David Levy

Current

• animation director/author at self employed/freelance
• Animation Director at Freelance
• teacher at School of Visual Arts

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Past

• former animation director on Adult Swim series, Assy McGee at Cartoon Network
• Animation Director at Cartoon Pizza
• animator at MaGiK World

• animation Director at Nickelodeon
• Ånimation Director at Blue's Clues
• Assistant Animator at MICHAEL SPORN ANIMATION, Inc.

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Education

• School of Visual Arts

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Industry

Animation

David Levy’s Summary

David B. Levy is the creator of “FIONA FINDS OUT,” a preschool series optioned for development by the Disney Channel. Levy, an award-winning animation director, has directed Nickelodeon's “BLUE'S CLUES,” the Noggin Channel's “PINKY DINKY DOO,” and Cartoon Network's new Adult Swim series, “ASSY McGEE.” His animation has been seen on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and HBO. In 2007, Levy's independent animated film, "GOOD MORNING," was a finalist in 12 international animation festivals. In February 2009, he completed another short, "OWL AND RABBIT PLAY CHECKERS," which has just begun to make the festival circut.

Levy has lectured and taught at Parsons School of Design, School of Visual Arts, NYU and Pratt, and is president of the New York chapter of Association International du Film d'Animation (ASIFA.) Levy's book, the best-selling “YOUR CAREER IN ANIMATION: HOW TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE” (Allworth Press, 2006), is now in its third print run. Levy's second book "ANIMATION DEVELOPMENT: FROM PITCH TO PRODUCTION," will be published in September 2009. He is currently writing a third book for Allworth Press. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

David Levy’s Experience

• animation director/author

  self employed/freelance

  (Animation industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year )

  Currently juggling teaching animation, directing/animating a pilot for a client, consulting on an animated pilot/series, writing a third book, writing reviews for AWN (animation world network), finishing a new independent short, as well as several animation pitches

• Animation Director

  Freelance

  (Privately Held; Automotive industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year )

• teacher

  School of Visual Arts

  (Animation industry)

  2003 — Present (6 years )

• former animation director on Adult Swim series, Assy McGee

  Cartoon Network

  (Animation industry)

  2007 — 2008 (1 year )

• Animation Director

  Cartoon Pizza

  (Animation industry)

  2004 — 2005 (1 year )

• animator

  MaGiK World

  (Animation industry)

  2004 — 2004 (less than a year)

• animation Director

  Nickelodeon

  (Public Company; Animation industry)

  1997 — 2004 (7 years )

• Ånimation Director

  Blue's Clues

  (Animation industry)

  1997 — 2004 (7 years )

• Assistant Animator

  MICHAEL SPORN ANIMATION, Inc.

  (Animation industry)

  1995 — 1996 (1 year )

David Levy’s Education

• School of Visual Arts

  Bachelor of Fine Arts , Amimation , 1991 — 1995

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