Jon Schnepp
| Jon Schnepp | |
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 Schnepp at the 2012 New York Comic Con. | |
| Born | May 16, 1967 (age 47) |
| Occupation | Producer, director, voice actor, editor, writer, cartoonist, animator, cinematographer |
Jonathan D. "Jon" Schnepp[1] is an American producer, director, voice actor, editor, writer, cartoonist, animator, and cinematographer whose company, Schneppzone, works on short films and television shows.
Career
Schnepp served as animation director for Nickelodeon's What's Inside Heidi's Head?, and as editor on numerous episodes of Cartoon Network's Space Ghost: Coast to Coast. He co-directed the pilot for Upright Citizens Brigade for Comedy Central, and directed segments and the Title Sequence for the series run. He also released "The Removers" and "Brainwarp", two pilots he produced and directed, on DVD by Filmthreat. He then went to Brazil, working with Debbie Allen, editing and creating the title sequences for two sitcoms airing in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Schnepp co-created, co-wrote, and directed Nerd Hunter 3004 for the Channel 101 pilot. He also guest stars on three episodes of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force. In two episodes he voices the Wisdom Cube and in the other he plays The Creature from Plaque Lagoon.
Since 2006, Schnepp has served as director on Metalocalypse, an animated series on Cartoon Network about Dethklok, a chiefly-fictional heavy metal band. As well as directing several episodes per season (the most recent of which aired in 2012), he designed and created the look of the five band members, and works closely with the show's co-creators/writers Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha. He directed the 2009 Dethklok Tour with Mastodon, providing an animated accompaniment. Schnepp helped write all four Dethklok comic books, and designed variant cover arts.
Schnepp co-directed Season 4.1 of The Venture Bros.. Schnepp was featured in The Damned Things music video for "We've Got A Situation Here".
In 2011, Schnepp directed music videos for the bands I Set My Friends On Fire and Forbidden. He will direct the upcoming animated horror film Grimm Fairy Tales.[2]
Selected filmography
Film and television
| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Editor; Animator | |||
| 1995 | Club Dead | Video game; Voice actor | |||
| 1998 | Upright Citizens Brigade | Yes | Two episodes | ||
| 1999 | Cast in Stone | Yes | |||
| 2000 | HBO First Look | Editor | |||
| 2001 | The Removers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2003 | The Orlando Jones Show | Editor | |||
| 2003 | Brainwarp | Yes | Yes | Voice actor | |
| 2003–2009 | Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 | Voice actor | |||
| 2004 | Nerd Hunter 3004 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2005 | My Big Fat Independent Movie | Actor; extra | |||
| 2005–2006 | Mind of Mencia | Visual effects | |||
| 2006–2012 | Metalocalypse | Yes | Yes | Character designer Animated series | |
| 2009 | A Day in the Life | Actor; role: "Officer Miller" | |||
| 2009–2010 | The Venture Bros. | Yes | Animated series | ||
| 2010 | Caller ID | Actor; role: "Jeb" | |||
| 2011 | Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope | Guest appearance only | |||
| 2012 | The ABCs of Death | Yes | Yes | Segment "W is for WTF?" | |
| 2015 | The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?[3] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Filming Documentary |
Music videos
| Year | Artist | Song | Notes |
| 2007 | Dethklok | "Bloodrocuted" | Co-director (with Brendon Small) |
| 2008 | Dethklok | "Murmaider" | Director |
| 2008 | Dethklok | "Briefcase Full of Guts" | Director |
| 2008 | Dethklok | "Birthday Dethday" | Director |
| 2008 | Dethklok | "Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle" | Director |
| 2008 | Dethklok | "Hatredcopter" | Director |
| 2008 | Dethklok | "Thunderhorse" | Director |
| 2008 | Dethklok | "Go Into the Water" | Director |
| 2009 | Dethklok | "Bloodlines" | Director |
| 2009 | Dethklok | "Dethsupport" | Director |
| 2009 | Dethklok | "The Gears" | Director |
| 2009 | Dethklok | "Burn The Earth" | Director |
| 2009 | Dethklok | "Black Fire Upon Us" | Director |
| 2010 | The Damned Things | "We've Got a Situation Here" | Guest appearance only |
| 2011 | I Set My Friends On Fire | "Astral Rejection" | Director |
References
- ↑ http://criminalrecords.com/records/jonathan-schnepp-in-united-states
- ↑ Metalocalypse Director Jon Schnepp and Zenescope's Benjamin Jackendoff Talk Animating Grimm Fairy Tales
- ↑ Couch, Aaron (4 September 2013). "'Death of Superman Lives' Trailer: Nicolas Cage is Man of Steel (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
External links
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