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| Company type | Private |
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| Founded | 2000; 26 years ago (2000) |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Mark Caballero Seamus Walsh Chris Finnegan |
| Website | www |
Screen Novelties (stylized asSCREEN NOVELTIES) is an Americananimation studio, specializing instop motion animation. It was founded by Mark Caballero, Seamus Walsh, and Chris Finnegan.[1]
Their work fuses classic cartoon sensibilities with mixed-media elements such as puppetry and miniature model photography.[citation needed] They were among the first stop motion artists to adopt an entirely digital capture system and workflow,[citation needed] beginning in 1999 with the pilot films that would eventually becomeRobot Chicken. Screen Novelties was integral in the launch of bothRobot Chicken andMoral Orel forCartoon Network'sAdult Swim programming block.[citation needed] They also animated thestop motionSpongeBob SquarePants episodes,It's a Spongebob Christmas!,The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom, andSandy's Country Christmas.
Notable past work includes:[citation needed]
Their offbeat short films enjoy a small cult following,[citation needed] especially "Mysterious Mose" which was made in their garage in 1997–98, using a hand-woundBolex camera and an old78rpm record as the soundtrack.[citation needed] The film mixes rod puppetry, stop motion animation, and silhouette animation.
| Title | Year(s) | Notes | Client |
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| Fortnite | 2018 | Stop-motion cutscene animation[4] | Epic Games |
| Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course | 2022 | Puppet Trailer[5] | Studio MDHR |
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Won 30th AnnualAnnie Award in the categoryBest Short Film forThe Story of the Tortoise & The Hare.[6]
Nominated for the 34th AnnualAnnie Award in the categoryBest Animated Television Commercial.[7][8]
