Radical Axis (studio)
{{Short description|American animation studio}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Radical Axis, Inc.
| image = Radical Axis Exterior 2010.jpg
| image_caption = The studio exterior in Atlanta in 2010
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| type = Private
| genre =
| foundation = {{start date and age|2000|}}
| founder = Scott Fry
| fate = Dissolved by SOS
| location = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| origins =
| defunct = {{End date and age|2021|9|30}}
| key_people = Scott Fry, Craig Hartin, Todd Redner, April Pesa, Brandon Betts
| area_served =
| industry = Film, television animation and commercials
| products = Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Squidbillies
Cheyenne Cinnamon
12 oz. Mouse
Perfect Hair Forever
Sealab 2021
Archer
| revenue =
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| homepage = {{URL|radicalaxis.com}}
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Radical Axis, Inc. (stylized as radicalaxis) was an American animation studio headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. It is known for its work in animated television shows and commercials. The studio's television credits include Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Squidbillies, Cheyenne Cinnamon, 12 oz. Mouse, Perfect Hair Forever, Sealab 2021 on Adult Swim, Freak Show on Comedy Central, and Archer on FX, and its feature film credits include Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters.{{cite news | title = IMDB | publisher = IMDB | access-date = December 7, 2009 | url = https://www.imdb.com/company/co0179915/ | archive-date = February 27, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130227151014/http://www.imdb.com/company/co0179915/ | url-status = live }}{{cite news|title=Williams Street = TVIV |access-date=December 7, 2009 |url=http://tviv.org/Williams_Street |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091201005752/http://tviv.org/Williams_Street |archive-date=December 1, 2009 }}
Overview
Radical Axis was founded in 2000 by Scott Fry, who became an animator on the series Aqua Teen Hunger Force.{{Cite web |date=July 14, 2006 |title=Radical Axis Brings Comedy Central's Freaks to Life; Atlanta Animation Studio to Produce the New Comedy Central Series Freak Show |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060714005132/en/Radical-Axis-Brings-Comedy-Centrals-Freaks-Life |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032743/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060714005132/en/Radical-Axis-Brings-Comedy-Centrals-Freaks-Life |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |access-date=March 21, 2022 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}}
File:Radical Axis by Radical Axis Short Film Clip.jpg
Specializing in animation and design for episodic and commercial projects, the studio also provides turnkey production services that include the creation, execution, and delivery of broadcast ready content. For Freak Show, Radical Axis handled all aspects of production, from initial audio records, designs and storyboards to the final delivery of the master.{{cite news| title = Freak Show Series Premiere| publisher = Cold Hard Flash| date = October 10, 2006| url = http://coldhardflash.com/2006/10/freak-show-series-premiere.html| access-date = December 8, 2009| archive-date = March 23, 2007| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070323222213/http://www.coldhardflash.com/2006/10/freak-show-series-premiere.html| url-status = live}}
The studio was profiled in a 1940s-style mockumentary short, "Radical Axis Presents Radical Axis Presents", that appeared as a Special Feature on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume 6 DVD. Radical Axis has also been praised by comedian and Freak Show creator/writer, David Cross, who said, "Radical Axis is to animation what the Gutenberg Bible is to publishing. In short, one of the most significant, groundbreaking inventions in history that will move us forward and out of these dark ages. That, and they're funny too."{{cite news| title = Step Up Right To Comedy Central's Freak Show| publisher = Animation World Network| date = October 3, 2006| url = http://www.awn.com/news/television/step-right-comedy-centrals-freak-show| access-date = December 8, 2009| archive-date = September 2, 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110902031212/http://www.awn.com/news/television/step-right-comedy-centrals-freak-show| url-status = live}}
In addition to its work in episodic television, the studio has also provided animation, motion graphics, and design services for hundreds of commercial projects for companies such as Chuck E. Cheese, Earthlink, Cheetos, and L'Oreal.{{cite news | title = Radical Axis Illustrates Animation Strength | publisher = Design Taxi | date = July 3, 2006 | url = http://www.designtaxi.com/news.php?id=3340 | access-date = December 8, 2009 | archive-date = July 9, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110709015636/http://www.designtaxi.com/news.php?id=3340 | url-status = live }}
On 30 September 2021, Radical Axis, Inc. was officially dissolved by the Georgia Secretary of State.{{Cite web |url=https://ecorp.sos.ga.gov/BusinessSearch/DownloadFile?filingNo=21876689 |title=CERTIFICATE OF ADMINISTRATIVE DISSOLUTION/REVOCATION |access-date=2023-02-12 |archive-date=2023-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212175219/https://ecorp.sos.ga.gov/BusinessSearch/DownloadFile?filingNo=21876689 |url-status=live }} The company's [http://www.radicalaxis.com former website] is defunct and its principal office at 666 9th Street Northwest in Atlanta is unoccupied.[https://www.google.com/maps/place/666+9th+St+NW,+Atlanta,+GA+30318/@33.780512,-84.4090862,19z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x88f50492de841ff7:0x19bf2828b5b04cca!8m2!3d33.780512!4d-84.4090862!16s%2Fg%2F11c23hvndk?coh=164777&entry=tt Google Maps. 666 9th St NW, Atlanta, GA.]
Growth
The studio had offices in Studio City, California and Bangkok, Thailand.{{cite web |url=http://www.thaicompanylist.com/en/company.php?company=202396_11&RADICAL_AXIS(THAILAND)_CO.,LTD. |title=Radical Axis (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |website=ThaiCompanyList |access-date=2021-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227165441/http://www.thaicompanylist.com/en/company.php?company=202396_11&RADICAL_AXIS(THAILAND)_CO.,LTD. |archive-date=2014-02-27 |url-status=dead}} Operating out of a storage closet at Cartoon Network's Williams Street facility for two years from its inception, Radical Axis moved into a {{convert|2800|sqft|m2|adj=on}} studio in Midtown Atlanta, before expanding again to over 6,000 square feet.
Production
In 2005, Radical Axis averaged a completed commercial project every four days and a television program every three weeks.
According to an interview with Radical Axis' Scott Fry, Craig Hartin, Todd Redner and Aqua Teen Hunger Force co-creator, Matt Maiellaro, animation files and drawings are often downloaded from FTP sites and approved via email or instant messenger.{{cite web|title=Radical Axis Studios at WonderCon 2010: Interview with crew behind Aqua Teen Hunger Force |website=Geeks.co.uk |date=April 7, 2010 |url=http://www.geeks.co.uk/19948-radical-axis-studios-at-wondercon-2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413035723/https://geeks.co.uk/19948-radical-axis-studios-at-wondercon-2010 |archive-date=2010-04-13 |url-status=dead |access-date=2021-07-23}}
Projects
- 12 oz. Mouse
- A Priest, A Rabbi and A Minister Walk Into a Bar - Crackle.com comedy starring Adam Carolla, Larry Miller and Lenny Clarke
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
- Archer
- The Brak Show - additional animation.
- Robot Chicken
- Cherry Bomb
- Cheyenne Cinnamon - pilot starring Neko Case that was included in the Adult Swim in a Box DVD collection and aired on Adult Swim on March 29, 2010, after winning an online vote{{cite news| title = DVR alert: 'Cheyenne Cinnamon' wins Adult Swim's vote| newspaper = USA Today| date = March 24, 2010| url = http://content.usatoday.com/communities/popcandy/post/2010/03/dvr-alert-cheyenne-cinnamon-wins-adult-swims-vote/1| access-date = April 7, 2010| archive-date = March 27, 2010| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100327131707/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/popcandy/post/2010/03/dvr-alert-cheyenne-cinnamon-wins-adult-swims-vote/1| url-status = live}}
- Commercial Projects for TNT, L'Oreal, Wal-Mart, Campbell's Soup, Kellogg's and Turner Broadcasting
- Freak Show
- Perfect Hair Forever
- Sealab 2021
- Soul Quest Overdrive - David Cross, H. Jon Benjamin, and Kristen Schaal spin-off of the "Bible Fruit" episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force
- Squidbillies
- Stiff - Radical Axis provided visual effects and the title sequence animation for this live-action horror homage created by Matt Maiellaro
- Window Seat - a Comedy Central.com web series co-created and produced by Radical Axis featuring "a put-upon business traveler and the various weirdos who sit next to him on the plane."{{cite news| title = Comedy Central.com announces lineup| work = Variety| date = January 8, 2007| url = https://variety.com/2007/digital/features/comedy-central-com-announces-lineup-1117956931/| access-date = April 20, 2020| archive-date = April 14, 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080414071730/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117956931.html?categoryid=20&cs=1| url-status = live}} Animated in the style of airplane safety pamphlets, this original series was named a "must see" by Time Out New York.{{cite news| title = The Must-See Three| work = Time Out New York| access-date = September 6, 2007 | url = http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/features/21776/the-must-see-three}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.radicalaxis.com}}
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