![]() Wherever possible shots were lengthened or combined to show continuous action. Salke will oversee all television and film. ![]() Before long, I was charged with leading our inspired team in translating The Numberlys book/short into a pre-school show for Amazon. Actions were kept simple and linear wherever possible, avoiding cuts and anything that implied passage of time without directly showing it. After a long search process that captivated Hollywood insiders, NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke has been named head of Amazon Studios. I received a call from my managers at The Gotham Group to sit-down with the talented, academy award winning team of William Joyce and Brandon Oldenberg (Moonbot Studios) as they were looking for a director. We worked under very strict constraints for layout, advised by a professional provided by Amazon to help determine whether a preschool level audience would be able to follow the story. I’m also responsible for a number of final models, including the organ.Ĥ- "Sunbites" Commercial- Assembly ~ 1 week on previs and final camera for shots shown - Also responsible for a number of environment and prop modelsĥ- "Beats: Extraordinary Hero" Commercial- Gentleman Scholar - 2 days on previs for the first shot, 1 day on final robot animation - 1 day on previs for second shot, 1 day on final robot animationĦ- “The Numberlys” TV Pilot- Moonbot Studios - 2 weeks on sequence shown for previs, environment blocking, and some final modeling - This was a pilot for Amazon, intended for a preschool level audience. There were no existing storyboards or animatics. Amazon is pausing construction of its second headquarters in Virginia following the biggest round of layoffs in the company’s history and the its shifting plans around remote work Feb. All of my layout for this project came from my own ideas working with the director. Animation director Saul Blinkoff and I met 10 years ago when we were both on staff at Walt Disney Animation Studios. I was responsible for previs for all of the shots shown.ģ- "Sisters" Short Film- Psyop -1 week on sequence shown - I’m responsible for all camera work and staging for a large part of the film, including all shots in this sequence. The full film can be viewed here.Ģ- “Coca-Cola: Man and Dog” Commercial- Psyop - 1 week on shots shown - We did a full previs pass of this project in 3d before passing it to the 2d animators, who then worked from our timing and cameras. With Henry Kaufman, Dayci Brookshire, Bob Bergen, Sarah-Nicole Robles. I was the Layout Lead and one of the Technical Directors on the film, overseeing all of the previs and camera work. The Numberlys: Directed by Saul Blinkoff. SHREVEPORT, La. 5 on Amazon Video, along with the six previously announced pilots for grown-ups: “Edge,” “Good Girls Revolt,” “Highston,” “One Mississippi,” “Patriot” and “Z.” Users in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Austria and Japan will be able to watch the pilots.1- “The Boy Who Learned To Fly” Short Film- Moonbot Studios - A short film for Gatorade on the life of Usain Bolt. William Joyce Brandon Oldenburg Original Country United States of America Original Language English Production Company Amazon Studios Moonbot Studios. The slate includes “ The Numberlys,” based on the award-winning book and short film about five city kids who nurture a sprout into a beautiful tree “Danger & Eggs,” about a girl and her best friend, a giant talking egg “Eddie of the Realms Eternal,” in which a meek middle schooler unexpectedly drawn into an adventure in another dimension “Everstar,” following an adventurous 12-year-old girl brought aboard a rogue spaceship that travels the universe and “Yoyotoki HappyEars!,” a story about a fox family that accidentally wind up in a magical land with mythical creatures. in translating The Numberlys book/short into a pre-school show for Amazon. Amazon Studios is primed to launch six kids’ pilots next month as part of its 2015 fall pilot season, including an animated show based on best-selling book franchise “ If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” for preschoolers. The Numberlys is one of six Shreveport-based Moonbot Studios produces 'The Numberlys' pilot episode for Amazon Shreveport-based Moonbot Studios created a show pilot for Amazon Studios fall kids’ pilot season that debuted Thursday. Saul began his career as an animator for the WALT DISNEY STUDIOS working on.
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