Drawing Board

17/10/2025

27/06/2025

"UP THAT HILL" - Bored and Distracted with Bob Johnson
This is the first in a series of monologues on STOICISM by Chris Tootell at Drawing Board Studios.
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28/01/2025

January Blues, facial mocap.

27/01/2025

January Blues (its almost over)

27/12/2024

25/12/2024

12/08/2024

was my second movie and my first with and living in the USA. It was such an exciting time and with such wonderful and talented people. We made something special.

24/11/2023

Guillermo Del Toro shared my work... which is nice.

24/11/2023

Bone and Muscle by VIRAL HOWL
Director: Chris "T***s" Tootell

After leaving Guillermo del Toro 's Pinocchio Movie 2 years ago I came back to UK to be with family & setup my little studio. Finally we are producing work in our own name. I'm very proud.

27/03/2023

When animating, sometimes, just sometimes... The puppet's head comes off.

19/03/2023

We are celebrating Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio winning the best animated feature at the Oscars. Guillermo is one of the few filmmakers who reached out to share his excitement for ONI when it released. Pinocchio’s win isn't just about getting recognition for this beautiful film or collecting trophies. Guillermo made this film using the media of animation because he understands that animation transcends genre. This win is an honor for the animation community as a whole.

This is our special fan art created by Robert Kondo and Yohei Hashizume.

16/03/2023

Animating on the Carnival ruins set on Oscar winning Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio. The set was huge and amazingly detailed. Design choices were all to support the emotional narrative of the scene.