Titmouse, Inc.
Founded | 2000 |
---|---|
Founder | Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski |
Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States[1] |
Key people |
Antonio Canobbio (Chief Creative Officer) Ben Kalina (VP & Supervising Producer) Juno Lee (Officer) Mike Roush (Officer) |
Number of employees | at least 250 (250)[2] |
Subsidiaries |
Titmouse NY Titmouse Vancouver |
Website |
titmouse |
Titmouse, Inc. is an American animation studio that develops and produces animated television programming, feature films, music videos, title sequences, commercials and short films. The studio opened in 2000, and has offices in Los Angeles, New York City and Vancouver. Some of their productions include Motorcity for Disney XD, Metalocalypse, China, IL, Superjail! and Black Dynamite for Adult Swim.[3]
History
Owner Chris Prynoski began working at MTV in New York on shows such as Daria, Beavis and Butthead, and his own creation, MTV Downtown, which was nominated for a primetime Emmy Award.[4] In the early 2000s, Prynoski opened a small T-shirt company with his wife, Shannon Prynoski. However, upon getting more requests for cartoons than for T-shirts, they decided to abandon screen-printing in favor of animation. The Prynoski's moved to California and opened the revamped Titmouse, Inc., an animation studio. They hired French art director, Antonio Canobbio. Titmouse opened a games division in 2009.[5]
Due to projects like Cartoon Network’s Metalocalypse, Superjail! and The Venture Bros. the company expanded and opened a sister studio in New York City in 2010. The California studio later added a wholly owned subsidiary, Robin Redbreast, which was then unionized in order to produce MotorCity for Disney XD.
The company has a YouTube channel, Rug Burn, launched in December 2012 with Six Point Harness. Rug Burn was launched with a handful of shows.[6]
In April 2016, Titmouse released its first feature-length film, titled Nerdland. The film is R-rated, and stars Paul Rudd and Patton Oswalt.[7]
Subsidiaries
- Titmouse Canada
- Titmouse New York
Filmography
Television
Title | Year | Notes | Made For |
---|---|---|---|
2002 MTV Movie Awards | 2002 | show open and graphics | MTV |
The Osbournes | main titles Produced for ka-chew! | ||
Megas XLR | 2004-05 | main titles, additional animation | Cartoon Network |
Avatar: The Last Airbender | 2005-08 | main title sequence[8] | Nickelodeon |
Shorty McShorts' Shorts | 2006 | "Dudley and Nestor Do Nothing" (animation production) | Disney Channel |
The Amazing Screw-On Head | Pilot | Sci-Fi Channel | |
Metalocalypse | 2006-13 | [9] | Adult Swim |
Superjail! | 2007-14 | seasons 2-4[9] | |
Class of 3000 | 2007 | digital effects | Cartoon Network |
Let's Fish | pilot | Adult Swim | |
Frank TV | "Frankincense and Myrrh" (animation) | TBS | |
G.I. Joe: Resolute | 2009 | [10] | Adult Swim |
Freaknik: The Musical | 2010 | ||
Black Panther | BET | ||
MAD | 2010-11 | additional animation | Warner Bros. Animation |
The Venture Bros. | 2011-present | seasons 5-present, three specials[9] | Adult Swim |
Black Dynamite | 2011-12 | season one[3] | |
China, IL | 2011-15 | [9] | |
Community | 2011-12 | animated sequences in “A Fistful of Paintballs”, “Foosball and Nocturnal Vigiliantism” and “Digital Estate Planning”[11][12] | Sony Pictures Television |
Motorcity | 2012-13 | [13] | Disney XD |
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | 2012–15 | production only[14] | |
Liquid Television | 2013 | MTV | |
Turbo FAST | 2013-present | [9] | DreamWorks Animation |
Breadwinners | 2014-16 | animation | Nickelodeon |
TripTank | 2014-present | "Jerk Chicken" shorts | Comedy Central |
Space Dandy | 2014 | "Slow and Steady Wins the Race, Baby" | Bones |
King Star King | 2014 | Adult Swim | |
Hot in Cleveland | 2014 | Season 5 episode "The Animated Episode" | TV Land |
Kirby Buckets | 2014-present | animation | Disney XD |
Team Hot Wheels: The Origins of Awesome! | 2014 | television film | Mattel |
Niko and the Sword of Light | 2015-present | Amazon Studios | |
Yoyotoki HappyEars | 2015 | pilot | |
Moonbeam City | [15] | Comedy Central | |
Team Hot Wheels: The Skills to Thrill | television film | Mattel | |
Team Hot Wheels: Build the Epic Race | television film | Mattel | |
TMNT Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past | Nickelodeon | ||
Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack | 2016-present | animated sequences | TruTV |
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio | 2016 | Adult Swim | |
Little Big Awesome | 2016-present | Amazon Studios | |
Son of Zorn | 2016-2017 | animation | 20th Century Fox Television |
Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh | 2016-present | DreamWorks Animation | |
Future-Worm! | animation | Disney XD | |
Comedy Crib | 2016 | intro, transitions, promos | IFC |
Hanazuki: Full of Treasures[16] | 2017-present | Hasbro Studios | |
The New V.I.P's | 2017 | pilot | Amazon Video |
Uncle Grandpa | "More Director Shorts" | Cartoon Network | |
Big Mouth | Netflix | ||
Goldie and Bear | 2017-present | season 2 | Disney Junior |
Ballmastrz 9669 | 2018 | Adult Swim |
Feature films
- Freddy Got Fingered (animated sequence and artwork) (2001)
- Wonderland ("Divee the Loot" sequence) (2003)
- Sunset Strip (animation) (2012)
- Girl Rising ("Egypt" sequence) (2013)
- Her (Alien Child Video Game) (2013)
- Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery (main title sequence) (2015)
- Nerdland (2016)
- Untitled Indie Film (TBA) [17]
Short films
- Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club) by Redman (music video; animation) (2001)
- Dirty Little Thing by Velvet Revolver (music video; animation) (2004)
- The Hidden Life of the Burrowing Owl (2008) [18]
- Slasher School (G4, 2009)[19]
- Pinched (2010) [20]
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The Animation (Adult Swim, 2010)
- Underworld: Endless War (2011)
- Diablo III: Wrath (2012)[21]
- The Wind by Zac Brown Band (music video) (2012)
- Miss Atomic Bomb by The Killers (music video; animation) (2012)
- Face Face (Nickelodeon, 2015)
- Menehunes (Nickelodeon, 2016)
- TMNT: Don Vs. Raph (Nickelodeon, 2016)
- TMNT: We Strike Hard (Nickelodeon, 2017)
- The Story of O.J. by Jay-Z (music video; character animation) (2017)
Video games cinematics
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (2007)[22]
- Guitar Hero World Tour (2008)[22]
- Guitar Hero: Metallica (2009)[23]
- Marvel Heroes (2013)
- The Legend of Korra (2014)[24]
Commercials
- Budweiser "Foot-Long Hot Dog Inventor" (2001)
- Minute Maid "Light" (2004)
- Budweiser "Smiling Charlie" (2005)
- Nickelodeon "Breakfast Time" (2006)
- VH1 "I Love You, I Hate You" (2009)
- Nokia "Ovi Store" (2010)
- Honda Odyssey "Respect the Van" (2010)
- Cocoa Puffs "Chez Chocolat" (2012)
- League of Legends "Trails of the Poro" (2014)
- Adult Swim IDs (2015-present)
- Totino's "Messin' with the Pizza Rolls" (2016)
- Adult Swim "Mr. Pickles - Season 2 Promos" (2016)
- Stride "Strapped"/"Peppermint" (2016)
- Schick Hydro (2016)
- Lord Miller "Neon Tag" (2016)
- Nike "Why Not 0" (2017)
- Adult Swim - "Rick and Morty Exquisite Corpse" (2017)
References
- ↑ "Titmouse, Inc. - Central Hollywood - 267 visitors". Foursquare.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ↑ Amidi, Amid (February 3, 2012). "A Tale of Two Titmouses: A Cartoon Brew Investigation". Cartoon Brew.
- 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (December 20, 2012). "Adult Swim’s ‘Black Dynamite’ Renewed For Second Season". deadline.com. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ↑ "404 Page Not Found". Television Academy. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ French, Michael (19 March 2009). "Animation house Titmouse opens game studio". Develop Online.
- ↑ "Six Point Harness and Titmouse launch Rug Burn channel". Animation Magazine. December 7, 2012.
- ↑ Wickline, Dan (October 9, 2015). "NYCC ’15: Paul Rudd To Lead Titmouse’ First Feature Length Film". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ↑ Futter, Mike (October 17, 2014). "The Legend of Korra: Get a Look at the Animation and Combat of The Legend Of Korra". Game Informer. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Webb, Charles (May 3, 2013). "ECCC 2013: Animation Studio Titmouse Unleashes The 'Disco Destroyer!'". MTV Geek. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
- ↑ Moody, Annemarie (July 29, 2009). "Jeff Katz and Titmouse Animation Team Up in Four Picture Deal". AWN. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ Beck, Jerry (2014-06-20). ""Community" goes Anime". Cartoonbrew.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ↑ "2013 Official Selection, film index, Community "Digital Estate Planning"". Annecy. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Candace Bailey Goes Behind The Scenes At Titmouse Studios". [G4. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ Zahed, Ramin (March 6, 2012). "Disney’s ‘Randy Cunningham’ Goes into Production". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 10, 2014). "Comedy Central Greenlights Animated Cop Comedy Series Produced By Rob Lowe & Will Gluck And Voiced By Lowe, Elizabeth Banks, Will Forte & Kate Mara". Deadline. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Hasbro: The Next Chapter in Storytelling | License! Global". www.licensemag.com. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ↑ Simon Thompson (4 August 2016). "Titmouse Boss Talks 'Son Of Zorn', Paul Rudd In 'Nerdland' And The Resurgence Of R-Rated Animation". Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ↑ "Titmouse’s ‘Owl’ Takes Wing on iTunesl=http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/titmouses-owl-takes-wing-on-itunes/".
- ↑ Aaron (October 29, 2009). "AOTS and Titmouse Attend Slasher School". Cold Hard Flash. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ↑ "The Latest Titmouse Short – Pinched=http://lineboil.com/the-latest-titmouse-short-pinched/".
- ↑ Blauvelt, Christian (May 8, 2012). "'Diablo III': Chris Metzen discusses the inspiration for Peter Chung's 'Diablo: Wrath' video". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- 1 2 Faylor, Chris (March 18, 2009). "Metalocalypse Animators Found Game Studio, Developing Post-apocalyptic Zombie Pirate Game". Shacknews. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Titmouse Opens Game Studio". IGN (Press release). March 18, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ↑ "The Legend of Korra - Behind the Scenes with Titmouse Animation Studio". IGN. October 16, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.