A Day in the Life of ...
Chris Hamilton, president and creative director of OddBot.
This month we spend the day with Chris Hamilton, president and creative director of the Eagle Rock-based studio, OddBot, producer of Disney Junior’s The Muppet Babies and Nursery Rhymes. Chris is also executive producer of Corn & Peg on Nick Jr.
1 Zappo! Chris starts the day with an upload of his daily meetings and tasks from Mars (like the planet) Chasolen.
“It’s gonna be a busy day!” “It burns!” he shouts.
2 First meeting of the day is with producer Fred Schaefer, who has a new show to pitch. Doesn’t original series development look FUN? Yes? No? YES!
3 Making super adorable Nursery Rhyme shorts for Disney Junior is serious business. (L-R): Elise Fachon (director),
Katy Shuttleworth (artist), Caro Ramsey (artist) and Brittney Lewis (production unicorn). 5 Now let’s pop over to OddBot’s other studio in beautiful Glendale, CA to check in with the Muppet Babies crew! How are the directors doing you might ask? Answer: Goooood. (L-R) Guy Moore (director), Matt Danner (co-producer, supervising director and voice of Baby Kermit).
6 Feel the love! Our Muppet Babies writers turn blank pages into heartfelt magic! (L-R): Robyn Brown (story editor), Ghia Godfree, Cisco Paredes and Max Beaudry.
7 Board artists assemble!!! Back row (L-R): Kiara Zhao,
Cynthia Petrovic, David Hofmann, Stephanie Alexander.
Front row (L-R): Kelsey Norden, Jina Noh, Stan Ruiz. Bill
Breneisen (not pictured).
8 Jump cut to our editors!They’re pretty dang cool.‘Nuff said. (L-R) Scott Roon, Ron Babcock, Miles Copeland IV and Zach Aufdemberg.
9 Time to wrap the day with our Executive Producer Tom
Warburton (front, middle) as he leads The Muppet Babies crew in a powerful Baby Kermit shout! 4 Next up, official OddBot business meeting! Numbers, numbers, schedules, numbers, reports, yadda, yadda… is it lunch time yet? Front row (L-R): Greg Chalekian (producer), Jessie Stephens (office manager) and Dennis Morrison (finance executive).