The Ballad of Skipjack & Atticus - Seneca Polytechnic 2D Film - 2024

Nothing ever happens in the desert town of Meekspring, until Skipjack, a smooth talking con cat, and his protégé Atticus roll into town. But before they can get away with pulling off the heist, bounty hunter Barkley steps into the fray. Will they live to steal another day or will this be the end of their conniving career?

Director Bio:
Dani De Guzman is a Storyboard Artist and Illustrator based in Toronto. Born in the Philippines, they grew up surrounded by comics, cartoons, and anime; all of which helped to foster their love for the art of visual storytelling. They recently graduated from Seneca Polytechnic with a degree in Animation and are looking forward to bringing more stories to life as they make their way into the industry.

CREDITS ROLL

DIRECTOR
Dani De Guzman

PRODUCTION MANAGER
Tiffany Tam

ART DIRECTOR
Raphael Santiago

STORY LEAD
Dani De Guzman

STORY ARTISTS
Jaime Ascalon
Franz Esmele
Leana Guo
Karen Ly
Chris Omere

BACKGROUND LEADS
Sam Kvetnyi
Chris Omere

BACKGROUND ARTISTS
Karen Ly
Kat De Asis

BACKGROUND HELPERS
Sophia Alonzi
Faiza Khan
Carla Lugo
Jay Mehta
Allison Faye Nantes
Jen Nguyen
Emilia Paivio
Brendan Salinas
Labeeba Sharara
Lynn Wang

CHARACTER DESIGN LEADS
Vexen Hill
Kat De Asis

CHARACTER ARTISTS
Leanne Cameron

CHARACTER DESIGN HELPERS
Eden Boguslavsky
Conn Kim
Kuna
Teagan Lee
Mathias Marcos
Jen Nguyen
Sama Omar
Emily “Liynn” Sum
Megan Miguel

ANIMATION LEADS
Leana Guo
Matthew Lee

ANIMATION TEAM
Jaime Ascalon
Franz Esmele
Zachary Golding

ANIMATION HELPERS
Griffin Calton
Anda Chitescu
Alex Coull
Aidan Crosbie
Ben Engel
Christine Dela Cruz
Linnet Guan
Nich Guilbault
Cassidy Henstock
Lucas Higgins
Robin Insigne
Conor Larsen
Amy Li
Daniela Loeza
Emilia Paivio
Kristen Rogers
Signy Stephenson
Skye Tacchino
Mikayla Trainor

RIGGING LEAD
Zachary Golding

RIGGING ARTISTS
Jodi Ann Hanson
Dani De Guzman
Franz Esmele

RIGGING HELPERS
Nich Guilbault
Lizzy Khajeh
Kristen Rogers
Skye Tacchino

3D HELPERS
Kody Choy
Yakira Gasner
Vanna Serebour

FX LEAD
Tiffany Tam

FX ARTISTS
Franz Esmele

FX HELPERS
Arusha Gunaseelan
Rory Horton
Anthony Ruggiero
Jordan Sahay
Dan Siddiqui

COMPOSITING LEAD
Karen Ly

COMPOSITING TEAM
Leana Guo
Dani De Guzman
Jodi Ann Hanson
Sam Kvetnyi
Chris Omere
Raphael Santiago

VOICE ACTORS

SKIPJACK
Steven Rigsby

ATTICUS
Amy Li

BARKLEY
Kyle Testa

MUSIC
Chris Hill
Ty Trumbull

SOUND AND EDITING
Dani De Guzman
Vexen Hill
Tiffany Tam

ANIMATION SUPERVISOR
Barnabas Wornoff

2D FACULTY
Ryan Adams
David Bluestein
Sam Braithwaite
Steph Braithwaite
Matt Cassan
Anda Chitescu
Tim Clark
Sean Craig
Rob Corbett
Ashley Hasfal
Jason Lin
Stephanie Ramon
Mike Valiquette
Jim Zubkavich

SPECIAL THANKS

Jamie Akhlasi
Mahad Amir
Emma Bickell
Aidan Crosbie
Nich Guilbault
Lucas Higgins
Julia Rideout
Jordan Sahay
Nicholas Wachon
Nicholas Kelford

David Agnew
John Goodwin
Kurt Muller

Seneca 2024