Scary Godmother Popeye  

 
 
ZEKE NORTON - Highlights
 
  • Supervised pre and post-visualization for key Visual Effects sequences on Peter Jackson's District 9. District 9 was nominated for four Academy Awards including best Visual Effects.

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  • Won Best Director at the 2003 Leo Awards for the Scary Godmother Animated Halloween Special. Scary Godmother also picked up the Leo for Best Animated Program.

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  • Directed DVD feature based on the world-famous Popeye property to coincide with the celebration of Popeye's 75th anniversary. Spearheaded the beloved icon's transition from 2D to 3D animation to great accolades from the Popeye property holders.

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  • Directed pre-visualization for 2012, the $200 million feature film from Sony Picture

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  • Was key as Previsualization Supervisor in creating two of Popular Mechanics Top 10 VFX Scenes of 2009: Number one on their list - Wikus's Last Stand from District 9; and Number 9 on the Popular Mechanics list - Yellowstone Super Volcano from 2012

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  • Co-produced, story-edited and directed Weird-Ohs, the world’s first CGI squash-and-stretch television series.

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  • Directed cinematics for award-winning Microsoft Xbox 360 game Viva Piñata.