Gerald Potterton

Gerald Potterton

Nascimento : 1931-03-08, London, England, UK

História

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gerald Potterton (born March 8, 1931) is a British/Canadian director, producer and animator. He is best known for directing the cult classic Heavy Metal and his animation work on Yellow Submarine. Potterton has been nominated three times for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: as director on the National Film Board of Canada animated shorts My Financial Career and Christmas Cracker, and as producer for The Selfish Giant. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gerald Potterton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Perfil

Gerald Potterton

Filmes

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Animation Director
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an imaginative, feature-length animated film, faithfully adaptied from the classic book by L. Frank Baum. In this brand new version, the limitations of live action film are transcended by fanciful full animation and whimsical narration. This version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz contains scenes from the book not included in the MGM movie. The Lightyear Wizard of Oz series was featured exclusively on HBO. Now reacquaint your family with some of the best loved characters ever to dance the yellow brick road and into your heart in this colorful, timeless adventure.
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Animation Director
The Wizard of Oz legend continues with The Marvelous Land of Oz, based on the second book in the series by L. Frank Baum. This adventure features a brave young boy named Tip, the lovable Jack Pumpkinhead, the gruff wodden Sawhorse, and the evil witch Mombi, who is Tip's guardian. Tip and his amazing friends escape Mombi and head toward the Emerald City, now ruled by the Scarecrow. Joined by Dorothy, who has returned to Oz, they meet General Ginger and her all-female army who are planning to invade and take over their beloved Emerald City. Meanwhile, Glinda, the good Witch, has learned that the original King of Oz had an heir. While battling with the forces of General Ginger, Tip, Dorothy and their friends discover that the rightful ruler of Oz has been amazingly transformed.
Ozma of Oz
Animation Director
In Oz once again, Dorothy meets TikTok the mechanical man, servant of Princess Lulu.
The Emerald City of Oz
Animation Director
The enchantment of L. Frank Baum's classic "Wizard of Oz" books is captured in the exciting Emerald City of Oz, based on the sixth book in Baum's timeless series. The Nome King plots his revent against the Oz people, who narrowly defeated him in "Ozma of Oz." Working with the help of Guph, an invasion specialist, the Nome King and his troops tunnel under the Deadly Desert with the aim of enslaving the people of the Emerald City. Dorothy, the Tin Woodsman, the Scarecrow and their friends fear the worst, as Princess Ozma insists on finding a non-violent solution. Narrated by Margot Kidder, the Lightyear Wizard of Oz series was featured exclusively on HBO.
George and the Christmas Star
Writer
George cuts out a paper star to top his Christmas tree but, dissatisfied, decides to go for the real thing - an unusually bright star that seems to beckon him from the sky.
George and the Christmas Star
Director
George cuts out a paper star to top his Christmas tree but, dissatisfied, decides to go for the real thing - an unusually bright star that seems to beckon him from the sky.
The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
Animation
This amusing short animation tells of a polite and timid young minister with a major shortcoming: he just cannot bring himself to say goodbye, and this causes him great grief and considerable consternation. On the first day of his vacation to visit friends, Melpomenus somehow stays and stays until, on the last day of his holiday, he finally departs in an unexpected way. Based on the Stephen Leacock short story, the film is set to toe-tapping ragtime music.
The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
Director
This amusing short animation tells of a polite and timid young minister with a major shortcoming: he just cannot bring himself to say goodbye, and this causes him great grief and considerable consternation. On the first day of his vacation to visit friends, Melpomenus somehow stays and stays until, on the last day of his holiday, he finally departs in an unexpected way. Based on the Stephen Leacock short story, the film is set to toe-tapping ragtime music.
Heavy Metal: Universo em Fantasia
Director
Baseada na fantástica revista ilustrada "Heavy Metal", o produtor Ivan Reitman reuniu os maiores artistas gráficos dos quadrinhos para criar uma história de outro mundo sobre uma luminosa bola verde vinda do espaço, espalhando destruição por toda a galáxia. Apenas quando encontrada pelo seu verdadeiro inimigo, a bondade prevalecerá em todo o universo. Brilhantemente desenhadas, as situações pelas quais a bola passa têm as vozes dos personagens dubladas por John Candy e Harold Ramis mais a sensacional trilha sonora de Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Culti, Cheap Trick, Journey, Nazareth, Steve Nicks, Riggs e Trust. Imaginativo e repleto de surpreendentes efeitos especiais, "Heavy Metal: Universo em Fantasia" se tornou um padrão para animação contemporânea.
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
Sequence Supervisor
Raggedy Ann and Andy leave their playroom to rescue Babette, a beautiful French doll kidnapped by a pirate.
The Remarkable Rocket
Producer
An animated version of the Oscar Wilde story about a conceited firework rocket, whose pride hides his downfall in the world.
The Remarkable Rocket
Screenplay
An animated version of the Oscar Wilde story about a conceited firework rocket, whose pride hides his downfall in the world.
The Remarkable Rocket
Director
An animated version of the Oscar Wilde story about a conceited firework rocket, whose pride hides his downfall in the world.
The Happy Prince
Producer
A royal statue makes friends with a small swallow.
The Rainbow Boys
Writer
Struggling to subsist on negligible and infrequent gold discoveries, prospector Ralph Logan crosses paths with Mazella, a New York City drifter with a three-wheel motorcycle and plenty of time on his hands. After introducing his new acquaintance to the practical but volatile Gladys, Logan suggests the trio join forces for a mission deep into the mountains of British Columbia in search of his father's elusive stash of gold.
The Rainbow Boys
Director
Struggling to subsist on negligible and infrequent gold discoveries, prospector Ralph Logan crosses paths with Mazella, a New York City drifter with a three-wheel motorcycle and plenty of time on his hands. After introducing his new acquaintance to the practical but volatile Gladys, Logan suggests the trio join forces for a mission deep into the mountains of British Columbia in search of his father's elusive stash of gold.
The Selfish Giant
Producer
A giant builds a wall to keep children out of his garden, but then winter sets in permanently. Children's classic story by Oscar Wilde.
Tiki Tiki
Director
Canadian filmmaker Gerald Potterton utilizes extensive footage from the Soviet adventure film Dr. Abolit in his Tiki Tiki. Abolit boards a rocket with two monkeys and blasts off into space, bent on rescuing a group of monkey kids from extraterrestrial bandits. Framing the live-action storyline are a few animated cartoon sequences involving the efforts of a producer to sell his concept to an apelike movie mogul. This device works as effectively here as it did thirty years earlier in W.C. Fields' Never Give a Sucker an Even Break. As a payoff, the studio boss is revealed to be King Kong, who sees a lot of potential in a story about heroic simians. (allmovie.com)
Last to Go
Director
The last of five animated shorts directed by Gerald Potterton for Pinter People, voiced by Harold Pinter and Donald Pleasence.
The Quiet Racket
Director
This short film tells the amusing tale of a man who feels the common urge to escape the city's noise for the weekend. Made without words, but with a wide range of other sounds, this film tracks our hero to a perfect haven of pandemonium. The countryside, it turns out, is not as unspoiled and quiet as the poets proclaim.
Buster Keaton Rides Again
Himself (director of 'The Railrodder')
In the fall of 1964, just over a year before his death, Buster Keaton traveled to Canada to make The Railrodder, a short subject that now enjoys a small cult following. Documenting this mobile production in fascinating and unexpected detail, Buster Keaton Rides Again offers a rare glimpse of the comedy legend’s temperament, philosophies, hobbies, marriage (his third), and the occasionally combative creative process behind the scenes. An intimate look at one of cinema’s most enduring legends.
The Railrodder
Editor
After literally swimming across the Atlantic Ocean, an Englishman takes a country trip across Canada on a railcar.
The Railrodder
Writer
After literally swimming across the Atlantic Ocean, an Englishman takes a country trip across Canada on a railcar.
The Railrodder
Director
After literally swimming across the Atlantic Ocean, an Englishman takes a country trip across Canada on a railcar.
Christmas Tree Decoration
Director
A man is simply trying to put something on the top of his Christmas tree when an adventure breaks out.
The Ride
Chauffeur
From Gerald Potterton (director of the cult classic Heavy Metal), this short film depicts the daydream of a chauffeur awaiting his employer. On a hot summer day, he begins to imagine that it's winter—the residential street where he's parked transforms into snowy mountains, and a series of comic misadventures begin. As the car is replaced by a toboggan, it carries the tycoon away on a dizzying ride. The chase includes some unforgettable antics in the snow, including a piggyback ride on an incredulous skier.
The Ride
Director
From Gerald Potterton (director of the cult classic Heavy Metal), this short film depicts the daydream of a chauffeur awaiting his employer. On a hot summer day, he begins to imagine that it's winter—the residential street where he's parked transforms into snowy mountains, and a series of comic misadventures begin. As the car is replaced by a toboggan, it carries the tycoon away on a dizzying ride. The chase includes some unforgettable antics in the snow, including a piggyback ride on an incredulous skier.
Christmas Cracker
Director
Three separate sequences related to Christmas, animated in different styles: cutout animation of children dancing in the snow to "Jingle Bells," stop-motion animation of toys come to life, and cel animation of a man who seeks the ideal star to top his Christmas tree.
My Financial Career
Director
A neurotic man relates his unsuccessful attempt to open a simple savings account at a bank.
Appetizers
Director
A collection of one-minute cartoons produced by the National Film Board of Canada animators for government sponsors. Showcasing a playful selection of animation techniques, the clips include reminders about t4levision programs, traffic safety rules, and admonition from the Department of Labour.
Fish Spoilage Control
Animation
In UPA-esque animation, the NFB entertainingly explains the causes of fish spoilage and the steps required to keep today's catch fresh until it reaches your dining room table.
Bride and Groom
Director
I now pronounce you... animated! Newlyweds meet a nuisance in an playful mix of cartoon comedy and real-life actors, including Roobarb legend Bob Godfrey.
The Flying Animator
Himself
The career of British born animator Gerald Potterton (Yellow Submarine, Heavy Metal).