Writer, co-director and EP Charles Huettner and supervising director Benjy Brooke discuss the chaotic and mind-bendingly beautiful world of their new 2D adult animated sci-fi series, and how autonomous sensory meridian response played an unusual role in the visuals and texturization of the show, which premieres October 19 on Max.
Co-created by Joe Bennett and Charles Huettner, the adult animated sci-fi drama series, slated for release next year, debuted its first teaser last week at Annecy 2022.
Debuting July 4, Chris Nee and Netflix’s vibrant and compelling new series of 10 animated music videos, executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, beautifully combines music and animation to educate a new generation of young Americans about the power of the people.
In their Annecy 2021 panel, creator Chris Nee and directors Peter Ramsey, Trisha Gum, and Jorge R. Gutiérrez harken back to ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ as they discuss the project, executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, that combines music and animation to educate a new generation of young Americans about the power of the people.
Created by Chris Nee and executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, animated shorts cover basic U.S. civics in an anything-but-basic way; Peter Ramsey, Trisha Gum, Jorge Gutierrez, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Digs and Amanda Gorman are just some of the artists participating.
