Vicky Jenson(I)
- Writer
- Production Designer
- Director
Vicky Jenson's career spans more than two decades in both animation and
live action, and crosses the spectrum from TV to feature films to
shorts including a commercial campaign for Old Navy of more than 40
spots with Anonymous Content and was at that time the only female
feature film director they represented.
Vicky Jenson started in animation as a cell painter. She learned to
paint backgrounds on The Flintstones (1960) and The Smurfs (1981) at Hanna Barbera Studios where
she worked summers to cover fall semesters at the Academy of Art
College in San Francisco.
After transferring to Cal State University at Northridge to study
literature and fine art, Vicky designed backgrounds and drew
storyboards for Filmation, Marvel, Disney TV and Warner Bros on such
classics as He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983), Taz-Mania (1991), _Batman_ and Jem (1985).
Her credits include TV classics the
The Smurfs (1981) for Hanna Barbera,
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983),
_, _Batman_ and Jem (1985)
and developing visual styles for
Ralph Bakshi and
John Kricfalusi on the groundbreaking
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (1987)
and
The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991).
After directing on both the Oscar-winning winning
Shrek (2001) and the Academy Award
Nominated Shark Tale (2004), Vicky
directed her first live-action feature Post Grad for Ivan Reitman's
Montecito Pictures and Fox Searchlight. Her other feature film credits
include art directing on Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, production
design on
The Road to El Dorado (2000),
story artist on Chicken Run. She also directed a live-action short,
Family Tree (2003), which premiered
at Sundance, screened at countless festivals, including SXSW, Aspen and
Malibu and went on to win multiple festival awards.
For her decades of outstanding work, Vicky has earned countless awards,
including an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and recognition
from the Annies, BAFTA, the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards,
Cannes, the Golden Globes, among other awards.
She is currently directing her
third animated feature for DreamWorks and is scripting of a live-action
fairytale feature to follow.
When she's not working in the
studio, Jenson enjoys ultralight backpacking, learning to play mandolin
and teaching her border collie pointless new tricks.
live action, and crosses the spectrum from TV to feature films to
shorts including a commercial campaign for Old Navy of more than 40
spots with Anonymous Content and was at that time the only female
feature film director they represented.
Vicky Jenson started in animation as a cell painter. She learned to
paint backgrounds on The Flintstones (1960) and The Smurfs (1981) at Hanna Barbera Studios where
she worked summers to cover fall semesters at the Academy of Art
College in San Francisco.
After transferring to Cal State University at Northridge to study
literature and fine art, Vicky designed backgrounds and drew
storyboards for Filmation, Marvel, Disney TV and Warner Bros on such
classics as He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983), Taz-Mania (1991), _Batman_ and Jem (1985).
Her credits include TV classics the
The Smurfs (1981) for Hanna Barbera,
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983),
_, _Batman_ and Jem (1985)
and developing visual styles for
Ralph Bakshi and
John Kricfalusi on the groundbreaking
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (1987)
and
The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991).
After directing on both the Oscar-winning winning
Shrek (2001) and the Academy Award
Nominated Shark Tale (2004), Vicky
directed her first live-action feature Post Grad for Ivan Reitman's
Montecito Pictures and Fox Searchlight. Her other feature film credits
include art directing on Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, production
design on
The Road to El Dorado (2000),
story artist on Chicken Run. She also directed a live-action short,
Family Tree (2003), which premiered
at Sundance, screened at countless festivals, including SXSW, Aspen and
Malibu and went on to win multiple festival awards.
For her decades of outstanding work, Vicky has earned countless awards,
including an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and recognition
from the Annies, BAFTA, the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards,
Cannes, the Golden Globes, among other awards.
She is currently directing her
third animated feature for DreamWorks and is scripting of a live-action
fairytale feature to follow.
When she's not working in the
studio, Jenson enjoys ultralight backpacking, learning to play mandolin
and teaching her border collie pointless new tricks.