Recent Videos
Sesame Street Animation for Teacher Appreciation Week
Uploaded with permission from the Sesame Workshop. With Teacher Appreciation week approaching at the beginning of May, we’ve uploaded the animation “12 Hearts” to our Vimeo channel. This was made with paper cut-out stop-motion animation for Season 51 of Sesame Street, and features music composed by Gregory Pepper and sung[…]
More Animation for Season 51 of Sesame Street
Uploaded with permission from the Sesame Workshop. This is the first animated film where Paper Brain got to try out our new 3D printer. We designed and printed up the toy robot, and all the measuring supplies featured in the film. “M is for Measurement” aired in Season 51 of[…]
Animation for Season 51 of Sesame Street
Uploaded with permission from the Sesame Workshop. “M is for Matching” aired in Season 51 of Sesame Street on the episode titled “Match It!” The score was done by composer Gregory Pepper. As a side note, this is the first film I’ve made with Sesame Street where both my kids,[…]
Animation for Season 50 of Sesame Street
Uploaded with permission from the Sesame Workshop. For Sesame Street’s 50th anniversary season, Paper Brain made a digital paper and cardboard film with the Sesame Workshop to help young kids count to eleven with different sport balls. “Eleven Balls” aired in Season 50 of Sesame Street on the episode titled[…]
Animation for Energy Ogre’s “Choosing the Right Electricity Plan”
In this series of animated spots written and produced by Acme Fish, we took the Houston-based Energy Ogre mascot and brought him to life with 2D animation, in a 3D stop-motion animation environment. Gregory Pepper created the musical arrangements. And if that voice sounds familiar, it’s because it belongs to yours truly. 😉[…]
Energy Ogre spots combine 2D character animation with 3D stop-motion environments
In this series of animated spots written and produced by Acme Fish, we took the Houston-based Energy Ogre mascot and brought him to life with 2D animation, in a 3D stop-motion animation environment. Gregory Pepper created the musical arrangements. And if that voice sounds familiar, it’s because it belongs to yours truly. 😉[…]
Stop-motion super heroes on Sesame Street!
Uploaded with permission from the Sesame Workshop. Returning to the cartoon modern character design we used in Nine to Five Ned, we were able to make a stop-motion paper and cardboard film with the Sesame Workshop to help explain to young kids what characteristics constitute a ‘Super Hero’. “S is[…]
Stop-Motion Star Wars Brick Film for LEGO and LucasFilms
What if Anakin Skywalker™ won the Boonta Eve Classic Podrace with the help of… what??? Paper Brain made this retelling of Anakin’s pod race victory in conjunction with Tongal, LEGO, and Lucas Films. Tons of fun LEGO sets were used to bring this stop-motion brick film to life, celebrating the release[…]
Latest Articles
Animation Internship Program with Paper Brain Productions – 2022 Selections, Anya Samukova
The animation company I work for, Paper Brain Productions, just recently selected two interns for the 2022 year. Many talented animators and illustrators from around the world shared their portfolios with the little Houston paper stop-motion animation boutique, and I had the pleasure of seeing them all, and chatting with many[…]
Internship Positions
Paper Brain is now reviewing candidates for two remote internship positions. Applicants are being considered based on their portfolio and concentration of interest. To apply, email lisa@paperbrain.net links to relevant work along with a brief write up on what you hope to gain from an internship. Selected candidates will be[…]
More Animations for Sesame Street’s Abby & Elmo “I Spy” Series
Houston animation finds itself on Sesame Street! While Abby and Elmo teach young kids about colors in their “I Spy” videos, Paper Brain got to animate the characters and backgrounds they interacted with in this fun online series. Aside from the previous color songs we posted, a new batch of[…]
Animated Intro for Katherine Ryan “Glitter Room” on Netflix
Recently I animated the opening cartoon for *Katherine Ryan’s Netflix Comedy Special “Glitter Room”. To quote the Decider, “Glitter Room opens with a bewitching animated short chronicling her adventures into womanhood, motherhood and comedyhood (all the hoods, save for Robin and Little Red Riding). Then here’s Ryan, in a sparkling top.[…]
New Animation in Music Videos
While we’ve been making animation for kids programs on Disney and HBO over the past few months, we’ve also collaborated with a couple musicians on some music videos (making animations, in contrast, that are not for kids). In “Still love h.e.r.” Bobby Feeno (Arian Foster) details his rendition of the recording[…]
Telly Award
Telly Ho! Our Sesame Street letter film “S is for Seasons” is up for a Telly award. Would you mind voting for it? Check out Dylan Hutcherson’s handy hands, Terance Rylander’s adorable voice over, Danny Reeve’s sensational sound mix, Sasha Gordon’s magical musical score, and then cast your vote by[…]
Hello 2018!
Looking back on 2017, it’s been a year filled with fantastic animation. Jared Hedges and myself made it to the final round for Project Greenlight’s Next Big Animated Series for our entry Kid Engine. Variety magazine did an article about it, and lots of positive attention followed. Very excited about[…]
Animations on Sesame Street
When I decided I was going full-time with this animation thing and Paper Brain about 4 years ago, I drafted an animator’s bucket list in my head… and one of the big points on the list was to make an animation for Sesame Street. I’m proud to say we’ve gotten[…]
