LARRY TODD JOHNSON

WRITER/PRODUCER - LINE PRODUCER - ASSOCIATE PRODUCER - PRODUCTION MANAGER
5852 N. Broadway St. Unit 2; Chicago, IL  60660
818.522.9893
ltj@LarryToddJohnson.com

PROFILE:

  • 14 years of production administration experience, handling communication from every level of studio management. Extremely skilled at up-managing challenging creative executives.
  • Especially skilled at managing challenging artistic personnel.
  • Detail oriented, with an excellent memory for even the smallest of details.

EXPERIENCE:

WALT DISNEY TELEVISION ANIMATION: 7/96 to 8/09
Writer/Producer:
“Yin Yang Yo!” (series) Season Two
Line Producer:
“My Friends Tigger and Pooh” (series), “Tigger and Pooh and a Musical Too” (video premiere), “Yin Yang Yo!” (series), “Get Ed!” (series), “American Dragon, Jake Long” (series)
Associate Producer:
“Disney’s Fillmore!” (series), “House of Mouse” (series), “Mickey’s House of Villains” (video premiere), “Mickey’s Magical Christmas” (video premiere)
Production Manager:
“Buzz Lightyear of Star Command” (series), “Buzz Lightyear – The Adventure Begins” (video premiere), “Pepper Ann” (series)

  • Managed the development, pre-production, and post-production for numerous animated series and video release projects.
  • Created and maintained detailed budget plans and schedules.
  • Consistently brought the shows in on schedule and under budget.
  • Supervised the Interactive and Online components, providing assets, designs, and scripts, and managing the continuity and quality contorl for those elements.
  • Interfaced between the subcontractors and Disney to ensure proper budgeting and scheduling guidelines were maintained.
  • Traveled internationally to oversee multiple subcontractor studios.
  • Managed in-house artistic and administrative staffs of up to 60 persons. Coordinated notes from multiple sources, including ABC, Disney Cable Networks Group, Standards and Practices, Legal, and even from Roy Disney himself.
  • Wrote episodic teleplays and contributed as a member of the writing team.


EDUCATION:

  • Bachelor of Arts, UCLA, Department of Theatre, Film and Television
  • Master of Arts, Cal State Fullerton, Theatre, Film and Television

REFERENCES:

  • Available upon request.