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Hired in November 2016{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyson-hesse-a18688208}}, {{PAGENAME}} has worked on both the [[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comics)|Archie]] and [[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW comics)|IDW]] ''Sonic'' series, and has served as an animator and artist for the great majority of recent animated shorts produced by [[Sega of America]]. After spending a number of years animating for Sega, Hesse was also tasked with assisting production of the first feature [[Sonic the Hedgehog (film)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' film]], where he acted as a character designer and general consultant. Following the success of the first movie, Hesse assumed more direct production duties on the [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film)|second film]], serving as co-producer.{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyson-hesse-a18688208}} | Hired in November 2016{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyson-hesse-a18688208}}, {{PAGENAME}} has worked on both the [[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comics)|Archie]] and [[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW comics)|IDW]] ''Sonic'' series, and has served as an animator and artist for the great majority of recent animated shorts produced by [[Sega of America]]. After spending a number of years animating for Sega, Hesse was also tasked with assisting production of the first feature [[Sonic the Hedgehog (film)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' film]], where he acted as a character designer and general consultant. Following the success of the first movie, Hesse assumed more direct production duties on the [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film)|second film]], serving as co-producer.{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyson-hesse-a18688208}} | ||
| − | Hesse currently serves as an animator with Sega of America, with his work frequently seeing him manage art direction, storyboarding, and even entire project planning and pipelining.{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyson-hesse-a18688208}} | + | Hesse currently serves as an animator with Sega of America, with his work frequently seeing him manage art direction, storyboarding, and even entire project planning and pipelining.{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyson-hesse-a18688208}} He is also a member of Sega's lore group for the Sonic series.{{ref|https://ghostarchive.org/archive/GQCmO}} |
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| Tyson Hesse |
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| Place of birth: United States |
| Date of birth: 1984-08-30 (age 40) |
| Employment history: Sega of America[1] (2016-11 – )
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| Role(s): Director[1], Producer[1], Animator[1] |
| Education: Savannah College of Art and Design (2006-2010; Animation)[1] |
| Twitter: @tyson_hesse |
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Tyson Hesse is an American director, producer, and animator known for his work on the Sonic the Hedgehog series.[1]
Contents
Career
Hired in November 2016[1], Tyson Hesse has worked on both the Archie and IDW Sonic series, and has served as an animator and artist for the great majority of recent animated shorts produced by Sega of America. After spending a number of years animating for Sega, Hesse was also tasked with assisting production of the first feature Sonic the Hedgehog film, where he acted as a character designer and general consultant. Following the success of the first movie, Hesse assumed more direct production duties on the second film, serving as co-producer.[1]
Hesse currently serves as an animator with Sega of America, with his work frequently seeing him manage art direction, storyboarding, and even entire project planning and pipelining.[1] He is also a member of Sega's lore group for the Sonic series.[2]
Production history
Games
- Sonic Mania (Windows PC; 2017) — Director, Lead Animator
- Sonic Mania (PlayStation 4; 2017) — Director, Lead Animator
- Sonic Mania (Nintendo Switch; 2017) — Director, Lead Animator
- Sonic Origins (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Director
- Sonic Origins (PlayStation 5; 2022) — Director
- Sonic Origins (Xbox One; 2022) — Director
- Sonic Origins (Nintendo Switch; 2022) — Director
- The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (Steam; 2023) — Special Thanks
- The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (Steam OS X; 2023) — Special Thanks
Videos
- Sonic Mania Adventures (??; 2018) — Director
- Sonic Mania Adventures (??; 2018) — Pre-Production
- Sonic Mania Adventures (??; 2018) — Original Character Design
- Sonic Mania Adventures (??; 2018) — Character Design / Animation Director
- Sonic Mania Adventures (??; 2018) — Art Director
- Sonic Mania Adventures (??; 2018) — Storyboard
- Team Sonic Racing Overdrive () — Directed By
- Chao In Space () — Written, Directed, Animated by
- Chao In Space () — Storyboard by
- Chao In Space () — Music and Dialogue Editor
- Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps () — Written by
- Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence (??; ?) — Directed by
- Sonic Superstars: Trio of Trouble (??; ?) — Co-director
Music
- Maximum Overdrive - Team Sonic Racing Original Soundtrack (CD; 2019) — Special Thanks[3]
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Tyson Hesse
