Parallax Studio

{{short description|American video game developer}}

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Parallax Studio is an American animation studio based in Nixa, Missouri, created by J. Allen Williams.{{cite web |last=Wilding |first=Robin |title=Jeff Williams of Parallax Studio Discusses Sticking with the Basics in Animation Today |work=animationcareerreview.com |date=November 11, 2011 |url=http://www.animationcareerreview.com/articles/jeff-williams-parallax-studio-discusses-sticking-basics-animation-today |access-date=September 8, 2013}} The company is most known for production of the science fiction computer game Darkstar: The Interactive Movie,{{cite web |last=Doroski |first=Drummond |title=DARKSTAR: The Interactive Movie review |work=Adventure Gamers |date=January 21, 2011 |url=http://www.adventuregamers.com/articles/view/18518 |access-date=September 8, 2013}} which starred the original cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000,[http://mst3kinfo.com/darkstar/index.html MST3Kinfo.com] the actor Clive Robertson,[http://cliverobertson.110mb.com/main/home.php CliveRobertson.110.com] and the actor Peter Graves in his final released work. The game also featured designs by the comic artist Richard Corben.[http://www.corbenstudios.com/Corbenstudios/checklist.html CorbenStudios.com] Published by Strategy First, Darkstar was released November 5, 2010 via the company website and later in stores through Lace Mamba Global in 2011.{{cite web |title=DarkStar: The Interactive Movie' Signed By Lace Mamba Global - Screens |work=WorthPlaying.com |date=January 7, 2011 |url=http://worthplaying.com/article/2011/1/7/news/79175/ |access-date=16 September 2013 }}

On March 10, 2012, Parallax Studio announced via Facebook that it was beginning pre-production on a full-length fantasy film called Everything.{{cite news|last=Henry |first=Lindsey |title=Locally produced movie, shot world wide |publisher=KY3 |date=May 2, 2014 |url=http://www.ky3.com/news/local/locally-produced-movie-shot-world-wide/21048998_25770626 |access-date=June 12, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506010925/http://www.ky3.com/news/local/locally-produced-movie-shot-world-wide/21048998_25770626 |archive-date=May 6, 2014 }}{{cite news|title=Community closeup: Springfield filmmaker on KSPR |publisher=KSPR |date=May 5, 2014 |url=http://www.kspr.com/news/local/Community-closeup-Springfield-filmmaker-on-KSPR/21051620_25835706 |access-date=June 12, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506050203/http://www.kspr.com/news/local/Community-closeup-Springfield-filmmaker-on-KSPR/21051620_25835706 |archive-date=May 6, 2015 }} The company later ran a Kickstarter to raise additional funds for the film.{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1267863794/everything|title=EVERYTHING|work=Kickstarter|date=May 10, 2014|access-date=December 6, 2018}}

In 2020, Parallax Studio announced production on a second independent film, MEAD (originally titled To Meet the Faces You Meet), based on the underground comic Fever Dreams by Jan Strnad and Richard Corben, featuring the voice of Patton Oswalt.{{cite journal |title=Patton Oswalt Joins Corben/Strnad for 'To Meet the Faces You Meet' Movie |journal=Heavy Metal |date=May 14, 2020 |url=https://www.heavymetal.com/news/patton-oswalt-joins-corben-strnad-for-to-meet-the-faces-you-meet-movie/ |access-date=June 2, 2020}} On July 20, 2020, it was announced that the actors Patrick Warburton and Samuel Hunt had joined the cast.{{cite web |title=Warburton, Hunt join 'To Meet the Faces You Meet' |work=Reel 360 |date=July 20, 2020 |url=https://reel360.com/article/warburton-hunt-join-to-meet-the-faces-you-meet/ |access-date=July 20, 2020}}{{cite web |title=Patrick Warburton, Samuel Hunt Join Cast of Indie Film, 'To Meet the Faces You Meet' |work=CreepyKingdom.com |date=July 22, 2020 |url=https://www.creepykingdom.com/post/warburton-hunt-to-meet-the-faces-you-meet |access-date=July 22, 2020}} In September 2020, it was announced that Robert Picardo had also joined the cast.{{cite web |title=Robert Picardo, Others Join 'To Meet the Faces You Meet' Film Cast |work=Creepy Kingdom |date=September 12, 2020 |url=https://www.creepykingdom.com/post/to-meet-the-faces-you-meet-film-cast |access-date=December 3, 2020}} Principal photography began in late September and ended in early October 2021.{{cite web |title="To Meet the Faces You Meet" Wraps Principal Photography |work=PR.com |date=October 6, 2021 |url=https://www.pr.com/press-release/846102 |access-date=June 30, 2022}} MEAD premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2022, and was released for streaming in North America on August 9, 2022.{{cite web |title=Vision Films to feature four screenings at the Cannes Film Festival |work=Señal News |date=May 5, 2022 |url=

https://senalnews.com/en/events/vision-films-to-feature-four-screenings-at-the-cannes-film-festival- |access-date=June 30, 2022}}