Gary Carpenter
Encyclopedia
Gary Carpenter is an animation director, comedy writer and creator of King Nutter - The site which monitors eBay
items in the news.
His animated series Celebrity High (2001) for Channel 4
/ E4 / Talkback
earned him finalist as Director of Best Comedy Series at the 2002 British Animation Awards.
His most recent animated project was a video for Radiohead
track 'Nasty People', notable for being shot and edited in camera as one take on the Super 8
format.
Crash Test Danny
(2006), a science sketch show for the Discovery Kids
network saw Gary in his first on-screen television appearance as The Professor which he also co-wrote.
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
items in the news.
His animated series Celebrity High (2001) for Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
/ E4 / Talkback
Talkback Productions
Talkback Productions was formed in 1981 by Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones. The company is one of the UK’s leading production companies and part of the RTL Group, a major European broadcast and content company....
earned him finalist as Director of Best Comedy Series at the 2002 British Animation Awards.
His most recent animated project was a video for Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
track 'Nasty People', notable for being shot and edited in camera as one take on the Super 8
Super 8 mm film
Super 8 mm film is a motion picture film format released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement of the older "Double" or "Regular" 8 mm home movie format....
format.
Crash Test Danny
Crash Test Danny
Crash Test Danny was a series of 13 educational science sketch television shows for the Discovery Kids channel in the UK.Danny, played by Ben Langley, is a real life crash test dummy who goes the extra mile to put the fizz into physics...
(2006), a science sketch show for the Discovery Kids
Discovery Kids
Discovery Kids is an American website owned by Discovery Communications, Inc. created for children. Until October 10, 2010, it was an American digital cable specialty channel, owned by Discovery Communications with television programming for education of children. It was launched in October 1996...
network saw Gary in his first on-screen television appearance as The Professor which he also co-wrote.
External links
- kingnutter.com Official site including many examples of his work