J. Allen Williams
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Jeffery Allen Williams is an American
animator, writer, producer, musician, and director. Williams founded Parallax Studio
in Nixa, Missouri
, and presently (2011) continues in the capacity of its CEO
.
Williams wrote, animated, edited, produced, and directed the independent science fiction computer game Darkstar: The Interactive Movie.
where he attended the Kansas City Art Institute
. He started a musical group using the stage name "Carmen Wilder" and began working with musicians Bill Bruce, Jimmy Pitts, Brent Frazier, and James Lee Dillard - all of whom would later participate in creating the Darkstar soundtrack.
at Fidget.com, Williams described his role in the massive production:
Darkstar features actor Clive Robertson
(Sunset Beach
), the original cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000
, animations by artist Richard Corben
, and the final work of the late actor Peter Graves
who narrated the game. Darkstar was released on 5 November 2010 through the Darkstar website and as a downloadable program through Strategy First
.
Williams designed various costumes and props for Darkstar. He is one of the three credited composers of the soundtrack, alongside Jimmy Pitts and Bill Bruce.
United States
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animator, writer, producer, musician, and director. Williams founded Parallax Studio
Parallax Studio
Parallax Studio is an American animation studio based in Nixa, Missouri, United States. It was created by current CEO J. Allen Williams. Apart from their local work, Parallax Studio is most known for the production of the computer game epic Darkstar: The Interactive Movie which stars actor Clive...
in Nixa, Missouri
Nixa, Missouri
Nixa is a city in Christian County, Missouri, United States. The population was 12,124 at the 2000 census, though a 2009 estimate places it at 19,458. It is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, and presently (2011) continues in the capacity of its CEO
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
.
Williams wrote, animated, edited, produced, and directed the independent science fiction computer game Darkstar: The Interactive Movie.
Early Life
Williams was born 27 September 1960 in Biloxi, Mississippi. He later moved to Kansas City, MissouriKansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
where he attended the Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City Art Institute
The Kansas City Art Institute is a private, independent, four-year college of fine arts and design founded in 1885 in Kansas City, Missouri....
. He started a musical group using the stage name "Carmen Wilder" and began working with musicians Bill Bruce, Jimmy Pitts, Brent Frazier, and James Lee Dillard - all of whom would later participate in creating the Darkstar soundtrack.
Work on Darkstar: The Interactive Movie
Williams is most known for having independently created the computer game Darkstar: The Interactive Movie over the course of a decade. In an interview with Tom ChickTom Chick
Tom W. Chick is an American television and movie actor, and independent journalist. His most prominent TV roles were as Oscar's lover Gil in the US version of The Office, and the hard-hitting reporter Gordon in The West Wing. As a writer, Tom has contributed to many current and past video game...
at Fidget.com, Williams described his role in the massive production:
Darkstar features actor Clive Robertson
Clive Robertson
Clive Gladstone Robertson is a British actor perhaps best known for his roles on the soap opera Sunset Beach, the Canadian science fiction series Starhunter, and the 2010 science fiction computer game Darkstar: The Interactive Movie.-Biography:Robertson spent much of his younger life abroad,...
(Sunset Beach
Sunset Beach (TV series)
Sunset Beach was an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on January 6, 1997, and last airing on December 31, 1999. The show followed the loves and lives of the people living in a fictional coastal city named Sunset Beach, on the coast of California...
), the original cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999....
, animations by artist Richard Corben
Richard Corben
Richard Corben is an American illustrator and comic book artist best known for his comics featured in Heavy Metal magazine...
, and the final work of the late actor Peter Graves
Peter Graves (actor)
Peter Aurness , known professionally as Peter Graves, was an American film and television actor. He was best known for his starring role in the CBS television series Mission: Impossible from 1967 to 1973...
who narrated the game. Darkstar was released on 5 November 2010 through the Darkstar website and as a downloadable program through Strategy First
Strategy First
Strategy First is a software company based in Montreal, Canada. Founded in 1988, the company has published numerous well-known games, such as the Disciples series, Jagged Alliance series, Space Empires series, and Galactic Civilizations....
.
Williams designed various costumes and props for Darkstar. He is one of the three credited composers of the soundtrack, alongside Jimmy Pitts and Bill Bruce.