Line #11 Creator/MercuryFilmworks


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3	'''Mercury Filmworks''', established in 1997 by Clint Eland, is an independent Canadian-based animation studio specializing in UsefulNotes/ToonBoom Harmony and UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash. One of the most highly respected animation studios out there, Mercury Filmworks is considered among the cream of the crop, not just in Canada but worldwide.
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5	They are most famous for their benchmark work in 2D puppet-rigged animation using the abovementioned software. Their animation for many shows has earned widespread praise for rivalling or even outstripping the quality that traditional hand-drawn animation can achieve. In particular, they are well-known for their award-winning work on shows from Creator/DisneyTelevisionAnimation, beginning in 2010 with ''WesternAnimation/KickButtowskiSuburbanDaredevil'' and later going on to include the likes of Season 1 of ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'', ''WesternAnimation/TheGhostAndMollyMcGee'', season 1 of ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'', ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'', ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'', and seasons 1-3 of ''WesternAnimation/JakeAndTheNeverlandPirates''. They're also pretty popular for Creator/{{Netflix}}'s animation division, with ''WesternAnimation/{{Centaurworld}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/KidCosmic'' counting among their work for the streaming service's animation studio.
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7	That's not to say they haven't done a lot of equally groundbreaking work on domestically-produced cartoons as well; their work on Shaftesbury Films' ''WesternAnimation/MischiefCity'' made it one of the first cartoons entirely done in one studio using the beta version of Toon Boom, while their involvement in Creator/StudioBProductions' ''WesternAnimation/DMynaLeagues'' resulted in it being among the first cartoons to integrate 3D locations into a 2D series. They've also produced a few of their own original series, such as ''WesternAnimation/TootAndPuddle'' (their first one and the first ever show to use the advanced builds and rigging techniques now considered to be standard for anything done in Flash and Toon Boom), ''WesternAnimation/AtomicPuppet'', the ''WesternAnimation/IfYouGiveAMouseACookie'' TV series, and perhaps most iconic of all, the enormously acclaimed ''WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}}'' -- all of which are also partly excuses for Mercury Filmworks to show off their ability to create quality animation sequences.
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9	Mercury Filmworks has also animated many films, both shorts and feature-length movies. Among their more notable works in this area, including their own series of original animated shorts and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvIyIi8UA70 a celebratory animated short made specially for Canada's 150th anniversary]]. They also did the animated sequences for the Ride/MickeyAndMinniesRunawayRailway ride at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida!
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11	The studio is based in Ottawa, the capital of Canada, but was originally established in UsefulNotes/{{Vancouver}}, where they did a lot of their early work, particularly on shows by Studio B Productions (such as ''WesternAnimation/ClassOfTheTitans'' and ''WesternAnimation/YvonOfTheYukon''). In fact, the Ottawa headquarters actually started off as an auxiliary studio opened in 2000 by the original Vancouver studio, and was originally based in Toronto until relocating in 2004. They also have a business division in Creator/LighthouseStudios, an Irish animation studio that they co-own with Ireland's equally acclaimed Creator/CartoonSaloon and best known for animating Netflix's ''WesternAnimation/TheCupheadShow''.
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13	Visit their website [[http://mercuryfilmworks.com/ here]].
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16	!!Shows and films worked on by Mercury Filmworks:
17	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'' (seasons 1-2)
18	* ''[[https://vimeo.com/213905919 Animated American]]''
19	* ''WesternAnimation/AtomicPuppet''
20	* ''Badjelly the Witch''
21	* ''Bloopy Merps''
22	* ''WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie'' (with [[Creator/BentoBoxEntertainment Bento Box]], Creator/LighthouseStudios, Creator/TonicDNA, Creator/YesonEntertainment, [[Creator/WangFilmProductions Brilliant Pictures Group]], Creator/SynergyAnimation, Mighty Animation, Creator/NorlumAPS, Golden Wolf and Dave Enterprises)
23	** ''My Butt Has a Fever'' short (with Anipix Studio)
24	* ''Bunny [=McBee=]''
25	* ''Canticos''
26	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Centaurworld}}'' (Harmony animation services only, traditional animation services done by Red Dog Culture House.)
27	* ''WesternAnimation/ClassOfTheTitans'' (digital ink & paint services; with Creator/TopDraw)
28	* ''WesternAnimation/CuriousGeorge2006'' (digital ink & paint services; with Creator/WarnerBrosAnimation, Creator/YowzaAnimation, Creator/ToonCity, Wang Film, Creator/SunwooEntertainment, Creator/ProjectFirefly, [[Creator/JamesBaxter James Baxter Animation]], Creator/JulyFilms, Creator/NeomisAnimation and Creator/FatCatAnimation)
29	* ''Series/DarkOracle'' (animated sequences)
30	* ''WesternAnimation/DMynaLeagues'' (digital ink & paint and 3D animation services; with Creator/MorningSun for season 1 and Creator/JiangToonAnimation for season 2)
31	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Fangbone}}'' (pilot only)
32	* ''Film/FatAlbert'' (ink & paint for animation sequence; with Warner Bros. Animation, Creator/YesonEntertainment, Yowza! and [=FatCat=])
33	* ''WesternAnimation/FishHooks''
34	* ''WesternAnimation/GeraldMcBoingBoing'' (2005 reboot)
35	* ''WesternAnimation/TheGhostAndMollyMcGee''
36	* ''{{WesternAnimation/Grossology}}'' (season 1 only)
37	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Guardians of the Galaxy\|2015}}'' (1 episode)[[labelnote:List]]"The Black Vortex Part 1" (''Princess Gamora'' segment, episode with Creator/LottoAnimation and 3 Papas)[[/labelnote]]
38	* ''WesternAnimation/HarryAndHisBucketFullOfDinosaurs'' (pre-production for season 2)
39	* ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBeaks'' (pilot only)
40	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}}'' (Season 1 done with Creator/AtomicCartoons)
41	** ''WesternAnimation/HildaAndTheMountainKing''
42	* ''Literature/IfYouGiveAMouseACookie'' (the 2015 AnimatedAdaptation)
43	* ''The Interrupting Chicken''
44	* ''WesternAnimation/JakeAndTheNeverlandPirates'' (seasons 1-3)
45	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Jellystone}}''
46	* ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'' (season 1 solo; season 2 with Creator/ElliottAnimation)
47	* ''WesternAnimation/JosephKingOfDreams'' (additional paint services for Creator/BardelEntertainment; with Wang Film, Creator/TamaProductions, Creator/StarburstAnimation, Creator/FilCartoons, Creator/CharacterBuilders, [[Creator/HeartOfTexasProductions Heart of Texas]], [[Creator/SpaffAnimationIncorporated Spaff Animation]], Creator/StudioBihou, [[Creator/ArcProductions DKP Studios]], Creator/CanuckCreations, Creator/GoldenBell, Creator/BakuProductions, Giant Productions, Creator/DesignOfficeMECHAMAN, Creator/VirtualMagicAnimation, Creator/BlueSunflower, Creator/MukuoStudio, Creator/RedRoverStudios, Dynomight Cartoons, Big Fish Animation, Creator/NewVisionInternational, Hits for Less, Ray Pang Effects and Creator/WildHorseAnimationGroup)
48	* ''WesternAnimation/KickButtowskiSuburbanDaredevil''
49	* ''WesternAnimation/KidCosmic''
50	* ''WesternAnimation/KryptoTheSuperdog'' (digital ink & paint and compositing for Top Draw and Creator/StudioBProductions, with Creator/DongWooAnimation, Lotto and Starburst)
51	* ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfTheThreeCaballeros'' (with Six Point Harness and Creator/AtomicCartoons)
52	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard''
53	* ''[[Literature/LittleBear The Little Bear Movie]]'' (additional production facility; with Creator/HanhoHeungUp)
54	* ''Little Witch'' (unsold pilot)
55	* ''Loony Lake''
56	* ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'' (Digital Paint services; with Yowza!, Creator/DigitalDomain, Creator/{{Hydraulx}}, Creator/PixelMagic and others)
57	* ''WesternAnimation/MaggieAndTheFerociousBeast'' (additional production facility for season 3; with Creator/AnimationServiceHK)
58	* ''WesternAnimation/MegaBabies'' (additional ink & paint services; with Creator/JiRehAnimation, Creator/ToonUsIn and Creator/PiPAnimationServices)
59	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mickey Mouse\|2013}}''
60	* ''WesternAnimation/MikeTheKnight'' (additional production facility for season 3)
61	* ''WesternAnimation/MischiefCity''
62	* ''A Mouse Called Julian''
63	* ''WesternAnimation/NedsNewt'' (digital ink & paint and effects for Studio B; with Creator/RGPrinceFilms, Canuck Creations and Pictor Entertainment)
64	* ''The New WesternAnimation/WoodyWoodpecker Show'' (season 2; digital ink & paint services for Studio B, with Sunwoo and Creator/BigStar)
65	* ''Octicorn & Friends''
66	* ''Once Our Land''
67	* ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAStudio'' (additional animation services, uncredited, with Creative Capers and Creator/YowzaAnimation)
68	* ''Pangors of Puddle Peak''
69	* ''WesternAnimation/PennZeroPartTimeHero'' (season 1 only)
70	* ''WesternAnimation/PickleAndPeanut'' (pilot only)
71	* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirlsMovie'' (additional 2D composite and visual effects; with Creator/RoughDraftStudios, [[Creator/VirtualMagicAnimation [=VirtualMagic=] Animation]] and Savage Frog!)
72	* ''WesternAnimation/ProducingParker'' (with Creator/PhilippineAnimationStudioInc)
73	* ''WesternAnimation/RainbowFish'' (additional production facility; with Toon-Us-In and Creator/BoomstoneAnimation)
74	* ''WesternAnimation/RescueHeroes'' (additional production facility for seasons 2-3; with Creator/{{AKOM}}, Creator/FunbagAnimation, Wack Wack, [[Creator/ToonUsIn MyPlan Animation]] and Evening Sky Productions for season 2, Boomstone Animation and Side Show Entertainment for season 3)
75	* ''WesternAnimation/RubyGloom'' (additional animation services)
76	* ''Shred Force'' (Pilot)
77	* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' (season 1 only) (5 episodes solo)[[labelnote:List]]"Star Comes to Earth/Party with a Pony", "Match Maker/School Spirit", "Monster Arm/The Other Exchange Student", "Cheer up Star/Quest Buy", "Diaz Family Vacation/Brittney's Party"[[/labelnote]] (8 episodes with Toon City)[[labelnote:List]]"Mewberty/Pixtopia", "Lobster Claws/Sleep Spells", "Blood Moon Ball/Fortune Cookies" (with Rough Draft), "Freeze Day/Royal Pain", "St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses", "Mewnipendance Day/The Banagic Incident", "Interdimensional Field Trip/Marco Grows A Beard", "Storm the Castle"[[/labelnote]]
78	* ''Stella and Sam''
79	* ''Strange Planet''
80	* ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'' (Season 1 and ''Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure'' for season 2)
81	* ''WesternAnimation/TeamHotWheels: The Origin of Awesome''
82	* ''Thunderbeards''
83	* ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie'' ("Someone Like Me" sequence only)
84	* ''WesternAnimation/TootAndPuddle''
85	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Undergrads}}'' (digital ink & paint services; with [=MyPlan=] and Funbag)
86	* ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' (season 1 only)
87	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wayside}}'' (additional production facility for season 1; with Starburst and [=PiP=]; season 2 solo)
88	* ''WesternAnimation/WhatAboutMimi'' (digital ink & paint services; with Creator/HongYing for seasons 1-2 and Creator/DongWooAnimation for season 3)
89	* ''WesternAnimation/WeirdYears''
90	* ''Series/{{Wilbur}}'' (animated storybook segments only; the main portion of the show was puppetry)
91	* ''WesternAnimation/WorldOfQuest'' (season 1 only)
92	* ''WesternAnimation/YvonOfTheYukon'' (digital ink & paint services; with Hong Ying for season 1, Dong Woo for season 2 and Top Draw for season 3)
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95	!!Tropes associated with Mercury Filmworks:
96	* ProductionPosse: Has been used by Creator/DisneyTelevisionAnimation a lot since 2010, with ''Jake and the Neverland Pirates'', ''Wander Over Yonder'', ''Mickey Mouse'', ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'', ''Kick Buttowski'', ''Penn Zero'', ''The Lion Guard'', the ''Tangled'' animated series, and ''The Ghost and Molly [=McGee=]'' going to them.

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