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Strength in Numbers
It’s called Rauch BROTHERS Animation for a reason. That one little word in the center of our studio name is the lynch-pin that makes the whole thing work. I can’t imagine being responsible for all of the work that goes into making an animated film without someone whose creative opinion I trust as deeply as [...]
Hello Again!
Welcome to the new Rauch Brothers Animation production blog. It’s been four months since our last post on the old blog, a long period of silence brought on by the demands of finishing “Q&A”. The film would have taken much longer to complete were it not for the contributions of our four interns – David [...]
It’s a Small (Friendly) World
Signe Baumane’s “Teat Beat of Sex” (L) and Greg Ford/Mark Kausler’s “It’s the Cat” (R)
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: being an independent animator can be lonely, difficult work… until you get yourself out there and meet other independent animators! One of the great things about living in New York is that [...]
Meeting the Littmans
Tim, Joshua and Mike: 3 people, 3 pairs of glasses
The next Rauch Brothers film, another collaboration with the StoryCorps project, comes from a conversation between Joshua Littman and his mother, Sarah. They live in Connecticut, not far from our Brooklyn studio, and we were very pleased to be able to meet them this past summer. [...]
Calling All Interns
“Cockroaches are just the insect we love to hate.” – Joshua in ‘Q&A’
Rauch Bros. Animation is looking for interns to help on our new short, Q&A. Anyone interested please get in touch with me by email at timothyrauch@gmail.com. Looking forward to hearing from some of you!
Rauch Bros. & DoubleTriple @ AENY
Thursday, August 28th, Mike and I will be joining Phillip Niemeyer of DoubleTriple to speak at a meeting of AfterEffects NY, “an association for professionals and enthusiasts using Adobe After Effects and related software to create imagery for video, film, and other media”.
We’re going to be showing Germans in the Woods and explaining how the [...]
Interview with Mike and Tim
Two knuckleheads and a fish.
Mike and I recently did an interview with Toni Pennacchia of Spoiler Alert Radio on 88.1 in Providence. We talked mostly about our work with StoryCorps, and Germans in the Woods in particular. Toni had some great questions! The show aired on August 3rd, but you can find the podcast [...]
Rauch Bros. Web Update
Hello all! Mike and I have recently updated the Rauch Bros. Animation website. Go check out Rauchbrothers.com to see more on our next StoryCorps film, Q & A. From the site:
In February 2006, then 12-year-old Joshua Littman and his mother, Sarah, took a day-trip to New York City. In addition to eating at a Martian-themed restaurant and [...]
