Loter's earliest works were as a character designer for
Disney Consumer Products and at
Jim Henson Productions. He started his work as a director directing episodes of
The Ren & Stimpy Show, where he learned from the team about helming an animated production. He later worked as a director and producer on
Kim Possible starting on season 2, as well as on
Brandy & Mr. Whiskers and
American Dragon: Jake Long. Loter also directed the
Happy Monster Band,
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, and
Disney's The Legend of Tarzan series, as well as episodes of
Duckman and
Stressed Eric. In 2008, he directed a music video for the song "
Hidden in the Sand", for the indie rock band
Tally Hall. He was also an animation director for
The Penguins of Madagascar, which won a
Primetime Emmy Award in 2012 for
Outstanding Animated Program. Loter announced he was directing the feature film
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast from
DisneyToon Studios, at the
D23 Expo on August 9, 2013. The film is from the
Tinker Bell film series and is executive produced by
John Lasseter. It was released direct-to-video on March 3, 2015. Loter, who was approached by Lasseter to pitch a
Tinker Bell film, drew inspiration for the film's story on his daughter's love for animals and his own experiences as a father. Loter also served as showrunner Loter and the team pitched the series to Disney with a roller-skating sequence featuring
Childish Gambino's "
Sweatpants", which was approved by Disney. He approached musician Raphael Saadiq to compose the score and provide songs for the series, being a fan of his; the two were previously set to collaborate on the cancelled
Cars spin-off film
Metro. == Personal life ==