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Rob Shaw bean his animation career at Philadelphia%u2019s University of the Arts. In 1997, his film Dirty Summer Fridays, funded by grants from MTV and Eastman Kodak won the award for Best Senior Thesis Film. Shaw's career has since grown to include work on numerous animated television series, both in the US and abroad, as well as television commercials and music videos. His credits as animator include a politically charged parody of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for Saturday Night Live, as...

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Rob Shaw bean his animation career at Philadelphia%u2019s University of the Arts. In 1997, his film Dirty Summer Fridays, funded by grants from MTV and Eastman Kodak won the award for Best Senior Thesis Film. Shaw's career has since grown to include work on numerous animated television series, both in the US and abroad, as well as television commercials and music videos. His credits as animator include a politically charged parody of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for Saturday Night Live, as well as being the first animator to translate the iconic character of Tony the Tiger into stop-motion animation.
In 2006 Shaw made the jump to director and has established his eclectic, multiple-technique style through numerous commercial and music video projects. He recently directed a video for They Might Be Giants and a series of spots for Alltel Wireless. His commercial clients include Zune, Guitar Hero, and Apple Jacks to name a few. Currently Shaw is wrapping up work another music video for They Might Be Giants and Chicago DJ Major Taylor.
Shaw is a Director at Bent Image Lab, an internationally recognized, award-winning animation studio based in Portland, Oregon.

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