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'''Ralph Sosa''' is an American director and animator. He currently serves as a storyboard artist and character layout artist. He previously served as a director, storyboard revisionist and assistant director. He also served as an assistant sequence director on ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''.  
 
'''Ralph Sosa''' is an American director and animator. He currently serves as a storyboard artist and character layout artist. He previously served as a director, storyboard revisionist and assistant director. He also served as an assistant sequence director on ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''.  
  
For his work on the [[Guillermo del Toro couch gag]], Sosa was nominated for an {{W|Annie Award}} in "Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production", along with [[Guillermo del Toro]] and [[Guy Davis]].<ref>[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/award-season-focus/complete-list-of-2013-annie-award-nominations-91711.html Cartoon Brew - "Complete List of 2013 Annie Award Nominations"]</ref>
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{{TB|[[2013]]<ref name="Annie2013">[https://web.archive.org/web/20141214105919/http://www.annieawards.org/nominees/ The Annie Awards - "41st Annual Annie Awards Winners"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXIV]]"<br>{{small|[[Guillermo del Toro opening sequence]]}}}}
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Latest revision as of 18:44, December 9, 2024

Ralph Sosa
Ralph Sosa.jpg
Crew Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Job: Character layout artist
Storyboard artist
Director
Assistant director
Animatic layout artist
Assistant sequence director
Status:
Active
Number of episodes: 221
Seasons active: Season 8 - 10, 13 - Present
First short: The Longest Daycare
Most recent short: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
First episode: "Mountain of Madness"
Most recent episode: "Convenience Airways"
Movie: The Simpsons Movie
Game: The Simpsons Game


Ralph Sosa is an American director and animator. He currently serves as a storyboard artist and character layout artist. He previously served as a director, storyboard revisionist and assistant director. He also served as an assistant sequence director on The Simpsons Movie.

Awards[edit]

Award Year Episode Result
Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production 2013[1] "Treehouse of Horror XXIV"
Guillermo del Toro opening sequence
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program 2005[2] "Future-Drama" Nominated

Credits[edit]

Directed by[edit]

Character layout[edit]

Additional timer[edit]

Storyboard revisions[edit]

Assistant director[edit]

Storyboard[edit]

Assistant sequence director[edit]

Animatic layout[edit]

Animation storyboards[edit]

Additional storyboards[edit]

Lead character layout[edit]

References[edit]


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