Brandon Oldenburg is an American filmmaker and illustrator.

Career

He was an early employee of Reel FX Creative Studios (1995), doing a combination of design and special effects for television and film. Serving as Senior Creative director for 15 years, he worked with such clients as

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, DreamWorks and

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. From 1998 to 2009, Oldenburg oversaw a joint venture with

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and Reel FX. Oldenburg and Joyce's other collaborations include Halloween decor for

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, Parade Floats for Disney and Title Design for feature films. Their most recent story was 2012's ''

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''.

Later works

In 2009, Oldenburg and Joyce founded Moonbot Studios in

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, Louisiana. Their initial goal was to create an Academy Award-nominated animated short film as a calling card of the quality of the studio's work. In 2012, they overshot their goal when '' The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore'' won not only the nomination but the Oscar. In 2017, Oldenburg and the creative leadership from Moonbot merged with the VR team from Reel FX to form a new company called Flight School.

Recognition

Oldenburg's work has won many industry accolades, most recently the Distinguished Alumni of the Year from

Ringling College of Art and Design Ringling College of Art and Design (RCAD) is a private art and design school in Sarasota, Florida. It was founded by Ludd M. Spivey as an art school in 1931 as a remote branch of Southern College but separated by 1933. History The origins of ...

, where he received his BFA in Illustration and sits on the Board of Trustees. Oldenburg and renowned designer Brad Oldham collaborated on a giant sculptural series for a $1.4 million commission called ''

The Traveling Man ''The Traveling Man'' is a series of three metal sculptures depicting robots accompanied by birds in the Deep Ellum neighborhood of Dallas. Made of brushed and polished sheets of stainless steel held together with rivets, the sculptures were a ...

'', which has drawn national attention. Brandon's illustrations have graced the covers for such prestigious authors' books as

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and

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.Brandon Oldenburg

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oldenburg, Brandon American filmmakers American illustrators Directors of Best Animated Short Academy Award winners Living people Ringling College of Art and Design alumni Year of birth missing (living people)