Peter Ramsey
Peter A. Ramsey (born December 23, 1962 in Crenshaw , Los Angeles ) is an American film director , illustrator and screenwriter.
Life
Peter Ramsey grew up in Crenshaw, Los Angeles. He graduated from Palisades Charter High School. He then studied painting for two years at the University of California, Los Angeles and later attended Los Angeles City College , where he took film courses.
In Hollywood he began working on storyboards for films such as Predator 2 (1990), Tank Girl (1995), Independence Day (1996), Men in Black (1997) and AI - Artificial Intelligence (2001). He was also a Second Unit Director at Tank Girl, Poetic Justice , Higher Learning and Godzilla .
Tank Girl producer Aron Warner persuaded him to join DreamWorks Animation . For this he created the scripts for Shrek the Third (2007) and Shrek - Oh du Shrekliche (2008) as a story artist .
In 2009 he first worked as a director for the short film Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Space (2009). He also directed The Guardians of the Light (2012), an animated film based on the book series The Rise of the Guardians by William Joyce . He became the first black artist to direct a blockbuster animated film.
In 2018 Spider-Man: A New Universe followed , which together with its co-directors Bob Persichetti and Rodney Rothman earned him an Oscar in the category of Best Animated Film .
Filmography
As a director
- 2009: Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space ( Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space)
- 2012: The Guardians of the Light ( Rise of the Guardians)
- 2018: Spider-Man: A New Universe ( Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) ( with Bob Persichetti and Rodney Rothman)
As a second unit director
- 1993: Poetic Justice
- 1995: Higher Learning - Die Rebellen ( Higher Learning)
- 1995: Tank Girl
- 1998: Godzilla
As a storyboard artist
- 1989: Nightmare on Elm Street 5 - Das Trauma ( A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child )
- 1990: Predator 2
- 1995: Tank Girl
- 1996: Eye for an Eye ( Eye for an Eye )
- 1996: Independence Day
- 1997: Men in Black
- 1998: Godzilla
- 1999: Being John Malkovich
- 1999: Fight Club
- 2000: The Grinch ( How the Grinch Stole Christmas )
- 2000: Castaway - Lost ( Castaway)
- 2001: AI - artificial intelligence (AI Artificial Intelligence)
- 2001: The Affair of the Necklace ( The Affair of the Necklace)
- 2002: Panic Room
- 2002: Minority Report
- 2002: Adaptation - The Orchid Thief ( Adaptation )
- 2003: The Core - The inner core ( The Core )
- 2004: Spartan
- 2018: The time puzzles ( A Wrinkle in Time)
Web links
- Peter Ramsey in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter A. Ramsey on californiabirthindex.org
- ^ Pamela Mays McDonald: Another "First" in Artistic Achievement: Director Peter Ramsey. In: Huffington Post. October 24, 2012, Retrieved February 21, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ 'RISE OF THE GUARDIANS': 'The Obama of animation'? Director Peter Ramsey deflects the comparison - but not the responsibility. In: Washington Post. Retrieved February 21, 2019 .
- ^ Pamela Mays McDonald: Another "First" in Artistic Achievement: Director Peter Ramsey. In: Huffington Post. October 24, 2012, Retrieved February 21, 2019 (American English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ramsey, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ramsey, Peter A. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film director, illustrator and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Crenshaw , Los Angeles |