Cody Cameron
Encyclopedia
Cody Cameron is an American
voice actor, writer
, animator
, director
, artist
, and screenwriter
, best known for voicing Pinocchio, the Three Little Pigs, and an Ogre Baby in the Shrek series.
writing dialogue and storyboarding for the Shrek franchise, Shark Tale
, and Madagascar
.
In 2004, Cameron left DreamWorks to join Sony
. He worked as actor on the Open Season franchise
(in which he also directed). In 2007, he co-wrote and directed The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas
, the sequel to The ChubbChubbs!
(2002). He also worked as story artist on Surf's Up
and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
.
United States
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voice actor, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, animator
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
, director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
, and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, best known for voicing Pinocchio, the Three Little Pigs, and an Ogre Baby in the Shrek series.
Career
Cameron started his career at DreamWorks AnimationDreamWorks Animation
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. is an American animation studio based in Glendale, California that creates animated feature films, television program and online virtual worlds...
writing dialogue and storyboarding for the Shrek franchise, Shark Tale
Shark Tale
Shark Tale is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation. In the story, a young fish named Oscar falsely claims to have killed the son of a shark mob boss to win favour with the mob boss' enemies and advance his own community standing...
, and Madagascar
Madagascar (2005 film)
Madagascar is a 2005 computer-animated film produced by DreamWorks Animation, and released in movie theaters on May 27, 2005. The film tells the story of four Central Park Zoo animals who have spent their lives in blissful captivity and are unexpectedly shipped back to Africa, getting shipwrecked...
.
In 2004, Cameron left DreamWorks to join Sony
Sony Pictures Animation
Sony Pictures Animation is an American computer-animated film production company owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, founded in May 2002. It is working closely with Sony Pictures Imageworks, which takes care of the digital production...
. He worked as actor on the Open Season franchise
Open Season (film series)
The Open Season film series from Sony Pictures Animation consists of a number of films including: Open Season , Open Season 2 , and Open Season 3 , along with a short film, Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run....
(in which he also directed). In 2007, he co-wrote and directed The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas
The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas
The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas is a 2007 computer-animated short by Sony Pictures Animation. It was produced by Kirk Bodyfelt and directed by Cody Cameron...
, the sequel to The ChubbChubbs!
The ChubbChubbs!
The ChubbChubbs! is a 2002 American computer-animated comedy short film by Sony Pictures Imageworks. It was directed by Eric Armstrong, produced by Jacquie Barnbrook, and written by Jeff Wolverton....
(2002). He also worked as story artist on Surf's Up
Surf's Up (film)
Surf's Up is a 2007 American computer-animated mockumentary family comedy film directed by Ash Brannon and Chris Buck. It stars the voices of Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel and Jon Heder among others....
and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a 2009 American computer-animated family comedy film, produced by Sony Pictures Animation, distributed by Columbia Pictures, and released on September 18, 2009. The film is loosely based on the children's book of the same name by Judi and Ron Barrett.The film...
.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Chicken Run Chicken Run Chicken Run is a 2000 British stop-motion animation film made by the Aardman Animations studios, the production studio of the Oscar-winning Wallace and Gromit films... |
Additional story | |
| 2001 | Shrek Shrek Shrek is a 2001 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, featuring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow. Loosely based on William Steig's 1990 fairy tale picture book Shrek!... |
Pinocchio Three Little Pigs |
Story artist Additional dialogue |
| Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party | Pinocchio Three Little Pigs |
||
| Morto the Magician | Special thanks | ||
| 2003 | Shrek 4D | Pinocchio Three Little Pigs |
|
| Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas is a 2003 American animated swashbuckling fantasy aventure film produced by DreamWorks Animation, using traditional 2D animation with some 3D... |
Additional Storyboard artist | ||
| 2004 | Shrek 2 Shrek 2 Shrek 2 is a 2004 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film, produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon. It is the second installment in the Shrek film series and the sequel to 2001's Shrek... |
Pinocchio Three Little Pigs |
Additional dialogue |
| Far Far Away Idol | Pinocchio Three Little Pigs |
||
| 2005 | Madagascar Madagascar (2005 film) Madagascar is a 2005 computer-animated film produced by DreamWorks Animation, and released in movie theaters on May 27, 2005. The film tells the story of four Central Park Zoo animals who have spent their lives in blissful captivity and are unexpectedly shipped back to Africa, getting shipwrecked... |
Willie | Additional story artist |
| 2006 | Open Season Open Season (film) Open Season is a 2006 computer-animated comedy film, written by Steve Bencich and Ron J. Friedman and directed by Jill Culton, Roger Allers, and Anthony Stacchi, and production designed by Michael Humphries... |
Mr. Weenie | |
| Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run is a computer animated short film from Sony Pictures Animation. As a spin-off of the animated film Open Season, Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run was released on the Open Season DVD and Blu-ray on January 30, 2007.-Plot:Bob and Bobbie leave the trailer to go... |
Mr. Weenie | ||
| 2007 | Surf's Up Surf's Up (film) Surf's Up is a 2007 American computer-animated mockumentary family comedy film directed by Ash Brannon and Chris Buck. It stars the voices of Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel and Jon Heder among others.... |
Story artist | |
| Shrek the Third Shrek the Third Shrek the Third is a 2007 American animated film, and the third film in the Shrek series. It was produced by Jeffrey Katzenberg for DreamWorks Animation, and is distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was released in U.S. theaters on May 18, 2007... |
Pinocchio Three Little Pigs Ogre Baby |
Additional dialogue Story artist |
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| The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas is a 2007 computer-animated short by Sony Pictures Animation. It was produced by Kirk Bodyfelt and directed by Cody Cameron... |
Elf Aliens |
Writer | |
| 2008 | Open Season 2 Open Season 2 Open Season 2 is a direct-to-video sequel to the 2006 computer animated film Open Season, produced by Sony Pictures Animation, directed by Matthew O'Callaghan, co-directed by Todd Wilderman, and produced by Kirk Bodyfelt and Matthew O'Callaghan.... |
Mr. Weenie | |
| 2009 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a 2009 American computer-animated family comedy film, produced by Sony Pictures Animation, distributed by Columbia Pictures, and released on September 18, 2009. The film is loosely based on the children's book of the same name by Judi and Ron Barrett.The film... |
Additional voices | |
| 2010 | Shrek Forever After Shrek Forever After Shrek Forever After, taglined as The Final Chapter, is a 2010 animated fantasy-comedy film, and the fourth and final installment in the Shrek film series, produced by DreamWorks Animation. The film was released by Paramount Pictures in cinemas on May 20, 2010 in Russia, and on May 21 in the United... |
Pinocchio Three Little Pigs |
|
| Open Season 3 Open Season 3 Open Season 3 is an American 2010 computer-animated direct-to-video comedy film, the sequel to Open Season 2 and Open Season, and the third installment in the Open Season franchise. It is directed by Cody Cameron... |
Mr. Weenie Nate Distinctive Dog |
Director | |
| Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular | Pinocchio Three Little Pigs |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Shrek the Halls Shrek the Halls Shrek the Halls is a television special that premiered on the American television network ABC on Wednesday, November 28, 2007. The thirty minute Christmas special included the following: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas reprising their roles from the feature films. The... |
Pinocchio Three Little Pigs |
Made for television Voice |
| 2010 | Scared Shrekless Scared Shrekless Scared Shrekless is a 21-minute Halloween television special, set shortly after the events of Shrek Forever After, that premiered on the American television network NBC on Thursday, October 28, 2010.... |
Pinocchio Three Little Pigs |
Made for television Voice |
| Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular | Pinocchio Three Little Pigs |
Made for television Voice |