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.
Hand Crafted...Custom Made...Fresh Baked...
A Full-Service Boutique Creative Animation Agency.
Clients Include:
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!
Recent Success Stories
Discover The Magic behind Our Latest Productions:
The White Stripes
SONY / LEGACY
Dir: WARTELLA
Sony Legacy
Music Video Suite
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.- • 2 NEW "Official Music Videos"
- • Multi-sized Social Media Teasers (Vert, Sq, 4:5, etc)
- • Exclusive "Making Of" Behind-the-scenes video
Project Details
"APPLE BLOSSOM"
MUSIC VIDEO
"LET'S SHAKE HANDS"
MUSIC VIDEO
"MAKING OF"
BEHIND-THE-SCENES PROMO
Warner Bros.
Title Card Assets
4K Refreshening
For Warner Bros. re-launch of their classic Looney Tunes cartoons, we diligently created fresh 4K paintings and animation assets including:• Re-Creation of the iconic WB "Bull's Eye" Logo
• Re-Creation of the "That's All Folks" bass drum
• New Looney Tunes "Klieg Light" Logo
• Hand-painted Title Cards for each new short.
All hand-lettered and painted by Wartella. Series currently streaming on HBO Max.
Let us take your project into 4K!Learn more
Title Animation & Assets
Title Cards
Digital Paintings
Hand Lettering
Murder In The Front Row
Documentary
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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Rick & Morty
July 4th Promo I.D.
Animated Bumper ID
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!
Featured Reels
100% Hand-Crafted, Traditional Keyframe Animation Is Our Specialty.
Warner Bros. Animation
"MAD" Guest Shorts
Cartoon Network
"Uncle Grandpa" Guest Directed Shorts
Volcom
"Skratchy Sez" Advertisement
Adult Swim
"Monster Burger" Station ID
Adult Swim
"Toothpaste" Station ID
Adult Swim
"Facegasm" Station ID
MTV
"Owning It" Animation
Adidas
Consortium Tour | Jeremyville
Condé Nast
"GQ" Improv Imagination | Mac Miller
Music Videos
Our Best Blend of Live Action + Animation
Third Man Records
Brendan Benson - "Richest Man" - Music Video
Merge Records
Ex Hex - "Waterfall" - Music Video
Third Man Records
Raconteurs - "Help Me Stranger" - Music Visualizer
Drag City Records
Black Bananas - "Physical Emotions" - Music Video
Merge Records
Ex Hex - "Rainbow Shiner" - Music Video
Big Beat / Universal Sweden
Teddybears - "Sunshine" - (Animation Only)
Ghost of Vroom
"1918" - Official Music Promo
Sony Music
White Stripes - "Apple Blossom" - Music Video
King Tuff
"Sun Medallion" - 4K Remaster
Our Services
Traditional Animation
Our expertise is tradional "cel" style animation. For the authentic hand-drawn look, but with a streamlined digital process.
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Video Compositing
Our animation skills include greenscreening, enhancing live action videos with animated alpha overlays, pop-ups, and more.
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Titles & Graphics
Make your titles and graphics for film, television, and online content stand out with our custom-made motion graphics.
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Matte Painting
We can create photorealistic digital matte paintings to enhance any visual.
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Rotoscoping
Our digital process allows us to quickly rotoscope figures, products, and anything that moves!
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Stop-Motion
From claymation to paper cut-outs, we make things come to life.
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Storyboards
We craft cinematic storyboards and animatics rooted in traditional comic strip storytelling.
Our Services
Whiteboard Animation
Enhance your business presentation or commercials
with custom cartoon
"explainer" animation.
Our Services
Viral Videos
Shortform is our specialty.
We craft custom video content that keeps eyeballs coming back for more.
Featured Projects
From Development To Delivery, Productions For Every Budget
MAD on Cartoon Network
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.
Project Details
- Client
- Series
- Services
- Warner Bros.
- 100 episodes
- 300 independently produced shorts.
Storyboarding | Design | Animation
Shorts Reel 1
Shorts Reel 2
Shorts Reel 3
MTV's "Owning It"
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.
Project Details
- Client
- Series
- Services
- Viacom
- Web - Six Episodes + 22 min. "Special" for Air
- Development | Animation | Titles
Storyboarding | Compositing
"ASMR"
"Otherkin"
"Mermaids"
"Tulpamancy"
Condé Nast "Improv Imagination"
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".
Project Details
- Client
- Series
- Services
- Condé Nast
- Online Video Magazine
- Timelapse Drawing | Animation | After Effects Compositing
Vanity Fair
"Heaven's Red Carpet"
GQ
"WMac Miller's Ultimate Party"
Vanity Fair
"Last Meal On Earth"
WIRED "Mister Know-It-All"
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.
Project Details
- Client
- Series
- Services
- Condé Nast
- 10 Episodes
- Storyboards | Development | Animation
"Mister Know-It-All"
"Expired Medication"
"Mister Know-It-All"
"Gentically-Modified Food"
"Mister Know-It-All"
"Pollution"
Miscellaneous Shorts
Viral Videos from the Meme Factory.
Toys 4 Brats
Cartoon Network
Cut-Out/Puppet Style Animation
Alan Ginsberg Society | Art: Steve Erdman
Xavier Renegade Angel
Guest Segment | Adult Swim
Whiteboard Style Animation
Resolution Solar Campaign
Whiteboard Style Animation
Resolution Solar Campaign
Whiteboard Style Animation
Resolution Solar Campaign
Photo Animation
Photo Animation
Photo Animation
Meme Factory
"Hairmage To Chewbacca"
Meme Factory
"Meowtallica" | 1M views
Meme Factory
Punk Floyd
About Us
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.
Dream Factory Animation
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.