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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Animation |
| Founded | June 2003 |
| Founder | Brendan Burch |
| Successor | Mondo Media |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Divisions | 6 Point 2 |
| Website | sixpointharness |
6 Point Harness is an American animation studio based in Los Angeles that develops and produces animated television programming, feature films, commercial, music videos and web-based content. Founded by Brendan Burch in 2003, some of the studio's most notable productions include Tom Hanks' Electric City,[1] Fox's Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, MTV's Good Vibes, Nick Jr.'s Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, Nickelodeon's El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, Adult Swim's Apollo Gauntlet and Lazor Wulf, the animated feature The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!, and the web series Dick Figures for the YouTube channel Mondo Media.[2] 6PH also released Dick Figures: The Movie, an in-house production developed from the company's web series.[3]
On September 19, 2016, it was announced that 6 Point Harness merged with Mondo Media, and it remains an overall production and distribution arm for Mondo's filmed and televised output.[4]
History
Brendan Burch founded the studio in June 2003. In 2010, 6 Point Harness approached Mondo Media with a pitch for Dick Figures and arranged a partnership for the series; 6 Point Harness provided the financing and production while distribution was provided by Mondo Media.[5]
In 2011, John Andrews came on board with the company to form 6 Point Media, the commercial branch of the studio.[6][7] Six Point Harness and Titmouse, Inc. launched Rug Burn, a YouTube channel for animation, in 2012.[8] Six Point Harness raised $313,411 through KickStarter to produce a feature-length episode of Dick Figures in 2012.[9][10]
In 2013, the studio had two nominations for "Best Animated Web Series" for Dick Figures and Electric City at the Streamy Awards, with Electric City bringing the studio its first Streamy Award.[11] That same year Dick Figures received an Annie Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production.[12]
Six Point Harness is most notable for providing the animation for the 2020 Oscar winning animated short Hair Love and producing animated sequences for Black-ish.[13][14]
Productions
Television
| Title | Year(s) | Notes | Client |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Carey's Green Screen Show | 2004 | animated sequences | Warner Bros. Television |
| My Wife and Kids | 2005 | "Jr's Cartoon" (animated sequence) | Touchstone Television |
| Sunday Pants | "Weighty Decisions" shorts | Cartoon Network | |
| Twinkle | TV pilot | Klasky Csupo | |
| Where My Dogs At? | 2006 | MTV | |
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! | 2006–2010 | Starz Media | |
| Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! | 2006 | main titles | Warner Bros. Television |
| Medium | "Four Dreams" (animation) | CBS Paramount Television | |
| Random! Cartoons | "Ratzafratz!" | Nickelodeon | |
| Slacker Cats | 2007 | ABC Family | |
| El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | Nickelodeon | ||
| Mask of Santo | 2008 | TV pilot | Cartoon Network |
| Bumble Braynes | |||
| Drop Dead Diva | 2009 | "What If?" (animation) | Sony Pictures Television |
| 'Til Death | 2010 | "The Wedding" (animation) | |
| Kirstie Alley's Big Life | main titles | FremantleMedia | |
| The Benson Interruption | Comedy Central | ||
| Gypsy Cab | TV pilot | ||
| Wyatt Cenac: Comedy Person | 2011 | TV special (animation) | |
| Good Vibes | MTV | ||
| The Looney Tunes Show | 2012 | "The Shelf" ("Chintzy" segment) | Warner Bros. Television |
| Fringe | "Black Blotter" (animated sequence) | ||
| Holliston | 2013 | "Blobby" (animation) | Fearnet |
| Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | 2014 | "Comedy, Sex and the Blue Numbers" (animation) | Sony Pictures Television |
| Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | [15] | Cosmos Studios | |
| Garfunkel and Oates | "Eggs" (animation) | IFC | |
| Like, Share, Die | 2015 | Mondo Media | |
| Fresh Beat Band of Spies | 2015–2016 | Nickelodeon | |
| Everstar | 2015 | pilot | Amazon Studios |
| Under Mondo Media | |||
| Black-ish | 2015–2022 | animated sequences | ABC Studios |
| The Greeks | 2016 | 2D animation | National Geographic Society |
| Rad Lands | 2017 | animation | Chipotle Mexican Grill |
| Apollo Gauntlet | Adult Swim | ||
| Hawaii Five-0 | "A'ole e 'olelo mai ana ke ahi ua ana ia" (animation) | CBS Television Studios | |
| Tender Touches | Adult Swim | ||
| 30 for 30 | "Nature Boy" (2D animation) | ESPN Films | |
| Life in Pieces | 2018 | "Reading Egg Nurse Neighbor" (animated sequence) | 20th Century Fox Television |
| Dietland | main titles | AMC | |
| Legend of the Three Caballeros | Disney Digital Network | ||
| Lazor Wulf | 2020 | season 2[16] | Adult Swim |
| Smiling Friends | pilot | ||
| Marvel 616 | Brute Force animation segment | Disney+ | |
| How to Become a Tyrant | 2021 | animation | Netflix |
| The Boys | 2022 | "Here Comes a Candle to Light You to Bed" and "The Instant White-Hot Wild" (animation sequences) | Amazon Studios |
| Fightlore | "Mark Schultz's Ultimate Victory" (animation) | UFC | |
| Atlanta | "The Goof Who Sat By the Door" (animated sequences) | FX Productions | |
| Oh My God, Yes! | 2023 | pilot | Adult Swim |
| How to Become a Cult Leader | animation | Netflix | |
Films
| Title | Year | Notes | Client |
|---|---|---|---|
| EuroTrip | 2004 | title sequence | DreamWorks |
| Black Dynamite | 2009 | ARS Nova | |
| Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo | 2010 | title sequence | Warner Bros. |
| Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare | |||
| Carbon Nation | animation | Earth School Education Foundation | |
| The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! | Comedy Central | ||
| Priest | 2011 | prologue | Screen Gems |
| Dick Figures: The Movie | 2013 | Mondo Media | |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | end credits and digital shorts | Sony Pictures Animation | |
| The Yes Men Are Revolting | 2014 | animation | The Orchard |
| The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | 2015 | Rap Battle Sequence and End Credits | Paramount Pictures |
| Call Me Lucky | animation | MPI Films | |
| Barbie: Star Light Adventure | 2016 | additional animation | Mattel Creations |
| ForEveryone.Net | animation | Nonfiction Unlimited | |
| Under Mondo Media | |||
| Guava Island | 2019 | main titles | Amazon Studios |
| Hair Love | short film | Sony Pictures Animation | |
| Tig Notaro: Drawn | 2021 | HBO Entertainment | |
| The Great Wolf Pack: A Call to Adventure | 2022 | Great Wolf Entertainment | |
Video games
- Band Hero (cutscenes) (2009)
- Dark Souls III (animated trailer) (2015)
- We Are OFK (title sequence) (2022)
Web
- Tire Fire Films (2006)
- Revisioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series ("Pre-Teen Raider") (2007)
- Larry Craig's Sexy Stall Tactics (2007)
- Read A Book (2008)
- Ghost Town by Shiny Toy Guns (music video) (2009)
- Dick Figures (2010–2015)
- CollegeHumor ("Realistic Superhero Funeral" and "Pizza Quest!") (2010–2011)
- The First Time I Ran Away by M. Ward (music video) (2012)
- Electric City (2012)
- Listing by Minus the Bear (music video) (2012)
- Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program ("Austin Oliver", "Cabrito and Chewy", "Carrot and Stick" and "Bear Wrestler") (2012–2013)
- Rug Burn (2012–2016)
- We The Economy ("GDP Smackdown", "Taxation Nation" and "The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas") (2014)
- Ninja Sex Party: Rhinoceratops vs. Superpuma (2014)
- SpindoTV (2015–2016)
- DreamWorksTV ("Lizzie") (2016)
- As Told By Emoji (2016–present)
- Minions (2017)
- HBO Backstories ("Insecure") (2019)
- The Birds & The Bees (2019)
References
- ↑ Arrant, Chris (July 17, 2012). "Joel Trussell On Directing Tom Hanks' New Webseries "Electric City"". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Six Point Harness". IMDB. December 7, 2012.
- ↑ "Dick Figures: The Movie". IMDB. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ↑ Amidi, Amid (September 19, 2016). "Mondo Media and Six Point Harness Finalize Merger". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ↑ Ricker, Ko (August 17, 2018). "How The Studio Six Point Harness is Blazing a Trail for Studio IP Ownership and Control". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ↑ McLean, Tom (April 27, 2011). "Exec John Andrews to Head Up Six Point Media". Animation Magazine. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ↑ DeMott, Rick. "John Andrews Partners With Six Point Harness To Launch 6 Point Media". Animation World Network. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Six Point Harness and Titmouse launch Rug Burn channel". Animation Magazine. December 7, 2012.
- ↑ "KickStarter". July 16, 2012.
- ↑ Aubin, Jillian. "YouTube Series 'Dick Figures' to Release Kickstarter-Financed Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ↑ "THE OFFICIAL 3RD ANNUAL STREAMY AWARD NOMINEES". Streamy.org. February 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Annie Award Nomination 2012". Cartoon Brew. December 3, 2012.
- ↑ Wolfe, Jennifer. "Focus on My 'Vote:' Six Point Harness Delivers Election-Themed Animated Music Video for ABC's 'Black-ish'". Animation World Network. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ↑ "Untangling black representation with Hair Love's Matthew A. Cherry". animationfromeveryangle.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ↑ "Learn More About the Awesome Animation Sequences in Cosmos From Producer Kara Vallow". geekosystem.com. March 6, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Adult Swim Greenlights New "Fairy Tales" Series Plus More Seasons of "The Shivering Truth," "Lazor Wulf" and "12 Oz. Mouse"". The Futon Critic. November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
