David Sproxton
British animator, cinematographer and director

David Sproxton

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British animator, cinematographer and director
Gender:
Male
Places:
United KingdomGreat Britain
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CinematographerFilm producerFilm directorAnimator
Work field:
CreativityFilm, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
6 January 1954(Bristol, United Kingdom; Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Star sign:
Capricorn
Education:
Durham University
( - 1976)
Awards:
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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David Sproxton, CBE (born 6 January 1954) is one of the co-founders, with Peter Lord, of the Aardman Animations studio. Sproxton was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) on 17 June 2006.

Education and career

David graduated from Collingwood College, Durham University before starting as an animator, producing segments for the Vision On TV program, Sproxton and Lord created the character of Morph for Take Hart (which featured Tony Hart, the artist from Vision On).

He is credited as the cinematographer for the BAFTA Award nominated War Story, and the Oscar nominated Adam, as well as the Oscar-winning Creature Comforts directed by Nick Park. Other production credits include Chicken Run, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Arthur Christmas.

In May 2006, Sproxton (along with Peter Lord) visited the "Aardman Exhibit" at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, where he met Hayao Miyazaki. Miyazaki has long been a fan of the Aardman Animation works.