Screen Novelties
American animation studio
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::summary American animation studio ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Screen Novelties |
| logo | Screen Novelties Logo.jpg |
| type | Private |
| founded | |
| hq_location_city | Los Angeles, California |
| hq_location_country | United States |
| key_people | Mark Caballero |
| Seamus Walsh | |
| Chris Finnegan | |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Screen Novelties | logo = Screen Novelties Logo.jpg | type = Private | founded = | hq_location_city = Los Angeles, California | hq_location_country = United States | key_people = Mark Caballero Seamus Walsh Chris Finnegan | website =
Screen Novelties (stylized as SCREEN NOVELTIES) is an American animation studio, specializing in stop motion animation. It was founded by Mark Caballero, Seamus Walsh, and Chris Finnegan.
Overview
Their work fuses classic cartoon sensibilities with mixed-media elements such as puppetry and miniature model photography. They were among the first stop motion artists to adopt an entirely digital capture system and workflow, beginning in 1999 with the pilot films that would eventually become Robot Chicken. Screen Novelties was integral in the launch of both Robot Chicken and Moral Orel for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block. They also animated the stop motion SpongeBob SquarePants episodes, It's a Spongebob Christmas!, The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom, and Sandy's Country Christmas.
Notable past work includes:
- Creating a stop motion animation version of the Flintstones for a dream sequence in The Flintstones: On the Rocks.
- Working with Ray Harryhausen, helping him complete his film The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare.
- Contributing whimsical puppet and special effects sequences for Cartoon Network shows Chowder and The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack.
- Performing the restoration of the original Rudolph & Santa Puppets from the 1964 classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Their offbeat short films enjoy a small cult following, especially "Mysterious Mose" which was made in their garage in 1997–98, using a hand-wound Bolex camera and an old 78rpm record as the soundtrack. The film mixes rod puppetry, stop motion animation, and silhouette animation.
Filmography
- Old Man & the Goblins
- The Boy with the Flip-top Head
- Graveyard Jamboree with Mysterious Mose
- The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare
- Monster Safari
- Zombie Brothers
- Monster High: Gaga for Ghouls
Television and film credits
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Video game credits
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| Title | Year(s) | Notes | Client |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortnite | 2018 | Stop-motion cutscene animation | Epic Games |
| Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course | 2022 | Puppet Trailer | Studio MDHR |
| :: |
Commercials
- Nike
- Hallmark Cards
- Mississippi State Department of Health
- Rotofugi
- CareerBuilder
- All
- Corn Pops
- McDonald's
- Ray-Ban
- Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge
- Honda
- Target Corporation
- GMC
- Hewlett-Packard
- Allstate
Awards and nominations
Won 30th Annual Annie Award in the category Best Short Film for The Story of the Tortoise & The Hare.
Nominated for the 34th Annual Annie Award in the category Best Animated Television Commercial.
References
References
- (30 October 2012). "About Us | Los Angeles Stop Motion Animation Studio | Screen Novelties".
- Goodman, Brenda. (2006-12-23). "Rudolph and Santa, as Good as New". The New York Times.
- http://www.screen-novelties.com/news/2006/12/rankinbass-puppet-restoration.html Rankin/Bass Puppet Restoration
- "Fortnite Season 7 Trailer | Screen Novelties".
- "Cuphead D.L.C Trailer | Screen Novelties".
- http://annieawards.org/30thwinners.html 30th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2002)
- http://annieawards.org/34thwinners.html 34th Annie Award winners and nominations
- http://www.screen-novelties.com/news/2007/01/tobacco-psa-nominated.html Candy factory commercial
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