“It’s about time someone defended the honor and integrity of this bold new horizon. Leave it to the greatest band in the world – Tenacious D!”
Artist: Tenacious D
Tenacious D’s Jack Black and Kyle Gass: “[The song] is about growing up and leaving childish things behind. But then realizing that video games are more than just mindless toys. In fact, they can be a true expression of huge ideas that belong in the pantheon of great works of art!
Posted on Saturday, May 13, 2023
Production: Oneyplays, Pinreel Inc.
Director: Adam Paloian, Chris “Oney” O’Neill
Co-director: Olav Burman
EP: Adam Paloian
Production director: Brandon Grikas
Animation director/3D animator: Olov Burman
3D character lead: Noah Williamson
3D animator: Helio Takahashi, Márcio Nicolosi, Derek Henriques, Calle Halldin, Daniel Damm
Environment artist/lighting artist: Adam Phillips, Chris O’Neill
Generalist/rigging artist: Lucas Santos: Eric Prah
Environment artist/generalist/lighting artist/rigging artist: Anthony Syracuse, Jack Gatto
3D character/prop modeler/CG supervisor: Jack Gatto
3D FX artist: Zack Mineo
Pixel art parody sequence: Michael Azzi
Blue Hedgehog parody sequence: David Post
3D character/prop modeler: Geoff Roberts, Anthony Syracuse
Compositor: Geoff Valent, Phoebe Valent
Shakespeare painting: Julia Blattman
Storyboard artist: Chris O’Neill, Adam Paloian
Texture artist: Noah Williamson, Anthony Syracuse, Jack Gatto, Geoff Roberts
Ultimate screen shader: Abdou Bouam
Pipeline Tools: Lucas Santos
Director/writer Adam Paloian, best known for his SpongeBob SquarePants exploits, and animator/YouTuber Chris O’Neill leave few tropes unturned in this comic romp for Tenacious D (all rendered in Unreal Engine).
