In addition to Smith and Farquhar, Calvin Brown, Jr. (Moesha) is co-executive producer and story editor; Jan Hirota (Big Hero 6 The Series) is producer; Eastwood Wong (Carmen Sandiego) is art director; and Latoya Raveneau (Rise Up, Sing Out), Rudi …
Month: April 2022
The Making Of ‘Snowlands’: How To Turn An Animation Screenplay Into A Graphic Novel
After our new graphic novel script was finished, I looked for our art team. That team would be made up of a penciler, a colorist, and a letterer. He taught me how to write for the medium and helped me …
Godzilla Producer Toho Makes Animation A Keystone Of Its 10-Year Business Plan
Leading Japanese production, sales and distribution company Toho is placing an added emphasis on animation in its new ten-year business plan. After presenting financial results from the past year, the company shifted to the future and unveiled a new 10-year …
“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Teaser by State
Posted on Monday, April 18, 2022 · Leave a Comment From the team at Paramount Plus: “To launch the latest Star Trek series on Paramount+, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, we tasked the great minds at State to help us …
Bob Iger-Backed Metaverse Startup Genies Passes $1B Valuation After Latest Funding Round
Who else is involved? Genies’ investors include NBA Top Shot parent company Dapper Labs and Coinbase Ventures, the investment arm of Coinbase Global. It also has partnerships with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group. Celebrity investors include Camila Cabello, …
Hello Einstein Studios Issues Open Call for Pitches
Most recently. Hello Einstein Studios launched The Sandbox on Roku, with music distribution on Pandora. Coming later this year is a new series, Baby Einstein: Ocean Explorers, which will premiere in conjunction with a companion line of products for children. …
Bill Nye Joins Coca Cola in Stop-Motion Short Explaining Recycling
Source: Mackinnon & Saunders The Coca-Cola Company has released a short film to demystify the often confusing and invisible bottle-to-bottle recycling process. The vividly animated stop-motion piece, The Coca-Cola Company and Bill Nye Demystify Recycling, was produced by Mackinnon & …
‘The Batman’ Premiere Dates Set for HBO Max, Digital, and Home Video
THE BATMAN DVD You can read about some the film’s spectacular visual effects, produced by Wētā FX, on AWN’s VFXWorld. In its announcement of the dates, WarnerMedia issued a recommendation that The Batman be watched at home with Filmmaker Mode: “Developed …
Hue+Cry Drops Brand New Look
Creative content studio Hue+Cry has built quite a reputation for its award-winning work and projects for clients such as Capital One, MSNBC, Oreo, and Disney. Now, the Richmond-based animation and design collective is unveiling its first rebrand in nine years. …