Bryce Hallett

Bryce Hallett is a Canadian independent animator living and working in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A graduate of Sheridan College's classical animation program[1] and Canadore College's graphic communications program,[2] Hallett has been creating numerous cartoons and animations since 1999 working under his business "Frog Feet Productions". His first job was creating the "Ranger Gord's Educational Films" and "Ranger Gord's Safety Tips" cartoons based on the character of the same name for The Red Green Show created by Steve Smith which aired on CBC Television and PBS.[3]

Bryce Hallett
BornJune 1976
North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Cartoonist, Animator, Director
Known forRanger Gord Cartoons
History Bites
Animation Unleashed
Websitehttp://www.frogfeet.ca

Since that time, Hallett has created numerous other animated shorts for sketch comedy TV series; a list that includes animation for Gemini Nominated History Bites (created by Rick Green), Listen Missy (created by Jane Ford) and The Frantics. He has also contributed animation to numerous music videos and TV commercials airing across Canada and the United States and in films ranging from small Canadian independent films like "At Home by Myself...With You" (dir Kris Booth, 2009) and documentaries. Trained in traditional animation and graphic design, Hallett has been known to experiment with a variety of styles and techniques including photography, cutout animation, stopmotion, watercolour and other media and various computer software.[4]

He is the illustrator[5] of the book "Animation Unleashed: 100 Principles Every Animator, Comic Book Writer, Filmmaker, Video Artist, and Game Developer Should Know"[6] written by veteran animator and "award-winning director of films for the National Film Board of Canada" Ellen Besen.[7] Released in 2008.

Selected works

Television
  • The Red Green Show (Animator/ director of Ranger Gord's Educational Films, 23 episodes) (1999–2004)
  • History Bites (animator/ designer 11 episodes) (2003)
  • Listen Missy! (animator) (2004)
  • The Frantics (comedy) Reunion Special (animator) (2005)
  • History Bites: Mother Britain (animator) (1 hour special) (2005)
  • History Bites: Uncle Sam (animator) (1 hour special) (2006)
  • History Bites: The Separatists (animator) (1 hour special) (2007)
  • History Bites: Celine Dion (animator and also appears as himself) (1 hour special) (2008)
  • What a Booty (Animator) (1 hour doc directed by Tantyana Terzoupoulos) (2008)

Music videos
  • Howie Beck (Alice) (contributing animator) (2004) (dir by Tin Can Forest aka Marek Colek and Samantha Ferguson)
  • Robin Black (Why Don't You Love me?) (animator/designer/storyboards) (2005) Directed by Kris Lefcoe & Ghost Milk Studios. Animation by Ghostmilk, Bryce Hallett, Justin Lee and Chris Stone.
  • Eminem (Shake That feat. Nate Dogg (contributing animator) (2006) ( dir by Plates Animation)
  • Delica-m (Counting Stars) (Animator/Designer) (2010)

Feature films
  • At Home by Myself...With You (dir Kris Booth ) (Animation by Bryce Hallett) (2009)
  • Tall Girls: A Story of Giants (dir Edda Baumann von Broen ) (Animation by Bryce Hallett) (2011)

Bibliography

List of books illustrated by Bryce Hallett

BookYearNotes
Red Green's Duct Tape is Not Enough: A Humorous Guide to Midlife2002ISBN 978-1-57826-109-3[8]
Animation Unleashed: 100 Principles Every Animator, Comic Book Writer, Filmmaker, Video Artist, and Game Developer Should Know2008ISBN 1-932907-49-1[9]
ADD Stole My Car Keys (The Surprising Ways Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Affects Your Life... and Strategies for Creating a Life You Love.)2011ISBN 0-9866240-2-0 [10]

Notes
  1. http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/teletoon-children-of-gildas-club-animate-whats-on-their-minds-597145.htm
  2. Animation Unleashed: 100 Principles Every Animator, Comic Book Writer, Filmmaker, Video Artist, and Game Developer Should Know, by Ellen Besen, 2008 Michael Wiese Productions, Studio City,CA ISBN 978-1-932907-49-0, p225
  3. "Ellen Besen & Bryce Hallett at This is Not a Reading Series | Open Book: Toronto". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
  4. Artist Profile Corel
  5. Dominic von Reidman, Article: Book Review: Animation Unleashed, Suite101.com, Oct 2008
  6. Nathalie Atkinson, Tue. Nov 04, 2008 " There's More than one way to sculpt a cat" National Post
  7. David B. Levy,"Book Review: Animation Unleashed' Animation World News
  8. Smith, Steve (2002). Red Green's Duct Tape is Not Enough: A Humorous Guide to Midlife. Toronto: Hatherleigh Press. ISBN 1-57826-109-0.
  9. Besen, Ellen (2008). Animation Unleashed: 100 Principles Every Animator, Comic Book Writer, Filmmaker, Video Artist, and Game Developer Should Know. Studio City, CA: Michael Wiese Productions. ISBN 978-1-932907-49-0.
  10. Jain, Ph.D. Umesh (2011). ADD Stole My Car Keys (The Surprising Ways Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Affects Your Life... and Strategies for Creating a Life You Love.). Toronto: Big Brain Productions Inc. ISBN 978-0-9866240-2-5.
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