Artists and Makers

Suzanne Moulton

Director, Lead Fabricator and Workshop Presenter

She has dedicated her life to awareness for wildlife through her art and educational craft workshops. Her Birds of the Elliott campaign which partnered with The Audubon Society of Portland and the Coos Art Museum last year successfully activated hundreds of people to follow and protect old growth forest and endangered wildlife in the state of Oregon. She has over 10 years experience working on stop-motion feature films such as Coraline, Frankenweenie, ParaNorman and numerous commercials and independent short films.

Patreon.com/suzannemoulton

Instagram @suzannemoulton

Facebook @nowhereswolf

YouTube Channel: suziesworkshop

Art Portfolio Website

Suzanne Twining

Animation Director and Lead Animator

Suzanne has animated on feature films Coraline, ParaNorman, and The Boxtrolls, and TV shows such as Tumble Leaf, Phantom Investigators, Robot Chicken, The PJs, and Celebrity Death Match. She has also won several awards for her independent films Put On A Happy Face and Terminator Tomatoes, appearing in over 60 environmental film festivals worldwide.

suzannetwining.com

Instagram @suzanimator_stopmotion

Jorge Martinez

Cinematographer and Visual Effects Artist

Jorge was the backbone at a video production studio with duties extending beyond his official title as Lead Editor and Compositor, to include lighting, videography and audio production. He played key VFX roles on the stop-motion productions: Auntie Claus promo short and the award winning Mermaids on Mars for which Jorge even animated on a few shots. Mermaids on Mars appeared in over 20 film festivals worldwide.

Jorge also makes music.

Leila Chieko

Editor

Leila is a wildlife enthusiast and has a passion for creating documentary films. Her first documentary, The World of Snowhorse Animation, won "Best Short Film" at the 2018 Oregon Documentary Film Fest. Her interest in stop-motion animation is an extension of her hobby as a toy photographer, for which she has amassed an 11k international following on Instagram @brickandmordor.

leilachieko.com

Vimeo: leilachieko

Dave Wirth

Composer of Original Music Score

Dave has a Masters in Performance, Literature and Classical Guitar from The Eastman School of Music. He has over 15 years of experience as a composer, including orchestrating and conducting both chamber and orchestral music. Dave’s music has been praised by music reviewers as making “the tiny hairs on your neck stand up,” (Glitter and Stilettos) and “Blessed with an innate gift to articulate thoughts, feelings, and emotions through sound, his talent for creating the perfect atmosphere is as clever and insightful as it is highly skilled and passionately performed” (Sleeping Bag Studios).

davewirthmusic.com

YouTube Channel: davewirthmusic

Sarah Chellis

Puppet Armaturist, Scenic Set Builder, and Web Designer

Portland born armaturist, Sarah Chellis, is proud to share her diverse background with us. Her film experience includes working on several local short film projects such as Widows Walk Lake, The Adults in the Room, and Nemesis, as well as season five of the TV show Leverage. Wanting to get her hands dirty, she learned metal working from the Oregon College of Art and Craft, before embarking on the adventure of business ownership. She now runs an online store, EyeDentity Patchworks, selling handmade, custom eye patches for those in need.

Contributing Artists

 

Written By

Suzanne Moulton
Jorge Martinez
Leila Chieko

Director

Suzanne Moulton

Animation Director

Suzanne Twining

Cinematographer/VFX

Jorge Martinez

Original Music Score

Dave Wirth

Editor

Leila Chieko

Animators

Suzanne Twining
Wendy Fuller
Amy Adamy
Jerold Howard
Leila Chieko (Assistant Animator)

Puppet Armature Design

Suzanne Moulton

Puppet Armature

Sarah Chellis
James Moulton

Concept Art

Jordy Farrell
Suzanne Moulton

Scenic Fabricators

Heidi Armour
Matt Brooks
Sarah Chellis
Maeve Fianna Callahan
Sarah Frechette
Elise Guillen
Arwen King
Suzanne Moulton
Jason Thibodeaux

Set Dressers

Katy Strutz
Chris Rabilwongse
Suzanne Moulton
Arwen King
Elise Guillen
Doug Cummings
Sarah Chellis
Hannah Bearden

Stage Builders

Jesse Harwin
James Moulton
Suzanne Moulton

Electrician

Jesse Harwin

Behind the Scenes Videography

Leila Chieko

Graphic Designer

Cindy Dockter

Web Designer

Sarah Chellis

Expert Advisers

Beckie Elgin, MFA
Author of Journey: The Wolf That Made History

Valerie Love, Deputy Organizing Director,
Center for Biological Diversity

Amaroq Weiss, West Coast Wolf Organizer,
Center for Biological Diversity

Joanie Beldin, Wolf Ways Co-founder

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