A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Born:
December 15, 1985
Jamie Magnus Stone (born 15 December 1985) is a Scottish film director and animator, who studied at the National Film and Television School. He is the son of Sally Magnusson and grandson of Magnus Magnusson and Mamie Baird. Stone studied film and television at the Edinburgh College of Art where he made his first films; Flights, about an old man and his flight of stairs, and the Scottish BAFTA nominated Fritz about a German Spy who lives under a boy's bed. In August 2011, Stone directed his graduation film, Skyborn, about a father and son stuck in a foggy post-apocalyptic wasteland. Stone also wrote and directed the screenplay. It was screened at the BFI in March 2012 as part of the NFTS' graduation ceremony. The film was shot in a constant fog and involved flying machines, pyrotechnics, miniatures, and chickens. In August 2014, Stone was nominated for a BAFTA for his short film Orbit Ever After. In November 2019, Stone was announced as one of the directors for the twelfth series of Doctor Who. He directed two filming blocks, consisting of four episodes, including "Spyfall, Part 1", "Praxeus", "Ascension of the Cybermen", and "The Timeless Children". Stone returned to direct for the thirteenth series, with the episodes "Chapter One: The Halloween Apocalypse", "Chapter Two: War of the Sontarans", and the fourth episode.
Director:
2008 Flights
2008 Space Travel According to John
2012 Old MacDonald's Farm
2012 Skyborn
2013 Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
2013 Doctor Who: The Last Day
2013 Orbit Ever After
2016 The Last Dragonslayer
Writer:
2008 Flights
2008 Space Travel According to John
2012 Old MacDonald's Farm
2012 Skyborn
2013 Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
2013 Doctor Who: The Last Day
2013 Orbit Ever After
2016 The Last Dragonslayer
Co-Executive Producer:
2023 Ten Pound Poms
Director:
2005 Doctor Who
2015 Tripped
2019 Queens of Mystery
2023 Ten Pound Poms
???? Nightsleeper
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