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Tony Johnson

 

 

Attention!!!! This man was Welsh Regional Schoolboy Boxing Champion.
Don't talk to him without being asked!!!!

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   1962 born in Cardiff, South Wales. Mother, Pauline, legal secretary. Father, Frank, musician.
Two brothers - Noah and Blue. School - St Illtyd's.
   1981-84 Art Foundation - Howard gardens, Cardiff. 1st Class BA (Hons) Graphic Design, Leicester.
Awards: PC Priestley, Royal Society of Art Bursary
   1984 moved to London worked with Phonogram Records. Moving Picture Company, MTV, Thames TV and ITN.
   1990 returned to Wales. Taught Quantel Paintbox to HTV graphics department. Set up an animation training studio,
Blackwater Films, making title sequences for BBC Wales and Corporate Videos.
Took eight students across USA to make 30 minute documentary - 'Winnebago Blues', commissioned and broadcast by S4C.
Other S4C Documentaries: 'Cydweli'r Hanner Pei Babanod' ('In Bed With Half a Pie').
'OEsonic' ('OESonic Babies').
   1996 wrote, produced and directed 'Fallen Angels' - 60 minute animated special for Fujisankei and ITEL.
Screened on BBC2 as part of a Manga season.
Awards:
Director's choice - Anise.
Best Soundtrack - International Monitor Award.
Time Out Pick of the Day.
   1998 visiting Professor - Moving Image Course at Notre Dame University, Beirut.
   1999 scripted and designed '360'('Angel Island') - 90 Minute Feature Length Animation
Awarded development funding at Potsdam - Cartoon Movie 2000.
   2000-2001 currently working on 'Stonehouse Reunion' - an eight part animated series for
Channel 4. Blackpackers flash travel guide for brothers and sisters.
     .... and 'Baby Venus', a series of 26 animated Lullabies for Avalon Entertainment.
   latest news: Stonehouse Reunion, episode one, won 1st prize for the best short film in the
tradigital category at Vancouver Animation Expo 2001 !