The 8-Bit Cup
"The 8-Bit Cup"! A short film sports-themed pixel art video game battle for my Best Job Ever.
16 top-ranked jobs, in a tournament for all the marbles, in 7 different classic sports game settings, accompanied by ten of the most famous commentator calls of all time. The meeting of minds and pixel-based bodies on the fields of simulated battle to decide the ultimate 80's video game champion!
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Paul JohnsonDirector20 years in animation
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Paul JohnsonWriter
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Paul JohnsonProducer
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Kaitlyn JohnsonProduction Assistant
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Paul JohnsonMusicEARTH, VIDEO GAMES, PORT MANN BRIDGE
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Project Type:Animation, Documentary, Short
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Runtime:2 minutes 37 seconds
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Completion Date:November 18, 2014
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Production Budget:3,750 USD
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Country of Origin:Canada
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Country of Filming:Canada
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:2d pixel art original chiptune
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Vancouver Film SchoolVancouver, BC
November 25, 2014 -
Think Tank Training CentreVancouver, BC
November 26, 2014 -
Bardel Entertainment BeattyVancouver, BC
November 18, 2014 -
Bardel Entertainment W3rdVancouver, BC
November 27, 2014 -
Cinedeporte 2015Oaxaca, Mexico
February 20, 2015
Mexican Premiere -
Canada International Film FestivalVancouver, BC
April 12, 2015
Rising Star Award 2015 -
Three Cities Festival 2015Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
May 16, 2015 -
Athens Animfest Marathon 2015Athens, Greece
March 28, 2015
Paul has been involved in animation since 1994. Paul has taught animation at several schools since 2000, and currently teaches p/t at Think Tank Training Centre in North Vancouver.
Paul currently leads a team of 8 artists on Season 3 of Nickelodeon's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" at Bardel Entertainment in Vancouver, and spends 10-15 hours/week developing short films.
Credit list:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Seasons 1 and 2 (TV series) (2012-2015)
Fanboy and ChumChum: Season 2 (TV series) (2011)
Planet Sheen (TV series) (2010)
Neighbors from Hell (TV series) (2010)
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: Season 1 (TV series) (2010)
Kung Fu Magoo (Direct-to-video) (2009)
The Adventures of Little Jake and Many Skies (TV interstitials) (2009)
Pearlie (TV series) (2009)
Edgar & Ellen (TV series) (2008)
The Nutty Professor (Direct-to-video) (2007)
Chaotic: Season 1 (TV Series) (2006)
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Seasons 1 and 2 (TV series) (2005,07)
FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman: Season 2 (TV Series) (2005)
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Season 2 (TV series) (2004)
The Buzz on Maggie (TV series) (2003)
¡Mucha Lucha!: Season 3 (TV series) (2002)
Return to Never Land (DTV Feature) (2000)
Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (DTV Feature) (1999)
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You (TV special) (1998)
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (TV special) (1998)
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (DTV Feature) (1997)
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (DTV Feature) (1996)
Tales from the Far Side II (1-hour TV special) (1996)
Kleo the Misfit Unicorn (TV series) (1995)
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I've been fortunate to have worked and taught in an industry I love for the past 20 years - following your passion is an investment in compound interest :D