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Owen Fitzpatrick - Writer/Director
In 1998/99 Owen designed, wrote and directed thirty-five episodes of Mikey's Sporting Madness! for R.T.É.'s (Network 2) sports series 'Rapid'. Mikey's Sporting Madness! was also streamed by eveo.com, a major internet entertainment site. 1999 also saw Owen co-storyboard and art direct From An Evil Cradling (1998-99). Owen has recently directed television commercials for Santa's Kingdom and Stars on Sunday.
Anne Tweedy - Producer
Anne has supervised high profile animation productions for Hahn film (Germany). Projects include various television series and commercials. Anne also worked on the pilot episodes for Wildlife and Altair. She is currently developing an animated feature length version of Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant through her production company, Arbutus Films.
Barbara Bergin/Danny O'Neill - Voices
Barbara has extensive experience of stage, screen and radio, both nationally and internationally. Danny is a former fighter pilot.
Gregory Magee
Gregory Magee has composed scores for many films including Under the Hawthorn Tree, The Countess Cathleen, From An Evil Cradling, The Angelic Organ, The Nest and Scraggers. Gregory is currently scoring a TV series for Magma Films.
Rónán Ó Muirgheasa - Editor
Lightstream CGI - Digital Animation Facility
Lightstream (Les Quinn, Eamonn Elliott, Dermot Elliott and Martin O'Grady) have produced high quality digital effects for international and domestic clients. Credits include Spacetruckers (1996), The Seventh Scroll (1998-99), NBC's Mary, Mother of Jesus (2000) How Harry Became a Tree. Lightstream are currently working on The Magnificent Ambersons. See some of their impressive work at lightstream.ie
Andrew Kavanagh - Lead Animator
Andrew Kavanagh was producer, writer and co-director of From An Evil Cradling (1999). Andrew is presently directing the short film, The Milliner, a Frameworks 5 commission.
Keith Alexander/Lime Street Sound - Final Mix
Keith Alexander of Lime Street Sound worked previously with director Owen Fitzpatrick on Mikey's Sporting Madness! and more recently on the Santa's Kingdom and Stars on Sunday commercials (2001/2).
Colm O'Brien /Windmill Lane Ltd. - On-Line Editor
Colm O'Brien supervised The Nest's on-line at Windmill Lane Ltd. - one of Ireland's state-of-the-art post-production studios.
Macalla - Sound Supervision
Marcus Mac Conghail (macalla) worked closely with Owen Fitzpatrick and editor, Rónán Ó Muirgheasa, to produce the film's soundscape.
Guy Gibbon - sabirding.co.za
Guy Gibbon (www.sabirding.co.za) sourced many authentic Namibian bird sounds for The Nest.
Rocket Animation - Production Company
Since Rocket Animation was set up in 1997 by Caroline Dunn, Stuart Switzer and Owen Fitzpatrick, it has produced and co-produced a wide range of animation series and short animated films including Backyard Tales, Mikey's Sporting Madness!, Den TV's The Lab and Joke Box, From An Evil Cradling, The Nest and The Angelic Organ. Rocket has also produced commercials for television.
The producers would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for their help and co-operation in the making of this film
For details on the pre-production history of The Nest please click on the following link:
'The Nest' Copyright 2001 Owen Fitzpatrick/Rocket Animation/Funding Partners - All Rights Reserved
'The Nest' is available on 35mm/Digi-Beta/Beta SP
DOLBY SR
12 minutes/Colour/English Language/1:1.85
Distributed by Network Ireland Television Ltd.
FUNDED BY BORD SCANNÁN na hÉIREANN/THE IRISH FILM BOARD
RADIO TELIFÍS ÉIREANN
THE ARTS COUNCIL
Contact us at:
Rocket Animation Ltd. 49-50 Berystede, Leeson Park, Dublin 6, Ireland
Tel: +353 1 4970817 Fax: +353 1 4970796
www.rocketanimation.com