Noble (company) explained

Noble
Former Names:	Duck Soup Produckions (1972-1999) Duck Soup Studios (1999-2003) Duck Studios (2003-2015)
Foundation:	1972
Founder:	Mark Medernach and Paul Dektor
Location City:	Los Angeles, California
Location Country:	U.S.
Key People:	Mark Medernach (president) Paul Dektor (co-founder)
Industry:	Advertising, animation studio, production company
Products:	Television commercials, Short films
Homepage:	Noble

Noble (also known as Noble600) is a production studio based in Los Angeles, California. The studio focuses primarily on producing television advertisements, mainly animated ones. It also produces music videos, short films and web content. Noble offers a wide range of services, including live action and integration, character design, film title design, 2D and 3D animation, digital compositing, digital/traditional ink & paint.^[1] The studio was co-founded by Mark Medernach and Paul Dektor.

Filmography

Title	Year(s)	Notes	Client
Bingo	1991	title sequence	TriStar Pictures
	1994	video game; cel animation	Rocket Science Games
The Walt Disney World Explorer	1996	video game; animation and backgrounds	Disney Interactive
Voice B Gone	1997	short film; digital ink and paint	Dave Wasson
The New Woody Woodpecker Show	1999	main titles	Universal Cartoon Studios
All I Want for Christmas Is You (So So Def remix)	2000	music video	Mariah Carey
The Snowman	2001	short film
The ACLU Freedom Files	2005	titles	Brave New Films
^[2]	2008	end credits	DreamWorks Animation
Wild About Safety with Timon and Pumbaa	2008-2013		Disney Educational Productions
United States of Tara^[3]	2008	main titles	DreamWorks Television Showtime Networks
Kiss a Girl^[4]	2008	music video	Keith Urban
Rubbuds	2009	short film
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	2009	title sequence and end credits	Sony Pictures Animation
	2011		Sony Pictures Animation
	2013		Sony Pictures Animation
The Little Prince	2015	special effects	Orange Studio LPPTV M6 Films

Commercials

• 7 Up
• 9Lives (1979-1980)
• American Greetings
• American Express
• Anheuser-Busch
• Applebee's
• Bank One Corporation
• Bell Atlantic
• Ben & Jerry's
• Black Star Beer (1992)
• Blimpie
• Blockbuster Video
• Bob's Stores
• Burger King
• CalArts
• Campbell Soup Company
• Chiquita
• The Coca-Cola Company
• Comcast
• Cox Communications
• Craig Electronics (1979)
• El Pollo Loco
• El Torito
• Energizer
• Foot Locker
• Fox Family Channel (1998)
• Game Show Network (1999)
• General Mills
• General Motors
• Giant Markets
• Griffith Observatory
• HBO (1986, 1999)
• H&R Block
• Healthtex
• H-E-B
• The Hershey Company
• Hoosier Lottery
• Idaho Potato Commission
• Indiana State Fair
• IndustryWeek
• Jack's
• JCPenney
• Juicy Juice (1997)
• Kaiser Aluminum
• Kellogg's (1970s-1998)
• Lancers
• Levi Strauss & Co.
• M&M's (2003-2004)
• Mattel
• McDonald's
• Molina Healthcare
• Nesbitt's
• Nestlé (1997-1999)
• The New York Times
• Nike
• Nissan
• Pentel of America
• PepsiCo
• Pfizer
• POM Wonderful
• Post Consumer Brands
• Public Storage
• Ralphs
• Regional Transportation Authority
• Ronald McDonald House Charities
• Roundy's
• Scottish Rite Hospital
• Starkist
• Tetley
• Toyota
• TurboTax
• United Airlines
• UnitedHealth Group
• United States Olympic Committee
• United States Postal Service
• Vlasic Pickles
• Walmart
• Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
• Wienerschnitzel
• The Wherehouse
• Winstar Communications
• Zicam

Awards

• Won the 36th Annual Annie Award for Best Animated Television Commercial for United Airlines "Heart" directed by Jamie Caliri.^[5]
• Won the 34th Annual Annie Award for Best Animated Television Commercial for United Airlines "Dragon" directed by Jamie Caliri.^[6]
• Won the 2010 Rising Star Award at the Canada International Film Festival for Rubbuds, directed by Jan Chen.^[7]
• Won the 2009 Emmy for Best Main Title Design for United States of Tara^[8]
• Won the 2009 Clio Award (Silver) for Television Animation for United Airlines "Sea Orchestra" directed by The Blackheart Gang.^[9]
• Won the 2009 Best Animated short film at the Naperville Independent Film Festival for Rubbuds, directed by Jan Chen.^[7]
• Won the 2010 Best Animation at Las Vegas International Film Festival for Rubbuds, directed by Jan Chen.^[7]
• Won the 22nd Annual Annie Award (1994) for Best Animated Television Commercial for Coca-Cola "Sax Man".^[10]

Roster of directors

• Dadomani
• Paul Dektor
• Hsinping Pan
• John Robertson
• Lane Nakamura^[11] and Jan Chen
• Paper Panther
• Mainframe
• Oh Yeah Wow
• Oliver Conrad
• Paloma
• Screen Novelties
• SMOG
• Tiny Inventions

Notes and References

1. Web site: DUCK Studios Completes Comedy Spots For Weinerschnitzel . AWN . 2008-05-14 . 2011-08-10.
2. Web site: DUCK Designs Titles for 'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa', Staff . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728154450/http://www.videography.com/article/58842 . dead . 2011-07-28 . Videography.com . 2008-12-03 . 2011-08-10.
3. Web site: Remco Vlaanderen . Forget the Film, Watch the Titles - Jamie Caliri interview title sequence . Watchthetitles.com . 2009-07-28 . 2011-08-10.
4. Web site: Kiss A Girl | studio's filmfest . Studiofilmfest.com . 2009-06-22 . 2011-08-10 . dead . https://archive.today/20110716155959/http://www.studiofilmfest.com/video/kiss-a-girl . 2011-07-16 .
5. Web site: Kilday . Gregg . Kung Fu Panda sweeps Annie Awards . Reuters . 2009-02-01 . 2011-08-10.
6. Web site: Legacy - 34th Annual . Annie Awards . 2011-08-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509064413/http://annieawards.org/34thwinners.html . 2008-05-09 .
7. http://www.canadafilmfestival.com/Festival/PastWinners/2010/2010RisingStarAwards/tabid/443/Default.aspx 2010 Rising Star Award Winners
8. Web site: Duck's Jamie Caliri earns Emmy for Title Design . Cgarena.com . 2009-09-14 . 2011-08-10.
9. Web site: United Airlines "Sea Orchestra" . 2011-08-16 . The Blackheart Gang . dead . https://archive.today/20130204174810/http://theblackheartgang.com/2008/08/09/united-airlines-sea-orchestra/ . 2013-02-04 .
10. Web site: Legacy - 22nd Annual . Annie Awards . 2011-08-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080512011102/http://annieawards.org/22ndwinners.html . 2008-05-12 .
11. Web site: TRUST COLLECTIVE September 15th, 2008 . DUCK Brings New Character To Life For Cox Communications | The Briefing Room . Blog.digitalcontentproducer.com . 2008-09-15 . 2011-08-10.