Clayton Jacobson (director)

Clayton Jacobson is an Australian film director, writer, producer, actor, musician and editor. His debut feature film was Kenny, which was released in 2006 in Australia to critical acclaim, winning a number of awards. He has acted in a number of films, including Animal Kingdom (2010).

Clayton Jacobson
Occupation(s)Director, producer, writer, actor, editor
Years active1989 – present

Early life and education

Clayton Jacobson is the brother of Kenny actor Shane Jacobson.

He graduated from the Swinburne Film & TV School.[1]

Career

Jacobson began his career editing music videos and features films. He then directed music videos, television commercials,[2] and short films until making his debut as a feature film director with Kenny in 2006.[3][4][5]

Jacobson first had the idea of improving the green screen technology in use for filming special effects when filming a TV ad for detergent in 2003. Watching his son playing videogames and seeing the 3D technology used in them gave him the basic idea for developing on-set virtual production. In 2016, Jacobson and his son made one of the first prototypes for a virtual production stage in their shed, using a set of LED screens. However, he could not get anyone to take an interest in developing the technology further, so gave up on it. Other filmmakers had also caught on to the idea though, and in 2018 Australian cinematographer Greig Fraser used the technology to film the Star Wars franchise Spin-off series, The Mandalorian (released 2019).[6]

Personal life

Jacobson plays bass in the Appalachian folk band the Duck Downpickers.

Filmography

Jacobson has been involved in the making of the following films:[7]

As director, producer, and writer
Year Film Type Credited as
Director Writer Producer
1994 EnvironMental Short Film Yes
2001 Tickler Short Film Yes Yes Yes
2002 I Love U Short Film Yes
2002 Tanaka Short Film Yes
2006 Kenny Feature Film Yes Yes Yes
2008 Kenny's World Television Series Yes Yes
2009 Mordy Koots Web Series Yes Yes
2018 Brothers' Nest Feature Film Yes Yes
2019 Mr. Black Television Series Yes

As editor
Year Film Notes
1989 Houseboat Horror

As actor
Year Film Role Type
1988 Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Feature film
2001 He Died with a Felafel in His Hand Repo Man Feature film
2001 Tickler Man
2003 Buried Angus Short film
2003 Ned Kelly Sullivan Feature film
2003 Roundabout Paramedic 1 Short film
2003 Take Away Waster 2 Feature film
2005 The Illustrated Family Doctor Phil Feature film
2005 Blacktown Clayton Feature film
2006 The Water Diary Lunch Guest Short film
2006 Kenny David Smyth Feature film
2010 Animal Kingdom Gus Emery Feature film
2017 Top of the Lake Adrian Butler TV series, season 2, episode: "China Girl"
2018 Upgrade Manny Feature film
2018 Brothers' Nest Jeff Feature film
2019 Metro Sexual Bruce the Bikie

Awards and nominations

Kenny

Kenny received several awards and nominations, including:[8]

  • 2006: Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards [9]
    • Nominated - Best Film (Clayton Jacobson, Rohan Timlock), Best Direction (Clayton Jacobson), Best Original Screenplay (Shane Jacobson, Clayton Jacobson), Best Editing (Clayton Jacobson, Sean Lander), Best Supporting Actor (Ronald Jacobson);
    • Won - Best Lead Actor (Shane Jacobson);
  • 2006: Film Critics Circle of Australia
    • Won - Best Actor (Shane Jacobson), Best Original Screenplay;
    • Nominated: Best Film, Best Director;
  • 2006: IF Awards
    • Won - Best Feature Film, Best Script (Clayton Jacobson, Shane Jacobson), Best Sound (Craig Carter, Peter Smith), Box Office Achievement;
    • Nominated - Best Director (Clayton Jacobsen), Best Editing (Clayton Jacobson, Sean Lander);

References
  1. "Clayton Jacobson". Bison Films. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  2. "Clayton Jacobson". Guilty. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. "Clayton Jacobson". Innersense. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. "Canon: Experimenting With Full HD Video - The Trainer". Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  5. "Australian Films and Awards - Australian Features 2006". Screen Australia. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  6. Purtill, James (22 March 2023). "Virtual production studios are replacing green screens as world's largest opens in Melbourne". ABC News. ABC Science. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  7. Clayton Jacobson at IMDb
  8. awards Awards for Kenny at IMDb
  9. "Past Awards". AACTA. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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