Type Private company Founded 1993 | Founder Steve Gaconnier | |
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Industry Film
Commercial
Game
Corporate Headquarters Dallas, Texas, United States Key people Steve Gaconnier, CEO
Mike Duffy, Executive Producer
Greg Punchatz, Senior Creative Director Products Feature films
Commercials
In-Game Cinematics
Corporate video/display/web Services CG Animation
Visual Effects
Motion Graphics
Editorial
Audio
Live Action
Interactive
Design
Print | ||
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Janimation, Inc. is a production studio based in Dallas, Texas. It was co-founded in 1993 by CEO and Chief Creative Director, Stephen Gaconnier. A pioneer company, Janimation established itself in the early nineties when the digital animation and visual effects industry were both starting to emerge.
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History
Steve Gaconnier and Jana Oleksinski co-founded Janimation in 1993. Throughout the late 1990s, Janimation received press for work done on animation in commercials for Universal Studios Florida. In 1998 Janimation produced its first HD cartoon short film, titled Life, which was directed by Steve Gaconnier.
In 2000, Steve Gaconnier became the sole owner of Janimation by purchasing Jana Oleksinski's stake in the company.
For Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, Janimation's work on the movie's sea monster represented the company's first contribution to a feature film. The sea monster artwork was featured on the cover of both Production Reality and Post magazines and appeared in Avid's Softimage advertising at that time. The movie critic, Roger Ebert, gave his opinions on the special effects of the sea monster in his review of the movie. Janimation later re-teamed with Troublemaker Studios on their work for Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over in 2003.
Studio
In 2008, Janimation moved from its Exposition Ave. office into its new and expanded 22,000 sq. ft. studio on East Side Avenue, just north of Fair Park and east of Deep Ellum in Dallas. The studio consists of a 1250 sq. ft. sound stage with a 16-feet tall cyclorama. The studio also contains editorial, audio, and color correction production suites. The current office space was renovated from a run-down warehouse into a high-end production facility. The studio is a testament to the creative diversity of the Janimation team, as its overall design and architecture was headed by Steve Gaconnier and Janimation's artists.
Filmography
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Janimation and its artists have contributed visual effects for feature films or title sequences to the following films: Hugo, Green Lantern, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Legend of Santa Claus, Iron Man, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Visitor, The Ant Bully, Spy Kids 2 and Spy Kids 3D, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, The Ringer, Lilo & Stitch, The Lion King, Brother Bear, Ace Ventura, Olive, the Other Reindeer, Lonesome Dove, Coming to America, Nightmare on Elm Street, Monkeybone, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show!, and all three Robocop films.
Gaming
In 2005, Janimation produced the award winning video game trailer to John Woo's Stranglehold. The Stranglehold trailer received praise at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).
Janimation produces teasers, trailers, in-game cinematics, behind the scenes, and commercials for popular game titles.