Aaron Long (born March 1, 1990) is a

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animator and filmmaker. He is best known for his independent cartoons ''Sublo and Tangy Mustard'' and ''Fester Fish'' and for his work on the television series '' BoJack Horseman'' and ''

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''. Long principally uses the software

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and Adobe Photoshop to create his films. Long's work is strongly influenced by theatrical animation of the 1940s, particularly directors Bob Clampett,

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and Chuck Jones. In 2012, he began animating the short "Bakerman and the Bunnymen" for Sonic Bunny Productions. Since June 2013, he has resided in

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and worked at

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directing key episodes of various TV series including '' TripTank'', ''BoJack Horseman'' and ''Tuca & Bertie''. In 2016, he was a key contributor to ''BoJack Horsemans "

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" episode. In 2017, he directed the episode "

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". Executive producer Lisa Hanawalt stated "This episode really changed as we were working on it, and I also will say the director of the episode, Aaron Long, is responsible for a lot of that." In 2019, he directed three episodes of the animated series ''

'', as well as the show's opening credits. In an interview, Long claimed "This show has been the most fun I've had in my career so far, especially directing the main title sequence."

Biography

Long is from

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, Canada. He attended and graduated from

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in Toronto, where he first started making cartoons on his own using Adobe Flash. He posted his creations, starring his original character Fester Fish, on YouTube, where it was seen by companies in LA who began hiring him for freelance work while he was completing his studies. He has worked as a director, animator, character designer, and storyboarder on shows such as ''BoJack Horseman'' (

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), '' Greatest Party Story Ever'' ( MTV) and ''TripTank'' (

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), as well as his own original projects ''Sublo & Tangy Mustard'' and ''Fester Fish''.

Filmography

Television

Shorts

References

External links

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