Nitrogen Studios
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.
| Industry | Computer animation |
|---|---|
| Founded | October 2003 |
| Founder | Greg Tiernan Nicole Stinn |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Nicole Stinn (President and CEO) Greg Tiernan (CCO) |
| Owner | Greg Tiernan Nicole Stinn |
Number of employees | 51 - 200 |
| Parent | Cinesite |
On March 7, 2017, it was acquired by British visual effects and feature animation studio company Cinesite.[1]
Filmography
Theatrical
| Year | Title | Co-production | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Happily N'Ever After | Vanguard Animation Odyssey Entertainment Lionsgate |
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| 2016 | Sausage Party | Point Grey Pictures Annapurna Pictures Columbia Pictures |
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| 2019 | The Addams Family | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cinesite Studios The Jackal Group United Artists Releasing Bron Creative Whalerock Industries Denver and Delilah Productions BermanBraun |
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| 2021 | The Addams Family 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer BermanBraun Bron Creative Cinesite Studios United Artists Releasing |
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| TBA | Arkie | Passion Pictures Luma |
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Direct-to-Video
| Year | Title | Co-production |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Hero of the Rails | HIT Entertainment |
| 2010 | Misty Island Rescue | |
| 2011 | Day of the Diesels | |
| 2012 | Blue Mountain Mystery | |
Television
| Premiere Date | End Date | Title | Channel | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2008 | December 25, 2012 | Thomas & Friends | PBS Kids Channel 5 |
100 episodes: CGI series; co-produced with HIT Entertainment |
| February 26, 2011 | June 23, 2012 | Dan Vs. | Hub Network | 27 episodes: lip sync; co-produced with Film Roman, The Hatchery, and Starz Media |
| December 23, 2016 | May 25, 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 Santa Monica Studio, Sony Computer Entertainment, and JP: Capcom |
| 2008 | Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood | Video game with Bioware and Sega |
| 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. Some animators who complained or left due to stress went uncredited in the film. 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 (March 7, 2017). "Cinesite Studios acquires Nitrogen". Kidscreen. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- Burns, Elias; Vlessing, Etan (August 16, 2016). "'Sausage Party' Animators' Pay Dispute Surfaces After Big Opening". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
- "Nitrogen On Board To Animate Scarygirl Feature 'Arkie'". February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- Ritman, Alex (May 20, 2017). "Cannes: Shailene Woodley, Jai Courtney Team for 'Arkie'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- Frater, Patrick (December 14, 2017). "Australian Animation 'Arkie' Sold to Vision for China Release". Variety Magazine. 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
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