雷蒙德·麦格拉思(Raymond McGrath)在电影、电视、广告和儿童出版行业工作了25年,屡获殊荣他指导、设计、开发、制作和创作原创内容。他是一位儿童书籍的作家和插图画家,他的书已经在英国、法国和美国出版和销售。他还教授动画工艺、学术研究和专业实践,包括证书培训以及、本科、硕士和荣誉学位的课程。他拥有角色动画本科学位以及媒体艺术硕士学位,最近完成了创意写作(编剧)硕士学位。
雷蒙德的创作重点是讲故事。他说“从概念的核心,到剧本,再到最终制作,使用无论哪种最适合我的媒介来进行特定叙事,这一直是我开始职业创作之旅以来的激情所在。最重要的是,我天生热爱电影、艺术和音乐等传统创意媒介,不断努力在讲故事中追求永恒的品质和独创性。”他的导演作品包括Flux动画儿童节目Puzzle Inc和勇敢的战士Tamatoa。他是战争史诗《4月25日》的动画导演,这是在奥特罗瓦制作的第一部动画长片。
作者所获奖项包括:
2019 NZ Children's Music Awards
Best Children's Music Video: Sprinkle a Little Sunshine (Suzy Cato and Kath Bee)
2017 NZ Children's Music Awards
Best Children's Music Video: Monstomping (Little City Critters)
2015 NZ Children's Music Awards
Nominated for Best Children's Music Video: Read a Story (Little City Critters)
2013 Children's Music Awards (part of KidsFest - New Zealand)
Best Children's Music Video: It's Not A Monster, It's Me! (Little City Critters)
Three times Winner NZonAir Children’s Music Video of the Year (2013, 2017, and 2019)
Three Storylines Notable Picture Book awards (2015 and 2020(x2)
Silver Axis award for animation in advertising
Two Bronze Axis awards for animation in advertising
CureKids NZ – ‘Back Home To You’ – Red Nose Day fundraising campaign 2019. (writer, illustrator, designer)