Drew Takahashi
Visual Effects
Drew is presently the Emperor of Funjacket Enterprises. Previously he was co- founder and Chief Creative Officer of (Colossal) Pictures). Using any and all techniques in film and video, he directed or creative directed broadcast identities (MTV, Showtime, Disney Channel, Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon), commercials (Coca-Cola, Intel, Nike, Honda and Levi’s) music videos (Bobby McFerrin, Prince, Joe Cocker, Kronos Quartet) and interfaces (Apple, Americast, Nuvana, Microsoft). At Funjacket, Drew continues to design and direct an even more diverse range of projects including naming and identities (Laika Entertainment, House Special, Nuvana), corporate communications (Apple, Intel, Mozilla, Inkling), games (CPB, Nike Foundation, Stanford D School, Alameda Probation Department) and animated portions of documentaries (National Geographic, NRDC, Sea Studios, Actual Pictures, Room 608). Drew lives with his wife and two of four of his children in San Mateo, CA. He has one dog. His cat died.
Known for
Behind the camera4
- 2022A Trip to Infinity Director, Animation
- 2020The History of White People in America Animation, Editor
- 1983"Cat and Mouse" at the Home Producer
- 1980Porklips Now Assistant Camera
Acting1
- 1982The Animators as Himself