RICHARD JACK Animation Direction Creative Development
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Animator and Director
• Award-winning animated filmmaker
• 2-D animation
• Character design and Storyboard art
• Illustration
• Flash and Toon Boom programs
• Art Direction
• Creative Development
• Music video director
ANIMATION
ROCKIN’ N’ ROLLIN – writer and director (Tandem Films, the studio that backed the film, have been nominated twice for Academy Awards in the Short Animation Film category. Rockin n’ Rollin was the first venture that Tandem financed other than those created by the managing directors. The film has thus far won nine awards at animation and short film festivals around the world).
DMA ANIMATION (US 2006-2009) - Co-Creative Director/Art Director/ Layout artist/Lead Animator/ Animatic-Storyboard artist
Notable projects:
• Little Remedies (children’s allergy medication television and print campaign)
• Scholastic book series
HIGH FIVE GAMES (US 2004 – 2006) - Animator/ Sketch artist
Notable projects: Several new video slot machine games appearing in casinos nationwide
TANDEM FILMS (UK 2001 – 2003 and 1998-1999)
Notable projects:
• Television commercials
• THE TIGGER Movie
BADCAT PRODUCTIONS (US 2003 – 2004) – Lead Animator
ICE PICK STUDIOS (UK 2001) – Director/Animator
BLUE SUNFLOWER STUDIOS (UK 1998) – Animator
ULI MEYER STUDIOS (UK 1994) Animator/Assistant
Notable projects:
• Commercials for U.S. TV
• Animation on the WB feature film ‘SPACE JAM’
PASSION PICTURES (UK 1992): Animation assistant
LIVE ACTION
THE GIRAFFES (Apesauce Music) “The Border” music video – Creator and Director – US, 2010
MUCK AND THE MIRES (Dirty Water Records) “Doreen” music video – Creator and Director – US, 2009
KATY MAE (Magadee Records) “Safe and Sound” music video – Creator and Director – US, 2005
BRUCE DICKINSON (Iron Maiden) solo project promo videos for The Tower and The Killing Floor – Art Director - UK, 1999/2000
PANICO PRODUCTIONS (studio owned by Julian Doyle - Director of Photography for Brazil, Holy Grail, and other Gilliam-related projects) - Storyboard Artist – UK, 1999
EDUCATION
1992 Diploma in Film and Animation at Bournemouth University, UK
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST