Contributors
Lineboil is edited by Aaron Simpson, but it wouldn’t be possible without our wonderful contributors.
BRENDAN BURCH
Animator turned CEO, Brendan Burch co-founded and runs Six Point Harness Studios in Los Angeles. Brendan also teaches part time at Cal Arts in the Experimental Animation program. Contact Brendan at brendan ::at:: sixpointharness.com.
RON DOUCET
Animator turned studio director of Collideascope Studios, Ron is now a co-owner and operator of the newly formed art direction and design studio known as Invisible Entertainment in Halifax, Canada. Ron also teaches part time at the Center for Arts & Technology in the Flash Animation Program. Contact Ron at ron.doucet ::at:: gmail.com
PASQUALE D’SILVA
Freelancing character animator, and sometimes writer; Pasquale D’Silva lives and works in sunny Queensland, Australia. He is always doodling, appreciating bears, tinkering with computers, or updating his regular blog darkmotion.com. Contact Pasquale at pgdsilva ::at:: gmail.com
KEITH STASKIEWICZ
Formerly a writer for shows that have appeared on Nicktoons, Cartoon Network and AOL, Keith is currently a student at the Columbia School of Journalism where he is working on an animation-oriented Master’s thesis. Contact him at kstaskie :: at :: gmail.com
ALAN COOK
Alan is a recent Sheridan College Graduate in Animation. He has worked for Chuck Gammage Animation and JibJab. He runs his own blog at CookedArt.blogspot.com. Contact him at alan :: at :: lineboil.com
DAN FORGIONE
Dan is a character animator currently living in Yonkers, NY with his wife. Dan freelances as a director, producer and animator. His work can be seen at danforgione.com. Contact him at dan :: at :: lineboil.com
MYLES MCLEOD
Myles McLeod is one half of The Brothers McLeod, known for their screenwriting and animations as seen on CBBC, CBeebies, MTV, Channel 4 and Nickelodeon. They are also Commercials Directors for internationally famous studio Aardman Animations. Myles holds a Masters in Screenwriting from the Skillset Screen Academy at Bournemouth University, and has written for television, short film and computer games.
MICHAEL VOGEL
Michael Vogel is currently the Director of Animated Programming for Sony Pictures Television, but has been a geek all of his life. He grew up watching cartoons and reading comic books and just never really stopped. Now he gets to do it for a living and couldn’t be happier.
