Paul Ter Voorde (August 16, 1987) is an Dutch-American director, animator, and artist. He is best known for his work at Studio Yotta, where he animated and directed several projects of theirs, most notably Smiling Friends.
Paul first joined Studio Yotta as an animator for various music videos made by the musical comedy group Starbomb, including Luigi's Ballad, The Hero Of Rhyme 2, and SMASH! With Yotta, Paul also worked on the video games Sonic Mania and Super Meat Boy Forever, the music video for Run The Jewels & Rick And Morty song "Oh Mama", OK.KO.! and Michael Cusack's parody short Bushworld Adventures. Additionally, he has also animated and directed several episodes of British web-series Eddsworld from 2008 to 2016.
Work on Smiling Friends[]
| Year | Episodes | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mr. Frog | animator |
| Shrimp's Odyssey | storyboard artist | |
| Who Violently Murdered Simon S. Salty? | animator | |
| Charlie Dies and Doesn't Come Back | animator | |
| The Smiling Friends Go to Brazil! | animator, animation supervisor | |
| 2024 | Gwimbly: Definitive Remastered Enhanced Extended Edition DX 4K (Anniversary Director’s Cut) | episode director, storyboard revisionist, animation supervisor, animator |
| A Allan Adventure | episode director, storyboard artist, animation supervisor, animator |
Other Works[]
| Year | Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008-2016 | Eddsworld | animator |
| 2013-2015 | Various Starbomb music videos | animator |
| 2017 | Sonic Mania | animator |
| 2018 | Oh Mama - Run The Jewels music video | animator |
| Bushworld Adventures | animator | |
| 2020 | Super Meat Boy Forever | animation director, VFX |
Websites[]
DeviantArt (Inactive)