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|Birthdate = June 18, 1984<ref>https://twitter.com/ianjq/status/611970316953194496</ref> (age {{Age|1984|6|18}}) |
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|Voices = * [[Minor Objects/Toys#Mr. Queasy|Mr. Queasy]] |
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* [[Snowflake Obsidian]] |
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| − | }}'''Ian Jones-Quartey''' was the supervising director of ''[[Steven Universe (TV series)|Steven Universe]]'' from the [[Pilot]] up until June 2015 |
+ | }}'''Ian Jones-Quartey''' was the supervising director of ''[[Steven Universe (TV series)|Steven Universe]]'' from the [[Pilot]] up until June 2015 and is [[Rebecca Sugar]]'s husband.<ref>https://twitter.com/ianjq/status/1202694027604180992</ref> After some time, he stepped aside to focus on another project, later revealed to be the [[w:c:ok-ko|''OK K.O! Lakewood Plaza Turbo'']] game and the ''OK K.O.!'' franchise.<ref>https://twitter.com/ianjq/status/695251500914716673</ref><ref>http://www.wired.com/2016/02/cartoon-network-game-cartooniverse/</ref> He is best known for being the co-creator of the online series ''nockFORCE'' and the voice of [[w:c:bravestwarriors:Wallow|Wallow]] for [[w:c:adventuretime:Pendleton Ward|Pendleton Ward]]'s online series ''[[w:c:bravestwarriors:Bravest Warriors|Bravest Warriors]]''. |
| − | Previously, he was a storyboard revisionist/supervisor of ''[[w:c:adventuretime:Adventure Time|Adventure Time]]'', a storyboard artist on ''[[w:c:cartoonnetwork:Secret Mountain Fort Awesome|Secret Mountain Fort Awesome]]'', and an art director for ''[[w:c:venturebrothers:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]'' and ''[[w:c:supernormal:Supernormal|SuperNormal]]''. His last day working on ''Steven Universe'' was May 29, 2015, with his last credited work as co-executive producer being "[[Barn Mates]]", which aired on May 26, 2016.<ref>https://twitter.com/ianjq/status/736019136405348352</ref> |
+ | Previously, he was a storyboard revisionist/supervisor of ''[[w:c:adventuretime:Adventure Time|Adventure Time]]'', a storyboard artist on ''[[w:c:cartoonnetwork:Secret Mountain Fort Awesome|Secret Mountain Fort Awesome]]'', and an art director for ''[[w:c:venturebrothers:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]'' and ''[[w:c:supernormal:Supernormal|SuperNormal]]''. His last day working on ''Steven Universe'' was May 29, 2015, with his last credited work as the co-executive producer being "[[Barn Mates]]", which aired on May 26, 2016.<ref>https://twitter.com/ianjq/status/736019136405348352</ref> |
| − | Ian briefly returned to ''Steven Universe'' to storyboard "[[Change Your Mind (episode)|Change Your Mind]]" and to help with the story, and co |
+ | Ian briefly returned to ''Steven Universe'' to storyboard "[[Change Your Mind (episode)|Change Your Mind]]" and to help with the story, and co-executive produced for ''[[Steven Universe: The Movie]]''. He also voiced [[Snowflake Obsidian]] in the ''[[Steven Universe Future]]'' episode "[[Guidance]]". |
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== Career == |
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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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| − | * Ian stated on his Twitter that he and the [[Crewniverse|''Steven Universe'' staff]] have nothing against "risqué" fanart |
+ | * Ian stated on his Twitter that he and the [[Crewniverse|''Steven Universe'' staff]] have nothing against "risqué" fanart and that he actually likes it.<ref>https://twitter.com/ianjq/status/578355322793828352</ref> |
| − | * He voiced some characters in ''Steven Universe'', like [[Minor Objects/Toys#Mr. Queasy|Mr. Queasy]]. |
+ | * He voiced some characters in ''Steven Universe'' and ''Steven Universe Future'', like [[Minor Objects/Toys#Mr. Queasy|Mr. Queasy]] and [[Snowflake Obsidian]]. |
* He animated the Cartoon Network Studios animated outro logo shown at the end of episodes.<ref>https://twitter.com/mcburnett/status/706993368983711744</ref> |
* He animated the Cartoon Network Studios animated outro logo shown at the end of episodes.<ref>https://twitter.com/mcburnett/status/706993368983711744</ref> |
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* "Barn Mates" was the last episode of ''Steven Universe'' that Ian worked on.<ref>https://twitter.com/ianjq/status/736019136405348352</ref> |
* "Barn Mates" was the last episode of ''Steven Universe'' that Ian worked on.<ref>https://twitter.com/ianjq/status/736019136405348352</ref> |
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| − | * He has appeared as a [ |
+ | * He has appeared as a [[:File:Alone_Together_Model_Sheet_1.jpg|background character]] multiple times throughout the show. |
| − | * The Pizza family is based on Ian's family, with [[Nanefua Pizza]] in particular |
+ | * The Pizza family is based on Ian's family, with [[Nanefua Pizza]], in particular, is based on his late grandmother [[Wikipedia:Theodosia Okoh|Theodosia Okoh]] (a stateswoman who designed the national flag of Ghana). |
* Ian asked Rebecca to write the ending credits theme for his own show, ''[http://ok-ko.wikia.com/wiki/OK_K.O.!_Let%27s_Be_Heroes OK K.O.! Let's be Heroes]''. The result was ''[[w:c:ok-ko:It's Only Magic|It's Only Magic]]'', which Rebecca herself performed. |
* Ian asked Rebecca to write the ending credits theme for his own show, ''[http://ok-ko.wikia.com/wiki/OK_K.O.!_Let%27s_Be_Heroes OK K.O.! Let's be Heroes]''. The result was ''[[w:c:ok-ko:It's Only Magic|It's Only Magic]]'', which Rebecca herself performed. |
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* According to Ian, he believed the episode "[[Ocean Gem]]" would've been the final episode for the entire series before it was renewed.<ref>"[[The Steven Universe Podcast]]" – '''Ian Jones-Quartey''' – ''"When we were writing that first season, we thought that Ocean Gem was going to be the last episode ever made because we didn't know there was gonna be more, we only has 26 episodes, so we were just gonna cram everything we can into these episodes, the reveal that the Corrupted Gems used to be Gems just like everybody else and that Gems were actually aliens, that was gonna be the end of the show."''</ref> |
* According to Ian, he believed the episode "[[Ocean Gem]]" would've been the final episode for the entire series before it was renewed.<ref>"[[The Steven Universe Podcast]]" – '''Ian Jones-Quartey''' – ''"When we were writing that first season, we thought that Ocean Gem was going to be the last episode ever made because we didn't know there was gonna be more, we only has 26 episodes, so we were just gonna cram everything we can into these episodes, the reveal that the Corrupted Gems used to be Gems just like everybody else and that Gems were actually aliens, that was gonna be the end of the show."''</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:11, 8 May 2020
Ian Jones-Quartey was the supervising director of Steven Universe from the Pilot up until June 2015 and is Rebecca Sugar's husband.[2] After some time, he stepped aside to focus on another project, later revealed to be the OK K.O! Lakewood Plaza Turbo game and the OK K.O.! franchise.[3][4] He is best known for being the co-creator of the online series nockFORCE and the voice of Wallow for Pendleton Ward's online series Bravest Warriors.
Previously, he was a storyboard revisionist/supervisor of Adventure Time, a storyboard artist on Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, and an art director for The Venture Bros. and SuperNormal. His last day working on Steven Universe was May 29, 2015, with his last credited work as the co-executive producer being "Barn Mates", which aired on May 26, 2016.[5]
Ian briefly returned to Steven Universe to storyboard "Change Your Mind" and to help with the story, and co-executive produced for Steven Universe: The Movie. He also voiced Snowflake Obsidian in the Steven Universe Future episode "Guidance".
Career
Jones-Quartey attended the School of Visual Arts, in New York City, alongside Rebecca Sugar.
Episodes Written and Storyboarded
Season 1
Season 5
Other
Art
Storyboards
Promotional Artwork
.jpg "Cat Fingers Promotional Art (3).jpg (97 KB)")
"Cat Fingers" promo art
New Wednesdays promo art
Steven Universe marathon promo art
StevenBomb 1 promo art
"Change Your Mind" promo art
Drawings
Concept for the title screen of "Laser Light Cannon"
Concept art of Watermelon Stevens
Halloween 2015 art
Animation for "An Indirect Kiss"
Guide to drawing Garnet's hair
"Catch and Release" sketches
Concept art of The Barn
Yellow Diamond concept art
A line-up of characters from shows Ian Jones-Quartey has worked on
Made with Rebecca Sugar
Early concepts for "The Answer"
Unused concept art for "Too Short to Ride"
Bixbite concept art
Trivia
- Ian stated on his Twitter that he and the Steven Universe staff have nothing against "risqué" fanart and that he actually likes it.[8]
- He voiced some characters in Steven Universe and Steven Universe Future, like Mr. Queasy and Snowflake Obsidian.
- He animated the Cartoon Network Studios animated outro logo shown at the end of episodes.[9]
- "Barn Mates" was the last episode of Steven Universe that Ian worked on.[10]
- He has appeared as a background character multiple times throughout the show.
- The Pizza family is based on Ian's family, with Nanefua Pizza, in particular, is based on his late grandmother Theodosia Okoh (a stateswoman who designed the national flag of Ghana).
- Ian asked Rebecca to write the ending credits theme for his own show, OK K.O.! Let's be Heroes. The result was It's Only Magic, which Rebecca herself performed.
- According to Ian, he believed the episode "Ocean Gem" would've been the final episode for the entire series before it was renewed.[11]
External Links
- Ian Jones' Spring
- Ian Jones' Tumblr
- Ian Jones' Blogspot (inactive, he suggests to use his Tumblr instead)
- Ian Jones' Twitter
- RPG World, By IanJ (canceled)
- Ian Jones' YouTube
- Ian Jones' Instagram
- Ian Jones' IMDb
- Ian Jones' Wikipedia
References
- ↑ https://twitter.com/ianjq/status/611970316953194496
- ↑ https://twitter.com/ianjq/status/1202694027604180992
- ↑ https://twitter.com/ianjq/status/695251500914716673
- ↑ http://www.wired.com/2016/02/cartoon-network-game-cartooniverse/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/ianjq/status/736019136405348352
- ↑ "Here are the list of story boarders for the next episode: Lamar Abrams, Miki Brewster, Hilary Florido, Joe Johnston, Jeff Liu, Christine Liu, Kat Morris, Katie Mitroff, Amber Rogers, Rebecca Sugar, Paul Villeco, Ian Jones-Quartey"
– joe the johnston on Tumblr - ↑ As seen in the opening credits: File:SU_Movie_005.png
- ↑ https://twitter.com/ianjq/status/578355322793828352
- ↑ https://twitter.com/mcburnett/status/706993368983711744
- ↑ https://twitter.com/ianjq/status/736019136405348352
- ↑ "The Steven Universe Podcast" – Ian Jones-Quartey – "When we were writing that first season, we thought that Ocean Gem was going to be the last episode ever made because we didn't know there was gonna be more, we only has 26 episodes, so we were just gonna cram everything we can into these episodes, the reveal that the Corrupted Gems used to be Gems just like everybody else and that Gems were actually aliens, that was gonna be the end of the show."
