Noble (company)

Noble (also known as Noble600) is a production studio based in Los Angeles, California. The studio focuses primarily on producing television advertisements, mainly animated ones. It also produces music videos, short films and web content. Noble offers a wide range of services, including live action and integration, character design, film title design, 2D and 3D animation, digital compositing, digital/traditional ink & paint.^[1] The studio was co-founded by Mark Medernach and Paul Dektor.

Noble

Formerly	Duck Soup Produckions (1972-1999) Duck Soup Studios (1999-2003) Duck Studios (2003-2015)
Industry	Advertising, animation studio, production company
Founded	1972
Founder	Mark Medernach and Paul Dektor
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California , U.S.
Key people	Mark Medernach (president) Paul Dektor (co-founder)
Products	Television commercials, Short films
Website	Noble

Filmography

Title	Year(s)	Notes	Client
Bingo	1991	title sequence	TriStar Pictures
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs: The Second Cataclysm	1994	video game; cel animation	Rocket Science Games
The Walt Disney World Explorer	1996	video game; animation and backgrounds	Disney Interactive
Voice B Gone	1997	short film; digital ink and paint	Dave Wasson
The New Woody Woodpecker Show	1999	main titles	Universal Cartoon Studios
All I Want for Christmas Is You (So So Def remix)	2000	music video	Mariah Carey
The Snowman	2001	short film
The ACLU Freedom Files	2005	titles	Brave New Films
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa[2]	2008	end credits	DreamWorks Animation
Wild About Safety with Timon and Pumbaa	2008-2013		Disney Educational Productions
United States of Tara[3]	2008	main titles	DreamWorks Television Showtime Networks
Kiss a Girl[4]	2008	music video	Keith Urban
Rubbuds	2009	short film
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	2009	title sequence and end credits	Sony Pictures Animation
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol	2011		Sony Pictures Animation
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow	2013		Sony Pictures Animation
The Little Prince	2015	special effects	Orange Studio LPPTV M6 Films

Commercials

• 7 Up
• 9Lives (1979–1980)
• American Greetings
• American Express
• Anheuser-Busch
• Applebee's
• Bank One Corporation
• Bell Atlantic
• Ben & Jerry's
• Black Star Beer (1992)
• Blimpie
• Blockbuster Video
• Bob's Stores
• Burger King
• CalArts
• Campbell Soup Company
• Chiquita
• The Coca-Cola Company
• Comcast
• Cox Communications
• Craig Electronics (1979)
• El Pollo Loco
• El Torito
• Energizer
• Foot Locker
• Fox Family Channel (1998)
• Game Show Network (1999)
• General Mills
• General Motors
• Giant Markets
• Griffith Observatory
• HBO (1986, 1999)
• H&R Block
• Healthtex
• H-E-B
• The Hershey Company
• Hoosier Lottery
• Idaho Potato Commission
• Indiana State Fair
• IndustryWeek
• Jack's
• JCPenney
• Juicy Juice (1997)
• Kaiser Aluminum
• Kellogg's (1970s-1998)
• Lancers
• Levi Strauss & Co.
• M&M's (2003–2004)
• Mattel
• McDonald's
• Molina Healthcare
• Nesbitt's
• Nestlé (1997–1999)
• The New York Times
• Nike
• Nissan
• Pentel of America
• PepsiCo
• Pfizer
• POM Wonderful
• Post Consumer Brands
• Public Storage
• Ralphs
• Regional Transportation Authority
• Ronald McDonald House Charities
• Roundy's
• Scottish Rite Hospital
• Starkist
• Tetley
• Toyota
• TurboTax
• United Airlines
• UnitedHealth Group
• United States Olympic Committee
• United States Postal Service
• Vlasic Pickles
• Walmart
• Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
• Wienerschnitzel
• The Wherehouse
• Winstar Communications
• Zicam

Awards

• Won the 36th Annual Annie Award for Best Animated Television Commercial for United Airlines "Heart" directed by Jamie Caliri.^[5]
• Won the 34th Annual Annie Award for Best Animated Television Commercial for United Airlines "Dragon" directed by Jamie Caliri.^[6]
• Won the 2010 Rising Star Award at the Canada International Film Festival for Rubbuds, directed by Jan Chen.^[7]
• Won the 2009 Emmy for Best Main Title Design for United States of Tara^[8]
• Won the 2009 Clio Award (Silver) for Television Animation for United Airlines "Sea Orchestra" directed by The Blackheart Gang.^[9]
• Won the 2009 Best Animated short film at the Naperville Independent Film Festival for Rubbuds, directed by Jan Chen.^[7]
• Won the 2010 Best Animation at Las Vegas International Film Festival for Rubbuds, directed by Jan Chen.^[7]
• Won the 22nd Annual Annie Award (1994) for Best Animated Television Commercial for Coca-Cola "Sax Man".^[10]

Roster of directors

• Dadomani
• Paul Dektor
• Hsinping Pan
• John Robertson
• Lane Nakamura^[11] and Jan Chen
• Paper Panther
• Mainframe
• Oh Yeah Wow
• Oliver Conrad
• Paloma
• Screen Novelties
• SMOG
• Tiny Inventions