Patrick Osborne (animator)
| Patrick Osborne | |
|---|---|
 Osborne at San Diego Comic-Con 2016 | |
| Occupation | animator and film director |
| Years active | 2005-present |
Patrick Osborne is an American animator and film director. He won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for his 2014 film Feast.[1]
Early life and education
Osborne grew up in the Cincinnati suburb of Green Township, and graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati in 1999.[2] He earned a degree in computer animation from the Ringling College of Art and Design in 2003.[3]
Career
Osborne's directorial debut was the short film Feast (2014), about a Boston Terrier who loves getting fed junk food. The short was produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and premiered in front of Big Hero 6 (2014) in theaters. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2015.
Osborne had previously worked as an animator on films such as Wreck-It Ralph (2012) and Bolt (2008).
Osborne directed Pearl for Google's Spotlight Stories, a short film about the relationship between a father and his daughter.[4] The film is set entirely in a car and shows the decay of the car and the structure of the film reflects the song which plays throughout it. It uses cuts, which were previously unexplored, and over forty sets, which is more than any other of the Google Spotlight shorts.
He is also currently directing the cinematic adaptations of Noelle Stevenson's online comic Nimona and Paul Pope's graphic novel Battling Boy.
Filmography
- Feast (2014) - writer, director (short film)
- Pearl (2016) - writer, director (short film)
References
- ↑ Full list of 2015 Oscar winners by Variety
- ↑ Motsinger, Carol (February 20, 2015). "Cincinnati childhood inspired Oscar nominee". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Ringling Alumni Work on Academy Award Winning Films, Win Oscars" (Press release). Sarasota, Florida: Ringling College of Art and Design. February 23, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ↑ Giardina, Carolyn (28 May 2015). "Oscar-Winning 'Feast' Director Creating 360-Degree Short Film for Google (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 May 2015.