Aaron Long (animator)

Aaron Long (born March 1, 1990) is a Canadian animator and filmmaker. He is best known for his work directing the television series BoJack Horseman and for his cartoons featuring the character Fester Fish, for which he performs the voice as well as animates.

Aaron Long
Born	March 1, 1990 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Animator, filmmaker

Long principally uses the software Adobe Flash and Adobe Photoshop to create his films.[1] Long's work is strongly influenced by theatrical animation of the 1940s, particularly directors Bob Clampett, Tex Avery and Chuck Jones.[2]

In 2012, he began animating the short "Bakerman and the Bunnymen" for Sonic Bunny Productions.[3]

Since June 2013, he has resided in Los Angeles and worked at ShadowMachine on the TV series TripTank and BoJack Horseman. In 2016, he was a key contributor to BoJack Horseman's "Fish Out of Water" episode.[4]

In 2019, he directed three episodes of the animated series Tuca & Bertie, as well as the show's opening credits. In an interview, Long claimed "This show has been the most fun I've had in my career so far, especially directing the main title sequence."[5]

Biography

Long is from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He attended and graduated from Max the Mutt College of Animation, Art & Design in Toronto, where he first started making cartoons on his own using Adobe Flash. He posted his creations, starring his original character Fester Fish, on YouTube, where it was seen by companies in LA who began hiring him for freelance work while he was completing his studies. He has worked as a director, animator, character designer, and storyboarder on shows such as BoJack Horseman (Netflix), Greatest Party Story Ever (MTV) and TripTank (Comedy Central), as well as his own original projects Sublo & Tangy Mustard and Fester Fish.[6]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014–2016	TripTank	N/A	Animator, background artist, and character designer, 13 episodes; Director, 12 episodes
2015–present	Sublo & Tangy Mustard	Various roles	Also director, writer, and animator; 14 episodes
2016	Greatest Party Story Ever	N/A	Animator, 3 episodes; Director, 2 episodes
2017	Bojack Horseman	N/A	Animation director, 3 episodes; Director, 9 episodes
2019	Tuca & Bertie	N/A	Animation director and animator, 10 episodes; Director, 3 episodes

Shorts

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Fugitive Goose	Various roles	Also director, writer, editor and animator
	Space Race 7000	Various roles	Also director, writer, editor and animator
	Banquet Bust-Up	Various roles	Also director, writer, editor and animator
2010–2013	Fester Fish	Fester Fish	Also director, writer, animator, producer, and background artist
2013	Join the Soup	N/A	Animator, background artist, and character designer
	Bakerman and the Bunnymen	N/A	Animator, background artist, and character designer

References

1. "Showcase: Fester Goes Fishing – Aaron Long, 2011". CanadianAnimationResources. May 12, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
2. "An Interview with Max the Mutt Student Aaron Long". MaxtheMuttBlog. December 3, 2011. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
3. "Bakerman and the Bunnymen 1920s Style Cartoon". Kickstarter. July 2, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
4. "How BoJack Horseman's gorgeous underwater episode came together, explained by the show's creative team". Vox. August 1, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
5. "'Tuca & Bertie': Meet Lisa Hanawalt's Birds of a Feather". Animation Magazine. March 29, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
6. long, aaron. "Aaron Long". www.aaronlongcartoons.com. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

External links

• Aaron Long at IMDb