Lynn Hobson

Biography

Lynn Hobson's film career was launched steps away from the famous Hollywood & Vine intersection while supervising post-production and editorial departments for Chanticleer Films' Discovery Program on Showtime. Those early years set the stage for an eclectic mix of Roger Corman action movies, visual effects editing at Warner Brothers, and editing independent cult movie favorites such as "My Life with Morrissey". 

Her first opportunity to work in the animation industry came with lead editorial duties on Todd McFarlane's animated HBO series "Spawn". With her newfound recognition for her work, she was soon hired as an editor for Nickelodeon's newly minted SpongeBob Squarepants series. In 2003 she followed her SpongeBob crew over to Paramount Pictures as the lead editor on The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie. 

Lynn spent several years working as an associate editor at DreamWorks Animation on "The Penguins of Madagascar", "Shrek Forever After", "Monster vs Aliens" and "MegaMind". In 2012, she embarked on an epic Viking journey as Lead Editor on the "Dragons, Riders of Berk" television series, earning her two Annie award nominations. 

She returned to live-action editing with the 2016 independent feature film "Finding Sofia", forging a lasting creative relationship with Argentine filmmaker Nico Cassavecchia. Lynn returned to feature animation during the 2020-2021 pandemic by working remotely from home on Sony Pictures Animation's "Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania". Currently, she's working as lead editor on Paramount's latest "Transformers One" animated feature.