Nitrogen Studios Canada, Inc. (commonly referred to as Nitrogen Studios) is a Canadian animation company founded by husband and wife duo Greg Tiernan and Nicole Stinn.
On March 7, 2017, it was acquired by British visual effects and feature animation studio Cinesite Studios.[1]
Filmography[]
Feature films[]
Theatrical[]
Direct-to-Video[]
| Year | Title | Co-production |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ||
| Hero of the Rails | Paramount Pictures DreamWorks Animation Nickelodeon Movies HIT Entertainment | |
| 2010 | Misty Island Rescue | |
| 2011 | Day of the Diesels | |
| 2012 | Blue Mountain Mystery |
Television[]
| Premiere Date | End Date | Title | Channel | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2006 | November 4, 2010 | Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman | PBS Kids | animation production for two seasons: 2D series; co-produced with WGBH-TV |
| January 9th 2004 | December 25th, 2012 | Thomas & Friends | PBS Kids Channel 5 |
100 episodes: CGI series; co-produced with DreamWorks Animation and HIT Entertainment |
| February 26th, 2011 | June 23rd, 2012 | Dan Vs. | Hub Network | 27 episodes: lip sync; co-produced with Film Roman, The Hatchery, and Starz Media |
| December 23rd, 2016 | May 25th, 2018 | Trollhunters | Netflix | 2 episodes: co-produced with DreamWorks Animation and Double Dare You |
Other projects[]
| Year | Title | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | God of War (uncredited) | Video game with SCE Santa Monica Studio, Sony Computer Entertainment, and JP: Capcom |
| 2010 | Kodee’s Canoe | Interactive app series |
Controversy[]
Several days after the release of Sausage Party, allegations of poor treatment of Nitrogen Studios employees surfaced in the comments section of an interview with Tiernan and co-director Conrad Vernon, featured on the website Cartoon Brew.[6] Various anonymous posters, purporting to be animators who worked on the film in question, made claims including that Nitrogen forced them to work overtime for free and that some employees were threatened with termination. One poster stated that Tiernan had developed a reputation for "disturbing behaviour and abusive management style".[7] Publications such as the Washington Post[8] the Los Angeles Times[9] and /Film[10] have picked up the story.
References[]
- ↑ Regan Reid. "Cinesite Studios acquires Nitrogen", Kidscreen, March 7, 2017. Retrieved on March 7, 2017.
- ↑ Burns, Elias. "'Sausage Party' Animators' Pay Dispute Surfaces After Big Opening", The Hollywood Reporter, August 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Nitrogen On Board To Animate Scarygirl Feature ‘Arkie’". February 13, 2017. http://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/nitrogen-board-animate-scarygirl-feature-arkie-148725.html. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ↑ Ritman, Alex (May 20, 2017). "Cannes: Shailene Woodley, Jai Courtney Team for 'Arkie'". The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-shailene-woodley-jai-courtney-team-arkie-1005790. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ↑ Frater, Patrick (December 14, 2017). "Australian Animation 'Arkie' Sold to Vision for China Release". Variety Magazine. https://variety.com/2017/film/asia/australian-animation-arkie-to-vision-for-china-1202640574/. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ Sausage Party's Animators Were Treated Like Shit
- ↑ 'Sausage Party' Directors Conrad Vernon & Greg Tiernan On Making 2016’s Most Outlandish Animated Film
- ↑ The working conditions for some ‘Sausage Party’ animators were pretty terrible
- ↑ 'Sausage Party' anything but a good time at work, some animators say
- ↑ 'Sausage Party' Allegedly Forced Animators to Work Overtime for Free, Refused to Credit Artists
External links[]
- Nitrogen Studios info on VFX World Map
- Nitrogen Studios Canada, Inc. on Internet Movie DataBase
- Nitrogen Studios' Vimeo
- Official Twitter page
v - e - d | |
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| Active companies | 9 Story Media Group • a.k.a. Cartoon • Arcana Studio • Atomic Cartoons • Bardel Entertainment • Big Bad Boo • Breakthrough Entertainment • CinéGroupe • Cinesite Animation • Clyde Henry Productions • Cuppa Coffee Studios • Fresh TV • Frima Studio • Global Mechanic • Guru Studio • House of Cool • HOT Animation • Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment • Image Engine • Image Entertainment Corporation • Jam Filled Entertainment • Mercury Filmworks • MLDPS Canada • National Film Board of Canada • Nelvana • PiP Animation Services • Portfolio Entertainment • Rodeo FX • Skycron • Slap Happy Cartoons • Smiley Guy Studios • Snowball Studios Toronto • Sony Pictures Imageworks • ToonBox Entertainment • WildBrain (WildBrain Studios Vancouver) • Wow Unlimited Media (Rainmaker Studios/Mainframe Studios) • Yowza! Animation |
| Defunct companies | Arc Productions • Atkinson Film-Arts • C.O.R.E. • Collideascope • Cookie Jar Group • DIC Entertainment • Fatkat • Funbag Animation Studios • Gordon Stanfield Animation • Kennedy Cartoons • Krantz Films • Lacewood Productions • March Entertainment • Meteor Studios • MokkoStudio • Nitrogen Studios • Phoenix Animation Studios • Pixar Canada • Studio B Productions • The Embassy Visual Effects • Tooncan • WildBrain Entertainment |
| Related topics | Canadian comics • Quebec comics |