MAKE Brings On Nicolas Louckevitch as Executive Producer
March 19, 2026
The Line, who’s many animation talents we recently featured on the cover of Stash 174 and in the Stash Annual, re-teams with Jamie Hewlett and the Gorillaz gang for eight-minutes of good vibes inspired by vintage 1960s animation.
Max Taylor, founding partner/director at The Line: “We set out to achieve an authentic period aesthetic through a hybrid workflow, mixing analogue and digital artistry. In a time of AI overload, this is our love letter to craftsmanship. We’re chasing the feel of pencil on paper. Paint on board. And all the imperfections that come with it.
“If particular visuals couldn’t be achieved in that era, then we didn’t do them. We processed our digital pencil work to mimic photocopy degradation. We scanned real paintings at high resolution and finished the details digitally. It was about capturing the tactile quality that only real materials give you.”
“In a time of AI overload, this is our love letter to craftsmanship. We’re chasing the feel of pencil on paper. Paint on board. And all the imperfections that come with it.”
Tim McCourt, founding partner and ECD at The Line: “I can’t overstate how much of a Jamie Hewlett fan I am. Me and my brother used to spend hours on the living room floor copying from his Tank Girl comics.
“His work has had a profound influence on me, shaping not just my art, but my career. Working with him is a genuine dream come true. We first collaborated eight years ago, and I’m extremely grateful to still be getting another opportunity to work with him and the whole Gorillaz team.
“The finished short stands as both a tribute to Gorillaz’ evolving creative universe and a celebration of analogue artistry in a digital age. A film that honours the craftspeople whose work continues to shape the medium today.”
Client: Gorillaz, Eleven Management
Production: The Line
Director: Jamie Hewlett, Max Taylor, Tim McCourt
Sequence Director: Jonathan Djob Nkondo
Producer: Eva Dahlqvist
Producer Cover: Macarena Gaset, Adriana Piasek-Wanski
EP: Tan Baptista
Production Manager: Michaela Dede
Production Coordinator: Ekaterina Saiapina, Daisy Link
Production Assistant: Ed Farish, Isabella Fitzsimons
Head of Production: Nick Miller
Managing Director, Commercials & Branded Content: Laura Breaden
ECD: Tim McCourt
Head of Operations: Anna Degenaar
Head of Operations (Maternity Cover): Kallista Omotosho
Studio Coordinator: Sophia Owen-Moulding
Marketing Manager: Ella Johnston
Talent & Scheduling Coordinator: Jesus Ovejero
Art Director: Eido Hayashi, Rosie Tonkin
Head of Art: Juancho Crespo
Animation Lead: Xavier Ramonède
Assistant Animation Lead: Setareh Erfan
Head of Animation: Kwok Fung Lam
Animation: Pierre Rutz, Robin Eide, Jonathan Djob Nkondo, Yağızhan Misirli, Felipe Almeida, Jamie Merry, Sarah Dhorne, Sergio Mateo, Peter Dodd, Gaëlle Thierry, Gustavo Carvalho, Kwok Fung Lam, Venla Linna, Juanpe Arroyo, Tim McCourt
FX Animation: Erwin Rieffel, Louve Sarfati Karnas, Olivier Malric
Animation Assist: Setareh Erfan, Christian Maymó, Krisi Zhupali, Ron Chevarie, Jay Wren, Daniel Morales, Clara Schildhauer, Judith Boor
Animation Reference Actor: Laurel Taylor, Moss Taylor, Max Taylor, Nick Miller, Ekaterina Saiapina, Eva Dahlqvist, Michaela Dede, Tim McCourt, Skye Van Der Walt
Character Design: Jamie Hewlett, Jonathan Djob Nkondo
Character Layout: Julien Perron, Jamie Hewlett, Xavier Ramonède
Background Layout: Simon Masse, Nicola Bernardi, Darina Lapkovskaya
Background Paint: Eido Hayashi, Arnaud Tribout, Luc Courtois, Paul-Emmanuel Separi, Daniel Clarke
Concepts: Igor Piwowarczyk, Arnaud Tribout, Daniel Clarke, Eido Hayashi, Paul Sabado, Simon Masse, Jonathan Djob Nkondo, Freddie Lewis-Wall
Storyboard Artist: Jamie Hewlett, Jonathan Djob Nkondo, Gaïa Lamiot, Ayşe Aktaş, Jon Lam
Colour Script: Eido Hayashi
Colour Script Support: Antoine Perez
Graphics Design: Max Taylor, Eido Hayashi
Compositing: Freddie Lewis-Wall, Abel Kohen, Clarisse Valeix, Doru Ondun, Vincent E Sousa, Skye Van Der Walt, Natasha Z Francis, Patricia Andrades
Compositing Lead: Freddie Lewis-Wall
Head of Compositing: Freddie Lewis-Wall
Colour Grade: Freddie Lewis-Wall
Editor: Peter Scott
Edit Assistant: Ekaterina Saiapina
Live Action Studio: Clapham Road Studios
DOP: Ed Tucker
Gaffer: Pearce Crowley
Book Binders: Wyvern Bindery
Cleanup and Colour Outsource: Amix, Pudoctopus
IT Support: Rob Riley (Gal Consultancy)
Pipeline Developer: Ynput
Music: Damon Albarn, Gorillaz
Featuring Performances By: Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda, Ajay Asanna, Anoushka Shankar
Sound Design/Mix: Box of Toys
Eleven Management: Niamh Byrne, Régine Moylett, Tanyel Vahdettin, Suzi Grossman, Ina Dubois, Saoirse Kavanagh, Ellie Nolan, Saskia Blow, Bolia Bamolende, Melody Perry, Bibiana Puglisi, Atay Hassan, Selena Dion, Astrid Ferguson, Stars Redmond, Molly Harris, Felicity Lotter, Ellie Thomson, Nadine Parker
