ShadowMachine is an American
animation studio
An animation studio is a company producing animated media. The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce, own the physical equipment for production, employ operators for that equipment, and hold a major stake in the sales or rentals o ...
and
production company
A production company, production house, production studio, or a production team is a studio that creates works in the fields of performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, comics, interactive arts, video games, websites, music, and v ...
for film, television, commercials and music videos.
Since its early days producing the stop-motion animation show ''
Robot Chicken'', the company has been producing such shows as ''
Moral Orel
''Moral Orel'' is an American adult stop-motion animated sitcom created by Dino Stamatopoulos which originally aired on Cartoon Network's nighttime programming block Adult Swim from December 13, 2005 to December 18, 2008. The series has been d ...
'', ''
Mary Shelley's Frankenhole
''Mary Shelley's Frankenhole'' is an American adult stop-motion animated television series created by Dino Stamatopoulos. The series premiered on June 27, 2010 on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim. It ended on March 25 ...
'' and ''
Titan Maximum
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'' for Cartoon Network’s
Adult Swim
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. Afterwards, the company produced ''
BoJack Horseman'', for
Michael Eisner
Michael Dammann Eisner (born March 7, 1942) is an American businessman and former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company from September 1984 to September 2005. Prior to Disney, Eisner was president of rival film st ...
's
Tornante
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Company, starring
Will Arnett
William Emerson Arnett (; born May 4, 1970) is a Canadian actor, comedian and producer. He is best known for his roles as Gob Bluth in the Fox/Netflix series '' Arrested Development'' (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and as the titular char ...
,
Aaron Paul
Aaron Paul (born Aaron Paul Sturtevant; August 27, 1979) is an American actor best known for portraying Jesse Pinkman in the AMC series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013), for which he won several awards, including the Critics' Choice Television ...
, and
Amy Sedaris
Amy Louise Sedaris (; born March 29, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Most recently, she has appeared in both ''The Mandalorian'' (2019–2020) and '' The Book of Boba Fett'' (2022) as Peli Motto. She played Jerri Blank in the ...
, as well as ''
Tuca & Bertie
''Tuca & Bertie'' is an American animated sitcom created by cartoonist Lisa Hanawalt for Netflix. It began streaming on May 3, 2019. It stars Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong, with a supporting cast including Steven Yeun, John Early, Richard E. Gra ...
'', starring
Tiffany Haddish
Tiffany Sara Cornilia Haddish (born December 3, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian and actress. After guest-starring on several television series and lead role on a cable drama, Haddish gained prominence for her role as Nekeisha Williams on ...
,
Ali Wong
Alexandra Dawn Ali Wong (born April 19, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She is best known for her Netflix stand-up specials ''Baby Cobra'' (2016), ''Hard Knock Wife'' (2018), and ''Don Wong'' (2022). She starred in the film ' ...
, and
Steven Yeun.
Films
Television
Specials
Music videos
Advertising
As the studio has grown, they have also taken on work with various advertising campaigns with high-profile clients such as
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a producti ...
. It was also honored at the
ADDY Awards
The American Advertising Federation (AAF), headquartered in Washington, D.C., is the oldest national advertising trade association
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for an ad campaign with
Farmers Insurance
Farmers Insurance Group (informally Farmers) is an American insurer group of vehicles, homes and small businesses and also provides other insurance and financial services products. Farmers Insurance has more than 48,000 exclusive and independen ...
, directed by Jed Hathaway.
*
Pinto Promos for Fuel TV'
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Hallmark eCards (Can't Touch This)'
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Director: Rohitash Rao
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Happy Honda Days Shorts for Hondawith Secret Weapon'' (2012)
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Director: Jed Hathaway
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Snow White for Disney'
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Lake Nona for GEwith BBH L.A''
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Verrado for Cecillian Worldwide'
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Director: Rohitash Rao
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Boost Mobile Don't Data & Drive for Boost Mobilewith 180LA''
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Director: Rohitash Rao
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ENOS for Comedy Central Super Bowl Special'
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Pinto for Fuel TV'
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Happy Honda Days Shorts for Hondawith Secret Weapon'' (2013)
**
Director: Jed Hathaway
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Red Velvet Oreo for Nabiscowith 360i''
**
Director/Producer: Jed Hathaway
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Glide for Oral-Bwith Publicis''
**
Director: Rohitash Rao
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Farmers for Farmer’s Insurancewith
RPA''
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Centaur and the Late Night Munchie Meal for Jack In The Boxwith Secret Weapon''
**
Director: Jed Hathaway
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Fire House Subs for Fire House Subswith 360i (New York)''
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Director/Producer: Jed Hathaway
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Happy Honda Days Shorts for Honda' with Secret Weapon (2014)
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Director: Jed Hathaway
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The Work Revolution for Freelancer’s Union'
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Director: Rohitash Rao
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Boost Mobile ZTE Warp Sync for Boost Mobilewith 180LA''
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Director: Rohitash Rao
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Omakase for Cartoon Network/Adult Swimwith Cutaway Creative''
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Director: Jesse Selwyn
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Smores Oreo for Nabiscowith 360i''
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Director/Producer: Jed Hathaway
*
Happy Honda Days Shorts for Hondawith Secret Weapon'' (2015)
**
Director: Jed Hathaway
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Subway for Subwaywith 360i (New York)''
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Director: Jed Hathaway
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Oreo for Nabiscowith 360i''
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Director: Ben Bjelejac
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Red Nose for Walgreens and BuzzFeed'
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Director: Michael Langan
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Trolls for M.A.C.'
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Director: Tony Kelly
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A Christmas Carol for NBC Sports - SNF'
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Director: Jed Hathaway
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Nissan Star Wars'
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Director: Tony Stacchi
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Go Deeper for Newport Beach Film Festival'
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Director: Jed Hathaway
Awards
Television
The studio has received a high level of recognition for their work in Television, including multiple
Emmy and
Annie
Annie may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress
* Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer
The ...
Awards on behalf of the
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and
ASIFA-Hollywood
ASIFA-Hollywood, an American non-profit organization in Los Angeles, California, United States, is a branch member of the "Association Internationale du Film d'Animation" or "ASIFA" (the International Animated Film Association). Its purpose is to ...
, respectively.
References
External links
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* ShadowMachine o
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Mass media companies established in 1999
Film production companies of the United States
Television production companies of the United States
American animation studios
Adult animation studios
American companies established in 1999