Patrick Osborne grew up with a passion for Nintendo, Jurassic Park, and Wavefront—and he got to see behind the scenes of movie merchandising via his dad’s job as head of design at Kenner Toys. After attending the prestigious Ringling College of Art + Design, he joined Sony Imageworks, then Disney, and polished his skills as an animator.
While at Disney, Patrick directed the short film “Feast,” which won an Academy Award, and then moved into directing full-time on the sitcom Imaginary Mary. Patrick talks about the tools he’s used throughout his career, what it’s like to become a Hollywood director, and his favorite part of the filmmaking process. He also gives a sneak peek into his upcoming experiments with real-time, VR, and in-progress shorts for Love, Death & Robots, and Apple.
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Chapters:
4:30 How Patrick got into animation
12:45 Starting at Sony Imageworks
17:30 Stopping animating, starting directing
24:29 Pitching short films
28:28 Advice from John Lasseter on “Feast”
33:00 Google Spotlight and becoming a director
36:54 Trying to make “Nimona”
41:04 Returning to LA for Google Spotlight
49:04 Involvement in “Love, Death & Robots”
52:26 Thoughts on the future of entertainment
56:44 Patrick’s most joyful moment of filmmaking