Noble (company)

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Noble
IndustryAdvertising, Animation studio, Production Company
PredecessorDuck Soup Produckions (1972-1999)
Duck Soup Studios (1999-2003)
Duck Studios (2003-2015)
Founded1972
FounderRoger Chouinard
Headquarters
Los Angeles
,
California, United States of America
Key people
Mariko Y. Chouinard (President)
Roger Chouinard (Co-founder)
Mark Medernach (Executive Producer)
Kunimi Terada (Vice President)
ProductsTelevision commercials, Short films
WebsiteNoble

Noble (also known as Noble600) is a production studio based in Los Angeles, California. The studio focuses primarily on producing television advertisements, mainly animated ones. It also produces music videos, short films and web content. Noble offeres a wide range of services, including live action and integration, character design, film title design, 2D and 3D animation, digital compositing, digital/traditional ink & paint.[1] The studio was co-founded by Roger Chouinard.

Filmography[]

Title Year(s) Notes Client
Bingo 1991 title sequence TriStar Pictures
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs: The Second Cataclysm 1994 video game; cel animation Rocket Science Games
The Walt Disney World Explorer 1996 video game; animation and backgrounds Disney Interactive
Voice B Gone 1997 short film; digital ink and paint Dave Wasson
The New Woody Woodpecker Show 1999 main titles Universal Cartoon Studios
All I Want for Christmas Is You (So So Def remix) 2000 music video Mariah Carey
The Snowman 2001 short film
The ACLU Freedom Files 2005 titles Brave New Films
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa[2] 2008 end credits DreamWorks Animation
Wild About Safety with Timon and Pumbaa 2008-2013 Disney Educational Productions
United States of Tara[3] 2008 main titles DreamWorks Television
Showtime Networks
Kiss a Girl[4] 2008 music video Keith Urban
Rubbuds 2009 short film
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2009 title sequence and end credits Sony Pictures Animation
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow 2013 Sony Pictures Animation
The Little Prince 2015 special effects Orange Studio
LPPTV
M6 Films

Commercials[]

Awards[]

  • Won the 36th Annual Annie Award for Best Animated Television Commercial for United Airlines "Heart" directed by Jamie Caliri.[5]
  • Won the 34th Annual Annie Award for Best Animated Television Commercial for United Airlines "Dragon" directed by Jamie Caliri.[6]
  • Won the 2010 Rising Star Award at the Canada International Film Festival for Rubbuds, directed by Jan Chen.[7]
  • Won the 2009 Emmy for Best Main Title Design for United States of Tara[8]
  • Won the 2009 Clio Award (Silver) for Television Animation for United Airlines "Sea Orchestra" directed by The Blackheart Gang.[9]
  • Won the 2009 Best Animated short film at the Naperville Independent Film Festival for Rubbuds, directed by Jan Chen.[7]
  • Won the 2010 Best Animation at Las Vegas International Film Festival for Rubbuds, directed by Jan Chen.[7]
  • Won the 22nd Annual Annie Award (1994) for Best Animated Television Commercial for Coca-Cola "Sax Man".[10]

Roster of directors[]

  • Dadomani
  • Hsinping Pan
  • Jamie Caliri
  • John Robertson
  • Lane Nakamura[11] and Jan Chen
  • Luca & Sinem
  • Nerdo
  • Oh Yeah Wow
  • Oliver Conrad
  • Paloma
  • Screen Novelties
  • SMOG
  • Tiny Inventions
  • Tony Benna

References[]

  1. ^ "DUCK Studios Completes Comedy Spots For Weinerschnitzel". AWN. 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  2. ^ "DUCK Designs Titles for 'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa', Staff". Videography.com. 2008-12-03. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  3. ^ Remco Vlaanderen (2009-07-28). "Forget the Film, Watch the Titles - Jamie Caliri interview title sequence". Watchthetitles.com. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  4. ^ "Kiss A Girl | studio's filmfest". Studiofilmfest.com. 2009-06-22. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  5. ^ Kilday, Gregg (2009-02-01). "Kung Fu Panda sweeps Annie Awards". Reuters. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  6. ^ "Legacy - 34th Annual". Annie Awards. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c 2010 Rising Star Award Winners Archived September 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Canada International Film Festival
  8. ^ "Duck's Jamie Caliri earns Emmy for Title Design". Cgarena.com. 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  9. ^ "United Airlines "Sea Orchestra"". The Blackheart Gang. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
  10. ^ "Legacy - 22nd Annual". Annie Awards. Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  11. ^ TRUST COLLECTIVE September 15th, 2008 (2008-09-15). "DUCK Brings New Character To Life For Cox Communications | The Briefing Room". Blog.digitalcontentproducer.com. Retrieved 2011-08-10.

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