Heidi Jo Gilbert
@heidijogilbert.bsky.social
Dreamworks Head of Story (The Wild Robot, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish), CalArts 07, story artist, animator, & high fiver of Tom Brady ✋🏻
Always a joy to head back to CalArts.
Thank you Maija for inviting me and to Steve Macleod for joining me! Cracking Story can be messy and hard but it can also be so fun and rewarding!
Thank you Maija for inviting me and to Steve Macleod for joining me! Cracking Story can be messy and hard but it can also be so fun and rewarding!
October 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Always a joy to head back to CalArts.
Thank you Maija for inviting me and to Steve Macleod for joining me! Cracking Story can be messy and hard but it can also be so fun and rewarding!
Thank you Maija for inviting me and to Steve Macleod for joining me! Cracking Story can be messy and hard but it can also be so fun and rewarding!
Got some exciting news from the Academy this week ☺️
I have to really thank Chris Sanders, Joel Crawford, and Jerry Schmitz for all of their support in this. So excited to be a part of it!
I have to really thank Chris Sanders, Joel Crawford, and Jerry Schmitz for all of their support in this. So excited to be a part of it!
July 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Got some exciting news from the Academy this week ☺️
I have to really thank Chris Sanders, Joel Crawford, and Jerry Schmitz for all of their support in this. So excited to be a part of it!
I have to really thank Chris Sanders, Joel Crawford, and Jerry Schmitz for all of their support in this. So excited to be a part of it!
The Oscars may have been an evening of heartbreak for me. But only because I have such big beautiful feelings about this team and the film we made together. It is with a heart full of gratitude that I say The Wild Robot is one of the most special things I’ve ever been a part of.
March 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Oscars may have been an evening of heartbreak for me. But only because I have such big beautiful feelings about this team and the film we made together. It is with a heart full of gratitude that I say The Wild Robot is one of the most special things I’ve ever been a part of.
So so proud of Chris, Jeff, Kris and the entire Wild Robot team! Congratulations! Thanks for letting me be a part of the ride ♥️
January 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
So so proud of Chris, Jeff, Kris and the entire Wild Robot team! Congratulations! Thanks for letting me be a part of the ride ♥️
So fun to be back at Disney again for The Wild Robot. One of my favorite panels yet. Such good questions! Thank you for making us feel so welcome! 🥰
December 20, 2024 at 6:31 PM
So fun to be back at Disney again for The Wild Robot. One of my favorite panels yet. Such good questions! Thank you for making us feel so welcome! 🥰
It’s been 14 years since this reel of mine went viral, & helped me get my 1st job at Dreamworks.
I can’t wait to see what Jon Chu has done w/the live action movie. I also would still love to see an animated version. I think the medium has so much to give to that story.
Happy #Wicked Week!
I can’t wait to see what Jon Chu has done w/the live action movie. I also would still love to see an animated version. I think the medium has so much to give to that story.
Happy #Wicked Week!
November 18, 2024 at 4:51 PM
It’s been 14 years since this reel of mine went viral, & helped me get my 1st job at Dreamworks.
I can’t wait to see what Jon Chu has done w/the live action movie. I also would still love to see an animated version. I think the medium has so much to give to that story.
Happy #Wicked Week!
I can’t wait to see what Jon Chu has done w/the live action movie. I also would still love to see an animated version. I think the medium has so much to give to that story.
Happy #Wicked Week!
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Hello? Is anybody out here?
November 15, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Hello? Is anybody out here?
Some more storyboards from an early version of one of our toughest scenes to crack on The Wild Robot: Sequence 250-The Forest. This was from a version where there was very little dialogue, and we just leaned into the silent wonder and beauty of Roz discovering the forest.
November 16, 2024 at 6:39 AM
Some more storyboards from an early version of one of our toughest scenes to crack on The Wild Robot: Sequence 250-The Forest. This was from a version where there was very little dialogue, and we just leaned into the silent wonder and beauty of Roz discovering the forest.
My 1st Fink drawings. I loved this moment because it embodied the view of the forest, & served as a counter to one of our dramatic arguments of kindness as a survival skill. We had to be ruthless w/the violence of the forest so Roz's kindness could affect change. #TheWildRobot
November 16, 2024 at 6:35 AM
My 1st Fink drawings. I loved this moment because it embodied the view of the forest, & served as a counter to one of our dramatic arguments of kindness as a survival skill. We had to be ruthless w/the violence of the forest so Roz's kindness could affect change. #TheWildRobot
Some of my storyboards from the opening of The Wild Robot. I liked the idea of the first shot in the film (after the pull-out from her eye) being Roz in a fetal position for "The Robot Hatches." But the idea got lost as it went through the production pipeline.
November 16, 2024 at 6:25 AM
Some of my storyboards from the opening of The Wild Robot. I liked the idea of the first shot in the film (after the pull-out from her eye) being Roz in a fetal position for "The Robot Hatches." But the idea got lost as it went through the production pipeline.