Morgan Galen King
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| Morgan Galen King | |
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| Born | Morgan Galen King September 8, 1979 Radford, Virginia, U.S. |
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| 📆 Years active | 2012-present |
Morgan Galen King is an American film director, writer, and animator. He is best known for writing, directing, and animating the rotoscoped fantasy film The Spine of Night[1] along with his collaborator, Philip Gelatt.
Life and career[edit]
King grew up in Radford, Virginia, where he began his interest in the arts by drawing gory comic books.[2] After working in graphic design for a decade, and founding Yer Bird Records[3][4], he wrote, directed, and produced two short rotoscoped films, Mongrel & The Wrath of the Ape King and Exordium.[5][6][7] They caught the eye of Gelatt, who approached him with the idea that the two could partner to expand King's vision into a feature length film.[8] After shooting the live-action footage for the film in 2013, King spent seven years hand-animating the film, almost losing the entire project right before its premiere at South by Southwest when his Microsoft Windows system auto-updated while he was sleeping.[9] After its premiere, The Spine of Night's distribution rights were purchased by RLJE Films and Shudder.[10]. The film qualified for the 94th Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature[11], and King relied on that qualification as an example to assist in the campaign to have another rotoscope animated film, Richard Linklater's Apollo 10 1/2, deemed eligible for the same award the following year.[12]
Filmography[edit]
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
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| 2012 | Mongrel & The Wrath of the Ape King (short) | Yes | Yes |
| 2013 | Exordium (short) | Yes | Yes |
| 2021 | The Spine of Night | Yes | Yes |
References[edit]
- ↑ Kenny, Glenn. "'The Spine of Night' Review: Cosmic Forces at Work". www.nytimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ↑ Cooke, Stephen. "An animated life: U.S. filmmaker King settled in Halifax to finalize fantasy epic". www.saltwire.com. Saltwire. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ↑ Gage, Justin. "Yer Bird Releases Sounds Like Fall Demos". www.aquariumdrunkard.com. Aquarium Drunkard. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ↑ Ruscher, John. "Folk Music for the End of the World". www.cville.com. CVille Magazine. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ↑ Eddy, Max. "Mongrel & The Wrath of the Ape King is Some Old-School Fantasy". www.themarysue.com. The Mary Sue. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ↑ Showalter, Timothy. "From The Desk Of Strand Of Oaks: Morgan King's "Exordium"". www.magnetmagazine.com. Magnet. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ↑ "Morgan King - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt. "Directors Morgan King & Philip Gelatt Revitalize The Subversive, Rotoscoped Feature With 'The Spine Of Night' — SXSW Studio". www.deadline.com. Deadline. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ↑ Conditt, Jessica. "A Windows update nearly destroyed hand-drawn fantasy epic 'The Spine of Night'". www.engadget.com. Engadget. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick. "SXSW Horror Pic 'The Spine Of Night' Lands U.S. Deal With RLJE Films And Shudder". www.deadline.com. Deadline. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ↑ Delaney, Cole. "'The Spine Of Night' Directors On Making A 'Very Naked, Very Violent' Fantasy Film". www.cartoonbrew.com. Cartoon Brew. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ↑ Kohn, Eric. "Richard Linklater's 'Apollo 10 ½' Rejected as Animation by Oscar Committee as Filmmaker Speaks Out". www.indiewire.com. Indie Wire. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
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