Peter Ramsey
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Ramsey in 2012 at the 35th Mill Valley Film Festival
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| Born | Peter A. Ramsey 1962/1963 (age 61–62)[1] Crenshaw, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Film director, illustrator and storyboard artist |
| Employer | DreamWorks Animation |
| Notable work | Rise of the Guardians |
Peter A. Ramsey is an American film director, illustrator and storyboard artist, whose directorial debut was Rise of the Guardians in 2012.
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Early life
Ramsey grew up in the Crenshaw District of South LA, and graduated at 17 from Pali High. He studied painting at UCLA for two years before enrolling in film classes at Los Angeles City College.[2]
Career
His first job in Hollywood was painting a mural, but soon he was working as a storyboard artist and production illustrator on 26 films including Predator 2, Backdraft, Independence Day, Fight Club and A.I. Artificial Intelligence. He was a second unit director for Poetic Justice, Higher Learning, Tank Girl and Godzilla. Aron Warner, the producer of Tank Girl, suggested he join DreamWorks Animation.[3] After initially being uninterested, Ramsey joined DreamWorks Animation as a story artist for Shrek the Third and Shrek the Halls.
He directed Rise of the Guardians, based on William Joyce's The Guardians of Childhood books, making him the first African-American to direct a big budget animated feature.[1]
Filmography
Director
- Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009)
- Rise of the Guardians (2012) (Golden Globe nomination for Best Animated Film)
Second unit director
- Poetic Justice (1993)
- Higher Learning (1995)
- Tank Girl (1995)
- Godzilla (1998)
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