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Lear's Nonsense

This funny animated short includes four one-minute blackout gags based on limericks from Edward Lear's "A Book of Nonsense" (1846). Lear was a British artist and humorist, best known for his poem "The Owl and the Pussycat."

  • Artie Romero
    Director
    Johnny Mnemonic, Lost (1983), Adventures of Turtle Taido
  • Edward Lear
    Writer
    Tomfoolery, The Owl and the Pussycat
  • Woodrow Martin
    Producer
  • Artie Romero
    Producer
    Johnny Mnemonic (1995), Adventures of Turtle Taido (2015-2016), Lost (1983)
  • Ron Hayden
    Key Cast
  • Atinuke Oyebade
    Animators
    Adventures of Turtle Taido
  • Brittney Owens
    Animators
    The Snow Queen 3, Barbie Video Game Hero Barbie Video Game Hero, Adventures of Turtle Taido
  • Wayne Sullivan
    Animators
  • Frauke Wright
    Animators
  • Cecelia Schrock
    Animators
  • Andrew Woolnough
    Animators
  • Jieting Chen
    Animators
    Audition, Good Morning
  • Rebekah Failla
    Animators
    Adventures of Turtle Taido
  • Matthew A. Rebel
    Animators
    Adventures of Turtle Taido
  • Matthew A. Rebel
    Storyboards
  • Woodrow Martin
    Storyboards
  • Kevin MacLeod
    Music
    Royalty Free: The Music of Kevin MacLeod
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Television
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Literature, Poetry, Art, Cartoon, Parody, Spoof
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 32 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 8, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    12,820 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital HD 1080p
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Artie Romero

Artie Romero founded his first company, Everyman Studios, in 1973. After publishing comic books for 8 years, he converted it to animation production in 1981. He changed the name of the company to ARG! Cartoon Animation in 1994, and in a twenty-month period spanning 2005-2006 the studio's website at Artie.com logged more than one billion hits. Romero has screen credits on four movies, five TV series and one PBS special, and his studios have produced tens of thousands of distinctive animations.

In 2016, his production of "Adventures of Turtle Taido" was screened at Cannes Film Festival.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0739338/

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Director Statement

It was a real joy to help bring the work of Edward Lear forward into the 21st Century. If all I ever did was direct films like Lear's Nonsense, I would have no stress whatsoever. I couldn't have made this without the great voice acting of Ron Hayden, the amazing art of Matt Rebel and so many others, and the production assistance of Gretchen Piper and Woody Martin. Enjoy the short!