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10/9/2014

We're now eligible for Chase's Mission Mainstreet Grant - Thanks to You! 

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Worker Studio's Cosmo on Mars - An Original Animated Character

We're certainly accustomed to taking chances, and also to the world of crowd-sourcing support to further our mission as an animation studio. Still, we're thrilled to see the response we received applying to Chase's Mission Main Street Grant. 

This generous grant for small businesses in the U.S. is funded by Chase and supported by Google. Since 2012, they've allotted a $3,000,000 fund annually to award 20 individual grants of $150,000 to selected businesses. 'What the heck' we figured: looking at past recipients and reading about Chase's goals in providing the grant, we felt the studio was a perfect fit. 

So, we dutifully submitted our short essay responses to their grant questionnaire, which is always an interesting process to filter and refine our broader mission statement to the world. 

The thing that really impressed us, was the groundswell of support we received from our Social Networks on:
  


We're on to the next round now, having qualified for eligibility for the grant, placing us under review by the committee, and we should know by January of 2015 if we are selected - fingers crossed. Regardless of what happens next, we'd like to extend a huge thanks to everyone who voted for us, and especially for those who went out of their way to share our mission with their peeps. 

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8/15/2014

Hey Kids! Fun Retro COSMO T-shirts

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Hey Kids! A fun, retro design from outer-space for Worker Studio Animation's original character - Cosmo, the CosmoNut! We've got Cosmo in Blue, Red or Orange on Men, Women and Kids T-shirts. 

Worker Studio's COSMO T-Shirt in Orange for Women
Worker Studio's COSMO T-Shirt in Blue for Dudes
Worker Studio's COSMO T-Shirt in Red for Women
See 'em all... 

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4/21/2014

Disney's Greatest Sell - The Influence of Wartime Propaganda Films in Advertising

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Disney's Propaganda Film The New Spirit Donald Gets America to Pay Taxes Influence on Advertising and Branding
One of the most ambitious examples of how animation is used in advertising, Disney's studios during World War II also helmed one of the most ambitious branding campaigns in the 20th Century. Read the metrics and history on how Disney's Donald Duck cartoon, or more appropriately Propaganda Film, The New Spirt, inspired Americans to file their income tax. 

The article, composed by Worker Studio's own Minister of Message & Propaganda, is published on The Agency Post:

- www.agencypost.com/disneys-greatest-sell-the-influence-of-wartime-propaganda-films-on-advertising/


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1/31/2014

Cosmo Kicks a Field Goal on Mars in support of the Denver Broncos Super Bowl 

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"United in Orange" on the Red Planet!

Our little pal Cosmonut, is a huge Denver Broncos fan, and sent this transmission from Mars, just in time for Super Bowl XLVIII this weekend. Gravity on Mars is roughly 1/3 of Earth's, which inspired our team at Worker Studio Animation in Colorado to ponder: if Cosmo can do this, what would the Broncos' longest field-goal record holder, Matt Prater, be able to do in that environment?

Worker Studio created this video as a piece of fan art to support our home team, and has no affiliation with the NFL or Denver Broncos organization.

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12/23/2013

Cosmo Gets Animated in a Holiday Postcard from Mars

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Only Cosmo could be this merry on Mars. Our flagship character, CosmoNut, is finally in action for this animated Season's Greetings from the Worker Studio team. We've had lots of help developing Cosmo over the past year, and we're ecstatic to see him up running. 

Enjoy it, and we'd love it if you thumbs-up the video on YouTube and leave us a comment! Happy Holidays. 

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12/18/2013

Worker Studio's Michael Hemschoot: Top 5 Animated Performances - Pick #4

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Worker Studio's Founder & CEO, Michael "Ffish" Hemschoot, is also our animation director, or Minister of Motion. We had Ffish pick five brilliant animated performances that influenced him creatively, and he responded with these unforgettable moments from master animators. It is these very animated performances that left an indelible influence on Ffish's youth, setting forth his own career in animation and filmmaking. This is #4 in a series of posts.

#4 Professor Ratigan - Disney's The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

Glen Keane's Animation Art of Ratigan from Disney's Great Mouse Detective
As the clip above from the Making of The Great Mouse Detective proclaims: there's nothing quite as memorable as a Disney villian. This is certainly true in the gears of inspiration that turn the creative mind of Michael "Ffish" Hemschoot. We see from his picks in Bill Tytla's Chernabog in Fantasia and Stromboli in Pinocchio, to Milt Kahl's Shere Khan in The Jungle Book and now Glen Keane's Ratigan from The Great Mouse Detective, it's the villains that rule the day.   

Ratigan's personality fills the frame as a wolf in sheep's clothing... or rather a rat disguised as a mouse. Glen Keane crafted Ratigan's brilliant performance as a freelancer at Disney, well before he was staffed for the new dawn of Animated Features such as Little Mermaid, and as supervising animator on Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin.  

Disney's Great Mouse Detective Ratigan Glen Keane Animation
Glen Keane's Ratigan from Disney's The Great Mouse Detective Animated Performances

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12/9/2013

Worker Studio's Barry Kooser: Top 5 Production Design Picks - #3

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Worker Studio's Chief Creative Officer, Barry Kooser was a background Artist and Supervisor for 11 years at Walt Disney Feature Animation, contributing to films such as as The Lion King, Mulan, Lilo & Stitch, and Brother Bear, among others.  He also ventured his painterly eye as a Fine Artist, exhibiting his work in galleries around the country. We're lucky to have this master artist inform Worker Studio's production design. We asked Barry what the Top 5 Production Designs that influenced his career in filmmaking are. As you'll see his influences range from classic Disney films to some of the most gorgeous live action films of the past 30 years. This is #3 in a series of posts. 
Road to perdition Production Design

#3 Road to Perdition (2002)
Production Designer: Dennis Gassner 
Art Direction: Richard L. Johnson

Director Sam Mendes' Road to Perdition, was a quiet masterpiece of cinematic adaptation, taken from the graphic novel of the same name. This visual crowning achievement garnered cinematographer Conrad L. Hall an Oscar, as well as a nomination for Dennis Gassner, Production Designer and Nancy Haigh, Costume Designer. Included with Art Director Richard L. Johnson, the production design team was also nominated by the Art Directors Guild, among several other awards. All the elements of design, sets, staging, lightening and cinematography, must come together for the production designer's vision to shine on screen, and Road to Perdition is a benchmark for that cohesion. 

For Barry, the production design embodies the perfect translation of a graphic novel to a film, with its compositional simplicity, concise character staging and film noir lighting. Road to Perdition was one of several collaborations between Dennis Gassner and Richard L. Johnson, including, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Big Fish, and The Truman Show. These collaborations amount to an artistically stunning body of work, with designs that adhere to the tones and characterizations on screen. 
Road to Perdition Production Design and Art Direction

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9/13/2013

Worker Studio's COSMONUT in 3D!

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Worker Studio's Animated Character Cosmonut in 3D Anaglyph
It's no easy task to create Anaglyph 3D images, and Worker Studio's Michael Ffish Hemschoot has been crafting some incredible promotional images. In the process, this rendering of our animation mascot, CosmoNut, came to be. If you've got a pair of anaglyph 3D glasses (the red and blue ones), check out the image on the Worker Studio Cosmonut page. 

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8/13/2013

Roaring Success Radio Interview with Worker Studio

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Worker Studio's Michael Hemschoot & Barry Kooser on the Roaring Success Radio Hour
Worker Studio's Founder Michael Hemschoot and Chief Creative Officer Barry Kooser, were on the Roaring Success Radio Hour with host Paul Neal Rohrer. They talked production and concept on the entertaining BusinessGenetics promo cartoon, and the teaching experiences of both Barry and Mike at Colorado schools. 

As host of the Roaring Success Radio Hour since January, 2010, Paul Rohrer is heard coast to coast and around the world interviewing artists and stars all of whom are involved at every level of the performing arts industry. 

You can get the scoop and watch the BusinessGenetics Commercial on its featured page. 

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7/25/2013

Denver Film Society & Worker Studio Present A Tribute to Phil Hartman Aug. 10

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On Saturday August 10th, 7:00pm Join the Denver Film Society and Worker Studio as we celebrate the animated work of Phil Hartman. Phil Hartman's brother, and Phil Hartman's Flat TV producer, Paul Hartmann will join us for a Skype conversation with special guests John Paragon and Lynne Marie Stewart. Our evening's host will be Colorado local and Simpsons actor Maggie Roswell. 

The event also features a special presentation of Kiki's Delivery Service
KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE 

From the legendary Hayao Miyazaki comes the beloved story of a resourceful young witch who uses her broom to create a delivery service, only to lose her gift of flight in a moment of self-doubt. It is tradition for all young witches to leave their families on the night of a full moon and set out into the wide world to learn their craft. When that night comes for Kiki, she embarks on her life journey with her chatty black cat, Jiji (Phil Hartman) landing the next morning in a sea-side village, where a bakery owner hires her to make deliveries. Rarely has the animator’s art been so brilliantly rendered as in this delightfully imaginative film – a beautiful and timeless story of a young girl finding her way in the world. 
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