#hardnuts

Hardnut Story shots from Paul Schibli’s The Nutcracker Prince (1990), a @warnerbrosentertainment picture from Lacewood Productions.

The art direction of the nearly 15-minute Hardnut Story looks like some Chuck Jones cartoon IMHO. The characters aren’t shaded throughout, but the animation quality is still cinematic (and filmed cel animation).

This film is a forgotten piece of Warner Bros. Animation history, but the DVD is from GoodTimes Entertainment for some reason. Worthy of the @warnerarchive, though.

The film’s production company, Lacewood Productions, provided Animation Services on Season 1 of The Ren & Stimpy Show. Character Designer/Key Animator Drew Edwards also boarded on The Ripping Friends, Doug and Wild Kratts.

BACKGROUND DIRECTOR, LAYOUT DIRECTOR - HARDNUT STORY, BACKGROUND ARTIST: Michel Breton

ANIMATION PRODUCED AT Hinton Animation Studios Inc.

STORYBOARDS, CHARACTER DESIGN: Chris Schouten, Paul Schibli

STORYBOARDS, CHARACTER DESIGN, ANIMATION POSER: Shivan Ramsaran

ADDITIONAL STORYBOARDS: John Williamson, Larry Cariou

STORYBOARD DESIGN, BACKGROUND ARTIST: Peter Moehrie

CHARACTER DESIGN, ANIMATION POSER, KEY ANIMATOR: Jamie Oliff

CHARACTER DESIGN, ANIMATION POSER: Bill Spears

CHARACTER DESIGN, KEY ANIMATOR: Drew Edwards

CHARACTER COLOUR DESIGN: Martin Butler, Denyse Ouellette

LAYOUT ARTISTS and ASSISTANT ANIMATION feature: Dean DeBlois (as Dean Deblois)

HARDNUT BACKGROUND ARTIST: Gordon Coulthart (as Gord Coulthart)

ADDITIONAL ANIMATION feature: Kirk Tingblad

CLEAN-UP ANIMATORS feature: Scott Mansz

Me and my friend Ellisha (yesterdaywasabetterday) ventured through a terrible blizzard just for the fun of it, YOLO and all that...

Yeah, we are gods.  

there is NOTHING i fear more than this.