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|gender= {{Female cast}}
 
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|job= Animation camera operator<br>Character layout artist<br>Retake director<br>Additional timer<br>Animatic layout artist<br>Storyboard revisionist<br>Director
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|job= Animation camera operator<br>Character layout artist<br>Retake director<br>Additional timer<br>Animatic layout artist<br>Storyboard artist
 
|birthdate=  
 
|birthdate=  
 
|deathdate=  
 
|deathdate=  
 
|status= Active
 
|status= Active
|episode= ??
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|episodes= 240
|seasons= [[Season 1]] - Present
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|seasons= [[Season 1]], [[Season 15|15]] - Present
 
|first episode= "[[The Telltale Head]]"
 
|first episode= "[[The Telltale Head]]"
|latest episode= "[[Opposites A-Frack]]"
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|latest episode= "[[Homer? A Cracker Bro?]]"
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|movie=yes
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|first short= ''[[Playdate with Destiny]]''
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|latest short= ''[[May the 12th Be with You]]''
 
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'''Karen Carnegie Johnson''', also credited as '''K.C. Johnson''', '''KC Johnson''', '''Karen Carnegie (KC)''' and '''Karen Carnegie''', is an animator for ''[[The Simpsons]]''. She has worked as an animation camera operator, character layout artist, retake director, additional timer, animatic layout artist and storyboard revisionist. She also directed the [[Banksy couch gag]] in "[[MoneyBART]]".
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'''Karen Carnegie Johnson''', also credited as '''K.C. Johnson''', '''KC Johnson''', '''Karen Carnegie (KC)''' and '''Karen Carnegie''', is an animator. She currently serves as a retake director and animation timer and previously served as an animation camera operator, character layout artist, animatic layout artist, and storyboard artist for ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
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== Awards ==
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{{Table|width=50%|align=left|
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{{THT|Award}}
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{{TH|Year}}
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{{TH|Episode}}
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{{TH|Result}}
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{{TBT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program}}}}
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{{TB|[[2021]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2021/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - Outstanding Short Form Animated Program - 2021"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|''[[The Force Awakens from Its Nap]]''}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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}}
  
 
== Credits ==
 
== Credits ==
{{Incomplete}}
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=== Animation camera ===
=== Animation camera operator ===
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{{TO}}
*{{ep|The Telltale Head}}
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{{Season1A
*{{ep|Homer's Night Out}}
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|E8=yes
*{{ep|The Crepes of Wrath}}
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|E10=yes
*{{ep|Krusty Gets Busted}}
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|E11=yes
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|E12=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
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=== Character layout ===
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{{Scroll|
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{{TO}}
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{{Season15A
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|E10=yes
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|E17=yes
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}}
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{{Season16A
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|E2=yes
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|E7=yes
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|E16=yes
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}}
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{{Season17A
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|E1=yes
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|E8=yes
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|E17=yes
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|E20=yes
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}}
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{{Season18A
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|E9=yes
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|E11=yes
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}}
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{{Season19A
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|E1=yes
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}}
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{{Season23A
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|E3=yes
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|E5=yes
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|E17=yes
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}}
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{{Season24A
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|E20=yes
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}}
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{{Season26A
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|E5=yes
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|E17=yes
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}}
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{{Season27A
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|E1=yes
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|E5=yes
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|E18=yes
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}}
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{{Season28A
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|E3=yes
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|E7=yes
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|E17=yes
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}}
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{{Season29A
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|E2=yes
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|E20=yes
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}}
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{{Season30A
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|E7=yes
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|E19=yes
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}}
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{{Season31A
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|E2=yes
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|E19=yes
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|E20=yes
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}}
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{{Season32A
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|E4=yes
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|E5=yes
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|E6=yes
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|E8=yes
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|E10=yes
 +
|E12=yes
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|E13=yes
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|E16=yes
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|E22=yes
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}}
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{{Season33A
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|E1=yes
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|E2=yes
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|E8=yes
 +
|E9=yes
 +
|E12=yes
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|E17=yes
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|E19=yes
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}}
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{{Season34A
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|E1=yes
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|E5=yes
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}}
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{{Season36A
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|E3=yes
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|E5=yes
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|E7=yes
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|E19=yes
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}}
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{{SpecialsA
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|Playdate=yes
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|StarWars=yes
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|Marvel=yes
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|Plus=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
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}}
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=== Additional timer ===
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{{Scroll|
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{{TO}}
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{{Season18A
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|E19=yes
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}}
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{{Season19A
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|E1=yes
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|E2=yes
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|E14=yes
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}}
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{{Season20A
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|E10=yes
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|E13=yes
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}}
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{{Season22A
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|E12=yes
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|E21=yes
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|E22=yes
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}}
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{{Season23A
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|E18=yes
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}}
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{{Season25A
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|E3=yes
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}}
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{{Season26A
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|E22=yes
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}}
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{{Season27A
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|E19=yes
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|E22=yes
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}}
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{{Season28A
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|E1=yes
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|E4=yes
 +
|E8=yes
 +
|E11=yes
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|E16=yes
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|E19=yes
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}}
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{{Season29A
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|E4=yes
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|E18=yes
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|E19=yes
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}}
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{{Season30A
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|E2=yes
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|E4=yes
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}}
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{{Season31A
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|E4=yes
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|E5=yes
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|E10=yes
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|E11=yes
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}}
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{{Season32A
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|E4=yes
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|E8=yes
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}}
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{{Season33A
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|E9=yes
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|E12=yes
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|E14=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
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}}
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=== Artist ===
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*{{mov}}
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=== Retake animation timer ===
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*{{ep|Lisa the Drama Queen}}
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=== Retake director ===
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{{Scroll|
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{{TO}}
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{{Season19A
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|E3=yes
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|E8=yes
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|E10=yes
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|E12=yes
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|E13=yes
 +
|E15=yes
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|E17=yes
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|E19=yes
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}}
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{{Season20A
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|E3=yes
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|E10=yes
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|E11=yes
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|E12=yes
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|E13=yes
 +
|E16=yes
 +
|E17=yes
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|E20=yes
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}}
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{{Season21A
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|E3=yes
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|E4=yes
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|E9=yes
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|E10=yes
 +
|E12=yes
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|E17=yes
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|E19=yes
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|E22=yes
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|E23=yes
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}}
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{{Season22A
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|E1=yes
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|E2=yes
 +
|E6=yes
 +
|E11=yes
 +
|E14=yes
 +
|E17=yes
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|E20=yes
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}}
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{{Season23A
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|E1=yes
 +
|E4=yes
 +
|E9=yes
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|E10=yes
 +
|E13=yes
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|E15=yes
 +
|E19=yes
 +
|E21=yes
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}}
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{{Season24A
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|E8=yes
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|E11=yes
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|E12=yes
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|E16=yes
 +
|E19=yes
 +
|E22=yes
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}}
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{{Season25A
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|E1=yes
 +
|E4=yes
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|E7=yes
 +
|E11=yes
 +
|E14=yes
 +
|E17=yes
 +
|E20=yes
 +
|E22=yes
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}}
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{{Season26A
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|E1=yes
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|E4=yes
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|E8=yes
 +
|E12=yes
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|E15=yes
 +
|E18=yes
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|E21=yes
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}}
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{{Season27A
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|E2=yes
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|E7=yes
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|E8=yes
 +
|E11=yes
 +
|E13=yes
 +
|E17=yes
 +
|E21=yes
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}}
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{{Season28A
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|E2=yes
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|E5=yes
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|E12=yes
 +
|E13=yes
 +
|E15=yes
 +
|E18=yes
 +
|E21=yes
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}}
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{{Season29A
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|E3=yes
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|E9=yes
 +
|E12=yes
 +
|E14=yes
 +
|E17=yes
 +
|E21=yes
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}}
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{{Season30A
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|E5=yes
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|E6=yes
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|E9=yes
 +
|E12=yes
 +
|E15=yes
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|E18=yes
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|E20=yes
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|E23=yes
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}}
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{{Season31A
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|E1=yes
 +
|E3=yes
 +
|E7=yes
 +
|E12=yes
 +
|E15=yes
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|E16=yes
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|E21=yes
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}}
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{{Season32A
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|E1=yes
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|E2=yes
 +
|E9=yes
 +
|E10=yes
 +
|E14=yes
 +
|E17=yes
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|E21=yes
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}}
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{{Season33A
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|E3=yes
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|E4=yes
 +
|E6=yes
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|E7=yes
 +
|E10=yes
 +
|E13=yes
 +
|E16=yes
 +
|E19=yes
 +
|E22=yes
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}}
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{{Season34A
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|E3=yes
 +
|E6=yes
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|E9=yes
 +
|E11=yes
 +
|E13=yes
 +
|E15=yes
 +
|E18=yes
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|E22=yes
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}}
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{{Season35A
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|E3=yes
 +
|E5=yes
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|E9=yes
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|E10=yes
 +
|E12=yes
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|E14=yes
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|E16=yes
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|E18=yes
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}}
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{{Season36A
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|E1=yes
 +
|E4=yes
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|E6=yes
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|E9=yes
 +
|E10/11=yes
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|E15=yes
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|E17=yes
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|E21=yes
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}}
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{{Season37A
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|E2=yes
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|E4=yes
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|E6=yes
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|E7=yes
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|E9=yes
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|E12=yes
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|E15=yes
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}}
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{{SpecialsA
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|Bowl=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
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}}
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=== Storyboard revisions ===
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*{{ep|Married to the Blob}}
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=== Animatic layout ===
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*{{ep|Married to the Blob}}
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=== Second unit director ===
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*{{ep|Yellow Subterfuge}}
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=== Storyboard ===
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{{TO}}
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{{Season27A
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|E16=yes
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}}
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{{Season28A
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|E9=yes
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|E12=yes
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|E13=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
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=== Animation timer ===
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{{Scroll|
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{{TO}}
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{{Season34A
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|E4=yes
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|E8=yes
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|E13=yes
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|E14=yes
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|E17=yes
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|E19=yes
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|E22=yes
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}}
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{{Season35A
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|E1=yes
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|E3=yes
 +
|E14=yes
 +
|E16=yes
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|E18=yes
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}}
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{{Season36A
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|E2=yes
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|E6=yes
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|E14=yes
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|E22=yes
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}}
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{{Season37A
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|E4=yes
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|E5=yes
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}}
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{{SpecialsA
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|Playdate=yes
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|StarWars=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
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}}
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=== Lead timer ===
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{{TO}}
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{{SpecialsA
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|May12th=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
  
=== Director ===
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== References ==
*{{cg|Banksy couch gag}}
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{{Reflist}}
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
*{{IMDB|name/nm2991130}}
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*{{IMDb|name/nm2991130}}
  
{{Animation camera operators}}
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{{Directors|second=yes}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Karen Carnegie}}
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{{Retake directors|current=yes}}
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{{Animatic layout artists|former=yes}}
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{{Animation timers|current=yes}}
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{{Character layout artists|former=yes}}
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{{Storyboard artists|former=yes|formerrev=yes}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carnegie Johnson, Karen}}
  
[[Category:Layout artists]]
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[[Category:Animation camera operators]]
[[Category:Animation timers]]
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[[Category:Primetime Emmy Award nominated crew]]
[[Category:Retake directors]]
 
[[Category:Storyboard revisionists]]
 
[[Category:Directors]]
 

Latest revision as of 19:24, February 17, 2026


Karen Carnegie Johnson
Crew Information
Gender:
Female ♀
Job: Animation camera operator
Character layout artist
Retake director
Additional timer
Animatic layout artist
Storyboard artist
Status:
Active
Number of episodes: 240
Seasons active: Season 1, 15 - Present
First short: Playdate with Destiny
Most recent short: May the 12th Be with You
First episode: "The Telltale Head"
Most recent episode: "Homer? A Cracker Bro?"
Movie: The Simpsons Movie



Karen Carnegie Johnson, also credited as K.C. Johnson, KC Johnson, Karen Carnegie (KC) and Karen Carnegie, is an animator. She currently serves as a retake director and animation timer and previously served as an animation camera operator, character layout artist, animatic layout artist, and storyboard artist for The Simpsons.

Awards[edit]

Award Year Episode Result
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program 2021[1] The Force Awakens from Its Nap Nominated

Credits[edit]

Animation camera[edit]

Character layout[edit]

Additional timer[edit]

Artist[edit]

Retake animation timer[edit]

Retake director[edit]

Storyboard revisions[edit]

Animatic layout[edit]

Second unit director[edit]

Storyboard[edit]

Animation timer[edit]

Lead timer[edit]

References[edit]


External links[edit]