John Lamb (producer)

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John Lamb is an Oscar winning film producer/director, animator, and artist.

Awards: Academy Award - 1980 - Scientific Technical Achievement Category for inventing the Lyon Lamb Video Animation System (shared with Lyon) a single frame video device for pre-testing animation art before its committed to final production. First Place - "Tom Waits for No One" 1st Hollywood Film and Video Festival

Education: graduate of Cal State Fullerton - emphasis on animation.

John lamb Productions-pres. Merchandised and marketed John Lamb cartoons on T-shirts, sweats, hats, coffee mugs, bar glasses, buttons, pins, key chains, greeting cards, calendars and a host of other ancillary products. Clients: Adidas, Nike, L.A.Gear, Puma, Body Glove, Bugle Boy, Jimmy Z, Maui and Sons, Hog's Breath Saloon, Bear Surfboards, Hang Ten

Bobtown Ink-pres. Flamingo Court, Beach Bunnies, Cap'n Jack, Kampong Boy, Cyborg Pirates Clients: Disney, Universal, Nickelodeon, Sun Woo, Hanna Barbara, Cartoon network, MGM,Sony

animation/production:

• “Secret Spot “ - premiered with “Forgotten Island of Santosha”
• "Rocket 88" - premiered with iconic surf movie classic " 5 Summer Stories "
• "Getting Wasted"- An interstitial for the feature film -
• Sesame Street, Electric Company, several educational films
• "Tom Waits for No One"- starring Tom Waits performing live, then rotoscoped into animation –singing "The One That Got Away".
• "Flamingo Court"- Bobtown Studios. Featuring Gary Lamb as the voice for several characters.
• "Hippy Motors" convert classic "Hippy" mobiles into green/electric machines.

His animation can be seen on YOU TUBE