Planet Nutshell Studio Tour
How does a hardworking animation studio get stuff done? What exactly do we do all day? We like to joke that we simply push the “animate” button on our computers and sit back and let the magic happen. The truth is MUCH different. Great storytelling takes a team of committed, passionate, and talented folks who love to work together and sweat a ton of small details. It’s fun, but it’s also hard work.
Here’s a little photo tour of the studio:

Caroline creates artwork in Adobe Flash from reference sketches in a storyboard. We create storyboards using good ole’ fashioned Microsoft Excel.

Here’s a closer look at John working on his artwork in Flash. Again, he’s working from reference in a storyboard.

Brien, our motion designer, assembles many different components, including the voiceover track, and puts the artwork in motion using Adobe After Effects.

And here’s me. While I’m usually researching and writing scripts, offering my thoughts about art and animation choices, or making sure the bills are paid, at this moment I’m looking at Dropbox, where a client has made comments on a set of art assets.
Beautiful studio, – thanks for the tour!
Great tour, great pictures. Nice idea.
Congrats on the new space in a galaxy nearer to your home planet!