Tommy Pallotta (born May 25, 1968, in Houston, Texas) is an American film director and producer. Flag Seal Nickname: Space City Location Location in the state of Texas Coordinates , Government Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,558 km²  (601. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ...

Mr. Pallotta received a degree in Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin. While at UT he met Richard Linklater and began his film career as an actor and production assistant on Linklater's directorial debut, Slacker (1991). After working on numerous films and commercials, Mr. Pallotta wrote, directed and produced his first film, The High Road (1997). He also produced several additional animated projects including: Roadhead (1999), which received the Best Animation award at the Aspen Film Festival; a series of interstitials for MTV; Snack and Drink (1999), a three-minute short about an autistic child in a 7-Eleven store, which is now part of the permanent collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art; and Figures of Speech (2000), a series of interstitials for PBS. The University of Texas at Austin, often called UT or Texas, is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. ... Richard Linklater (born July 30, 1961, in Houston, Texas, USA) is an American film director and writer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Production assistant is a movie term for a person responsible for various odd jobs, such as stopping traffic, acting as couriers, getting items from craft service, etc. ... Slacker (1991) is an influential American independent film directed by Richard Linklater. ... A television commercial (often called an advert in the United Kingdom) is a form of advertising in which goods, services, organizations, ideas, etc. ... 12 frames per second is the typical rate for an animated cartoon. ... In television, interstitials refers to short programming which is often shown between movies or other events. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... It has been suggested that Autism mercury be merged into this article or section. ... View across garden, in new MoMA building by Yoshio Taniguchi. ... The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ...

He then connected his animation experience with Mr. Linklater in Waking Life (2001). Waking Life was the first independently financed and produced computer animated feature. The film was subsequently nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Picture. Waking Life is a digitally rotoscoped and animated film, directed by Richard Linklater and made in 2001. ... Computer animation is the art of creating moving images via the use of computers. ... Founded in 1984, the Independent Spirit Awards were originally known as the FINDIE (Friends of Independents) Awards and presented winners with Plexiglas pyramids containing suspended shoestrings representing the paltry budgets of independent films. ...

Mr. Pallotta also directed the first machinima produced music video, In the Waiting Line (2003), using the animation engine from the Quake 3 video game, and the rotoscoped MTV "Breakthrough Video" Destiny (2002), both for the band Zero 7. The Microsoft Research and Development team recognized Pallotta for his "penchant for innovation" where he helmed an interactive project based on Jonathan Lethem's novel Amnesia Moon (2004), which was an experiment that was not released to the public. A scene from the popular machinima series Red vs Blue. ... A music video (also promo) is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Quake III Arena or Quake 3, abbreviated as Q3A or Q3, is a multiplayer first-person shooter released on December 2, 1999. ... Rotoscoping is a technique where animators trace live action movement, frame by frame, for use in animated cartoons. ... Zero 7: Sam Hardaker (left) and Henry Binns Zero 7 is a downtempo styled musical duo comprising of Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker from the United Kingdom. ... Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is an international computer technology corporation with 2005 global annual sales of US$42. ... Jonathan Lethem is a novelist, whose work encompasses a variety of genres and styles. ...

He then returned to the film industry with his frequent collaborator, Mr. Linklater, to produce A Scanner Darkly (2006) based on the novel of the same name by Philip K. Dick and starring Keanu Reeves. Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... A Scanner Darkly is a 2006 film by Richard Linklater starring Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Woody Harrelson, Robert Downey Jr. ... A Scanner Darkly is a 1977 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick. ... Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) was an American science fiction writer. ... Reeves in The Lake House, 2006 Keanu Charles Reeves (born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian film actor. ...

Selected Filmography

• A Scanner Darkly (2006, producer)
• In the Waiting Line (video) (2003, director)
• Destiny (video) (2002, director)
• Hell House (2001, associate producer)
• Waking Life (2001, producer)
• Figures of Speech (2000, producer)
• Snack and Drink (2000, producer)
• Roadhead (1999, producer)
• High Road (1996, producer and director)

A Scanner Darkly is a 2006 film by Richard Linklater starring Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Woody Harrelson, Robert Downey Jr. ... Waking Life is a digitally rotoscoped and animated film, directed by Richard Linklater and made in 2001. ...

External Links

• Tommy Pallotta at the Internet Movie Database
• Tommy Pallotta at MySpace
• IGN interview with Tommy Pallotta
• Trouble in Toontown: Wired article about A Scanner Darkly's production