TONY WHITE ~ An Animated Life: EDUCATION... East Ham Technical College, London, England Studied advanced animation techniques extensively with Ken Harris (original lead animator of
"Bugs Bunny," "Roadrunner," etc.), Art Babbit (original lead animator on "Pinocchio," "Fantasia," etc.) and Richard Williams (3 times Oscar winner). EXPERIENCE... DigiPen Institute of
Technology/Henry Cogswell College: (2001 – till now) “Dean of Art Department” at DigiPen. Fulltime Educator, teaching… ‘Junior/Senior Projects Production’, ‘2D Animation’, ‘Storyboarding &
Animatics’, ‘Directing & Production’, ‘History of Animation’ and supervising projects classes in 2D, 3D, Sprite/Tile-based and Vector animation. The Animaticus Foundation/2D OR NOT 2D Animation
Festival: (2005 – till now) Founder and President of ‘The Animaticus Foundation’ and the “2D OR NOT 2D Animation Festival”. The Animaticus Foundation is a non-profit organization with 501(c)3 status,
dedicated to the ‘preservation, teaching and evolution of the traditional 2D artform in this digital age’. The Foundation hosts the annual “2D OR NOT 2D Animation Festival, which takes place in
Everett, WA every November. The Foundation presents competitive “Golden Pencil” awards to a number of categories of animation and animated film at the festival, in addition to honoring a respected
contributor to the medium by presenting the non-competitive “Roy E. Disney Award” at the conclusion of the event. The Foundation also attempts to bring together talented student graduates and
seasoned professional animators through the production of innovative, ground-breaking projects. The first production was the film, “FIRE GODS”, completed in early 2007 for the Museum of Glass in
Tacoma, WA. Animus Productions/Entertainments: (20 years - till 2000), Founder/Owner, Director, Head Design/Animation. Awards won for: "Hokusai" (British Academy Award), PBS Special "Cathedral" (Blue
Ribbon Award) (also directed/animated companion PBS film; "Pyramid"), "Ink Thief" Utilizing live action, CGI Graphics, 2D/3D animation, 1994 New York Film and Television Award Honored Finalist, "A
Seafarer's Tale" 1999 New York Film and Television Award, various other awards including: Clio, Los Angeles Advertising Award, Chicago Animation Festival, etc. Richard Williams Animation Limited: 7
years, Personal Assistant to Richard Williams on "A Christmas Carol" (Academy Award) and Director, Designer, Animator of numerous projects. Awards won for "Pink Panther Strikes Again" (Design & Art
Directors Award) and a variety of advertising awards. Halas and Batchelor: 5 years, Head of Design, Commercials, Short Films "Jackson Five" TV Series, "Tomfoolery." Awards for "Quartet" (wrote and
directed), "A Short Tall Story" (wrote and directed). AUTHOR... "The Animator's Workbook," Published by Watson-Guptill (almost 80,000 copies sold world wide) and “ANIMATION FROM PENCILS TO PIXELS ~
Classical Techniques for Digital Animators” (recently published in August, 2006). Both are now considered respected textbooks on the subject of animation. LECTURER... To international audiences
including the Norwegian Film Institute - Oslo, Swedish Film Institute - Stockholm, Tri-be-ca Grill Guest Director - New York, Israel Animation Guild - Tel Aviv, etc. Featured in multiple TV and print
interviews. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS... Currently developing projects for the Animaticus Foundation’s “Animation For A Better World” initiative, as well as writing a third (and probably final) book on
animation techniques, “HOW TO MAKE AN ANIMATED FILM – Tony White's Masterclass Animation Course”, to be published in early 2009.
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