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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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. 😉[…]
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. 😉[…]
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[…]
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.[…]
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[…]
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[…]
