weg naar Hamelen vertellen, mijnheer?; scenario
- 1974 and 1976 - Q & Q; scenario
- 1983 - Als je begrijpt wat ik bedoel; director
- 2003 - Sommeltjes;