Samuel Nielson

From College of Fine Arts and Communications

Samuel Nielson graduated from BYU in 2007 with a degree in Animation.

While at BYU, Nielson was involved in the production of Pajama Gladiator. According to his blog, Nielson pitched the original story, worked with Joe A. Olson to do the majority of the character and environment pre-production art and animated a couple scenes, including the "Cyclops freaks out scene" at the end of the battle.

In 2008, Pajama Gladiator won the Producer’s Choice and the Viewer’s Choice awards at the Nicktoons Network Animation Festival. Pajama Gladiator also received second place at the Student Emmys in 2009.

External Links

• Sam Nielson’s blog