Computer Cafe has opened a full service animation studio in Santa Monica,
California. The 1400 square foot site, in the heart of Santa Monica's media
district, will be staffed by art director/digital artist Ron Honn, who is
relocating from the company's Santa Maria headquarters, and producer
Jonathan Stone, who joins the company from Saban Entertainment. Artists
from the Santa Maria facility will staff up the Santa Monica studio on a
project basis, and the company will also staff the new site with local
talent. Computer Cafe specializes in 3D animation for feature films,
commercials, broadcast promos, music videos and other media. Honn has been
with Computer Cafe since shortly after the company was formed in 1993. His
experience runs from the films such as ARMAGEDDON and FLUBBER to television
promos, commercials and music videos. Among his recent credits are a series
of promos for NBC and TNN . He also art directed a McDonald's logo for a
new series of commercials. Stone, who has already produced several projects
for Computer Cafe, most recently effects for a Wendy's spot, comes to
Computer Cafe with a background in commercials, episodic television and
corporate media. He joins the team after four years with Saban
Entertainment where he coordinated post production on four different
effects-oriented television series. Previously, he was a partner with a Los
Angeles-based commercial production company where he co-produced spots for
Cohen-Johnson and other Southern California advertising agencies. The new
studio is located at is located at 715 Broadway, Ste. 310, Santa Monica,
California, USA.