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2012 Year in Review: Style 5′s HIGH FIVE

December 31, 2012 //

It’s tough being a small studio. We don’t get contracts from Disney or Nelvana. We don’t have tax credits to cushion us, nor have millionaire moguls to back us. For the most part, we are a handful of passionate artists and storytellers and we battle everyday to continue doing what we love, which is telling compelling stories through animation. 2012 was a great year, filled with little battles and little victories.

Here is our top five moments or HIGHS of the year.
Call it, the….um….. Style 5 HIGH FIVE! (*high five)

ON TO THE TOP 5!! (in no particular order)

#5.CAPTAIN CANUCK

We were so very excited when we were approached with an opportunity to work with Richard Comely’s iconic Canadian Super-Hero. All I can say right now is that the project has been quietly in development by the newly formed Captain Canuck Incorporated and the Toronto animation house, Smiley Guy Studios. Stay Tuned!!

http://www.captaincanuck.com/

#4. RUSH

One of this years highlights was meeting RUSH and producing an animated segment for their 2012 Concert Tour. If you missed the concert, be sure to get their 2012 Tour DVD and check out “Family Goy”.

#3. RUMBLECAT
Yes, we partnered with Aron Dunn from Treason Media to develop an original series about a rising MMA star and his best friend/manager.

This will knock you the F out.

#2. TAAFI (Toronto Animated Arts Festival International)

Toronto had its FIRST Animation Festival and we were happy to be a part of it. We brought our favorite artists together and produced the bumper for the inaugural festival which was featured in The National Post and MetroNews! Looking forward to TAAFI 2013!!

#1. Fly, Colt Fly

This is an action-packed documentary about the Barefoot Bandit. It is half live-action, half animated. We’ve been producing the animation for the 90-minute documentary since mid 2011. Look out for the festival tour, it’s gonna be a wild one!

It has been a great year filled with exciting projects, milestones, small hiccups and small victories. Thank you all for your kind words, love and support! We will continue to give you kick-ass animation and to tell compelling stories. We have lots in store for you in 2013!!

-sam

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Categories Animation, Art, Commercials, GIF's, Indie Projects, Pitches, Production, propaganda, Short Film, Uncategorized, updates

The National Post: Taafi

July 6, 2012 //

Wow! It has been such a crazy and exciting time for us. This year has been chock full of surprises, ups and downs but we couldn’t be happier. I shouldn’t reflect too much, because there is still SO MUCH TO DO! Yes, we are still hammering away on the Feature Documentary which by the way, is looking pretty sweet. I can’t wait to show you…um….next year.

BTW. We were recently featured in The National Post for our contributions to TAAFI (Toronto Animation Arts Festival International)

In just 30 seconds of animation, Sam Chou and his team of artists have captured exactly what it’s like to live in Toronto.

Chou, from the Style5.TV animation studio, is the director behind the new “bumper ad” for the inaugural Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI), which runs July 6-8 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. The short film, which will play before every festival screening, uses a wealth of animation styles and locales to celebrate what “defines the city.”

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I can’t wait to share it with ya! Have a great weekend and see you at TAAFI!

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Categories Animation, Art, Indie Projects, propaganda, updates

Pencil test to Final Comp

May 4, 2012 //

Many people ask us how we “do our animation”.

Here is a behind-the-scenes look at a few of the stages we go through to get our glossy final product.

The process is definitely a slow one, it took me two weeks to do all the rough character animation, and another week for it to be cleaned up and painted. FX, tones and highlights took one more week, totaling to around 4 weeks.

FYI. This RAID project was completed almost 10 years ago, but the stages and principles have remained relatively the same, only now we’d animate using the Cintiq rather than Pencil and Paper.
Director: Sam Chou
Producer: Chuck Gammage
Agency: Zubi
Final Composite: crushinc.com/