CEA Studios animates Tennessee Titans’ 2020 schedule release
CEA Studios is leading the way by giving students real-world production opportunities through partnerships with organizations like the Tennessee Titans.
Kim Chaudoin |
As the Tennessee Titans joined NFL clubs across the country in unveiling their 2020 season schedules, Lipscomb University’s George Shinn College of Entertainment & the Arts helped the team bring its lineup to life.
Thursday evening, the Titans unveiled its schedule on social media using an animated video created by students and staff from CEA Studios, Lipscomb’s unique creative production house that provides students in the George Shinn College of Entertainment & the Arts with real-world studio experience. The video ran through the dates and times of the team’s 16 anticipated matchups and was worked on by nearly 30 people within CEA Studios. The project took nine weeks to complete. View the 2020 season schedule video.
“This is a great opportunity to give our students a substantial real-world experience on a project that tens of thousands of fans will see and enjoy as they are eager to see what the season will hold for the Titans this fall,” said Mike Fernandez, dean of the George Shinn College of Entertainment & the Arts. “We are thrilled to continue this partnership with the Titans and are pleased that CEA Studios is producing top-quality creative work that plays a significant role in the organization’s marketing strategy.”
“As a former Disney animator, Tom Bancroft is a great example of how our students are both taught and mentored by top professionals to prepare them for the job market," said Steve Taylor, director of the School of Theatre and Cinematic Arts. "In this case, they both learned and got paid for their work."
The Titans partnered with CEA Studios in 2019 to create animation for social media and game day content. Most notably, the partnership resulted in the Saturday Morning Cartoon series featured on the Titans’ social media accounts during the 2019 season. Tom Bancroft, director of Lipscomb’s animation program, drew the cartoons each week and recent graduate Hayley Mullins was the colorist for each.
Bancroft was the director and art director for the project as well as developed the story. Eric Stars, visiting professor of computer generated imagery, was producer/composer on the project. Taylor and his band The Perfect Foil produced the music for the video. CEA students along with several alumni comprised the rest of the production crew. Other project credits include: Voice Over: Jimmy Hodson; Character Design: Susanna Pritchett, Ellie Lenz: Clean up and painting supervisors: Avery Lutrell, Grace Kwock; Storyboards: Susanna Pritchett, Tom Bancroft; Animation: Tom Bancroft, Susanna Pritchett, Jon Densk, Sam Abner, Olivia Hood, Natalie Martin, Brandon Davis, Madison Williams, McKenna Hood, Meredith Mallett; Backgrounds: Audrey Wagnon, Hayley Mullins, Natalie Martin; Clean Up: Hayden Luckett, Hayley Evans, Josie Clark, Sam Duong, McKenzie Chaffins, Marynia Harris, Elan Puerner; and Ink and Paint: Nathan Tinnell, Marynia Harris, Brandon Davis, Rachel Brumbelow, Hayley Evans.
Lipscomb’s George Shinn College of Entertainment & the Arts offers undergraduate degrees in film production, fashion merchandising, fashion design, entertainment design, music composition, contemporary music, vocal performance, piano performance, instrumental performance, teaching, music, acting, directing, musical theater, theater ministry, theater teaching, studio art, graphic design, art therapy, visual arts administration, visual arts teaching and animation among other areas of study. Graduate programs include Master of Arts degrees in film and creative media, Master of Fine Arts degrees in film and creative media with writer and director tracks and a Master of Fine Arts/Master of Business Administration blended degree. For more information visit www.lipscomb.edu/cea.
For more information about CEA Studios, including creative services offered, contactFernandez at mike.fernandez [at] lipscomb.edu (subject: I%27d%20like%20more%20informatino%20about%20CEA%20Studios) (mike[dot]fernandez[at]lipscomb[dot]edu).