Asterisk animation
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Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...

 production company in New York. Ace & Son Moving Picture Company LLC creates animation and graphics for commercials, television, feature films and any other media you can conjure.

Ace & Son Moving Picture Company LLC was founded in 2011 after the dissolution of Asterisk Animation, LLC

Filmography

  • Origami short (2002) (Asterisk Animation)
  • Stepford Wives
    The Stepford Wives (2004 film)
    The Stepford Wives is a 2004 American science fiction film. The film is a remake of the 1975 film of the same name; both films are based on the Ira Levin novel The Stepford Wives...

     scene (2004) (Asterisk Animation)
  • The White Countess
    The White Countess
    The White Countess is a 2005 British/American/Chinese drama film directed by James Ivory. The screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro focuses on a disparate group of displaced persons attempting to survive in Shanghai in the late 1930s.-Plot:...

    scene (2005) (Asterisk Animation)
  • Fraidy Catz short (2005) (Asterisk Animation)
  • Curious (2006) (Asterisk Animation)
  • Ghost Foot (2006) (Asterisk Animation)
  • Chicago 10
    Chicago 10
    Chicago 10 may refer to:* Chicago 10 , 2007 animated film written and directed by Brett Morgen* Chicago X, 10th album by American rock band Chicago...

    scenes (2007) (Asterisk Animation)
  • Little Pim (2010) (Asterisk Animation)

Other notable projects include several films with rock band http://www.tmbg.comThey Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years Flansburgh and Linnell were frequently accompanied by a drum machine. In the early 1990s, TMBG became a full band. Currently, the members of TMBG are...

]. Four of these pieces were created for the Disney DVD Here Come the ABCs, and two were made for Here Come the 123s. Two more were made in 2005 for Venue Songs. Experimental film artist Martha Colburn
Martha Colburn
Martha Colburn is a filmmaker and artist. She is best known for her animation films, which are created through puppetry, collage, and paint on glass techniques. She has made over forty films since 1994. Colburn has also been fervently involved in playing music. One out of numerous groups she has...

 worked with Asterisk on Celebrate Brooklyn and underground comix artist Kim Deitch
Kim Deitch
-Sources:* at Lambiek's Comiclopedia-External links:* Ford, Jeffrey. *Heller, Steven. **...

 allowed the use of Waldo the Cat for Dallas.

In 2006 Asterisk developed and produced a pilot for Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....

.

Asterisk produced the graphics and animation for WNET/Thirteen science mini-series Curious. Further collaborations with WNET/Thirteen include graphics for American Masters Marvin Gaye: What's Going On?, Make 'Em Laugh and the pilot of the news series Need To Know.

During the 2008 Presidential Campaign, the studio produced The Naked Campaign for The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...

 in conjunction with Gail Levin and Steve Brodner.

In 2010 Asterisk completed 25 minutes of animation for David Grubin
David Grubin
David Grubin is an American documentary filmmaker, who has produced and directed numerous films, many of which are best-known from airing on PBS.-Filmography:*The Great Air Race of 1924 *LBJ *FDR...

's 2010 film The Buddha which is scheduled to air 7 April 2010 on PBS.

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