Professional Stop Motionist
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Stop Motion Animator at Shadow Animation
- Stop-Motion Animator at ROBOT CHICKEN
- Past
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- Producer at Animated Alchemy
- Stop-Motion Animator at MORAL OREL
- Stop Motion Animator at Dektor Film Group
- Stop Motion Animator at Partizan Films
- Stop Motion Animator at 20th Century Fox Television
- Stop-Motion Animator at BIX PIX
- Animation Director at XOW Studios
- Stop Motion Animator at High Spirits Inc.
- Animation Director at Animated Alchemy LLC
- Director at Animated Alchemy LLC
- Stop-Motion Animator at Will Vinton Studios
- Lead Stop-Motion Animator at Will Vinton Studios
- Stop-Motion Capturist at Protozoa
- Director at Know Your Monkey! Productions
- Producer at Empathy Films
- Producer at Protozoa Inc.
- Director at Know Your Monkey! Productions
- Animation Producer at Know Your Monkey! Productions
- Stop Motion Animator at Danger Productions
- Character Fabricator at Skellington Productions
- Camera Technician at Cine Rent West
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Tennessee Reid Norton’s Summary
Boundary-less creative vision coupled with practical network television and independent film experience. Respects his team, respects the deadlines, and has fun in the conception.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Producer of 'The Sensible Thing' a live action film adapted from an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story for PBS and featured in 'Entertainment Weekly Magazine’s - What to Watch This Week'
• Director/Animator of The Lizard Whomper* judged Grand Prize Winner by filmmaker Les Blank in the 97 San Francisco Cacophony Society Drive-In Film Festival
• Lead Animator on Gary & Mike UPN (2001), Comedy Central (2003)
See website for full Filmography:
http://trnorton.com
See Tennessee's IMDB listings:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0636298
Tennessee Reid Norton’s Specialties:
Producing Stop-Motion Animation content for Broadcast, Internet, and Feature film production.
Tennessee Reid Norton’s Experience
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Producer
Animated Alchemy
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
January 2006 — August 2008 (2 years 8 months)
Development and production of stop-motion animated content for television, feature,web, and mobile devices.
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Stop-Motion Animator
MORAL OREL
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)
April 2005 — April 2008 (3 years 1 month)
Animator – Moral Oral, Fragical Productions Hollywood , CA
• Stop-motion animated television show on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. -
Stop Motion Animator
Dektor Film Group
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
August 2007 — September 2007 (2 months)
Animated on two OVERSTOCK.com commercials
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Stop Motion Animator
Partizan Films
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)
November 2006 — December 2006 (2 months)
Animated for the NORAH JONES Music Video 'Sinking Soon'
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Stop Motion Animator
20th Century Fox Television
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
October 2006 — November 2006 (2 months)
Stop Motion animator for the television show "My Name Is Earl"
- Robbed a Stoner Blind (2006) TV Episode -
Stop-Motion Animator
BIX PIX
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Animation industry)
April 2006 — November 2006 (8 months)
Provided services as a Puppet Fabricator and Stop-Motion Animator for the Christmas special: 'Holidaze'
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Animation Director
XOW Studios
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Animation industry)
August 2005 — September 2005 (2 months)
Stop-motion animation / computer composite music video concept for BECK-Qué Onda Guero unvailed at ComicCon 05
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Stop Motion Animator
High Spirits Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)
March 2004 — March 2005 (1 year 1 month)
Stop Motion Animator on this the first ever "R" rated Stop-motion animated feature film directed by Roy T. Wood. Limited theatrical release Summer 2006.
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Animation Director
Animated Alchemy LLC
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Animation industry)
March 2004 — April 2004 (2 months)
Facing that Void, Music Bakery, SF, CA Spring 2004
• Stop-motion animation / marionette music video for the French hip hop band "The General Electrics". -
Director
Animated Alchemy LLC
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Animation industry)
August 2003 — September 2003 (2 months)
THE ANSWER - Stop-motion animated short that toured theatrically with Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation throughout the US.
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Stop-Motion Animator
Will Vinton Studios
(Animation industry)
January 1999 — August 2001 (2 years 8 months)
Animator – The PJ’s, Will Vinton Studios Portland, OR 1998-2000
• Stop-motion animated primetime television show for Fox TV & Warner Bros. Television. -
Lead Stop-Motion Animator
Will Vinton Studios
(Animation industry)
April 1999 — March 2001 (2 years )
Gary & Mike, Will Vinton Studios Portland, OR 2000-2001
• Stop-motion animated primetime television show produced by Bahr/Small for UPN Television and Comedy Central. -
Stop-Motion Capturist
Protozoa
(Animation industry)
1997 — 1998 (1 year )
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Director
Know Your Monkey! Productions
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Animation industry)
March 1997 — April 1997 (2 months)
THE MISADVENTURES OF SPITTLE & FUDD, Know Your Monkey Productions, SF, CA.
• Stop-motion animation / computer composite pilot for television series. -
Producer
Empathy Films
(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
June 1996 — September 1996 (4 months)
THE SENSIBLE THING, Empathy Films, SF, CA. Winter 96
• 30 minute live action film adapted from a F. Scott Fitzgerald short story for PBS National Broadcast on American Storytellers. -
Producer
Protozoa Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)
March 1995 — June 1996 (1 year 4 months)
Squeezils: The Movie! Protozoa Inc. SF, CA. Fall 96
• Four minute animated short for CDROM game. Winner of best animation from a CDROM at The World Animation Celebration. -
Director
Know Your Monkey! Productions
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Animation industry)
June 1995 — July 1995 (2 months)
THE LIZARD WHOMPER, Know Your Monkey Productions, SF, CA. 95
• Festival Award winning stop-motion short , broadcast television in Spain, Holland, Portugal, France and cable worldwide on the Bravo! Network. Released on video: Spike & Mike’s Sick and Twisted #4 and DVD Slamdance Dirty Dozen-II DVD* -
Animation Producer
Know Your Monkey! Productions
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Animation industry)
June 1994 — July 1994 (2 months)
Levi’s Jeans for Women Fall Concept, Foote, Cone and Belding, SF, CA. 1994
• Cut-out animation segment of concept video for Fall line of clothing -
Stop Motion Animator
Danger Productions
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)
April 1993 — June 1994 (1 year 3 months)
Animated on this Stop-motion television series produced for ABC / Greengrass productions.
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Character Fabricator
Skellington Productions
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)
March 1991 — July 1992 (1 year 5 months)
• Assembling, painting and maintaining puppets and related props (hard and soft parts)
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Camera Technician
Cine Rent West
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
March 1991 — May 1992 (1 year 3 months)
Camera Technician- Cine Rent West SF, CA.
• Repairing and service of 35mm Panavision, Arriflex and Mitchell cameras and lenses
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Tennessee Reid Norton’s Honors:
THE LIZARD WHOMPER FESTIVALS & AWARDS:
GRAND PRIZE - San Francisco Cacophony Society Drive In Film Festival - 1997
(chosen by award winning filmmaker Les Blank)
BEST ANIMATED FILM - Tacoma Tortured Artist Film Festival - 1997
HONORABLE MENTION - Central Florida Film Festival - 1997
ANARCHY WINNER JUL/AUG – Slamdance Online Film Festival - 2001
Official Selection of the following festivals:
Cannes International Film Festival (with Best of Anarchy) - 2001
Spike & Mike's Festival of Animation - 1996
New York Underground Film Festival - 1997
Chicago Underground Film Festival - 1997
Slamdance Film Festival - 1997
New York Expo Film Festival - 1997
San Francisco Film Arts Foundation Film Festival 1997
Texas Film Festival - 1997
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