{"id":541,"date":"2023-12-19T09:17:08","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T09:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2024-02-11T17:42:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T17:42:46","slug":"show_runner_script_writer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/index.php\/show_runner_script_writer\/","title":{"rendered":"Show Runner-Script Writer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"541\" class=\"elementor elementor-541\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f02ddf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f02ddf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0502d81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0502d81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03d202b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03d202b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Show Runner\/Script Writer<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ffb948 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ffb948\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc2dcab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc2dcab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creative Roles<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61eac65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61eac65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This page is dedicated to project participation concerning <strong>Concept<\/strong>, <strong>Creative Directing<\/strong>, and <strong>Writer-Director<\/strong> roles. Though the individual roles may overlap, the majority of the work performed on a particular project listed below falls within a category.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Creative Director<\/strong><\/em><strong>(Show Runner<\/strong><\/span><strong>)<\/strong> &#8211; This is an executive position within a company\/studio where the project was produced. It\u2019s a creative team lead role administering several Heads of Department (HoD\u2019s) such as the Design Dept., collaborating with the Promotion\/Marketing Dept., and coordinating with the Story Dept. Responsibilities include monitoring delivery schedules, creative budgeting, and client relationships. The role often entails soft-skills such as developing\/mentoring emerging talent.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Writer-Director<\/strong> <\/em><\/span>&#8211; As the category\u2019s name signifies, the main responsibilities were either script writing and\/or acting as the director on a project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0303a0b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0303a0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84af411 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"84af411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1704802\/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">IMDb Link Clifford Parrott<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ffb029 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ffb029\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d018f5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d018f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creative Director\/Show Runner<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce23579 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce23579\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ccff1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17ccff1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d2602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9d2602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/YDD-V270x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1801\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/YDD-V270x400.jpg 270w, https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/YDD-V270x400-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd8881 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bd8881\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8976bd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8976bd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs &#8211; Warner Bros.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>(12 episodes x 11 minutes) The was the Irish service work for Warner Bros. TV\u00a0 project directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1185619\/\">Mark Marek<\/a> (MAD TV), which entailed working in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/ie\/products\/animate.html?mv=search&amp;mv=search&amp;mv2=paidsearch&amp;sdid=H4B1XPC6&amp;ef_id=885633a8bcc51f0e2cb2563dfc667538:G:s&amp;s_kwcid=AL!3085!10!78821331038565!78821404846964\">Adobe Animate<\/a> (formerly Flash). I oversaw the animation test that won us the commission. The studio was responsible for character rigging, designing alternate background art, shot prep, and animation. As the Irish Creative Director, I created and oversaw the studio\u2019s creative and production pipelines, setting up the tracking and approval system. I recruited the Irish series director and animation director, created animation tests, hired animators, designers, rigging, and shot prep crew. I was the creative liaison with the Warner Bros crew.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c89a2a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c89a2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9f8ba7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9f8ba7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4cb3a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4cb3a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hot-St-H400x226.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1802\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hot-St-H400x226.jpg 400w, https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hot-St-H400x226-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5092732 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5092732\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e46418b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e46418b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Hot Streets &#8211; Cartoon Network\/Adult Swim<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>(12 episodes x 11 minutes) The was the Irish service work for Cartoon Network\/Adult Swim. Our client was the show\u2019s creator, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leagueofbuddies.com\/\">Stoopid Buddy Stoodios<\/a>, (Robot Chicken, MODOK). It was their first traditionally animated series. I worked closely with the producer, the show runner\/creator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt7234598\/\">Brian Wysol,<\/a> and series director, Pete Michels (The Simpsons). The show was animated and composited in Toon Boom Animation. I oversaw the animation test that won us the commission. The studio was responsible for designing alternate background art, shot prep, animation, effects and compositing. As the Irish Creative Director, I created and oversaw the studio\u2019s creative and production pipelines, setting up the tracking and approval system. I created animation tests, recruited animators, designers, and shot prep crew.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1871 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/stoopid-buddy-stoodios-logo400x220-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"142\" height=\"83\" \/><\/p><p>I was the creative liaison with the Stoopid Buddy crew.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b13f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40b13f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b915de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b915de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-189b5b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"189b5b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DSP-V303x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1806\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DSP-V303x400.jpg 303w, https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DSP-V303x400-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef250a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef250a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-336f47d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"336f47d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special &#8211; SNL\/NBC-Universal<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>(One half-hour special) The was the Irish service work for NBC-Universal\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/saturday-night-live\">Saturday Night Live<\/a> skit featuring Tom Hanks as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rS00xWnqwvI\">David S. Pumpkins<\/a>&#8221; &#8211; Any Questions? Our client was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bentoboxatl.com\/\">Bento Box Animation<\/a> (Bob\u2019s Burgers). Our studio was called in to lend a hand with Bento Box\u2019s LA and Atlanta team to get out a holiday special on very quick schedule. The show was animated in Toon Boom Animation. Our studio was responsible for shot prep, animation and 2D effects. As the Irish Creative Director, I created and oversaw the studio\u2019s creative and production pipelines, setting up the tracking and approval system. I recruited animators and shot prep crew. I was the creative liaison with the Bento Box crew.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0d3292 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0d3292\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4406b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4406b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d159772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d159772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Marco_Polo_H400x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1851\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Marco_Polo_H400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Marco_Polo_H400x225-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abf5486 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"abf5486\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c9c306 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c9c306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>The Adventures of the Young Marco Polo &#8211; Magpie 6 Media Coproduction<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>(26 Half Hours) This was Magpie 6 Media\u2019s first co-production. The series was featured on Netflix. Our studio was responsible for Key Posing, Shot Prep, 2D and Effects Animation. As Creative Director I was responsible for creating and overseeing the Irish studio\u2019s creative and production pipelines, setting up tracking and approval systems. I recruited key pose artists, animators, and shot prep crew. I was the creative liaison with the RTE Junior\u2019s Commissioner, and the German, Canadian, and Luxembourg coproducers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4810cee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4810cee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b01044a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b01044a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f0043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1f0043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rocka-Bye_H400x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1895\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rocka-Bye_H400x168.jpg 400w, https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rocka-Bye_H400x168-300x126.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8e4409 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8e4409\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b44eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b44eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Rocka-Bye Island &#8211; Magpie 6 Media<br \/><\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>(26 episodes x 11 minutes) After Magpie 6\u2019s success creating preschool shorts for Disney, \u201c<strong>Rocka-Bye Island<\/strong>\u201d was the first of the studio\u2019s original series. The show featured an island preschool run by a 6 foot tall deer aptly named \u201c<em>Mr. O\u2019Dear<\/em>\u201d aided by his mechanical assistant, \u201c<em>Rauri Robot<\/em>.\u201d As Creative Director, I recruited top LA based talent to cross-pollinate our Irish crew. Renowned Disney Art Director \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.frankmontagna.com\/index.html\">Frank Montagna<\/a>\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alice%27s_Wonderland_Bakery\">Alice\u2019s Wonderland Bakery<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_7D\">The 7D<\/a>), created the lush and colourful look to the show. Nickelodeon veteran \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.erniegilbert.com\/\">Ernie Gilbert Jr.<\/a>\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Fairly_OddParents\">Fairly Odd Parents<\/a>), created the sleek and distinct character design. I created and oversaw the studio\u2019s creative and production pipelines, setting up the tracking and approval system. I created animation tests, recruited animators, designers, and other creative crew.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df0979f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df0979f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-082f05f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"082f05f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fcf3dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fcf3dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BtR_V225x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1853\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BtR_V225x400.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BtR_V225x400-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2139efa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2139efa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a6d066 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a6d066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Brewster the Rooster &#8211; Magpie 6 Media<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>(26 episodes x 7 minutes) Brewster was conceived from a live action documentary I created about a wild whimsical black rooster who stole the hearts of the Irish fishing village of <a href=\"https:\/\/skerriesnews.ie\/product\/may10\/\">Skerries<\/a>, Fingal County. The animated TV series featured Brewster the Rooster and his human friend, 8-year old Maggie. Together they would do their best to answer head -scratching questions only a preschool could ask, \u201cWhat do fish drink?\u201d Besides creating and developing the series, as Creative Director I was responsible for creating and overseeing the studio\u2019s creative and production pipelines, setting up tracking and approval systems, recruiting the creative crew. I was the creative liaison with the RTE Junior\u2019s Commissioner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da64c8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da64c8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-361c1b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"361c1b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c53f371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c53f371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sir-Mouse-V280x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1846\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sir-Mouse-V280x400.jpg 280w, https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sir-Mouse-V280x400-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a21fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71a21fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40939f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40939f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Sir Mouse &#8211; Salty Dog Pictures Coproduction<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2412 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Irish_Animation_Awards_450x450-3272557731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"94\" height=\"98\" \/>(26 episodes x 11 minutes) Winner of the &#8220;Kid&#8217;s Choice Award for Best Animated Preschool Series 2021&#8243; at the Irish Animation Awards.&#8221; The series was adapted from a book by Belgian children\u2019s author, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dirknielandt.be\/\">Dirk Nielandt<\/a>. I was the Creative Director for the Irish part of the co-production between Belgium and Germany. The 2D series was animated in Maya 3D but the animation effects were created in Adobe Animate. I was responsible for creating and overseeing the studio\u2019s creative and production pipelines, setting up tracking and approval systems, and recruiting the creative crew. I created the pipeline integration of 2D Effects with the 3D animation, working with the Belgian compositing dept. using Nuke. I was the creative liaison with the RTE Junior\u2019s Commissioner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3058c86 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3058c86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dbbb35 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8dbbb35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b36a58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b36a58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/TWL-H400x221.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1921\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/TWL-H400x221.jpg 400w, https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/TWL-H400x221-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4bebe8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4bebe8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-779a12a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"779a12a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>The Wee Littles &#8211; Magpie 6 Media<br \/><\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>(46 episodes x 5 minutes) The series was conceived by <a href=\"https:\/\/ie.linkedin.com\/in\/christina-o-shea-242a39117\">Christina O\u2019Shea<\/a> &amp; me. We really wanted to do the series in stop-motion (stop-frame), but budget constrictions forbade it. As Creative Director, I developed a hybrid production pipeline we dubbed \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenireland.ie\/news\/atom-town-and-the-wee-littles-brand-new-irish-animation-making-its-way-to-audiences-this-year\">SimStop\u201d<\/a> for \u2018Simulated Stop-Motion\u2019. Basically, it takes the stop-motion puppets, location sets, and character props and turns them into 2D assets, thus making the production financially viable. 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Duck &#8211; Disney Junior\/Online<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>(26 episodes x 3 minutes) This was the project that started Magpie 6 Media! The studio\u2019s client was Disney Online who commissioned a number of preschool shorts dealing with numbers, hygiene, and sorting, (along the same genre as Sesame Street animated shorts). I was responsible for conceiving the stories, writing and directing the shorts. Out of the initial batch of shorts, Disney really liked the \u201cWalrus &amp; Duck\u201d series that dealt with letters. They commissioned us to do all the alphabet and the show transferred to Disney Junior.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf4954 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5bf4954\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91bedd7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"91bedd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee3349e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee3349e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rocka-Bye_V285x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1831\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rocka-Bye_V285x400.jpg 285w, https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rocka-Bye_V285x400-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e36582 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e36582\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a37f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76a37f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Rocka-Bye Island- Magpie 6 Media<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>(26 episodes x 11 minutes) I conceived the preschool series with the talented brother duo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bimm.ie\/tutors\/stephen-obrien\/\">Stephen<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/ie.linkedin.com\/in\/kevin-o-brien-7863534b?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fduckduckgo.com%2F\">Kevin O\u2019Brien<\/a>. The story editor was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2697133\/\">Richard Hansom<\/a> (Shaun the Sheep, Bob the Builder), I wrote half of the scripts and directed the series.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc41da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6cc41da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d5fa79 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d5fa79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddd41df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddd41df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"282\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BtR-V282x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1808\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BtR-V282x400.jpg 282w, https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BtR-V282x400-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ce7e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72ce7e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9a68ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9a68ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Brewster the Rooster &#8211; Magpie 6 Media<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>(26 episodes x 7 minutes) I conceived the preschool series based on a live action documentary about an escaped rooster in the Irish fishing village of Skerries. This in turn, was made into a children\u2019s picture book. The story editor was <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/in\/debbie-macdonald-69995a\">Debbie MacDonald<\/a> (Nickelodeon UK), I wrote half of the scripts and directed the series.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6922d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6922d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-093cb45 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"093cb45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e95720c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e95720c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sir-Mouse-H400x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1812\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sir-Mouse-H400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sir-Mouse-H400x225-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bb57c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0bb57c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71d213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c71d213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Sir Mouse &#8211; Salty Dog Pictures Coproduction<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>(26 episodes x 11 minutes) Besides tracking, reviewing, and providing feedback on all the episodic scripts, as a Season One series writer, I created 20 story premises, 12 story treatments, and wrote 3 scripts to final draft. The final scripts were \u201cThe Mysterious Stranger\u201d \u201cThe Snow Dragon\u201d and \u201cMouse Is Sick\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc1cc45 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc1cc45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-950e631 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"950e631\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e9b255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e9b255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"289\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/TWL-V289x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1813\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/TWL-V289x400.jpg 289w, https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/TWL-V289x400-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f31ec7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f31ec7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d7c5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76d7c5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>The Wee Littles &#8211; Magpie 6 Media<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>(46 episodes x 5 minutes) The script editor was <a href=\"https:\/\/ie.linkedin.com\/in\/katie-davies-27b80a143\">Katie Davies<\/a>. Working together, our story crew came up with over 60 series premises, eventually whittling them down to 52 episodes. I co-directed the series with the \u00fcber-talented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emmahogan.net\/\">Emma Hogan<\/a>. She and I wrote the majority of the scripts. I brought 31 scripts to final draft &#8211; though 4 of them were postponed until the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> season.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81e026c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"81e026c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2971bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2971bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52dfdbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52dfdbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/The-Inbetweener-600x401-1-qickj7gc3e37ob5r6p0zbpten2gk8q885qyu8my0ry.jpg\" title=\"The-Inbetweener-600&#215;401\" alt=\"The-Inbetweener-600x401\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a1895 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97a1895\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-450437a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"450437a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>The Inbetweener &#8211; Animated Short Film<br \/><\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>(5 minutes) A hapless butler finds himself involved an argument between a violent upper crust couple. As the &#8216;Inbetweener,&#8221; his duties are to excute the couples&#8217; commands as a surrogate administer of their marital acrimony. Winner of the &#8220;Zoie Film Festival &#8211; Best Animated Short&#8221; &#8220;The Twin Rivers Film Festival &#8211; Best Animated Short&#8221; &#8220;Puchon International Film Festival &#8211; Nominated Best Animated Short&#8221; and &#8220;The Leo Awards &#8211; Nominated Best Animated Short&#8221; (2001)<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2431 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ZOE-Awards.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"117\" height=\"70\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2432 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Puchon_FF-2001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"84\" height=\"77\" \/><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2429 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Leo_Awards2001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\" height=\"74\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2430 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/TwinRiversFilmFestival2001.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"76\" height=\"95\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcb72b4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bcb72b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e358d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20e358d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0484ea6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0484ea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Walk-On-By-H400x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1817\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Walk-On-By-H400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Walk-On-By-H400x225-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e6a4e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e6a4e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b70982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b70982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Walk On By &#8211; Magpie 6 Media<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2461 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MOF.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"110\" height=\"113\" \/>(Short Film &#8211; 5 minutes) The live action short was an entry into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/marchonfilm\/\">March On Film Festival<\/a> where it won the \u201cAudience Choice\u201d Award featuring the acting debut of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm6612578\/\">Gary Etchingham<\/a> as the bumbling \u201cNicky Cunningham\u201d. I wrote and directed it &#8211; (also made a cameo!). 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