Gary Chapman
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Gary Chapman is a British
-born sculptor and filmmaker who has so far directed one film in his career. He created dioramas for the Imperial War Museum
in England.
Chapman was born in Manchester, England. At the age of 17, he won a national sculpture competition which launched a long career as a commercial artist.
At the beginning of the nineties, he moved to Los Angeles
and found himself, by accident, in the film business. He devised and sold his first film project Junk (currently in production) to Warner Bros.
for $1 Million dollars. From that, he has move to creat and sell projects to various companies including Lionsgate Films, ABC Television
, and Sony Family Entertainment
, in addition to optioning projects to independent producers.
Gary made his directorial debut with Valiant. Initially hired for character and production design during project development, and ultimately hired to direct the film after extensive working with story development, writers, and producers. Successfully directed the project at both the Los Angeles
and London
facilities.
Gary has designed characters for the Vanguard Animation movie Space Chimps
.
Chapman created concept, designed characters, and built sculptures for Alien Band and Shnoz, animated features in development with Vanguard.
United Kingdom
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-born sculptor and filmmaker who has so far directed one film in his career. He created dioramas for the Imperial War Museum
Imperial War Museum
Imperial War Museum is a British national museum organisation with branches at five locations in England, three of which are in London. The museum was founded during the First World War in 1917 and intended as a record of the war effort and sacrifice of Britain and her Empire...
in England.
Chapman was born in Manchester, England. At the age of 17, he won a national sculpture competition which launched a long career as a commercial artist.
At the beginning of the nineties, he moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and found himself, by accident, in the film business. He devised and sold his first film project Junk (currently in production) to Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
for $1 Million dollars. From that, he has move to creat and sell projects to various companies including Lionsgate Films, ABC Television
ABC Television
ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcasting broadcaster, the ABC provides four non-commercial channels within Australia, and a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas....
, and Sony Family Entertainment
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
, in addition to optioning projects to independent producers.
Gary made his directorial debut with Valiant. Initially hired for character and production design during project development, and ultimately hired to direct the film after extensive working with story development, writers, and producers. Successfully directed the project at both the Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
facilities.
Gary has designed characters for the Vanguard Animation movie Space Chimps
Space Chimps
Space Chimps is a 2008 computer-animated family comedy film produced by Vanguard Animation, Starz Media and 20th Century Fox, and it was released on July 18, 2008. The film is produced by Barry Sonnenfeld, John H. Williams, and John W...
.
Chapman created concept, designed characters, and built sculptures for Alien Band and Shnoz, animated features in development with Vanguard.