“Kubo and the Two Strings is the story of a young boy, Kubo (voiced by Game of Thrones’ Rickon Stark, Art Parkinson), who has a very special ability: the powerful inherited gift of magic-infused s…
After 25 years in marketing and branding with our boutique animation studio, it’s always a blast when we get to be part of launching truly revolutionary concepts — be they films, commercial work o…
Here comes the 2014 Telluride Film Festival (TFF). I am sure this year’s selections will be both wonderful and wrenching. We’ve been going with family to this festival for more than 15 yea…
Andy Collen talks about filmmaking and the short animated film ‘Winter,’ recent winner of the Boston Motion Picture Award. Animation has taken many forms over the past century. “Snow…
Now that pretty much most of the world agrees on some form of “Global Warming” the green movement has made sustainable farming a household term. We now have cities turning Joni Mitchell…
PROJECT: Cintiq CLIENT: Wacom PRODUCER: Michael Marcum STUDIO: Happy Trails Animation Every once in awhile, an opportunity to adventure into a new technology comes across your path. For us it started …
Greetings Telluride Film Festival Fans… or as we like to call it “To Hell You Ride”. So every year I try to predict some new and interesting films that have been running through the ci…
APPS • TABLETS • SMART PHONES What is Transmedia? The technique of telling a single story or story experience across multiple platforms and formats using current digital technologies. Transmedia …
MOTION POSTERS — IGNITE! How do you get a movie poster to stop acting like innocent bystanders, skimmed over by thumbs and eyeballs? Isn’t it time your posters went into the ring with …
LOOK OUT KIDS ~ THAT’S A POWER LINES “HOT SPOT!” Title: “Hot Spot” Client: Cleco Corporation Hot Spot is a 30-minute production about power lines safety. Character design…
Happy Trails Animation’s Andy Collen – Advice for Aspiring Animators Written by Robin Wilding | May 13, 2011 View this Article from Animation Career Review site Andy Collen has been an…
Gideon The Great Wins Platinum! Happy Trails Animation is thrilled to announce that its independently produced short film “Gideon The Great: The Flying Ace” is a 2010 Pixie Platinum Award …
After 25 years in marketing and branding with our boutique animation studio, it’s always a blast when we get to be part of launching truly revolutionary concepts — be they films, commercial work o…
APPS • TABLETS • SMART PHONES What is Transmedia? The technique of telling a single story or story experience across multiple platforms and formats using current digital technologies. Transmedia …
LOOK OUT KIDS ~ THAT’S A POWER LINES “HOT SPOT!” Title: “Hot Spot” Client: Cleco Corporation Hot Spot is a 30-minute production about power lines safety. Character design…
Now that pretty much most of the world agrees on some form of “Global Warming” the green movement has made sustainable farming a household term. We now have cities turning Joni Mitchell…
“Kubo and the Two Strings is the story of a young boy, Kubo (voiced by Game of Thrones’ Rickon Stark, Art Parkinson), who has a very special ability: the powerful inherited gift of magic-infused s…
Here comes the 2014 Telluride Film Festival (TFF). I am sure this year’s selections will be both wonderful and wrenching. We’ve been going with family to this festival for more than 15 yea…
Greetings Telluride Film Festival Fans… or as we like to call it “To Hell You Ride”. So every year I try to predict some new and interesting films that have been running through the ci…
Andy Collen talks about filmmaking and the short animated film ‘Winter,’ recent winner of the Boston Motion Picture Award. Animation has taken many forms over the past century. “Snow…
PROJECT: Cintiq CLIENT: Wacom PRODUCER: Michael Marcum STUDIO: Happy Trails Animation Every once in awhile, an opportunity to adventure into a new technology comes across your path. For us it started …
Happy Trails Animation’s Andy Collen – Advice for Aspiring Animators Written by Robin Wilding | May 13, 2011 View this Article from Animation Career Review site Andy Collen has been an…