Director/writer Adam Paloian, best known for his SpongeBob SquarePants exploits, and animator/YouTuber Chris O’Neill leave few tropes unturned in this comic romp for Tenacious D (all rendered in Unreal Engine).
Tenacious D’s Jack Black and Kyle Gass: “[The song] is about growing up and leaving childish things behind. But then realizing that video games are more than just mindless toys. In fact, they can be a true expression of huge ideas that belong in the pantheon of great works of art!
“It’s about time someone defended the honor and integrity of this bold new horizon. Leave it to the greatest band in the world – Tenacious D!”
Artist: Tenacious D
Production: Oneyplays, Pinreel Inc.
Director: Adam Paloian, Chris “Oney” O’Neill
Co-director: Olav Burman
EP: Adam Paloian
Production director: Brandon Grikas
Animation director/3D animator: Olov Burman
3D character lead: Noah Williamson
3D animator: Helio Takahashi, Márcio Nicolosi, Derek Henriques, Calle Halldin, Daniel Damm
Environment artist/lighting artist: Adam Phillips, Chris O’Neill
Generalist/rigging artist: Lucas Santos: Eric Prah
Environment artist/generalist/lighting artist/rigging artist: Anthony Syracuse, Jack Gatto
3D character/prop modeler/CG supervisor: Jack Gatto
3D FX artist: Zack Mineo
Pixel art parody sequence: Michael Azzi
Blue Hedgehog parody sequence: David Post
3D character/prop modeler: Geoff Roberts, Anthony Syracuse
Compositor: Geoff Valent, Phoebe Valent
Shakespeare painting: Julia Blattman
Storyboard artist: Chris O’Neill, Adam Paloian
Texture artist: Noah Williamson, Anthony Syracuse, Jack Gatto, Geoff Roberts
Ultimate screen shader: Abdou Bouam
Pipeline Tools: Lucas Santos
