Zeke Norton
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Behzad M.
I have been fortunate to work with Zeke Norton at Rainmaker on multiple occasions. I started my career as a Jr. Animator working with Zeke. He was my director on an episode of "Spiderman the animated series" , and years later we got to team up again on "Escape From Planet Earth" where he supervised the previs department. Working with Zeke was always fun, challenging and informative. His animation and directing skills helped make every shot more exciting and pushed every sequence further. Not only did he help take my skills to a higher level, he also impacted my personal life in an amazing way. I am very lucky to have worked with Zeke and I know he played a huge role in my growth and helped me get to where I am today.
ToNy P.
Zeke Norton ~ Able to motivate his crew of animators while at the same time deal with duties relating to Animatic Edits, Episode Designs, Model and Texture Assets and oversee the delivery of respective episodes - Zeke was able to produce many outstanding Episode Segments for the Microsoft / Rare Game based CG TV Viva Pinata Series. His Professional and Personal stature was greatly appreciated by both Bardel Entertainment, 4Kids Entertainment for whom we produced the Series along with the other 04 Viva Pinata Directors and the Viva Pinata Administration Staff. Hopefully I will have the opportunity to work with Zeke in the future on another CG Project.
Behzad M.
I have been fortunate to work with Zeke Norton at Rainmaker on multiple occasions. I started my career as a Jr. Animator working with Zeke. He was my director on an episode of "Spiderman the animated series" , and years later we got to team up again on "Escape From Planet Earth" where he supervised the previs department. Working with Zeke was always fun, challenging and informative. His animation and directing skills helped make every shot more exciting and pushed every sequence further. Not only did he help take my skills to a higher level, he also impacted my personal life in an amazing way. I am very lucky to have worked with Zeke and I know he played a huge role in my growth and helped me get to where I am today.
ToNy P.
Zeke Norton ~ Able to motivate his crew of animators while at the same time deal with duties relating to Animatic Edits, Episode Designs, Model and Texture Assets and oversee the delivery of respective episodes - Zeke was able to produce many outstanding Episode Segments for the Microsoft / Rare Game based CG TV Viva Pinata Series. His Professional and Personal stature was greatly appreciated by both Bardel Entertainment, 4Kids Entertainment for whom we produced the Series along with the other 04 Viva Pinata Directors and the Viva Pinata Administration Staff. Hopefully I will have the opportunity to work with Zeke in the future on another CG Project.
Behzad M.
I have been fortunate to work with Zeke Norton at Rainmaker on multiple occasions. I started my career as a Jr. Animator working with Zeke. He was my director on an episode of "Spiderman the animated series" , and years later we got to team up again on "Escape From Planet Earth" where he supervised the previs department. Working with Zeke was always fun, challenging and informative. His animation and directing skills helped make every shot more exciting and pushed every sequence further. Not only did he help take my skills to a higher level, he also impacted my personal life in an amazing way. I am very lucky to have worked with Zeke and I know he played a huge role in my growth and helped me get to where I am today.
ToNy P.
Zeke Norton ~ Able to motivate his crew of animators while at the same time deal with duties relating to Animatic Edits, Episode Designs, Model and Texture Assets and oversee the delivery of respective episodes - Zeke was able to produce many outstanding Episode Segments for the Microsoft / Rare Game based CG TV Viva Pinata Series. His Professional and Personal stature was greatly appreciated by both Bardel Entertainment, 4Kids Entertainment for whom we produced the Series along with the other 04 Viva Pinata Directors and the Viva Pinata Administration Staff. Hopefully I will have the opportunity to work with Zeke in the future on another CG Project.
Behzad M.
I have been fortunate to work with Zeke Norton at Rainmaker on multiple occasions. I started my career as a Jr. Animator working with Zeke. He was my director on an episode of "Spiderman the animated series" , and years later we got to team up again on "Escape From Planet Earth" where he supervised the previs department. Working with Zeke was always fun, challenging and informative. His animation and directing skills helped make every shot more exciting and pushed every sequence further. Not only did he help take my skills to a higher level, he also impacted my personal life in an amazing way. I am very lucky to have worked with Zeke and I know he played a huge role in my growth and helped me get to where I am today.
ToNy P.
Zeke Norton ~ Able to motivate his crew of animators while at the same time deal with duties relating to Animatic Edits, Episode Designs, Model and Texture Assets and oversee the delivery of respective episodes - Zeke was able to produce many outstanding Episode Segments for the Microsoft / Rare Game based CG TV Viva Pinata Series. His Professional and Personal stature was greatly appreciated by both Bardel Entertainment, 4Kids Entertainment for whom we produced the Series along with the other 04 Viva Pinata Directors and the Viva Pinata Administration Staff. Hopefully I will have the opportunity to work with Zeke in the future on another CG Project.
Experience
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Waterproof Studios
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Canada
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Animation and Post-production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director
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May 2021 - Present
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Triggerfish
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South Africa
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Animation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Series Director
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Sep 2019 - May 2021
Series Director on Mama K's Team 4 for Netflix Series Director on Mama K's Team 4 for Netflix
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Blackbird Interactive
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Canada
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Computer Games
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200 - 300 Employee
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Cinematics Director
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Dec 2017 - Feb 2019
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Ubisoft Toronto
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Canada
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Computer Games
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300 - 400 Employee
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Cinematics Director
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Sep 2016 - Dec 2017
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Rainmaker Entertainment
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Canada
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Animation and Post-production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director
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Nov 2015 - Oct 2016
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Atomic Cartoons
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Canada
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Animation and Post-production
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700 & Above Employee
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Series Director
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Oct 2014 - Oct 2015
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Rainmaker Entertainment
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Canada
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Animation and Post-production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director
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Aug 2010 - Sep 2014
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Previsualization Supervisor
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Jul 2009 - Jul 2010
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Image Engine Design Inc.
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Canada
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Movies, Videos, and Sound
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200 - 300 Employee
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Previsualization Supervisor
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May 2008 - May 2009
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Bardel Entertainment
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Canada
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Animation and Post-production
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300 - 400 Employee
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Director
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May 2006 - May 2008
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Episodic Director - Viva Pinata
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May 2006 - May 2008
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Rainmaker Entertainment
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Canada
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Animation and Post-production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director
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Aug 1993 - Nov 2005
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Animator - Reboot Season 4
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May 2001 - Jul 2001
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Episodic Director/Animator - Reboot Season 3
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Apr 1997 - Dec 1997
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Director - Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy
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Mar 2005 - Oct 2005
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Director - Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever: The Case of the Giant Flying Lizard
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Apr 2004 - Feb 2005
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Director - The Trailer
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Jan 2004 - Jun 2004
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Director - Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
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Jun 2003 - Mar 2004
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Sony
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Episodic Director - Spiderman Animated Series
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Jan 2003 - May 2003
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Director - The Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktakular
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Jan 2002 - Dec 2002
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Director/Producer/Story Editor/Animator
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Aug 2001 - Dec 2001
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Mattel, Inc.
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Supervising Director - Max Steel
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Jul 2001 - Sep 2001
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Hasbro
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Episodic Director - Action Man
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Jul 2000 - May 2001
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Supervising Animator - Casper's Haunted Christmas
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Nov 1999 - Jun 2000
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Co-Producer/Story Editor/Episodic Director - Weirdohs
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Jan 1999 - Oct 1999
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Hasbro
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Episodic Director - Beast Wars Season 3
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Aug 1998 - Dec 1998
More giant robots beating the snot our of each other! This time around Megatron is a Dragon! I ripped off a ton of shots from early Jet Li films so it's a little weird to see 8 ton transforming robots in drop-down kung-fu fights (epsecially when they all have lasers) but the kids didn't seem to mind. More giant robots beating the snot our of each other! This time around Megatron is a Dragon! I ripped off a ton of shots from early Jet Li films so it's a little weird to see 8 ton transforming robots in drop-down kung-fu fights (epsecially when they all have lasers) but the kids didn't seem to mind.
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Episodic Director - War Planets
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Jan 1998 - Aug 1998
Spaceships blasting each other out of the heavens and vast armies battling below. If we knew how hard it was going to be to do all that for a CG series back in '98, we all would have run screaming into the retail industry. The designs were pretty sweet though, especially Planet Bone. The leader's spaceship was all oozing walls and sphincter doors. Very Cronenberg but, you know, for kids! Spaceships blasting each other out of the heavens and vast armies battling below. If we knew how hard it was going to be to do all that for a CG series back in '98, we all would have run screaming into the retail industry. The designs were pretty sweet though, especially Planet Bone. The leader's spaceship was all oozing walls and sphincter doors. Very Cronenberg but, you know, for kids!
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Education
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2007 - 2008
Animation Mentor
Animation -
1992 - 1993
Vancouver Film School
3D Animation, Animation -
1988 - 1991
Langara College
JournalismCertificate Program, Journalism -
1984 - 1988
Centennial Senior Secondary
High School Diploma, Troublemaker
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