Jamie Magnus Stone
Directing
- Born
- December 15, 1985 (age 40)
Jamie Magnus Stone (born 15 December 1985) is a Scottish film director and animator, who studied at the National Film and Television School. He is the son of Sally Magnusson and grandson of Magnus Magnusson and Mamie Baird.
Stone studied film and television at the Edinburgh College of Art where he made his first films; Flights, about an old man and his flight of stairs, and the Scottish BAFTA nominated Fritz about a German Spy who lives under a boy's bed.
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In August 2011, Stone directed his graduation film, Skyborn, about a father and son stuck in a foggy post-apocalyptic wasteland. Stone also wrote and directed the screenplay. It was screened at the BFI in March 2012 as part of the NFTS' graduation ceremony. The film was shot in a constant fog and involved flying machines, pyrotechnics, miniatures, and chickens.
In August 2014, Stone was nominated for a BAFTA for his short film Orbit Ever After.
In November 2019, Stone was announced as one of the directors for the twelfth series of Doctor Who. He directed two filming blocks, consisting of four episodes, including "Spyfall, Part 1", "Praxeus", "Ascension of the Cybermen", and "The Timeless Children". Stone returned to direct for the thirteenth series, with the episodes "Chapter One: The Halloween Apocalypse", "Chapter Two: War of the Sontarans", and the fourth episode.
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- 2016The Last Dragonslayer Director
- 2013Doctor Who: The Last Day Director
- 2013Orbit Ever After Director, Writer
- 2013Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS Director
- 2012Skyborn Director, Writer
- 2012Old MacDonald's Farm Director
- 2008Flights Director
- 2008Space Travel According to John Director
