'Across the Spider-Verse' co-director Justin K. Thompson hopes this film can inspire change. “I want all of you to go out and make the movie that you want to make... I want the studios to support that. And I hope that this movie can help that change.”
Variety and Nickelodeon are joining forces again for this year’s 10 Animators to Watch event in Los Angeles.
“We are so delighted to celebrate with Variety the incredible art of animation again and raise our glass to 10 outstanding creative voices whose craft helps drive our industry forward,” said Ramsey Naito, President, Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation. “A huge congratulations to all the artists on the list.”
“Disney Animation has been making amazing movies for decades on end, so they have a process and a way of doing things,” says Adeola, CEO of London-based Kugali from its 2017 inception until 2021, when he stepped down to focus on creative endeavors including “Iwájú.” “We were able to learn a lot from that.”
“One of the cool things about the creative process is that other people can infuse their ideas into what you’re doing and enhance it. This series honors the original vision I had but has evolved it beyond that vision to something I think is even greater,” Adeola says.Jeron BraxtonAs a teenager, Braxton taught himself 3D computer animation to accompany his music. It wasn’t long before his talents as an animator started to take over.
“One thing I really love that you’re starting to see more of,” he says, “is that there are so many more Black stories, produced and told and acted by Black people, that are coming from a really intimate place that doesn’t have to focus on our trauma.” For Fernandez Casas, it doesn’t make much difference whether he’s designing dozens of birds for “Migration,” contributing to the massively popular Minions franchise with “Minions: The Rise of Gru” or helping update Mario for a new generation of moviegoers.
Creating “Infinity Train,” which includes a fair bit of drama, required a slightly different skill set to maintain a logical flow than more comedic shows, where “you can literally have a character say, ‘Well, that doesn’t make any sense,’ and then keep going,” he says. “Win or Lose” tells the interconnected stories of eight different characters preparing for a championship softball game, showing different angles of the story from each perspective.For his part, Yates cites the opportunity to make an ensemble piece in a way “that can’t quite be done in a feature.” He adds: “I hope everyone finds at least one character that they really relate to and connect with.”
“It was really important to us to make sure that our story team was really involved and not side- lined,” Hobson says. “Every single person was a critical member.”“Anything that makes me laugh, I’m game to try onscreen,” says Rachel Larsen, co-creator of “The Tiny Chef Show,” a Nickelodeon series targeted to preschoolers that won an Annie award earlier this year. “These things that are funny and particular make life beautiful — it’s fun to put them into characters and make them feel alive.
A large social media response led to a book deal, which in turn led to the Nickelodeon show, which debuted in September 2022. While “sequels can be a bit tricky,” Lechevallier hopes the new film can be appreciated as a separate entity. “It’s obviously ‘Chicken Run 2,’ but I hope it’s going to be seen for its quality and not only in comparison to the first one.”
“I love the idea of opening up a child’s imagination and challenging a child’s mind,” she says. “That’s always been something I’ve gravitated towards, and it makes the job even more fulfilling than just creating a beautiful visual.” That appreciation came from discovering commonalities with his drawing style. “It’s very DIY, kind of like punk rock. Once I started seeing these films, I realized they look like how I draw and paint,” he says.
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