Arjan Wilschut
education:
Graphic Design and Art School.
debut:
Commercials in the Comic House studio. First experience in short film: Dada by Piet Kroon.
breakthrough:
Famous Fred for Joanna Quinn, in 1996.
inspiration:
Princess Mononoke by Hayoa Miyazaki, Les Triplettes de Belleville by Silvain Chomet and Iron Giant by Brad Bird.
publications:
Titelanimation and lipsync-animation for Minoes, animation for Father & Daughter by Michael Dudok de Wit, the BBC series Testament. 20 TV commercials for Comic House, 5 Whiskas commercials (Joanna Quinn) and one for United Airlines (Michael Dudok de Wit). Shorts: Shadows, Penguin's Christmas and Hard Boiled Chicken.
clients:
Pepsi, Lays, Yazoo, Fixet, Spania, Discovery Channel, Kinder, Calvé, RVS verzekeringen, Whiskas, Charmin, United Airlines and Malmberg.
specialism:
Character design, Flash- and traditional animation.
awards:
Testament (Emmy), Famous Fred (Oscar nomination) and Father and Daughter (Oscar in 2001).
facts:
Wrote and illustrated the childrensbook De Adelaar en de Koning.
