From Strikeback Studios and Hideout Pictures comes the trailer forPencils Vs Pixels, a newdocumentarythat showcases the animators that bring your most favorite characters to life. The documentary is a celebration of 2D hand-drawn animation and the transformative journey from the Disney Renaissance to the computer animation revolution… and the inspiring future yet to come. Check out the newly released trailer forPencils Vs Pixelsbelow:
Alongside the trailer, you can also check out the official synopsis forPencils Vs Pixelsbelow, which details the scope of this upcoming documentary and how it will explore the ever-evolving methods of animation.
“Pencils Vs Pixels is a celebration of the unique magic of 2D hand-drawn animation and an exploration of how the Disney Renaissance of the late 1980s and early 1990s led to an animation boom that was quickly upended by the computer animation revolution that followed. Narrated by Ming-Na Wen, PENCILS VS PIXELS features many of the legendary artists who brought these now-classic films to life as they guide us through the last few decades of animation and into the future that’s yet to come.”
Pencils Vs Pixelsis directed by Bay Dariz and Phil Earnest, written by Bay Dariz, and with cinematography from Dustin Supencheck and Michael Delano, the documentary is narrated byMulanstar Ming-Na Wen.
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Pencils vs Pixels Will Feature Some Major Names From the World of Animation
Pencils Vs Pixelswill feature all manner of well-renowned animators and Hollywood names. One such name is Seth MacFarlane, who is of course the creator and starof the television seriesFamily GuyandThe Orville, and co-creator ofAmerican Dad!AndThe Cleveland Show.
Other big names in the animation game to feature inPencils Vs Pixelsinclude Pete Docter, who is the Chief Creative Officer of Pixar and is best known for directing some of the mostcritically acclaimed titles in the Pixar catalogincludingMonsters Inc., Up, Inside Out,andSoul.
Animator, director, screenwriter, and film producer John Musker, best known for writing and directing the Disney filmsThe Great Mouse Detective, 1989’sThe Little Mermaid, 1992’Aladdin,Hercules, Treasure Planet, The Princess and the Frog,andMoana, will also feature alongside Disney animator and illustrator Glen Keane, whose credits includeBeauty and the Beast, Pocahontas, Tarzan,andTangled.
But that’s not all!Pencils Vs Pixelswill also include insights from Sergio Pablos, the animator, director and screenwriter behind the likes ofDespeicable MeandSmallfoot, as well as Netflix’s first original animated feature filmKlaus.
Other major industry names set to be included in the documentary include film critic and film historian Leanard Maltin, painter, animator, and director Aaron Blaise, award-winning author, historian, filmmaker, and preeminent expert on women in early animation Mindy Johnson,Gravity Fallscreator and star Alex Hirsch and many more!
Pencils Vs Pixelsis scheduled for VOD release on June 30, 2025.
