Nick Cross
Nick Cross (born August 17, 1971, Brampton, Ontario) is an Emmy award-winning Canadian independent animator. His works include The Waif of Persephone, Yellow Cake, Pig Farmer, and Black Sunrise,[1][2][3][4] which he wrote, directed, animated and produced. He is friends with graphic novel artist Troy Little[5] and they collaborated on the development of the animated series Angora Napkin. He directed the pilot for the Nickelodeon series Pig Goat Banana Cricket created by graphic novel creator Dave Cooper and alternative comics creator Johnny Ryan. He was the art director for the Cartoon Network acclaimed mini-series Over the Garden Wall and is currently the art director of the network's shorts development program.
Filmography
Year | Title | Credit | Notes | ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | Rupert | layout artist | 13 episodes | |
2001 | The Red Scarf | producer, writer, animator, director | [6] | |
2001–2002 | The Ripping Friends | model clean-up | ||
2003 | Ren & Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon | art director, background designer, storyboard artist | ||
2006 | Tenacious D - "Classico" | background artist | [5] | |
2006 | The Waif of Persephone | producer, writer, animator, director | [2] | |
2007 | Wayside | storyboard artist | 2 episodes | |
2008 | Danko Jones - "King of Magazines" | animator, co-director | Collaboration with Dave Cooper and Steve Stefanelli. | [3] |
2009 | Angora Napkin | co-creator, designer, animator, storyboard artist, background artist, layout artist, director | Collaboration with Troy Little. | |
2009 | Jimmy Two-Shoes | storyboard artist | "Meet the Gnomans" | |
2009 | Yellow Cake | producer, writer, animator, director | [2] | |
2010 | Scaredy Squirrel | storyboard artist | "Captain Nuts" | |
2010–2011 | Babar and the Adventures of Badou | storyboard artist | 15 episodes | |
2011 | The Pig Farmer | producer, writer, animator, director | [1] | |
2012 | Pig Goat Banana Mantis! | animator, director | ||
2013 | The Day My Butt Went Psycho! | storyboard artist | [7] | |
2013 | Tome of the Unknown | background painter | Nick Cross awarded Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation. | [8] |
2014 | Over the Garden Wall | art director | Nick Cross awarded Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation. | [8] |
2014 | Back to Backspace | art director | ||
2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | storyboard artist | Time travel sequence | [9] |
2015 | Jammers | art director | ||
2015 | Ridin' with Burgess | art director | ||
2015 | Twelve Forever | art director, background designer | ||
2015 | Uncle Grandpa | animator, storyboard artist, director | Bumpers in "Guest Directed Shorts" | [10] |
2015 | Uncle Grandpa | background painter | "The Great Spaghetti Western" | |
2015 | Pig Goat Banana Cricket | storyboard artist, director | "Pig Goat Banana Cricket High Five!" | |
2015 | Apple & Onion | art director | ||
2015 | Long Live the Royals | character design | 2 episodes | |
2016 | Bottom's Butte | art director, prop designer |
References
- 1 2 Ritika Bhandari. "Pig Farmer". Animation Reporter Magazine (May 2011).
- 1 2 3 Danny Young, Michael Woodside (March 2010), Nick Cross interview, ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive
- 1 2 "King of Videos". Ottawa Magazine (October 2009).
- ↑ "Nick Cross", Catsuka (NOLIFE), 2011
- 1 2 Jason Anders (2008). "Conversation with Nick Cross". Fulle Circle Magazine. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
- ↑ Nick Cross (April 13, 2012). "The Red Scarf". Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Nick Cross @BrandonMurphyy i feel like i should warn you...............". June 4, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- 1 2 "2015 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winners" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ↑ Nick Cross (February 7, 2015). "Spongebob Movie 2". Retrieved June 29, 2015.
- ↑ Nick Cross (May 6, 2015). "Uncle Grandpa". Retrieved June 29, 2015.
External links
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