Patrick McHale (artist)

Patrick McHale

McHale at 2014 NYCC
Born (1983-11-17) November 17, 1983
New Jersey
Occupation Animator, storyboard artist, filmmaker, writer, creative director
Years active 2007–present

Patrick "Pat" McHale (born November 17, 1983 in New Jersey) is an American writer, storyboard artist, animator, songwriter, and independent filmmaker. He is best known for being a writer and creative director on the animated series Adventure Time[1] for Cartoon Network, which he contributed to during its first five seasons, and creating his own Emmy award-winning mini-series Over the Garden Wall.[2]

Patrick McHale graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in 2006 with a BFA in Character Animation. He began his professional career at Cartoon Network Studios in 2007, writing and storyboarding on The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, helping to create 10 episodes in total.[3] The one-shot character Punsie McKale was inspired by and modeled after McHale.

After leaving Flapjack, he joined fellow CalArts alum and Flapjack storyboard artist Pendleton Ward to help develop Ward's Adventure Time short into an animated series. Once the show got picked up, McHale stayed on board as the show's creative director through the show's second season. He then moved to New York City with his wife and fellow filmmaker Jiwook Kim. However, he continued to freelance for the show, writing occasional songs and providing input in story outlines that concluded during the middle of season five.

In October 2011, he started work on an animated short entitled Tome of the Unknown,[4] which was produced as part of Cartoon Network's Shorts Development Program. Unlike the other pilots that ended up being released online on Cartoon Network Video, the eight-minute film was selected to be showcased during the festival circuit throughout 2013 and early 2014, eventually picking up The Bruce Corwin Award for Best Animated Short Film at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.[5] The short became the basis for a 10-part mini-series entitled Over the Garden Wall, which premiered over five consecutive nights in November 2014. Tome of the Unknown was eventually streamed online in May 2015.

In early 2015, McHale self-published his first short novel, Bags, through Etsy.[6]

In 2015, Frederator Studios announced that McHale would direct an 11-minute adaption of Costume Quest.[7]

In 2015, McHale won a National Cartoonists Society Reuben award[8] as the creator of Over the Garden Wall, in the category for TV Animation. [9]

In 2015, McHale, as executive producer & creator of Over the Garden Wall, won an Emmy for Best Animated Program. [10] That same year, McHale's Over the Garden Wall won Best Animated Feature at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.[11]

In 2016, McHale won an Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids -- as the creator and a writer of Over the Garden Wall comic books. [10]

In 2017, director Guillermo del Toro announced that McHale is co-writing the script to del Toro's stop-motion adaptation of Pinocchio [12]

Filmography

Short films

Television

Year Title Role
2007–2008 The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack Writer and storyboard artist
2010–2013 Adventure Time Creative director (Seasons 1-2), story, writer & storyboard artist (The Enchiridion!)
2014 Over the Garden Wall Creator, executive producer, story, writer, storyboard artist & songwriter
2015–2016 Gravity Falls Voice role as Hectorgon; 3 episodes

Internet

Year Title Role
2014 Blackford Manor[14] Writer
2015 Cartoons VS Cancer [15] Himself
TBA Costume Quest[7] Director

Film

Year Title Role
TBA Pinocchio[12] Co-writer

References

  1. ↑ "Adventure Time (TV Series 2010–2018)".
  2. ↑ "Patrick McHale". IMDb.
  3. ↑ "The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (TV Series 2008–2010)".
  4. ↑ "Tome of the Unknown (2013)".
  5. ↑ "2014 Award Winning Films Announced". 9 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Patrick McHale on Etsy". Etsy.
  7. 1 2 Moser, Cassidee (15 May 2015). "Adventure Time Studio Creating Costume Quest Cartoon".
  8. ↑ "'Song of the Sea,' 'Over the Garden Wall' Win Reubens". 26 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Reuben Awards Winners 2015".
  10. 1 2 "Over The Garden Wall". Television Academy.
  11. ↑ "'Small People with Hats,' 'Over the Garden Wall' Top Ottawa 2015". 19 September 2015.
  12. 1 2 "Guillermo del Toro's Stop-Motion Movie 'Pinocchio' Adds 'Over the Garden Wall' Creator". 23 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "'The Zombie' by Patrick McHale". 27 July 2016.
  14. ↑ CartoonHangover (28 August 2014). "NEW CARTOON: "Blackford Manor" (Cartoon Hangover Shorts # 10)" – via YouTube.
  15. ↑ Gruppetstudios (17 January 2016). "Cartoons VS Cancer - Ep. 5 (The One with Patrick McHale!)" – via YouTube.

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