Robert Valley is a

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animator and visual graphic artist. He has a distinct visual style that is influenced by

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and Gorillaz creator

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. Valley was born in

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in 1969. After completing a four-year animation program in Vancouver, he moved to San Francisco in 1992.

Career

Valley began by directing animated commercials. In 1997 he started own company, Maverix Studios located in San Francisco. He returned to freelance in 2000 and worked in the UK, France, Spain, New Zealand, and Korea. He now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is most famous for his work with the band Gorillaz. An early break was his work on ''

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''. He also did the character designs for Disney's '' Tron: Uprising'' and ''

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''. He has also worked on '' The Beatles: Rock Band'', '' Firebreather'', and DC Comics ''Wonder Woman'' clips. He received an Academy Award nomination for his work on ''

Pear Cider and Cigarettes ''Pear Cider and Cigarettes'' is a 2016 Canadian animated short film written and directed by Robert Valley and produced by Cara Speller. The film and the graphic novel of the same name are based on a true story. Plot Hard-living Techno Stypes ...

'' and has directed two episodes for the animated

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series

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Filmography

* "Ether Drift Theory" (eighth episode of ''

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'') (1995) * '' Tron: Uprising'' (2012) * ''

'' (2016) * "Zima Blue" (fourteenth episode of ''

'', volume one) (2019) * "Ice" (second episode of ''

'', volume two) (2021) * "It's About Time" (pilot episode of ''

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'') (2021) * "Metamorphosis" (lore trailer for ''

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tenth season, Emergence) (2021)

Awards

* Nominated:

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- ''Pear Cider and Cigarettes''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valley, Robert Living people 1969 births American animators American animated film directors Canadian animated film directors Artists from San Francisco Artists from Vancouver Primetime Emmy Award winners Film directors from San Francisco Film directors from Vancouver