Chris Chatterton
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Chris Chatterton is an English illustrator and animator from County Durham. He is the illustrator of children's picturebooks including Supermarket Gremlins,{{cite web |url=https://www.egmont.co.uk/books/supermarket-gremlins/9781405277136|title=Egmont UK - Supermarket Gremlins}} and Pete's Magic Pants.{{cite web |url=https://www.egmont.co.uk/books/petes-magic-pants-the-lost-dinosaur/9781405279130|title=Egmont UK - Pete's Magic Pants: The Lost Dinosaur}} He was the animation director of two animated episodes of the Doctor Who story, The Ice Warriors, released on DVD in August 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/article|title=Page Not Found|website=www.doctorwho.tv}}
Life and career
Chris Chatterton was born in 1982 in County Durham, England.{{cite web|url=http://www.idesigni.co.uk/blog/illustrator-chris-chatterton/|title=Creativedrum: Freelance: Mission Possible – Interview with illustrator Chris Chatterton|access-date=27 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115152928/http://www.idesigni.co.uk/blog/illustrator-chris-chatterton/|archive-date=15 January 2017|url-status=dead}} Chatterton worked in graphic design before joining animation studio Qurios Entertainment. Chatterton worked on a wide variety of commercials and animated projects for TV, film and games{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2179928/|title=Chris Chatterton|website=IMDb}} including Hyperdrive, Bonkers,{{Cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.co.uk/business/business-news/animation-company-has-gone-bonkers-4543187|title=Newcastle Journal article - Animation company has gone Bonkers}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.co.uk/business/business-news/qurios-dream-ticket-itv-4543234|title=Newcastle Journal article - Qurios has dream ticket with ITV}} Spooks, Tracy Beaker Returns and The Dumping Ground.{{cite web |url=http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/boldly-going-into-the-future-1-1007147 |title=Hartlepool Mail article - Boldly going into the future |access-date=27 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304191253/http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/boldly-going-into-the-future-1-1007147 |archive-date=4 March 2014 |url-status=dead }} Qurios later merged with Dene Films, a Newcastle upon Tyne based live action production company where Chatterton was Production Manager until 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/latest-business-news/2011/01/07/dene-group-on-a-roll-with-800-000-funding-51140-27944121/ |title=Newcastle Journal article - Dene Group on a roll with £800,000 funding}}{{cite web |url=http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/business/hi-tech-firm-quits-town-1-1035196 |title=Hartlepool Mail article - Hi-tech firm quits town |access-date=27 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013053916/http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/business/hi-tech-firm-quits-town-1-1035196 |archive-date=13 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}
In February 2013 it was announced that Chatterton would direct two animated episodes of the Doctor Who story, The Ice Warriors with long-time collaborators Niel Bushnell and Chris Chapman as co-producers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/|title=Home|website=Radio Times}}
In 2013, with the closure of both Qurios and Dene Films{{Cite web|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/sadness-tyneside-film-industry-loses-6384691|title=Sadness as Tyneside film industry loses three companies|first=Barbara|last=Hodgson|date=9 December 2013|website=ChronicleLive}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/shock-newcastle-based-dene-films-goes-6384512|title=Newcastle Journal article - Shock as Newcastle-based Dene Films goes into liquidation}} Chatterton began working as an illustrator for children's picturebooks. He is represented by the Bright Literary Agency.{{cite web |url=http://brightliteraryagency.com/bright-stars/chris-chatterton/|title=Bright Literary Agency - Chris Chatterton}}{{cite web|url=http://www.chrischatterton.com/blog/the-future-is-bright|title=Christ Chatterton blog - The future's bright|access-date=27 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817211239/http://www.chrischatterton.com/blog/the-future-is-bright|archive-date=17 August 2016|url-status=dead}}
Illustrated Works
=Pete's Magic Pants=
- Pete's Magic Pants: The Lost Dinosaur (2016) written by Paddy Kempshall
- Pete's Magic Pants: Pirate Peril (2017) written by Paddy Kempshall
=Gremlins series=
- Supermarket Gremlins (2016) written by Adam and Charlotte Guillain
- School Gremlins (2017) written by Adam and Charlotte Guillai
- Christmas Gremlins (2018) written by Adam and Charlotte Guillai
=Dino Diggers=
- Dino Diggers: Digger Disaster (2017) written by Rose Impey
- Dino Diggers: Crane Calamity (2018) written by Rose Impey
- Dino Diggers: Dumper Truck Danger (2018) written by Rose Impey
=Ten Minutes to Bed=
- Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn (2018) written by Rhiannon Fielding
- Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Monster (2019) written by Rhiannon Fielding
- Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Mermaid (2019) written by Rhiannon Fielding
- Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Christmas (2019) written by Rhiannon Fielding
- Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Birthday (2020) written by Rhiannon Fielding
=Arnold and Louise=
- The Great Louweezie - Arnold and Louise #1 (2019) written by Erica S Perl
- Lost and Found - Arnold and Louise #2 (2019) written by Erica S Perl
- Happy Fell - Arnold and Louise #3 (2019) written by Erica S Perl
- All the Fun Winter Things - Arnold and Louise #4 (2019) written by Erica S Perl
=A Math Tale=
- Crash! Boom! a Math Tale (2018) written by Robie H Harris
- Now What? a Math Tale (2019) written by Robie H Harris
=The Princess Rules=
- The Princess Rules (2020) written by Philippa Gregory
- It’s a Prince Thing (2021) written by Philippa Gregory
=Individual books=
- Kindergarten is Cool (2016) written by Linda Elovitz Marshall
- There's a Bison Bouncing on the Bed! (2016) written by Paul Bright
- When Santa Came to Stay (2016) written by Timothy Knapman
- The Worrysaurus (2019) written by Rachel Bright (author)
- The Hugasaurus (2021) written by Rachel Bright Rachel Bright (author)
Books as Author and Illustrator
- This is Gus (2019)
- Merry Christmas, Gus (2020)
References
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External links
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- [http://www.chrischatterton.com ChriChatterton.com] Official site
- {{IMDb name|2179928}}
- [https://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B015FEV8KG Chris Chatterton at Amazon.co.uk]
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Category:British animated film directors
Category:English television directors