Mating Tales From The Animal Kingdom
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We wanted to create a story about love. A twisted, tender film about the weird and wonderful world we live in. Something that left you with a smile or a smirk or even a gasp. But ultimately something vibrant and explosive. Full of an array of characters, illustrated, designed, drawn, concocted and molded from our colorful brains. Told through the eyes of Scholar and the mediums and styles we love to explore any given day.

So we gathered our inclusive collection of creatives on both coasts. And we got weird.

From start to finish we tread lightly on what it means to love. What it means to connect. What it means to come together, to blindly adore another creature. In the fluid world we live in, we think it’s important to be free to express who you are and who your person is. No matter what.

Love who you love.

Credits

Design & Animation
Scholar

Creative Directors
William Campbell, Will Johnson, Chace Hartman, Sean Martin

Associate Creative Directors
Chris Finn, Michael Tavarez, Macauley Johnson

Managing Director / EP
Christina Roldan

Executive Producer
Kirsten Noll

Heads of Production
Tyler Locke, Ryan McLaughlin

CG Supervisor
Tim Hayward

CG Lead
Matt Berenty

Art Director
Hana Eunjin Yean

Producer
Kev Jones

Designers
Cristina Barna, Lauren Cash, Gretel Cummings, Madison Ellis, Chris Finn, Cam Floyd, Dennis Go, Irma Hasanic, Madison Kelly, Vin Kim, Jina Kwon, Michael Tavarez, Amy Wallace, Hana Eunjin Yean

2D Animators
Matt Andrews, Lauren Cash, Chris Finn, Zach Herdman, Macauley Johnson, Kenny Kerut, Zac Miller, Jaewoo Park, Amy Wallace

Cel Animators
Sam Button, Ana Chang, Danni Fisher Shin, Madison Kelly, Taik Lee, Jahmad Rollins

Model/Texture Artists
Cameron Scott, Faith Zheng

3D Animator
Bri Meyer

3D Generalist
Liam Elias
 

Mix & Sound Design
Scholar

Mix & Sound Designer
Jason Webb

Assistant Mix & Sound Designer
Dom Strazulo
 

Music
Marmoset

Track Name & Artist
“We Make It Up (Instrumental) by Soul City

Process

Humor and a bit of a jaw-on-the-floor moments were used to help underscore the messaging and as we continued to evolve the film, we found the biggest challenge was in making sure that the pay-off helped elevate the thrusting animations and revel in the good of love, even if wrapped in a left-of-center aesthetic.

In the fluid world we live in, we think it’s important to be free to express who you are and who your person is. No matter what. 

Love who you love.