Jantze goes from syndication to the Cannes Film Festival in one leap
May 2008: Michael Jantze, creator of the internationally-syndicated comic strip "The Norm" had his first animated short accepted into the Short Film Corner at Festival de Cannes 2008.
"Mr. Lux: At Your Service", Jantze’s first animated short, was part of the Short Film Corner at Festival de Cannes 2008.
"Mr. Lux: At Your Service" is a fast ride of traditional animation utilizing both pencil to paper animation and the latest in computer software. A new character from Jantze, Mr. Lux is only happy when he delivers five-star service to his hotel guests.
Jantze’s script was brought to life by a story team consisting of himself, David Andrews and Kelly McNutt. Jantze created the layouts and designs as well as directed McNutt’s animation. "We're excited about this opportunity to meet with other filmmakers and film buyers," said Nicole Jantze, Executive Producer, "Mr. Lux is such a fun and infectious character in that grand old 2D animation style of the 40s and 50s."
The four minute short can be viewed at the Animation section of Jantze.com.
Jantze Studios and Waterland-Corp bring innovative new media solutions to brands new ways to engage their audience
May 2008: Jantze Studios entered into an agreement with Waterland-Corp to market and promote Michael Jantze’s new media agency. Michael Jantze brings over 25 years of his unique award-winning talents in film, graphic design, journalism and cartooning to create new media solutions for myriad platforms and purposes through Brand Narrative™ and Audio Comics™.
Jantze Studios is nimble, visionary and unique with a true understanding of how creatives and businesses can partner for maximum effectiveness and profitability. Jantze Studios partners with businesses to develop new media projects including webisodes, shorts, features, frequently asked questions (FAQ’s), games, print collateral across multi-platform products. Each project allows both the business and Jantze studios to explore the new media frontier with a bottom line on effectiveness and fiscal responsibility. The end result is Brand Narrative™, a product that creates a non-direct, positive association with the brand’s identity through humor and adventure, character and story.
Waterland-Corp has worked in the new media space for the last ten years and brings technology and marketing skills, having worked in Interactive TV, streaming media, mobile, games and Web 2.0 applications. Waterland-Corp developed early interactive advertising and continues to champion the use of technology to improve and evolve marketing. Waterland-Corp works with entertainment, media and technology companies to gain market leadership. www.waterland-corp.com
Jantze Studios and Zits Partnership bring comic strips to life
In the fall of 2007, Jantze Studios has signed a deal with Zits Partnership, creators of the nationally syndicated comic strip "Zits", to develop three animation tests. The production will serve as research and development on how to economically bring Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman’s strip to life for purposes of supporting sales and marketing efforts of books, online and mobile phone content.
Since 2006, Jantze Studios has been developing a model for daily comic strip "episodes," 15 to 30 seconds in length, in the form of animated or motion graphic shorts that economically IP from the comic strip medium to short-form, cross-platform, revenue-enhancing new media markets.
The first short, "iPod" has been released to bookstores, online booksellers and YouTube to promote the Mothers’ Day release of the new book titled "Jeremy and Mom: A Zits Retrospective For Mom."
JANTZE STUDIOS
partners with businesses to develop new media projects including webisodes, shorts, features, frequently asked questions (FAQ’s), games, print collateral, delivered across multiple platforms and to a variety of end user devices. Each project allows both the business and Jantze studios to explore the new media frontier with a bottom line on effectiveness and fiscal responsibility. The end result is Brand Narrative™, a product that creates a non-direct, positive association with the brand’s identity through humor and adventure, character and story.
