“A Dream of a Thousand Cats” is the first animated Sandman story. Dutch animator Hisko Hulsing served as director and production designer for the episode.
“We endeavored to make the animated version of ‘A Dream of a Thousand Cats’ as mesmerizing and hypnotic as we could by utilizing the magic of real oil paintings on canvas,” Hulsing explains. “We combined the paintings with classically drawn 2D animation, based on realistic 3D animation of telepathic cats in order to create a trippy world that feels both grounded and dreamy at the same time. Untold Studio’s in London created the breathtaking 3D animation of the cats. The wonderful 2D animation, oil paintings and stylizing were all done at Submarine Studio’s in Amsterdam.”
Trailer The Sandman – A Dream of a Thousand Cats
Director | Hisko Hulsing |
Executive producers | Bruno Felix Femke Wolting |
Dutch Team | |
Assistant to the Director | Nora Hoppener |
Storyboard | Michael Sewnarain Rob Stevenhagen & Annette Schaeffler Emanuel Wiemans |
Editor | Eva Krispijn |
Editing Assistant | Rem Berger Nino Koolen |
Location Design | Eelco Siebring Robin Boer |
Character Design | Blanka Petryka Merel van den Broek |
VFX Design | Jan-Jaap Schraverus Lucas Flaton |
Background Painters | Wijnand Driessen Ramon Louro Titus Meeuws Jakub Podlodowski Ewa Podlodowska Jaap Roose Milan Smidt Hans Versfelt |
Background Touch-Up | Moldybyrd – Diana van Houten Janis Joy Epping Jan-Jaap Schraverus Robin Boer |
CG Supervisor | Niels Medemblik Mark Bailey |
3D Modeling | Tamas Erdodi André Ferwerda David Lopez Domagoj Vicković |
Previz Artists | Tamas Erdodi Anouk O’Leary Gal Kinan László Lenhardt Domagoj Vicković |
2D Layout | Robin Boer Volker Collmann Eveline Dubblinga Arash Razavi |
3D Layout | Domagoj Vicković |
Projection Mapping | Nick Aberson Stein van de Ven Domagoj Vicković |
2D Animation Supervisors | Bouwine Pool Stijn Calis |
Lead Animator | Stein Louisse |
2D Style Frame Artists | Merel van den Broek Vivianne du Bois |
2D Animators | Janneke As Ilona Baars Carolina Bouwkamp Lucas Flaton George Hampshire Rogier Henkelman Floriaan den Hoed Jip Jansen Felicia Kiessling Jeroen Koelewijn Caitlin Kwaijtaal Roland Lamers Alina Milkina Marta de Paz Blanka Petryka Parisa Sabet Isaac Sandoval Capuchino Berk Senturk Kim Smits Myrthe Raasveld Mirte Tas Nyna Versluis |
Compositing Supervisor | Marti Pujol |
Compositors | Ewoud Heidanus Luuk Meijer Enrico Perei Ben Streek Maarten van der Veen Alrik Wiggers |
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Target Audience | Adult |
Format | episode 30 minutes |
Release | 2022 |
Animation | 2D & 3D rotoscope |
