Baobab Studios Adds Erick Oh, Jony Chandra, Brian Tinsman, Michael McCormick, Hayley Porter
variety.comWilson Chapman editorErick Oh, Jony Chandra, Brian Tinsman, Michael McCormick and Hayley Porter have all been added as new hires at Baobab Studios, the interactive animation company has announced.Oh and Chandra have joined the Baobab as directors.
Oh comes to the studio after having worked as a director on independent animated shorts, receiving an Oscar nomination for his 2020 short film “Opera.” Most recently, he worked with Baobab on his short “Namoo,” which was made in both VR and 2D.
Previously, he worked as an animator at Pixar, and is currently in development on a new project for Baobab. Chandra joins the company after having spent 15 years at the now-shuttered Blue Sky Studios, where he worked in several leadership positions, including head of story and director of development.
He worked as a story artist on multiple Blue Sky films, including “Peanuts the Movie,” “Ferdinand” and the “Ice Age” film franchise.
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