Bryce Hallett Explained
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]
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)
- (animator) (1 hour special) (2005)
- (animator) (1 hour special) (2006)
- (animator) (1 hour special) (2007)
- (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)
- (dir Edda Baumann von Broen) (Animation by Bryce Hallett) (2011)
Bibliography
List of books illustrated by Bryce Hallett
| Book | Year | Notes |
|---|
| Red Green's Duct Tape is Not Enough: A Humorous Guide to Midlife | 2002 | [8] |
| Animation Unleashed: 100 Principles Every Animator, Comic Book Writer, Filmmaker, Video Artist, and Game Developer Should Know | 2008 | [9] |
| ADD Stole My Car Keys (The Surprising Ways Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Affects Your Life... and Strategies for Creating a Life You Love.) | 2011 | [10] | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Archived copy . 2016-02-14 . 2017-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170614165204/http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/teletoon-children-of-gildas-club-animate-whats-on-their-minds-597145.htm . dead .
- 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, p225
- Web site: Ellen Besen & Bryce Hallett at This is Not a Reading Series | Open Book: Toronto . 2009-02-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720142337/http://www.openbooktoronto.com/events/ellen_besen_bryce_hallett_not_reading_series . 2011-07-20 .
- Artist Profile http://www.corel.com/content/pdf/painterix/animator_Bryce_Hallett.pdf Corel
- Dominic von Reidman, Article: Book Review: Animation Unleashed, Suite101.com, Oct 2008
- Nathalie Atkinson, Tue. Nov 04, 2008 " There's More than one way to sculpt a cat" National Post
- David B. Levy,"Book Review: Animation Unleashed' Animation World News
- Book: Smith, Steve . Red Green's Duct Tape is Not Enough: A Humorous Guide to Midlife . Hatherleigh Press . Toronto . 2002 . 1-57826-109-0.
- Book: Besen, Ellen. Animation Unleashed: 100 Principles Every Animator, Comic Book Writer, Filmmaker, Video Artist, and Game Developer Should Know . Michael Wiese Productions . Studio City, CA . 2008. 978-1-932907-49-0 .
- Book: Jain, Ph.D. Umesh . ADD Stole My Car Keys (The Surprising Ways Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Affects Your Life... and Strategies for Creating a Life You Love.) . Big Brain Productions Inc. . Toronto . 2011 . 978-0-9866240-2-5.
