Title: Top 20
Client: MTV
Brand: MTV Tr3s
VP On Air Design: Romy Mann
SVP, MTV Design: Jeffrey Keyton
Art Directors: Ana Sanchez, Doug Filak
Managing Producer: Susannah Nilosek
Studio: PandaPanther, New York
Directors: Jonathan Garin & Naomi Nishimura, PandaPanther
DP: Ian Dudley
Executive Producer: Lydia Holness
Assistant Producer: Natsu Takahashi
Designers:
Naomi Nishimura
Jonathan Garin
Ari Hwang
Simon Benjamin

3d Animators:
Jonathan Garin
Han Hu
Gordana Fersini

3d Artists:
Ari Hwang
Michal Finegold
Steven Hill
Shu Chen Lin

2d Animation & Compositing:
Naomi Nishimura
Jonathan Garin

Music & Sound design:
Handsome Panther
Eric Holness
John Black of Cypher Audio


Q&A with PandaPanther

What was the project brief?
Our task was to develop an open and interiors for MTV Tr3s' Top 20 countdown show. the brief was very open. we presented them with several ideas and they gravitated towards a live action based approach. they liked our treatment so much, that they asked us to create individual vignettes for each countdown number.

What type of look/aesthetic were you going for?
Bubblegum Rollercoaster.

What were the main creative challenges of the project?
Working on trains, buses, planes and automobiles in Japan.

What were the main technical challenges of the project?
Hula hooping, applying the proper amount of hot oil.

What hardware and software were used?
Autodesk Maya, After Effects, Commotion, Photoshop, Illustrator