#Rough draft studios animation jobs series#
#Rough draft studios animation jobs tv#

Heady stuff.Ĭharacter Layout Artist, Storyboard Revisions, Storyboards I boarded on a two-part episode centered around the death of Dyno-Mutt. Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law, Cartoon Network, 2003 My first genuine boarding job, on a cartoony action show. I got to design and board fantasy sequences for a World Of Warcraft-based episode, too. I was one of the first employees hired when this show started, and I got to board the main title sequence before settling in as an assistant director to Brent Woods and later Anthony Lioi.

#Rough draft studios animation jobs tv#

I also animated walk cycles when characters needed special walks.Īmerican Dad, Fox, Fox TV Animation, 2004-2005

I worked on one episode, Griffin Family History, which was intended to be more cinematic than the rest of the shows at that time. During the production’s down-time, I got to direct what ended up being a Simpsons music video for a Japanese band.ĭrawn Together, Comedy Central, Rough Draft Studios, 2006 The Simpsons Movie, Film Roman & Rough Draft Studios, 2007Īlmost true feature boarding, in that we had a very wide aspect ratio and did each sequence seven or eight times. Worked with CG studios to create the animation for the ride itself. Oversaw several sequences of animation for the screens seen in line for the ride. I helped director John Rice and writer Matt Warburton develop the ride concept from its beginning. The Simpsons Ride, Universal Studios Theme Park attraction, Film Roman, 2008 The Simpsons, Fox primetime comedy, Film Roman, 2009īoarded for 3 episodes, including the 20th Halloween episode. This was my first real directing experience: a pilot starring Rob Riggle written by my friends Jordan Young and Elijah Aron. I went to Dublin for a week to supervise the Irish Flash studio. When the boarding phase was over, they trained me in Harmony for two weeks and I spent the rest of the production animating scenes in that program.īatman: The Brave and The Bold, WB Animation, 2010Īnother 8 minute Fox pilot, animated in Flash. I started on NFH doing character animation, then transitioned to storyboards. Neighbors From Hell, Dreamworks/Fox/TBS co-production primetime comedy, airing on TBS, Bento Box, 2010 :ĭevelopment Animator (walk cycles, mouth charts) All retakes were animated in-house in Harmony. I was able to put some of the Harmony expertise I had learned on NFH to work on this pilot, using it to import Flash files from the overseas studio for compositing and effects. Notable mostly for our attempts to re-create Wes Anderson’s cinematic style in animation.įlyin’ With Brian, Fox pilot starring Brian Regan, Bento Box, 2010 :ĭirector, 8 minute presentation, animated with Harmony. My first piece of directing that actually appeared on air.

When I started directing, I got to create the pipeline for animatics, setting the rhythm for the rest of the production.Īllen Gregory, Fox primetime comedy starring Jonah Hill, Bento Box, 2011 : The least comedic but most beautiful and ambitious show I’ve worked on. Nominated for Best Directing Annie for “Night Of A Thousand Stars.” Legend Of Korra, Nickelodeon, kids action-adventure series, 2011-2013 :ĭirector, 16 episodes. My first experience with writing from an outline, as it’s a board-driven show.

#Rough draft studios animation jobs series#

Harvey Beaks, Nickelodeon, kids comedy series It was picked up to series and is currently in production. Glitch Techs, Nickelodeon, kids action comedyĪfter it had languished in development for two years, I was brought in to direct a new animatic for this project. I'm currently in charge of the entire board team for this board-driven action comedy. Director/Storyboard Artist/Character 10, Cartoon Network, kids action comedy