MagicMeeMees: Piney Apple Saves Berryland
Piney Apple Saves Berryland was the first episode in season 1 which we created for Future of Play for their MagicMeeMees web series. They had the toys which included the characters and the world, but wanted us to create a story around it. The budget made it a challenge, but our team really pulled together to go above and beyond the expectations.
Client: Future of Play
Brand: MagicMeeMees
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Eric Miller Animation Studios
Director: Eric M. Miller & Jared White
Producer: Eric M. Miller
Story: Jared White
Web series received over 90,000 YouTube views
Toys'R'Us - 2014 Holiday Campaign
After a successful run of commercials with Toys”R”Us they asked us to do additional work on their 2014 Holiday Ad Campaign. These fun and imaginative commercials directed by the amazingly talented Daniel Hashimoto were a lot of fun to work on. In just a few months, we delivered 25 VFX vignettes incorporating motion graphics, puppetry, and 3D Animation in a campaign that Nielsen ranked number four in the Top 10 Holiday-Themed Ads of 2014.
Nielsen Top 10 Holiday-Themed Ads
While proud of the Nielsen nomination, we take greater pride in delivering exceptional service to an extraordinary toy company.
Check out these videos to see our service and quality in action.
Client: Toys'R'Us
Agency: The Escape Pod
Executive Producer: Kent Kwiatt
Executive Creative Director: Vinny Warren
Producer: Mary Ann Holecek
Creative Director: Kurt Lenard
Production Company: 13th Floor Media
Director: Daniel Hashimoto "Hashi"
Executive Producer: Norm Reiss
Editorial: Hootenanny
Editor: Graham Metzger
Animation & VFX: Eric Miller Animation Studios
Animation & VFX Producer: Eric M. Miller
VFX Supervisor: Daniel Hashimoto "Hashi"
“There very well may not have been Christmas this year if not for Eric Miller’s steady hand on the reins. Eric Miller and the team at Eric Miller Animation played an invaluable role in putting the magic in our 2014 Toys R Us Holiday campaign. With over 80 spots in 2 short months, each requiring photo real 3d and character animation to breathe life into magic imaginations, the ask was truly immense. Eric MIller’s experienced professionalism, coupled with a talented and scalable team helped us easily and responsibly manage the ongoing flux that defines a mercurial holiday retail environment. From late season offer and product changes to unplanned branding needs, the team was regularly relied on to exceed expectations, and to do so within reasonable budget parameters and under impossibly short timelines. Santa could not have delivered a better Holiday partner.”
Toys'R'Us - C'mon Let's Play
When The Escape Pod Ad agency hired us to produce VFX for a national Toys“R”Us campaign, we were thrilled to count one of the world’s largest toy companies as our first client. It was also quite an honor to collaborate with the brilliant Director and VFX genius, Daniel Hashimoto, creator of the immensely popular Action Movie Kid YouTube web-series.
Client: Toys'R'Us
Agency: The Escape Pod
Executive Producer: Kent Kwiatt
Executive Creative Director: Vinny Warren
Producer: Mary Ann Holecek
Creative Director: Kurt Lenard
Production Company: 13th Floor Media
Director: Daniel Hashimoto "Hashi"
Executive Producer: Norm Reiss
Editorial: Hootenanny
Editor: Graham Metzger
Animation & VFX: Eric Miller Animation Studios
Animation & VFX Producer: Eric M. Miller
VFX Supervisor: Daniel Hashimoto "Hashi"
“There very well may not have been Christmas this year if not for Eric Miller’s steady hand on the reins. Eric Miller and the team at Eric Miller Animation played an invaluable role in putting the magic in our 2014 Toys R Us Holiday campaign. With over 80 spots in 2 short months, each requiring photo real 3d and character animation to breathe life into magic imaginations, the ask was truly immense. Eric MIller’s experienced professionalism, coupled with a talented and scalable team helped us easily and responsibly manage the ongoing flux that defines a mercurial holiday retail environment. From late season offer and product changes to unplanned branding needs, the team was regularly relied on to exceed expectations, and to do so within reasonable budget parameters and under impossibly short timelines. Santa could not have delivered a better Holiday partner.”
DreamWorks Animation
Eric had the privilege of working with DreamWorks Animation on many of their memorable animated projects during his 7 years at the studio. Eric worked in a variety of production management roles starting as a Production Coordinator on Monsters vs Aliens, and finishing his successful run at DreamWorks Animation as a Production Supervisor on the movie Home.
Here are a few trailers from the projects Eric worked on at DreamWorks Animation.
