Paramount Pictures “Rat Race“

Jules created this opening title sequence for Jerry Zucker’s Film “Rat Race“ with only 3 or 4 headshot photos of each actor. That was clearly not enough to animated with, so back at the studio we recruited friends and their wardrobes to be part of a photo shoot. That shoot yielded enough photography for us to re-create each celebrity character as a “digital puppet“ from collaged photos. This brilliant sequence of fun animation antics was the culmination of the masterful work of a whole team of great talent. Ranging from the storyboards of John Korellis to the After Effects animation skills of Tau Gerber, Eric Schweikert, and Jance Allen. Everyone who worked on this sequence brought something special and made meaningful creative contributions. ~ CREDITS ~ Director: Jules Tortolani; Production Company: Wild Brain; Producer: Sandra Kimberly; Production Coordinator: Sasha Houdek; Executive Producer: Paul Golden; Photoshop Artists: Kristen Borges and Kevin Bell; After Effect Animators: Jance Allen, Tau Gerber, Eric Schweickert; Storyboard Artist: John Korellis. Technical Director and Master of the Universe: Eric Schweickert