| Ivan LeRoy | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ivan LeRoy |
| Age | 24 |
| Location | "Dirty Canada", Michigan |
| Other Links | https://www.youtube.com/user/LeRoygendary |
Ivan LeRoy (also known by the alias, LeRoygendary) is a writer/director and graphic editor for the JoyRide Entertainment channel. His most notable work includes Hajime No Ippo: the Abridging! and the Abridged Eleven. He is best known for attributing a westernized cinematic style to his parodies.
Career
LeRoy started out in the abridging community in 2013 as a voice actor for two projects, Avengers Abridged and Legend of Korra Abridged. Following their cancellation due to copyright claims, LeRoy developed his own series Hajime No Ippo: the Abridging!
He is a frequent collaborator with Earl of Bassington, CharlestonVO and DoktorApplejuce. Together they work on several abridged series and original works.
In the summer of 2016, LeRoy partnered with MorningRamen to participate in the Team Four Star event: #TIBA, placing 13th overall with the one-shot Abridged Eleven GO, where it was praised for LeRoy's direction and characterization. LeRoy later picked up the one-shot as an ongoing series.
LeRoy has also served as a script doctor (usually uncredited) and producer for a number of other abridgers.
The "LeRoy Method"
Unique features seen in LeRoy's work is his localization of the original source material, often making dramatic changes to the setting, names and even genders of his characters. Additionally, he implements a form of lip-flapping in which custom frames of facial expressions (for example, "tah" and "oh" mouth frames and anatomically correct movement of the eyes) are drawn in for close-ups on speaking characters. These features make his parodies resemble western animation.
Also noteworthy is LeRoy's use of the filmmaking practice of letterboxing, in which black bars appear at the top and bottom of the screen to give his work a widescreen aspect ratio. It has been surmised that this is used as both a means to avoid copyright and as an aesthetic attributed to moments of drama which are abundant in his work.
Notable Projects
- Hajime No Ippo: the Abridging! - Writer
- The Abridged Eleven (Anthology) - Writer, Director, Editor
- MorningRamen's Naruto Abridged - Graphic Editor
- Yuri Road - Director, Co-Writer, Editor
- Akame ga Kill! Abridged! - Custom Frames (episode 4)
- Voltron: Legendary Offender - Director, Co-Writer
- @POTUS Twitter page - Cheif Emoji Officer
Notable Voice Work
- Avengers Abridged - Rocket Raccoon, Ultron
- Legend of Korra Abridged - Varrick
- Hajime No Ippo: the Abridging! - Takamura, Aoki
- The Abridged Eleven - Coach Commander, Jack Rabbit
- Morning Ramen's Naruto Abridged - Rock Lee
- Clannad Abridged - Sunohara
- Fake/Stay Night (Unlimited Blade Works) - Shinji Matou
Trivia
- In several podcasts and live streams, Ivan has claimed to be a former improv artist and stand up, with the surname "LeRoy" not being his real last name, but instead a nom de plume for the fictionalized and exaggerated persona he plays, akin to the character of Stephen Colbert.
- Ivan has competed at the pro-amatuer level for boxing and tennis, and national level for field hockey. This explains why his early parody work is almost exclusively sports-related series.