Powerhouse Animation Studios
| Animation studio | |
| Industry | Animation |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas |
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Key people
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Frank Gabriel, Brad Graeber, Bruce Tinnin |
| Products | Animation |
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Number of employees
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42 |
| Website | www |
Powerhouse Animation Studios, Inc. is an Austin, Texas based animation studio founded in April 2001 with a subsidiary called Powerhaus Animation LLC, established in summer of 2014. Powerhouse develops and produces traditional 2d animation, motion comics, motion graphics, art assets, digital paint, and illustration for television series, motion pictures, video game cinemas, commercials, advertising campaigns, educational properties, and entertainment companies.
Headquartered in Austin, TX, Powerhouse Animation was founded on April Fools' Day 2001 as a privately held animation service studio by Frank Gabriel, Brad Graeber, and Bruce Tinnin.
Powerhouse Animation's name is partially inspired by Raymond Scott's song "Powerhouse," which was often placed in scores that Carl Stalling wrote for Warner Bros. shorts, and has been featured in many animated cartoons. Powerhouse’s motto is: “ Animation by American Capitalists.”
In the fall of 2014, Powerhouse Animation Studios, Inc. opened its first satellite office in Burbank, CA.
Powerhaus Animation LLC, a division of parent company Powerhouse, joined The Animation Guild and became a Signatory of IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees) in May 2015.
In 2002, Powerhouse produced the short “Heroes” which parodied the film Clerks as well as Marvel Comics characters. After seeing the short, Kevin Smith, the director of Clerks, contacted Powerhouse to produce an unfinished commercial from the film Dogma. After producing the short, Smith hired Powerhouse to create an arcade machine that featured a custom video game. The game was given, as a wrap party present, for Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez for their work on the film Jersey Girl. In the game you played as Jennifer Lopez trying to rescue Ben Affleck from an unknown villain and a band of ninjas. The player fights several bosses including a robotic Matt Damon and finally Kevin Smith himself.
In 2003, Powerhouse created a 35mm test for a feature film based on Clerks: The Animated Series for Kevin Smith.
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