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The Zoo

Julia Kwan

2018 11 min

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The Zoo follows the parallel lives of a polar bear cub in a popular city zoo and a Chinese boy who visits him until they’re both in their twilight years.

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The Zoo follows the parallel lives of a polar bear cub in a popular city zoo and a Chinese boy who visits him until they’re both in their twilight years.

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Credits

• director
  Julia Kwan
  
• writer
  Julia Kwan
  
• producer
  Ruth Vincent
  
  Shirley Vercruysse
  
  Julia Kwan
  
  Smita Acharyya
  
• animation director
  Jesse Cote
  
• art director
  Bonni Reid
  
• music
  Rob Teehan
  
• sound designer
  Greg Stewart
  
• character design
  Kaho Yoshida
  
  Jesse Cote
  
  Pedro Amato
  
  Pascal Zaffiro
  
  Carlos Rossell
  
  Austin Legg
  
  Chris Muzyka
  
• additional character design
  Elisa Chee
  
  Aparna Kapur
  
• storyboard
  Jesse Cote
  
• story art
  Tzanko Tchangov
  
• editor
  Jesse Cote
  
• background layout
  Jesse Cote
  
  Chris Muzyka
  
• background colour design
  Bonni Reid
  
  Jesse Cote
  
  Pedro Amato
  
  Austin Legg
  
• animator
  Jesse Cote
  
  Brad Gibson
  
  Carlos Rossell
  
  Ian Vincent Godfrey
  
• special effects
  Blatant
  
• additional storyboarding
  H.P. Mendoza
  
• editor consultant
  Michael Brockington
  
• on-line post production
  Cinematik
  
• audio post production services
  Post Modern Sound
  
  Linda McAteer
  
• foley recordist
  Rick Senechal
  
• foley artist
  Don Harrison
  
• financial services
  Gemma Davis
  
• insurance services
  Front Row Insurance
  
• legal services
  Eva Schmieg
  
  Miller Thomson
  
• associate producer
  Teri Snelgrove
  
• production supervisor
  Jennifer Roworth
  
• technical coordinator
  Wes Machnikowski
  
• studio administrator
  Carla Jones
  
• production coordinator
  Kristyn Stilling
  
• executive producer
  Shirley Vercruysse
  
  Michael Fukushima
  
  Blair Miller
  
  Kim Hsu Guise
  
  Jonas Woost
  
• publicity
  Lizzy Karp
  

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