craig clark

Work History

• Producer/ Director/Creator

  Cheeky Entertainment (USA)

  January 1996 - Present

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Cheeky Entertainment produces animation and vfx for all screens. Currently running: The Kustomonsters and Friends TV show syndicated nationally on OSI74. 20 X 30 min. The first Kustomonsters feature film was released in 2015, Kustomonsters Movie 2 was released in 2019 on OSI74.
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  https://craig-clark.com

  

  
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  Animation Director

  Surfing Giant Studios

  October 2022 - February 2023

  Santa Monica, CA

  Upcoming Disney Jr show!
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  Adjunct Professor

  Santa Monica College

  August 2019 - December 2020

  Santa Monica, CA

  animation instructor
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  Animator

  Diamond Game Enterprises

  December 2018 - September 2019

  Chatsworth, CA

  Animation on state lottery game apps.
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  Animator

  Age of Learning, Inc. / ABCmouse.com

  October 2014 - May 2018

  Glendale, CA
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  Animation Supervisor/ Animation Director

  Feeln

  September 2012 - June 2014

  Animation Supervisor and designer/director for short form content, including the shorts; Christmas in the Trenches, Lucky Penny and Cacophony. Also headed re-launch of Hallmark's 1980's hit, Rainbow Brite, where I pitched, developed, re-designed, and boarded episodes for the Hallmark Feeln streaming channel.
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  Storyboard artist

  Splash Entertainment

  May 2012 - June 2012

  Freelance Storyboard artist on the show Chloe's Closet.
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  Artist

  Grab Games

  April 2010 - January 2012

  Art Design and production of graphics for Facebook games including Fox Sports, Baby and Me, Goldminer World, and many others.

• Animator

  Dixie Dynamite LLC

  April 2009 - May 2009

  Flash character animation for the Shotokan Man feature film which was animated in flash, 3d studio Max and After FX. this film was directed by Bob Clark, (no relation).

• Digital Artist

  Snoot Entertainment

  September 2008 - April 2009

  Live Action FX for the feature film Bunraku.
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  Animator

  ANIMAX

  March 2007 - January 2008

  Flash Animation on The Slacker Cats for ABC Family, The Off Mikes for ESPN, Ty Girlz, Beanie Babies, and Bufu for B.E.T., for Web and TV applications.

• Animator

  Fantasy Prone

  2008 - 2008

  Flash animator on the G4 Network TV show, Spaceballs: The Animated Series.

• Animator

  Cartoon Logic

  2008 - 2008

  Provided Flash animation for a Leap Frog direct to video project.

• Flash Animator

  Wit animation

  2006 - 2006

  Flash animation and vector assist for a 2D and 3D Fruity Pebbles commercial.
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  Animator

  Klasky Csupo

  1983 - 2006

  I have worked on and off for several years for Klasky, starting in their livingroom studio in 1983. They reached their zenith at 500 employees and a multi storied chrome and glass building on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood. My projects ranged from animation on commercials, to TV animation on the first three Simpson's seasons and Edith Ann specials.

• Flash Layout Artist

  One Red Room

  2005 - 2005

  I was the Flash layout artist TD for the MTV show Chico and Guapo.
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  Flash Animator/ Asset Artist

  Renegade Animation

  2004 - 2004

  I produced Flash assets and did a bit of Flash character animation for the Cartoon Network show, Puffy Ami Yumi.

• Animator

  Bill Melendez Productions Inc

  1988 - 2003

  I have animated and have done layout on 5 Peanuts specials over the years at Bill Melendez productions, I Want a Dog for Christmas Charlie Brown, The Music and Heroes of America, The Great Inventors, The NASA Space Station and The Mayflower Voyagers.
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  Flash Animator/ Storyboard Artist

  Revolution Studios

  2002 - 2002

  I did animation design and storyboards on the Flash feature, Lil Pimp.

• Animator

  Talking Laser

  2001 - 2002

  I animated laser animation for various clients including Staples Center Animation for the LA Lakers.
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  Animator/ Prop Design Supervisor

  Film Roman

  1988 - 2000

  I've worked on several projects over the years, including assistant animation on Garfield; Babes and Bullets, animation on several commercials like The Simpsons KFC, and was the prop design supervisor on Mission Hill and The Oblongs.
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  Lighting TD/ Animator

  Centropolis Entertainment

  October 1997 - April 1998

  Santa Monica, Ca

  I was a Lighting TD/ Animator for the Godzilla feature film using Softimage and Renderman. I also did some 2D FX electricity animation for the TV show, The Visitor.
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  3D Animation and Design

  DreamWorks Interactive LLC

  1996 - 1996

  3D animation for the projects; Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland, and 3D pre-viz for Jurrasic Park 2: Lost World.
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  3D Animator and Storyboard Artist

  R/GA

  1995 - 1995

  Los Angeles

  3d animation and storyboards for The Mortal Kombat feature film and direct to video OAV.
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  Digital Artist/ Animator

  Industrial Light & Magic

  1994 - 1994

  Digital artist and animator on the feature films, The Mask and Forrest Gump. I learned Softimage there on nights and weekends.

• FX animator

  VCE

  1993 - 1993

  FX Animation on the feature film Addams Family Values.
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  FX Animator

  Available Light

  1993 - 1993

  FX Animation on the Disneyland attraction Honey I Shrunk the Audience, and FX on The Demolition Man feature film.
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  FX Animator

  BRC Imagination Arts

  1993 - 1993

  FX Animation for the Spirit Lodge attraction at Knotts Berry Farm.
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  Storyboard Artist

  Nickelodeon

  1993 - 1993

  Storyboard Artist for the Nick TV show Rocco's Modern Life.

• Animator

  Baer Animation

  1992 - 1992

  Animation for various commercial spots such as Smokey the Bear and M&M's.

• FX Animator

  Ralph Bakshi Productions

  1991 - 1991

  FX animation on the feature Film Cool World.
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  FX Animator

  Amblimation

  1989 - 1990

  FX animation on the feature film Fievel Goes West. I relocated to London to be part of the Amblimation crew, later this crew moved to Los Angeles and became the early version of Dreamworks SKG.

• Animator

  Tigerfly

  1983 - 1987

  Animator and Assistant on several commercial spots such as Sunkist,
  GI Joe Cereal. Animator and assistant on Internal Transfer feature promo.
  FX animation on Automan for 20th Century Fox TV.

• FX Director- Misfits of Science

  Garber Greene

  October 1985 - February 1986

  FX Director for the NBC TV show- Misfits of Science
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  Animator

  Dream Quest Images

  1986 - 1986

  Animation on various commercials such as Golden Grahams, Exxon and Taco Bell. FX animation on the feature films, Nightmare on Elm Street 3 and My Demon Lover.

• FX Assistant Animator

  Boss Film Company

  1986 - 1986

  Assistant FX animation on the feature films, Poltergiest 2, Solarbabies, and Big Trouble in Little China.

• Assistant Animator

  DIC Entertainment

  1984 - 1984

  Assistant animator on the Slimer and Kissyfurr TV shows.

• Assistant Animator

  Film Fair

  1983 - 1983

  Assistant Animator on various commercial spots such as Keebler's Cookies, Donkey Kong Cereal, and Pacific Bell.
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  Assistant Animator

  Duck Soup Produckions

  1978 - 1983

  Assistant Animation on 17 commercial spots such as Banana Frosted Flakes, Post's Sugar Crisp, Purina 9 Lives, and Raid.

• Assistant Animator

  Spungbuggy Works

  1981 - 1982

  Assistant Animation on various commercials such as Post Sugar Crisp, Carl's Jr, and K-Mart.