ShadowMachine
American animation studio and production company
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::summary American animation studio and production company ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | ShadowMachine |
| logo | ShadowMachineLogo.jpg |
| logo_caption | Logo used from 2007 to 2015 |
| industry | Animation |
| foundation | |
| founders | Alex Bulkley |
| Corey Campodonico | |
| location_city | Los Angeles, California |
| num_locations | 2 |
| location_country | U.S. |
| products | |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = ShadowMachine | logo = ShadowMachineLogo.jpg | logo_caption = Logo used from 2007 to 2015 | industry = Animation | genre = | foundation = | defunct = | founders = Alex Bulkley Corey Campodonico | location_city = Los Angeles, California | num_locations = 2 | location_country = U.S. | products = | website =
ShadowMachine is an American animation studio and production company specialized in film, television, commercials and music videos.
Since its early days producing the stop-motion animation show Robot Chicken, the company has been producing such shows as Moral Orel, Mary Shelley's Frankenhole, The Shivering Truth and Titan Maximum for Adult Swim. Afterwards, the company produced BoJack Horseman, for Michael Eisner's Tornante Company, starring Will Arnett, Aaron Paul, and Amy Sedaris, as well as Tuca & Bertie, starring Tiffany Haddish, Ali Wong, and Steven Yeun.
Filmography
Films
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| Release date | Film | Director | Co-producers | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2005 | ||||
| March 17, 2006 | The Zodiac | Alex Bulkley | Myriad Pictures and Blackwater Films | THINKFilm |
| October 2, 2015 | Hell and Back | Tom Gianas and Ross Shuman | N/A | Freestyle Releasing |
| May 24, 2019 | date=4 June 2019 | last=Frank | first=Priscilla | title=How the BoJack Horseman Animation Studio Tripped up Booksmart |
| December 9, 2022 | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson | Netflix Animation, Double Dare You! and The Jim Henson Company | Netflix |
| TBA | The Buried Giant | Guillermo del Toro | Netflix Animation, Double Dare You! | |
| Bob the Builder | TBA | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Mattel Films, and Nuyorican Productions | Amazon MGM Studios | |
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Television series
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| Year | Series | Creator(s) | Co-producers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2012 | Robot Chicken (seasons 1–5) | Seth Green and Matthew Senreich | Stoopid Monkey, Williams Street and Sony Pictures Digital | Adult Swim |
| 2005–2009 | Moral Orel | Dino Stamatopoulos | Fragical Productions and Williams Street | |
| 2009 | Titan Maximum | Matthew Senreich and Tom Root | Stoopid Monkey, Williams Street and Tom Is Awesome | |
| 2010 | Mary Shelley's Frankenhole | Dino Stamatopoulos | Fragical Productions and Williams Street | |
| 2013 | Good Morning Today | David Javerbaum | The Jim Henson Company | Fusion |
| 2014–2016 | TripTank | Various | Comedy Partners | Comedy Central |
| 2014–2020 | BoJack Horseman | Raphael Bob-Waksberg | The Tornante Company and Boxer vs. Raptor | Netflix |
| 2016 | Greatest Party Story Ever | N/A | Four Peaks Media Group and Den of Thieves | MTV |
| 2017 | Jeff & Some Aliens | Sean Donnelly and Alessandro Minoli | Video Lou and Comedy Partners | Comedy Central |
| 2018–2021 | Final Space | Olan Rogers | Star Cadet, Conaco, Studio T (Season 1), New Form Digital and Jam Filled Entertainment | TBS (season 1) / Adult Swim (seasons 2 and 3) |
| 2018 | Dallas & Robo | Mike Roberts | N/A | YouTube Red |
| 2018 | The Shivering Truth | Vernon Chatman | PFFR and Williams Street | Adult Swim (season 1 only) |
| 2019–2022 | Tuca & Bertie | Lisa Hanawalt | The Tornante Company, Brave Dummy, Boxer vs. Raptor (season 1), Vegan Blintzes (seasons 2 and 3) and Williams Street (seasons 2 and 3) | Netflix (season 1) / Adult Swim (seasons 2 and 3) |
| 2019 | Human Discoveries | Chris Bruno and David Howard Lee | Ninjas Runnin' Wild and Kirk J. Rudell Productions | Facebook Watch |
| 2021–2023 | Ten Year Old Tom | Steve Dildarian | Work Friends LLC, Tomorrow Studios and Insane Loon Productions | HBO Max (season 1) / Max (season 2) |
| 2022 | The Afterparty (episode 6) | Christopher Miller | Lord Miller Productions, Sony Pictures Television Studios and TriStar Television | Apple TV+ |
| Little Demon | Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner and Kieran Valla | Jersey 2nd Avenue, Evil Hag Productions, Harmonious Claptrap, Atomic Cartoons and FXP | FXX | |
| 2023 | Praise Petey | Anna Drezen | Gorgeous Horse Productions, The Monica Padrick Company, Bandera Entertainment and 20th Television Animation | Freeform |
| 2023–2024 | Clone High (season 2–3) | Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Bill Lawrence | Doozer, Lord Miller Productions and MTV Entertainment Studios | Max |
| 2023 | Strange Planet | Dan Harmon and Nathan W. Pyle | Mercury Filmworks, Harmonious Claptrap, Nathan W Pyle and Apple Studios | Apple TV+ |
| 2023–2025 | The Tiny Chef Show (season 2–3) | Rachel Larsen, Ozlem 'Ozi' Akturk, and Adam Reid | Imagine Kids+Family, Tiny Chef Productions, Dunshire Productions and Nickelodeon Animation Studio | Nickelodeon |
| 2024 | In the Know | Mike Judge, Brandon Gardner and Zach Woods | Oregon Film, Bandera Entertainment and Universal Television | Peacock |
| 2025–present | Lil Kev | Matthew Claybrooks and Michael Price | Standing Room Only! Entertainment, King of France Productions and Hartbeat Productions | BET+ |
| Long Story Short | Raphael Bob-Waksberg | The Tornante Company and Vegan Blintzes | Netflix | |
| TBA | ||||
| Galaga Chronicles | Roberto Orci | Bandai Namco Entertainment and The Nuttery Entertainment | N/A | |
| Milepost 88 | Mark Gustafson | N/A | ||
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Specials
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| Release date | Special | Co-producers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 17, 2007 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars | Lucasfilm, Stoopid Monkey, Williams Street and Sony Pictures Digital | Adult Swim |
| November 16, 2008 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II | ||
| December 19, 2010 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III | ||
| December 19, 2014 | BoJack Horseman: Sabrina's Christmas Wish | The Tornante Company and Boxer vs. Raptor | Netflix |
| May 13, 2018 | Chuck Deuce | (failed pilot) | Adult Swim |
| November 26, 2021 | 5 More Sleeps 'til Christmas | Electric Hot Dog and Universal Television | NBC |
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Music videos
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| Year | Song | Artists | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Last Time | Downer | Roadrunner Records |
| 2011 | End to the Lies | Jane's Addiction | Capitol Records |
| 2011 | Irresistible Force | ||
| 2011 | Narcissistic Cannibal | Korn | Roadrunner Records |
| 2012 | Put the Gun Down | ZZ Ward | Hollywood Records |
| 2013 | Xmas Town | Gummibär | Gummybear International |
| 2014 | Blue Moon | Beck | Capitol Records |
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Advertising
As the studio has grown, they have also taken on work with various advertising campaigns with high-profile clients such as Honda. It was also honored at the ADDY Awards for an ad campaign with Farmers Insurance, directed by Jed Hathaway.
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| Year | Category | Company | Advertisement | Agency | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Online | Farmers Insurance | “Meet the Wongs” | RPA | Jed Hathaway |
| 2011 | Online | Farmers Insurance | “The Cat Burglar” | RPA | Jed Hathaway |
| 2011 | Online | Farmers Insurance | “Dude of Hazards” | RPA | Jed Hathaway |
| 2011 | Online | Farmers Insurance | “Le Petite Disastre” | RPA | Jed Hathaway |
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- Pinto Promos for Fuel TV
- Hallmark eCards (Can't Touch This)
- Director: Rohitash Rao
- Happy Honda Days Shorts for Honda with Secret Weapon (2012)
- Director: Jed Hathaway
- Snow White for Disney
- Lake Nona for GE with BBH L.A
- Verrado for Cecillian Worldwide
- Director: Rohitash Rao
- Boost Mobile Don't Data & Drive for Boost Mobile with 180LA
- Director: Rohitash Rao
- ENOS for Comedy Central Super Bowl Special
- Pinto for Fuel TV
- Happy Honda Days Shorts for Honda with Secret Weapon (2013)
- Director: Jed Hathaway
- Red Velvet Oreo for Nabisco with 360i
- Director/Producer: Jed Hathaway
- Glide for Oral-B with Publicis
- Director: Rohitash Rao
- Farmers for Farmer’s Insurance with RPA
- Centaur and the Late Night Munchie Meal for Jack In The Box with Secret Weapon
- Director: Jed Hathaway
- Fire House Subs for Fire House Subs with 360i (New York)
- Director/Producer: Jed Hathaway
- Happy Honda Days Shorts for Honda with Secret Weapon (2014)
- Director: Jed Hathaway
- The Work Revolution for Freelancer’s Union
- Director: Rohitash Rao
- Boost Mobile ZTE Warp Sync for Boost Mobile with 180LA
- Director: Rohitash Rao
- Omakase for Cartoon Network/Adult Swim with Cutaway Creative
- Director: Jesse Selwyn
- Smores Oreo for Nabisco with 360i
- Director/Producer: Jed Hathaway
- Happy Honda Days Shorts for Honda with Secret Weapon (2015)
- Director: Jed Hathaway
- Subway for Subway with 360i (New York)
- Director: Jed Hathaway
- Oreo for Nabisco with 360i
- Director: Ben Bjelejac
- Red Nose for Walgreens and BuzzFeed
- Director: Michael Langan
- Trolls for M.A.C.
- Director: Tony Kelly
- A Christmas Carol for NBC Sports - SNF
- Director: Jed Hathaway
- Nissan Star Wars
- Director: Tony Stacchi
- Go Deeper for Newport Beach Film Festival
- Director: Jed Hathaway
Awards and nominations
Film
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Television
The studio has received a high level of recognition for their work in Television, including multiple Emmy and Annie Awards on behalf of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and ASIFA-Hollywood, respectively. ::data[format=table]
References
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