The 10-episode Netflix series “We the People” makes brilliant use of animation and music in its quest to engage teens in the US civic and political processes. For example, Buck and Adam Lambert counting us through the Bill of Rights.

Working with executive producers Barack and Michelle Obama and a tune penned by Frozen composers Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, Buck CCO Ryan Honey and crew complement Lambert’s power ballad intensity with a collage of typography, illustration, and historical images, plus stop motion by Stoopid Buddy Studios.
 

Client: Netflix
Show creator: Chris Nee
Executive Producers: Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Chris Nee, Kenya Barris, Tonia Davis, Priya Swaminathan
Director: Trisha Gum
Supervising Director: Tim Rauch
Music Supervisor: Jen Ross

Production: Buck
Chief Creative Officer: Ryan Honey
Group Creative Director: Joe Mullen
Global Executive Producer: Emily Rickard
Executive Producer Nick Carmen
Creative Director: Andy Lyon
Associate Creative Director: Audrey Yeo
Senior Producer: Justin Harris
Global Head of Design: Brian Won
Storyboards: Junyi Xiao
Design: German di Ciccio, Colin Graham, Hyungsoon Joo, Sung Hyun Kim,
Mark Kulakoff, Julia Mattos, Ben Nichols, Gunnar Pettersson, Audrey Yeo, Jigs Yoon
Global Head of 2D animation: Daniel Coutinho
Animation Directors: Peter Kallstrom, Nick Petley
Previs: Josh Baum, Hillary Mccarthy
2D Animation: Rafael Araujo, Joe Brooks, Zach Christy, Kyle Griggs, Taylor Griggs,
Juan Ricardo Hernandez, Peter Kallstrom, Patrick Knip, Gavin Kosko, Fabian Morison,
Jonas Mosesson, Miriam Palopoli, Nick Petley, Daniel Rodrigues, Jasmine Unh
Cel Animation: Jake Armstrong, Thea Glad, Tucker Klein, Stephen Loveluck, Sofia Pashaei
Lead Compositor: Ben Rohel

Stop Motion: Stoopid Buddy Studios

Song: “These are your rights” performed by Adam Lambert
Writer: Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
Producer: Jake Sinclair, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez