Darin McGowan
Animation Professional, Creative Idiot
Darin McGowan
Animation Professional, Creative Idiot
July 11th - Back to Futurama! Darin returns to board the newest season for Comedy Central!
March 24th - HOT BIG NEWS! Darin teams up with incredible LA based puppet studio SWAZZLE for his sci-fi explodoganza “BRASS NUGGETS: WINGMEN OF THE POULTRY II” - currently writing scripts and looking at a July shoot. Thanks to Donna and Kelly at Natural Talent for putting this together!
March 14th - Hellllooooo Napoleon Dynamite! Darin bellies up to his old Cintiq at Rough Draft! And there’s puppets in the air as quiet deals are made with important puppet studios for one of Darin’s favorite projects. SHHHH!
January 1, 2011 - Happy New Year! After Futurama won TWO Annie Awards, Darin took himself over to Disney where he sits quietly storyboarding for the Disney Channel. He’s also continuing to develop his own show there with his wife and co-creator!
October 19th - Hello Futurama! Darin returns to Rough Draft Studios to storyboard for the new season for Comedy Central.
August 27th - Darin’s on the schedule to storyboard new seasons of FUTURAMA for Comedy Central! Thanks to Claudia and Rough Draft Studios!
August 20th - Here’s recently discovered footage of the 2008 Bitfilm Festival awards ceremony. Scroll to 2:58 to hear a clip from Darin’s recorded acceptance speech!
August 18th - Wrapping up the first two seasons of DINOSAUR TRAIN, premiering September 7th on PBS! Check your local listings!
June 13th - Art St. Louis has chosen “Two Hits” to travel to The Centre for an encore presentation! Exhibition to run June 26th - July 31st. Way to go, D!
April 28th - Congratulations to Darin’s piece “Two Hits” that was just selected for Art St. Louis’ “Out of the Blue” juried exhibition. Opening reception is May 16th from 6 to 8 pm.
March 16th - Darin boards the Dinosaur Train at the Jim Henson Company. Thanks to Halle and Craig and whoever’s responsible for putting him in the Creature Shop!
March 6th - Negotiations are under way to put Darin on the Dinosaur Train crew at the Jim Henson Studios! Click here to listen to the Jim Henson Company podcast for information about the show from its creator Craig Bartlett!
February 6th - Darin finishes up storyboarding at Rough Draft Studios for the upcoming primetime animated series “Sit Down, Shut Up.” Next up, all aboard for the DINOSAUR TRAIN!
October 22nd - Success! Darin’s Cartoon Network project “Stick and Monohan Make a Break for It” gets moved into CN’s development department! Thanks again to Rob and Craig and everyone else at the Cartoon Network!
September 26th - The Disney deal is closed! Let’s interview some writers!
September 4th - Disney options Darin’s newest show (co-created with his fiancee). Thanks to Jill and Mike for their awesome support! Negotiations are underway!
August 24th - Darin’s putting on his storyboarding shoes again to be part of the brand new Fox animated comedy “Sit Down Shut Up.”
August 1st - Cartoon Network options Darin’s new short “Stick and Monohan Make a Break for It.” Thanks to Rob Renzetti and Craig McCracken! Hurray for Cartoonstitute shorts!
July 11th - Darin launches STICKEYSITUATIONS.COM and the STICKEYSITUATIONS VIDEO PODCAST (featuring the time honored tradition of stick figured entertainment). Click HERE to get stickey wit it!
July 9th - BIG NEWS! Darin’s very short film “A Perfect Likeness” snags first place in the mobile category of the Bitfilm Film Festival! Click HERE to see Darin’s video acceptance speech presented at the awards ceremony, Hamburg, Germany.
June 17th - New representation! Darin signs with Donna and Kelly at Natural Talent and is preparing to unleash a new batch of projects onto the greater Hollywood area. You’ve been warned.
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