Action Movie Kid
Action Movie Kid is an action web series created by Daniel Hashimoto.[1][2] It contains his son, James, as the main character.[3] Each clip is a short home movie of James playing, when something dramatic happens: explosions, death-defying feats, and other crazy stunts. All of the dangerous effects and stunts are added in post-production by Daniel Hashimoto, who is a freelance visual effects arts and a visual development artist at DreamWorks Animation. He uses Adobe After Effects to make the short videos for YouTube.[4]
The web series has 897,072 subscribers on YouTube and 355,475,930 views as of January 16, 2018.[5]
Book Adaptation
A book adaption based on the web series was released on May 5, 2015. According to James in the book's trailer, he will fight a gooey monster and claims to be a bedtime story
Commercial Success Inspired by
In June 2014 The Escape Pod Ad Agency contacted Daniel Hashimoto to co-write and direct commercials for their client Toys"R"Us.[6][7] In addition to writing and directing Hashimoto also did much of the VFX work along with Eric Miller Animation Studios.[8]
Awards
2014 Streamy Award - Visual and Special Effects | Winner [9]
2014 Streamy Award - Action and Sci-Fi | Nominated
References
- "Action Movie Kid". www.twitter.com. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
- "Action Movie Kid Plays Mario Grocery Kart". technabob.com. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
- "DreamWorks dad Daniel Hashimoto turns toddler son into lightsaber-wielding CGI superhero". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
- "DreamWorks dad Daniel Hashimoto turns toddler son into lightsaber-wielding CGI superhero". www.nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
- "Action Movie Kid". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- "Toys'R'Us 2014: Behind the Scenes with Action Movie Kid & The Escape Pod". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
- "The 'Action Movie Kid' Dives Into A Toys R Us Ad Campaign". www.tubefilter.com. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
- "A Blank Canvas, and Endless Possibilities for an Animation Studio". www.blog.milleranimation.com. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
- "Streamy Awards Big Winners Include 'Video Game High School,' LGBT Vlogger Tyler Oakley". www.thewrap.com. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
External links
- Action Movie Kid on YouTube