FoodieCats: HotdogCat’s Birthday

The next animation in the Foodiecats series, HotdogCat’s Birthday follows the Foodiecats gang as they figure out the perfect gift for their best friend. While baking a cake is the perfect gift that comes from the heart, only by trusting each other and cooking by the book will they be able to complete this daunting task.

  • Benjamin Berliner
    Director
  • Academy of Art StudioX
    Producer
  • Kerynne Tejada
    Producer
  • Gil Banducci
    Foodie Cats Created by
  • Andrew Adams
    Storyboards
  • Jamie Borja
    Layout Artists
  • Jamie Kleeklamp
    Layout Artists
  • Jamie Borja
    Concept Art
  • Jamie Kleeklamp
    Concept Art
  • Harry Smith
    Concept Art
  • Arash Rod
    Concept Art
  • Leonardo Romano
    Concept Art
  • Benjamin Berliner
    2D Rigging
  • Christine Brennan
    2D Rigging
  • Arman-Justin Solis
    2D Rigging
  • Adam Dadulak
    Animators
  • Wenhui Fan
    Animators
  • Marisa Franco
    Animators
  • Peter Galicia
    Animators
  • Gabby Garcia
    Animators
  • Corey Hanson
    Animators
  • René Hong
    Animators
  • Michael Nguyen
    Animators
  • Arman-Justin Solis
    Animators
  • James Sutton
    Animators
  • Claire Yang
    Animators
  • Huanying Zhao
    Animators
  • Lizzy Adamson
    Animators
  • Daniel Yum
    Animators
  • Humphrey Cheng
    Motion Graphics
  • Benjamin Berliner
    Editorial
  • Chris Rost
    Original Music Score
  • Steve Romanko
    Supervising Sound Editors
  • Charles Semko
    Supervising Sound Editors
  • Krys Moysard
    Sound Design
  • Matthew Recinos
    Sound Design
  • Chris Armstrong
    AAU Faculty
  • Gil Banducci
    AAU Faculty
  • Daisy Church
    AAU Faculty
  • Beth Sousa
    AAU Faculty
  • Catherine Tate
    AAU Faculty
  • Steve Romanko
    AAU Faculty
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Comedy, children, 2D, animation, short
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 17, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • San Diego International Kids' Film Festival
    San Diego
    United States
    August 24, 2018
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Benjamin Berliner

Academy of Art University’s Studio X brings the real-world studio environment into the classroom as students are given the opportunity to develop and work on short films with the support of the school. Overseen by industry professionals, this program gives students the experience of working with a collaborative team on all aspects of the project, teaming them up with student producers in the production of a film.

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Director Statement

Production for this short started within the Academy of Art University’s Story Club. The Story Club, made up of Preproduction artists across a multitude of majors, saw the potential in a traditionally animated version of the FoodieCats series. After a handful of animation tests working out the look and mechanics of the characters, work quickly took off, eventually going into the Academy’s Studio X where it saw the completion of its animation.