Patrick McHale (artist)
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Patrick 'Pat' McHale (born November 17, 1983) is a writer, storyboard artist, animator, and independent filmmaker, best known for being a former writer and creative director on the animated series Adventure Time for Cartoon Network, which he contributed to during its' first five seasons. McHale is currently serving as creator of the upcoming mini-series Over the Garden Wall.
Patrick McHale graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in 2006 with a BFA in Character Animation. He began his professional career at Cartoon Network Studios in 2007, writing and storyboarding on The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, helping to create 10 episodes in total. The one-shot character Punsie McKale was inspired by and modeled after McHale.
After leaving Flapjack, he joined fellow CalArts alum and Flapjack storyboard artist Pendleton Ward to help develop Ward's Adventure Time short into an animated series. Once the show got picked up, McHale stayed on board as the show's creative director up until the show's second season, where he moved to New York with his wife and fellow filmmaker Jiwook Kim. However, he continued to freelance for the show, providing input in story outlines that concluded during the middle of season five.
In October 2011, he started work on an animated short entitled Tome of the Unknown, which was produced as part of Cartoon Network's Shorts Development Program. Unlike the other pilots that ended up being released online on Cartoon Network Video, the eight-minute film was selected to be showcased during the festival circuit throughout 2013 and early 2014, eventually picking up The Bruce Corwin Award for Animated Short at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The short became the basis for a mini-series entitled Over the Garden Wall, which premiered in November 2014.
Filmography
Short films
- Simon and Pig On Holiday (student film, 2003)
- Body (student film, 2004)
- Candle (student film, 2005)
- Apple Bears in the Desert (2011)
- Efforts (2011)
- Fall Guy (2011)
- Tome of the Unknown (Cartoon Network Studios, 2013)
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-2008 | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Writer and storyboard artist |
| 2008-2012 | Adventure Time | Creative director, writer & storyboard artist |
| 2013–2014 | Over the Garden Wall | Creator, executive producer, writer, storyboard artist & songwriter |
Internet
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Blackford Manor[1] | Writer |