Barry E. Jackson

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Barry Edward Jackson
Born (1954-05-18) May 18, 1954 (age 70)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Production designer, author
SpousePatricia Doktor
Children2

Barry Edward Jackson (born May 18, 1954) is an American production designer and writer.

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Early life

Jackson was born in Omaha, Nebraska on May 18, 1954, to Alice and Loren Jackson. He was raised in Lompoc, California and graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California in 1977.

Career

Illustration

Jackson began his career as an album cover designer and commercial artist. He designed album covers for artists such as Neil Young, The Grateful Dead, The Band, and ZZ Top. He created the theatrical release posters for films such as Escape from New York , Terror Train , Street Trash , and Alligator . [1] Jackson created the box art for the Wasteland video game.[ citation needed ]

Film

Jackson entered the film industry to work on Ralph Bakshi's animated feature film Cool World . In 2001 he production designed the all-digital animated short film Los Gringos, which was critically reviewed and praised in Entertainment Weekly . He was one of several production designers on the Dreamworks production Shrek . [2] In 2023, he posted the original 1997 test animation for Shrek on his YouTube channel. [3] In 2010, he was nominated for an Annie Award for Best Production Design in an Animated Television Production for his work on Firebreather .[ citation needed ]

His other screen credits include films such as The Prince of Egypt , The Nightmare Before Christmas , Titan AE , The Ant Bully , Horton Hears a Who! , How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Sausage Party . [ citation needed ]

Books

Harper Collins released Jackson's first children's book, Danny Diamondback, in 2008. [4] The book is dedicated to his daughter Rachel. Jackson provided illustrations for the picture book Bedtime for Little Bulldozer. [5]

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References

  1. Jackson, Barry. "Traditional Illustration".
  2. Roscoe, Jules (September 2, 2022). "'Shrek' Concept Artist Explains Why Lost, Gritty Version Never Made It To Theaters". Vice. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  3. Carter, Justin (November 26, 2023). "Shrek's Test Footage Is a Slightly Horrifying Blast from the Past". Gizmodo. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  4. Jackson, Barry (2008-01-02). Danny Diamondback. Harper Collins. ISBN   978-0061131844.
  5. Broach, Elise (2019-03-05). Bedtime for Little Bulldozer. Henry Holt and Company (BYR). ISBN   978-1250109286.