
Founder
M. WARTELLA
Mike is an award-winning cartoonist, author, animator, and director. He has been working as a professional artist since age 10, and draws upon nearly 20 years of experience in animation for film & television.
BuzzFeed
Viacom
Warner Bros.
Turner
Sony Music
Universal Music
Volcom
Adidas
Sub Pop Records
Condé Nast
Third Man Records
Heineken
We Collaborate to Bring YOUR Projects to Life!
Discover The Magic behind Our Latest Productions:
Official Music Videos & Social Media Campaign
This "Suite" of promotional films was commissioned by SONY Music's Legacy Recordings to amplify social media buzz around the release of Grammy-winning recording artists "The White Stripes" Greatest Hits package. Created in the band's iconic Red, White & Black color pallette, the clips utilize an array of mesmerizing techniques from silhouette animation to high-temperature timelapses. All clips conceived and directed by Wartella, and produced by the Dream Factory.4K Refreshening
For Warner Bros. re-launch of their classic Looney Tunes cartoons, we diligently created fresh 4K paintings and animation assets including:Titles & Animation
This documentary chronicles the 1980s San Francisco Thrash Metal scene and features bands including Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Exodus. We offered creative guidance in the production of Titles and several Animated Segments for this project, all produced in 4K. Additional segments were produced by Augenblick Studios, all featuring Artwork and Animation Direction by M. Wartella.
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This Independence Day Station ID for Adult Swim's hit show Rick & Morty was written, developed and animated by the Dream Factory's M. Wartella.
Produced in our signature speedy turnaround time with less than two weeks from concept to completion.
Trust us to handle your tight deadlines!
Our Best Blend of Live Action + Animation
Our expertise is tradional "cel" style animation. For the authentic hand-drawn look, but with a streamlined digital process.
Our animation skills include greenscreening, enhancing live action videos with animated alpha overlays, pop-ups, and more.
Make your titles and graphics for film, television, and online content stand out with our custom-made motion graphics.
We can create photorealistic digital matte paintings to enhance any visual.
Our digital process allows us to quickly rotoscope figures, products, and anything that moves!
From claymation to paper cut-outs, we make things come to life.
We craft cinematic storyboards and animatics rooted in traditional comic strip storytelling.
Enhance your business presentation or commercials
with custom cartoon
"explainer" animation.
Shortform is our specialty.
We craft custom video content that keeps eyeballs coming back for more.
From Development To Delivery, Productions For Every Budget
Cartoon Network's MAD is the all-animated, primetime TV series based on the classic humor magazine of the same name. We produced nearly 300 hand drawn animated segments during the show's three-season run. Our distinctive animated shorts appear in every episode.
This online video series was developed and produced in conjunction with MTV. We helped visualize their concept for a show that mixed Animation with Skype video interviews. We produced 6 episodes and several shorts, as well as a half-hour broadcast "Special Episode" version.
We produced several timelapse "live drawing" animations for Condé Nast brands GQ and Vanity Fair. The visual concepts were brainstormed off pre-recorded interviews, and became the groundwork for the first season of their successful web video series "Improv Imaginations".
This online, animated adaptation of WIRED's popular "Mister Know-It-All" column was produced in conjunction with Condé Nast Entertainment and artist Christoph Neimann. We helped develop the concept for animation, and produced 12 shorts on a tight turnaround.
Teamwork Makes The Dream Work
We partner with the best talent in the industry to bring you the best results.
Development
We help kickstart
creative brainstorming
and visualize ideas.
Storyboards
From simple to cinematic,
we translate concepts & words
into visual storytelling.
Production
Big or small, we offer
flexiblity for a variety of
budgets and timelines.
Delivery
Always on time. We
deliver high quality masters
in the formats you need.
Mike is an award-winning cartoonist, author, animator, and director. He has been working as a professional artist since age 10, and draws upon nearly 20 years of experience in animation for film & television.
DREAM FACTORY ANIMATION is a full-service boutique animation studio specializing in hand-drawn animated cartoons and shorts. Founded in December 2012 by industry-veteran and New York City underground cartoonist M. WARTELLA, the Dream Factory can visualize, produce, and animate content to fit your creative needs.