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John Clark
Personal Info
- Gender
- Male
- Known for
- Visual Effects
Biography
John has been in the film industry since 1994, working in live action, visual effects and animation. He specializes in Cinematography, Previs Supervision, Animation and Story Development, and has decades of experience leading vfx and animation teams teams large and small.
John has had leading roles on animated movies including Surf's Up, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, The Smurfs, Hotel Transylvania, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, Arcane and Luck. He received a prestigious Annie Award for his camera and animation work on Surf's Up after animating all the waves on the movie and personally designing all of the surfing sequences for the film.
John grew up surfing in Cocoa Beach, Florida, then studied theater, art and history at the University of Central Florida. He began his career in film as an actor, but soon grew to love the cameras that were trained on him. He jumped into live action production as a PA, eventually directing commercials and CG shorts. He took an opportunity to work on a dream project at Sony Pictures on Surf's Up (John was a former competition surfer), changing his career to focus on animated features where he used his live action experience to bring authentic cinematography into CG animated film making.
John lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter, surfs in Malibu and plays a lot of Dungeons & Dragons.
- IMDb mini biography by: John T Clark
John has had leading roles on animated movies including Surf's Up, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, The Smurfs, Hotel Transylvania, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, Arcane and Luck. He received a prestigious Annie Award for his camera and animation work on Surf's Up after animating all the waves on the movie and personally designing all of the surfing sequences for the film.
John grew up surfing in Cocoa Beach, Florida, then studied theater, art and history at the University of Central Florida. He began his career in film as an actor, but soon grew to love the cameras that were trained on him. He jumped into live action production as a PA, eventually directing commercials and CG shorts. He took an opportunity to work on a dream project at Sony Pictures on Surf's Up (John was a former competition surfer), changing his career to focus on animated features where he used his live action experience to bring authentic cinematography into CG animated film making.
John lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter, surfs in Malibu and plays a lot of Dungeons & Dragons.
- IMDb mini biography by: John T Clark
Movies (5)
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Men in Black: International
- Visual Effects
Title: Men in Black: International
Tagline: The world's not going to save itself.
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
Director: F. Gary Gray
Runtime: 115
Status: Released
Release: 2019-06-12
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The Smurfs 2
- Layout Supervisor
Title: The Smurfs 2
Tagline: Get ready to get naughty!
Genre: Fantasy, Family, Comedy, Animation
Director: Raja Gosnell
Runtime: 105
Status: Released
Release: 2013-07-30
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The Smurfs
- Compositing Lead
Title: The Smurfs
Tagline: Smurf happens.
Genre: Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Director: Raja Gosnell
Runtime: 103
Status: Released
Release: 2011-07-29
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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
- Cinematography
Title: The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
Tagline: A huge journey to find a tiny friend.
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Director: Tim Hill
Runtime: 95
Status: Released
Release: 2020-08-14
