A DISTRIBUTED ANIMATION STUDIO
A global team of animators, story artists, and directors making original animated productions — together over Zoom, across four time zones. No central office. No shortcuts.
OUR STORY
A distributed studio doesn't get built overnight. Here's how it happened.
No studio lot. No gatekeepers. No waiting for permission.
A group of veterans from Pixar, ILM, Aardman, and Nickelodeon start talking. The premise: make something great, from anywhere, without a studio deal.
No central office. No single city. The talent was never all in one place — so neither are we.
Four time zones. Five countries. One shared doc. The core team assembles across continents — animators, directors, story artists — united by the same instinct.
An original animated TV series — built from scratch on Zoom calls and shared drives.
Three weeks. One concept. A pilot script lands — and with it, the decision to document every step of making it publicly.
If we're going to prove this model works, we have to do it in public.
The decision to make everything public — the process, the struggles, the breakthroughs. A behind-the-scenes look at making an animated series from scratch.
No central office. No single city. The talent was never all in one place — so neither are we.
Four time zones. Five countries. One shared doc. The core team assembles across continents — animators, directors, story artists — united by the same instinct.
THE TEAM
Writer, animator, director, sought-after speaker, and author of The Best Story Wins, Luhn draws upon his 30-year career working on The Simpsons and Disney/Pixar blockbusters including Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, Cars, Up, and Ratatouille to create stories that inspire the world and help audiences sharpen their storytelling skills.
Storyboard artist, character designer, and production designer for Pixar Animation Studios films including Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, Up, Monsters University, and Soul among others. TEDx speaker, visual development artist, and longtime Pixar creative leader known for shaping the design and storytelling of award-winning animated features.
Award-winning director, writer, and creative executive, Brady contributed to landmark films including Toy Story, Toy Story 2, A Bug’s Life, Men in Black II, and Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. He continues to pioneer new approaches to animation and visual storytelling, blending cutting-edge technology with a passion for character-driven stories that inspire audiences across generations.
Storyboarded for Aardman (Shaun the Sheep), Blender Studio (Sprite Fright), Gaumont’s Peabody Award Winning Apple TV+ series Stillwater and Passion Pictures among others. Guest tutor and storyboard coach for Playgrounds’ Next Talent Hub, Avans Master of Animation, and The Animation Workshop among others.
Trained under Chuck Jones & Maurice Noble. Emmy-winning El Tigre on Nickelodeon. Color Designer on the Oscar-nominated Secret of Kells and Golden Globe-nominated Book of Life. Most recently, Polson directed The 21, the award-winning animated film honoring the 21 Coptic Christian martyrs, continuing his passion for powerful storytelling that resonates across cultures and generations.
Adam Bush is a writer, storyteller, and stand-up comedian. He is the creator of the television series Pete and Penelope, streaming on Yippee TV and Prime Video. Adam’s storytelling has also led to a career in stand-up comedy, with appearances on Dry Bar Comedy and his one-man show Who Brought the Kid streaming on Apple TV and Prime Video. He also co-hosts the Dad & Lu Podcast with his seven-year-old daughter, Luna, exclusively on YouTube.
Writer, animator, director, sought-after speaker, and author of The Best Story Wins, Luhn draws upon his 30-year career working on The Simpsons and Disney/Pixar blockbusters including Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, Cars, Up, and Ratatouille to create stories that inspire the world and help audiences sharpen their storytelling skills.
Storyboard artist, character designer, and production designer for Pixar Animation Studios films including Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, Up, Monsters University, and Soul among others. TEDx speaker, visual development artist, and longtime Pixar creative leader known for shaping the design and storytelling of award-winning animated features.
Award-winning director, writer, and creative executive, Brady contributed to landmark films including Toy Story, Toy Story 2, A Bug’s Life, Men in Black II, and Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. He continues to pioneer new approaches to animation and visual storytelling, blending cutting-edge technology with a passion for character-driven stories that inspire audiences across generations.
Storyboarded for Aardman (Shaun the Sheep), Blender Studio (Sprite Fright), Gaumont’s Peabody Award Winning Apple TV+ series Stillwater and Passion Pictures among others. Guest tutor and storyboard coach for Playgrounds’ Next Talent Hub, Avans Master of Animation, and The Animation Workshop among others.
Trained under Chuck Jones & Maurice Noble. Emmy-winning El Tigre on Nickelodeon. Color Designer on the Oscar-nominated Secret of Kells and Golden Globe-nominated Book of Life. Most recently, Polson directed The 21, the award-winning animated film honoring the 21 Coptic Christian martyrs, continuing his passion for powerful storytelling that resonates across cultures and generations.
Adam Bush is a writer, storyteller, and stand-up comedian. He is the creator of the television series Pete and Penelope, streaming on Yippee TV and Prime Video. Adam’s storytelling has also led to a career in stand-up comedy, with appearances on Dry Bar Comedy and his one-man show Who Brought the Kid streaming on Apple TV and Prime Video. He also co-hosts the Dad & Lu Podcast with his seven-year-old daughter, Luna, exclusively on YouTube.
Writer, animator, director, sought-after speaker, and author of The Best Story Wins, Luhn draws upon his 30-year career working on The Simpsons and Disney/Pixar blockbusters including Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, Cars, Up, and Ratatouille to create stories that inspire the world and help audiences sharpen their storytelling skills.
Storyboard artist, character designer, and production designer for Pixar Animation Studios films including Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, Up, Monsters University, and Soul among others. TEDx speaker, visual development artist, and longtime Pixar creative leader known for shaping the design and storytelling of award-winning animated features.
Award-winning director, writer, and creative executive, Brady contributed to landmark films including Toy Story, Toy Story 2, A Bug’s Life, Men in Black II, and Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. He continues to pioneer new approaches to animation and visual storytelling, blending cutting-edge technology with a passion for character-driven stories that inspire audiences across generations.
Storyboarded for Aardman (Shaun the Sheep), Blender Studio (Sprite Fright), Gaumont’s Peabody Award Winning Apple TV+ series Stillwater and Passion Pictures among others. Guest tutor and storyboard coach for Playgrounds’ Next Talent Hub, Avans Master of Animation, and The Animation Workshop among others.
Trained under Chuck Jones & Maurice Noble. Emmy-winning El Tigre on Nickelodeon. Color Designer on the Oscar-nominated Secret of Kells and Golden Globe-nominated Book of Life. Most recently, Polson directed The 21, the award-winning animated film honoring the 21 Coptic Christian martyrs, continuing his passion for powerful storytelling that resonates across cultures and generations.
Adam Bush is a writer, storyteller, and stand-up comedian. He is the creator of the television series Pete and Penelope, streaming on Yippee TV and Prime Video. Adam’s storytelling has also led to a career in stand-up comedy, with appearances on Dry Bar Comedy and his one-man show Who Brought the Kid streaming on Apple TV and Prime Video. He also co-hosts the Dad & Lu Podcast with his seven-year-old daughter, Luna, exclusively on YouTube.
Writer, animator, director, sought-after speaker, and author of The Best Story Wins, Luhn draws upon his 30-year career working on The Simpsons and Disney/Pixar blockbusters including Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, Cars, Up, and Ratatouille to create stories that inspire the world and help audiences sharpen their storytelling skills.
Storyboard artist, character designer, and production designer for Pixar Animation Studios films including Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, Up, Monsters University, and Soul among others. TEDx speaker, visual development artist, and longtime Pixar creative leader known for shaping the design and storytelling of award-winning animated features.
Award-winning director, writer, and creative executive, Brady contributed to landmark films including Toy Story, Toy Story 2, A Bug’s Life, Men in Black II, and Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. He continues to pioneer new approaches to animation and visual storytelling, blending cutting-edge technology with a passion for character-driven stories that inspire audiences across generations.
Storyboarded for Aardman (Shaun the Sheep), Blender Studio (Sprite Fright), Gaumont’s Peabody Award Winning Apple TV+ series Stillwater and Passion Pictures among others. Guest tutor and storyboard coach for Playgrounds’ Next Talent Hub, Avans Master of Animation, and The Animation Workshop among others.
Trained under Chuck Jones & Maurice Noble. Emmy-winning El Tigre on Nickelodeon. Color Designer on the Oscar-nominated Secret of Kells and Golden Globe-nominated Book of Life. Most recently, Polson directed The 21, the award-winning animated film honoring the 21 Coptic Christian martyrs, continuing his passion for powerful storytelling that resonates across cultures and generations.
Adam Bush is a writer, storyteller, and stand-up comedian. He is the creator of the television series Pete and Penelope, streaming on Yippee TV and Prime Video. Adam’s storytelling has also led to a career in stand-up comedy, with appearances on Dry Bar Comedy and his one-man show Who Brought the Kid streaming on Apple TV and Prime Video. He also co-hosts the Dad & Lu Podcast with his seven-year-old daughter, Luna, exclusively on YouTube.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Three rules. Everything else follows from them.
Everything else — the tools, the technology, the process — exists to serve the story. If it doesn't make the story better, it doesn't belong in the room.
Every creative decision — story, character, design, color, performance — is made by a human being. The artist is always the author. Full stop.
New tools are welcome when they serve the craft. They are never a replacement for skill, taste, or judgment. A hammer doesn't build the house. The carpenter does.