Patrick McHale (artist)
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McHale at 2014 NYCC
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| Born | 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, and independent filmmaker, best known for being a former writer and creative director on the animated series Adventure Time for Cartoon Network, which he contributed to during its first five seasons. McHale recently created the mini-series Over the Garden Wall.
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. 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 up until the show's second season, where he moved to New York 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, 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 Animated Short at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. 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.
In 2015, Frederator Studios announced that McHale would direct an 11-minute adaption of Costume Quest.[1]
Filmography
Short films
- Simon and Pig on Holiday (student film, 2003)
- Body (student film, 2004)
- Candle (student film, 2005)
- Apple Bears in the Desert (2011)
- Efforts (2011)
- Fall Guy (2011)
- Tome of the Unknown (Cartoon Network Studios, 2013)
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2007–2008 | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Writer and storyboard artist |
| 2010–2012 | Adventure Time | Creative director, writer & storyboard artist |
| 2014 | Over the Garden Wall | Creator, executive producer, writer, storyboard artist & songwriter |
| 2015–2016 | Gravity Falls | Voice role as Hectorgon; 3 episodes |
Internet
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2014 | Blackford Manor[2] | Writer |
| TBA | Costume Quest [3] | Director |
References
External links
- Articles with hCards
- 1983 births
- Living people
- American animators
- American storyboard artists
- American filmmakers
- American television writers
- Male television writers
- American television producers
- Storyboard artists
- American male voice actors
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of English descent
- American people of German descent
- American people of Italian descent
- California Institute of the Arts alumni
- Adventure Time
- The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
