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\"Remembers Studio\" Used Kitsu to Scale Up Production on Arco",[96],{"id":97,"name":98,"slug":99,"profile_image":7,"cover_image":7,"bio":7,"website":7,"location":7,"facebook":7,"twitter":7,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"threads":7,"bluesky":7,"mastodon":7,"tiktok":7,"youtube":7,"instagram":7,"linkedin":7,"url":100},"630632b2ca5910003d4a70af","Basile Samel","basile","https://blog.cg-wire.com/author/basile/","\u003Cdiv class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\u003Cdiv class=\"kg-callout-emoji\">🎬\u003C/div>\u003Cdiv class=\"kg-callout-text\">Scaling a studio is not about adding tools, it is about introducing structure without slowing artists down.\u003C/div>\u003C/div>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption\">\u003Ciframe width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/HlvIZsmB8-8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" title=\"Piloter la production d’un long métrage : étude de cas “Arco” | Audrey Tondre (Remembers Studio)\">\u003C/iframe>\u003Cfigcaption>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">To watch the full talk upon which this article is based, check out the video above\u003C/span>\u003C/p>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\u003Cp>When the animated feature film \u003Cem>Arco\u003C/em> premiered in autumn 2025, the release was met with considerable recognition: a selection at the Cannes Film Festival and a Crystal Award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Behind that success was a small Parisian studio, Remembers, navigating its first feature film with a lean production team and a project management tool most of its artists had never heard of before: Kitsu.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>At the Kitsu Submit conference, Audrey Tondre, the production director on \u003Cem>Arco\u003C/em>, shared an honest and detailed account of how she introduced Kitsu to a studio that was not asking for it, and why it turned out to be exactly the right move.\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2026/04/image.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2026/04/image.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2026/04/image.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2026/04/image.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2026/04/image.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C/figure>\u003Cp>Audrey joined Remembers specifically to produce \u003Cem>Arco\u003C/em>, a traditional hand-drawn 2D feature directed by Ugo Bienvenu and co-produced by Remembers (which Bienvenu runs with partner Félix de Givry) and the company Mountain (founded by Sophie Mas and Natalie Portman). Her background before this project was almost exclusively in 3D feature films, a world where production tracking tools are deeply embedded in every workflow.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Coming into a 2D studio, producing its first feature was a significant context shift. And that gap between worlds is precisely what makes her story useful for any animation studio looking to grow.\u003C/p>\u003Chr>\u003Ch2 id=\"a-studio-built-for-small-scale-work\">A Studio Built for Small-Scale Work\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Remembers had built a strong reputation on short-format projects: music videos, commercials, and short films. The quality of the work was not in question. But the infrastructure for managing a long-form project simply did not exist yet.\u003C/p>\u003Cblockquote>\"There was no pipeline, no development team. All the space was dedicated to the artists.\"\u003C/blockquote>\u003Cp>The entire film was produced in-house at Remembers, spread across three separate premises in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. At peak production, around 70 people were working in the animation studios, with a total headcount of roughly 150 people over the course of the project. The production team consisted of Audrey as production director and executive producer, two production coordinators, and one intern.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>With that ratio of production staff to creative staff, having the right tools was not optional.\u003C/p>\u003Chr>\u003Ch2 id=\"the-challenge-introducing-tools-no-one-asked-for\">The Challenge: Introducing Tools No One Asked For\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>When Audrey arrived at Remembers, the studio was tracking projects with Google Sheets. That approach works at the scale of a short film where six people share a room and can turn around to check on each other's screens. Not at a feature film scale.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>But the core team was not asking for anything different.\u003C/p>\u003Cblockquote>\"Very clearly, when I talked about production management and tracking tools, there was no demand for it.\"\u003C/blockquote>\u003Cp>This is a common scenario in small and mid-sized studios making the jump to larger productions. The habits formed on smaller work do not automatically flag themselves as insufficient. Audrey knew she had to solve a problem that had not yet been named, and she had to do it without creating friction.\u003C/p>\u003Cblockquote>\"I knew that if I brought in a new tool, I needed to address a need that hadn't been identified by the core team already in place. The main challenge right away was not to constrain them.\"\u003C/blockquote>\u003Chr>\u003Ch2 id=\"why-kitsu-won\">Why Kitsu Won\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Audrey's reference point for project tracking came from the 3D feature world, where the dominant tool is Ftrack, a powerful but developer-dependent platform. She immediately recognized it would be the wrong choice for Remembers.\u003C/p>\u003Cblockquote>\"I immediately sensed that it wasn't going to be suitable at all in the context of \u003Cem>Arco\u003C/em>.\"\u003C/blockquote>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2026/04/image-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2026/04/image-1.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2026/04/image-1.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2026/04/image-1.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2026/04/image-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C/figure>\u003Cp>Ftrack and similar enterprise-grade tools require in-house developers to deploy, configure, and maintain. Remembers had none of that: no IT staff, no technical director, no pipeline developer. Bringing in a tool that required that kind of support would have created more problems than it solved.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Kitsu addressed her core constraints from the start. After a demo with the Kitsu team, the studio collectively decided to move forward. The reasons were practical:\u003C/p>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>No development required to get started\u003C/li>\u003Cli>No ongoing maintenance burden\u003C/li>\u003Cli>No in-house technical resources needed\u003C/li>\u003Cli>An interface intuitive enough for people picking up a production tool for the first time\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003Cblockquote>\"That reassured me greatly. And obviously we were looking for something very intuitive, because since I was addressing people who weren't asking for tools, they needed to be able to pick it up and get on board very naturally.\"\u003C/blockquote>\u003Chr>\u003Ch2 id=\"how-kitsu-worked-in-practice\">How Kitsu Worked in Practice\u003C/h2>\u003Ch3 id=\"the-artist-experience\">The Artist Experience\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Every artist on the production, regardless of which of the three sites they worked from, had a personal page in Kitsu showing all their assigned tasks (rough animation, clean animation, or other), the status of each task, the estimated time allocated, and a running log of time already spent.\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2026/04/image-2.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2026/04/image-2.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2026/04/image-2.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2026/04/image-2.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2026/04/image-2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C/figure>\u003Cblockquote>\"You can understand that between this and having no tool at all, we've already made an enormous step forward. And it's not just about productivity, it's more enjoyable too.\"\u003C/blockquote>\u003Cp>Viewing a specific version of a shot no longer meant digging through a shared network drive and risking pulling the wrong file. In Kitsu, every version is one click away and tied directly to its comments. That alone removed a significant source of confusion and wasted time.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"the-supervisor-experience\">The Supervisor Experience\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Supervisors built their review pages using simple filters. An animation supervisor could filter for all shots currently \"waiting for approval,\" see exactly what needed attention, and post feedback directly on the relevant version. Comments were timestamped, attributed, and version-specific.\u003C/p>\u003Cblockquote>\"It's very targeted and it works well.\"\u003C/blockquote>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2026/04/image-3.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2026/04/image-3.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2026/04/image-3.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2026/04/image-3.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2026/04/image-3.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C/figure>\u003Cp>Beyond the functional benefit, Kitsu gave supervisors something less obvious but equally valuable: structured time. Rather than being interrupted throughout the day by artists seeking feedback, supervisors could set aside dedicated review blocks in the morning and afternoon, and spend the rest of their time on their own work.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"cross-department-communication\">Cross-Department Communication\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>One of the most practical features Audrey highlighted was the ability to tag anyone in the project from within any task comment thread. On a long production where compositing might uncover an issue with a background that had already been approved weeks earlier, this closed the loop quickly.\u003C/p>\u003Cblockquote>\"Inter-department exchanges are really quite easy and can be quick. Often it's small edits, things that slipped through because the shots had already been approved.\"\u003C/blockquote>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2026/04/image-4.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2026/04/image-4.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2026/04/image-4.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2026/04/image-4.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2026/04/image-4.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C/figure>\u003Chr>\u003Ch2 id=\"using-kitsu-data-for-production-tracking\">Using Kitsu Data for Production Tracking\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>The second half of Audrey's talk addressed a concern that production managers with experience in more advanced platforms sometimes raise about Kitsu: the lack of custom-built analytics pages. In tools like Ftrack, you can construct dashboards that process and display data in multiple ways without leaving the platform.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Kitsu does not offer that out of the box. Audrey's response was pragmatic and worth paying attention to.\u003C/p>\u003Cblockquote>\"In reality, all the data that can be valuable in production tracking does exist in Kitsu. It's just not always visible on pages you'll find ready-made.\"\u003C/blockquote>\u003Cp>Her approach combined two simple steps: export a CSV from Kitsu, then import it into a Google Sheet she had built herself.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"tracking-production-curves\">Tracking Production Curves\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>For each major department, she maintained a projected completion curve plotted against time. The vertical axis tracked the number of shots completed, and the dashed line represented the original model. Each week, she exported real data from Kitsu's Sequence Stats page, which shows the exact number of shots in each status across every department. She imported that CSV and the Google Sheet updated automatically.\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2026/04/image-5.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2026/04/image-5.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2026/04/image-5.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2026/04/image-5.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2026/04/image-5.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C/figure>\u003Cp>The result was an immediate visual indicator of whether production was tracking to plan or drifting.\u003C/p>\u003Cblockquote>\"A feature film is a big undertaking with a lot of inertia. If you start drifting for one week, that's okay. Two weeks, you need to look at what's happening.\"\u003C/blockquote>\u003Cp>She also applied a simple weighting system to shots currently in progress. A completed shot counted as one. A shot in editing counted as 0.75. A shot waiting for approval counted as a lower weight. This gave her a more accurate picture of work done rather than just work fully signed off.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"tracking-inventory-between-departments\">Tracking Inventory Between Departments\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>On a linear production pipeline, each department feeds the next. If animation moves faster than layout, animators sit idle. If compositing falls behind, it creates a bottleneck no matter how far ahead animation is. Audrey tracked inventory levels at each stage: what was fully available for each department, what was still in progress, and what had already passed through.\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2026/04/image-6.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2026/04/image-6.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2026/04/image-6.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2026/04/image-6.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2026/04/image-6.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C/figure>\u003Cp>She built a table in Google Sheets with all sequences on one axis and all departments on the other. Cells turned dark green at 100 percent, light green for work in progress, and white when nothing remained. Every cell was formula-driven. No numbers were entered manually. One CSV export from Kitsu's shots page, one import, and the entire table refreshed.\u003C/p>\u003Cblockquote>\"It lets us ask the right questions: 'Oh, this department is moving a bit faster. Do we need to accelerate the previous one, or can we shift some artists from one department to another?'\"\u003C/blockquote>\u003Chr>\u003Ch2 id=\"adoption-was-easier-than-expected\">Adoption Was Easier Than Expected\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>A common worry when introducing new tools to a creative team is resistance. Audrey's experience ran counter to that fear.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>She set up Kitsu before the bulk of the team arrived. By the time animators and background artists joined in large numbers, the tool was already in place and populated. They arrived to a working system rather than a work-in-progress.\u003C/p>\u003Cblockquote>\"Kitsu is something that's very, very easy to pick up. You can click anywhere, you see the film's images, you see all the departments and sequences that might relate to your own.\"\u003C/blockquote>\u003Cp>That last point matters more than it might seem. Artists did not experience Kitsu as a reporting obligation. They experienced it as a window into the broader project. Browsing shots from other departments, seeing the whole film take shape across sequences, made the tool genuinely interesting to use.\u003C/p>\u003Cblockquote>\"It's also enjoyable and motivating to browse around in the tool. It's not just 'oh, I have to post my latest version.'\"\u003C/blockquote>\u003Chr>\u003Ch2 id=\"key-takeaways\">Key Takeaways\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Audrey's experience on \u003Cem>Arco\u003C/em> offers a few clear lessons for animation studios at a similar inflection point.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The absence of a technical team is not a blocker. Kitsu does not require developers, a technical director, or an IT department to deploy and maintain. For small and mid-sized studios, this removes the single largest obstacle to adopting a real production tracking platform.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Simplicity builds adoption. The more complex the tool, the more training it demands and the more resistance it generates. Kitsu's interface allowed a team with no prior experience with production tracking software to get on board quickly and without building up resentment.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The data is already there. If Kitsu does not offer a specific analytics view out of the box, that is not the end of the conversation. CSV exports from the Sequence Stats and shots pages provide all the raw material needed to build whatever tracking logic a production manager requires, in whatever format suits them.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Structure and creativity are not opposites. Ugo Bienvenu's ambition on \u003Cem>Arco\u003C/em> was to make a film that could almost have been made in the 1950s: beautiful images, precise animation, minimal compositing, and great music. Kitsu did not interfere with that vision. It protected it by keeping the production on track so that the artists could focus entirely on the work.\u003C/p>\u003Cblockquote>\"The goal was to structure things in the most imperceptible way possible.\"\u003C/blockquote>\u003Cdiv class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\u003Cdiv class=\"kg-callout-emoji\">📽️\u003C/div>\u003Cdiv class=\"kg-callout-text\">To learn more about the animation process \u003Ca href=\"https://www.cg-wire.com/community?ref=blog.cg-wire.com\" rel=\"noreferrer\">consider joining our Discord community\u003C/a>! We connect with over a thousand experts who share best practices and occasionally organize in-person events. 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Story: Tant Mieux Prod",[129],{"id":130,"name":131,"slug":132,"profile_image":133,"cover_image":134,"bio":135,"website":136,"location":137,"facebook":7,"twitter":138,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"threads":7,"bluesky":7,"mastodon":7,"tiktok":7,"youtube":7,"instagram":7,"linkedin":7,"url":139},"68d2f1e036b5be000835a0db","Frank Rousseau","frankrousseau","https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2021/01/photo_identite.png","https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2024/05/Annecy-Booth_Linework_004-2-1.jpg","CEO &Founder of CGWire","https://addictedtointer.net","Paris, France","@gelnior","https://blog.cg-wire.com/author/frankrousseau/","\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Ch2 id=\"a-few-words-about-tant-mieux-prod\">A few words about Tant Mieux Prod\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https://www.tantmieuxprod.net/?ref=blog.cg-wire.com\">Tant Mieux Prod\u003C/a> was born with the goal of producing 13 short movies from young Directors who had just left school. Initially, only a single session was scheduled. But the success was so great that they were able to do it every year for ten years. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>This led them to produce other movies with two criteria in mind: demanding and for children. They started with the Tobie Lolness series, one of the most acclaimed French productions. And, they now have two feature films and another series in pre-production. \u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2024/10/image-7.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1750\" height=\"1347\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2024/10/image-7.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2024/10/image-7.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2024/10/image-7.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2024/10/image-7.png 1750w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C/figure>\u003Ch2 id=\"tant-mieux-prod-and-kitsu\">Tant Mieux Prod and Kitsu\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Tristan, Production Director, worked on the Tobie Lolness TV series, a 26x26' project with high-quality standards. It is a series based on the story of the eponymous novel where little characters living in a big tree fight to keep their host alive.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>This three-year production involved four different studios and required tight collaboration between all stakeholders. This is why they chose Kitsu for their project. In this interview, Tristan will tell us how they used the solution to make tracking and collaboration as smooth as possible for Tobie Lolness.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https://www.france.tv/enfants/neuf-douze-ans/tobie-lolness/?ref=blog.cg-wire.com\">Watch the full TV Series\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2024/10/tristan-mercier-3.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\">\u003C/figure>\u003Ch3 id=\"what-tools-did-you-use-before-kitsu\">What tools did you use before Kitsu?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Like many studios, we used Google Sheets or Excel spreadsheets at the beginning of production or for smaller productions. As soon as the number of artists increases or the production is outsourced to one or more studios, it becomes necessary to use a collaboration platform like Kitsu.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"how-did-you-hear-about-our-solution\">How did you hear about our solution?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>I first discovered Kitsu at Cube Creative for tracking the series \"De Gaulle à la plage.\" I quickly noticed that Kitsu had been adopted by the studios I was used to working with. I enjoyed it and notice the benefits brought by the solution. It sounded natural to use for Tobie Lolness.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"did-you-have-any-preconceived-notions-before-using-it\">Did you have any preconceived notions before using it?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Having used other asset managers or production tracking software, discovering a new tool naturally raised some questions. Performance, cost, and platform usability were the main concerns, but Kitsu proved to be up to our expectations.\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2024/10/Capture-d--cran-2024-10-09---22.03.40.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1250\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2024/10/Capture-d--cran-2024-10-09---22.03.40.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2024/10/Capture-d--cran-2024-10-09---22.03.40.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2024/10/Capture-d--cran-2024-10-09---22.03.40.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w2400/2024/10/Capture-d--cran-2024-10-09---22.03.40.png 2400w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C/figure>\u003Ch3 id=\"what-has-changed-in-the-way-you-work-since-using-it\">What has changed in the way you work since using it?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Our internal communication and communication with remote studios have been simplified. We can discuss a specific asset or task without exchanging 10 emails. If we have any doubts, we can rely on what is indicated on the platform. It serves as a kind of history log.\u003Cbr>We would likely find it hard to go back to more traditional production tracking methods.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"what-features-have-had-the-most-impact-on-your-workflow\">What features have had the most impact on your workflow?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Personally, the feature I use the most is the filter on the asset page, which allows me to quickly get an overview of specific elements to adjust everyone's schedules.\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2024/10/image-6.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1188\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2024/10/image-6.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2024/10/image-6.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2024/10/image-6.png 1188w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C/figure>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"what-are-the-advantages-of-using-kitsu\">What are the advantages of using Kitsu?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>The concentration of information on a single platform is very useful for tracking the production of all visual elements.\u003Cbr>With the rise of remote work and various studios operating remotely, there is a large volume of assets being moved from one server to another. Kitsu allows us to eliminate any doubt about who/when/where the latest version of an asset was made.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"you%E2%80%99ve-worked-in-multiple-studios-how-did-you-organize-yourselves-to-facilitate-collaboration\">You’ve worked in multiple studios. How did you organize yourselves to facilitate collaboration?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>For the series \u003Cem>Tobie Lolness\u003C/em>, in addition to the lead studio \u003Cem>Tant Mieux Prod\u003C/em>, \u003Cem>Waooh!\u003C/em>, \u003Cem>Caribara Annecy\u003C/em>, and \u003Cem>Fost Angoulême\u003C/em> also contributed to the creation of the series' visual elements. Each studio had its own needs and working habits. We agreed together on the steps, tasks, and statuses we would use in the production. The creation of statuses is customizable, and in addition to the common statuses shared by all studios, each one could customize its own tasks.\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2024/10/Capture-d--cran-2024-10-09---22.05.49.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1250\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2024/10/Capture-d--cran-2024-10-09---22.05.49.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2024/10/Capture-d--cran-2024-10-09---22.05.49.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2024/10/Capture-d--cran-2024-10-09---22.05.49.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w2400/2024/10/Capture-d--cran-2024-10-09---22.05.49.png 2400w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C/figure>\u003Ch3 id=\"do-you-think-a-tool-like-kitsu-was-key-in-achieving-your-quality-objectives\">Do you think a tool like Kitsu was key in achieving your quality objectives?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>I’m not sure if Kitsu helps us reach our goals, but it’s undeniably a great tool to track them.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"can-you-give-us-some-metrics-on-the-time-you%E2%80%99ve-saved-using-kitsu\">Can you give us some metrics on the time you’ve saved using Kitsu?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>This is a hard metric to quantify, but for production roles and heads of departments who validate shots or assets, it’s undeniably a great tool for everyone to gain a certain level of independence and speed.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"kitsu-in-two-words\">\u003Cstrong>Kitsu in two words?\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Autonomy and collaboration!\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2024/10/Capture-d--cran-2024-10-09---21.56.37.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1250\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2024/10/Capture-d--cran-2024-10-09---21.56.37.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2024/10/Capture-d--cran-2024-10-09---21.56.37.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2024/10/Capture-d--cran-2024-10-09---21.56.37.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w2400/2024/10/Capture-d--cran-2024-10-09---21.56.37.png 2400w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C/figure>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Thank you Tristan for this customer story! It's great that you were able to share insights about your studio and your experience with Kitsu. At CGWire we are proud to have helped you with the Tobie Lolness project. We wish you the best for your next productions!\u003C/em>\u003C/p>",{"uuid":142,"comment_id":143,"feature_image":144,"featured":106,"visibility":10,"created_at":145,"updated_at":146,"custom_excerpt":147,"codeinjection_head":7,"codeinjection_foot":7,"custom_template":7,"canonical_url":7,"primary_author":148,"primary_tag":149,"url":150,"excerpt":147,"reading_time":151,"access":14,"comments":106,"og_image":7,"og_title":7,"og_description":7,"twitter_image":7,"twitter_title":7,"twitter_description":7,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"email_subject":7,"frontmatter":7,"feature_image_alt":7,"feature_image_caption":7},"1ecd51e7-0033-4779-87ca-383c417fa44f","67041babf3e59f00013319c9","https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2024/10/tobie-lolness-1.jpg","2024-10-07T19:34:35.000+02:00","2024-10-11T11:48:24.000+02:00","Tobie Lolness TV series, a 26x26 project, involved four different studios and required tight collaboration between all stakeholders. This is why they chose Kitsu for their project. ",{"id":130,"name":131,"slug":132,"profile_image":133,"cover_image":134,"bio":135,"website":136,"location":137,"facebook":7,"twitter":138,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"threads":7,"bluesky":7,"mastodon":7,"tiktok":7,"youtube":7,"instagram":7,"linkedin":7,"url":139},{"id":114,"name":6,"slug":17,"description":7,"feature_image":7,"visibility":10,"og_image":7,"og_title":7,"og_description":7,"twitter_image":7,"twitter_title":7,"twitter_description":7,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"codeinjection_head":7,"codeinjection_foot":7,"canonical_url":7,"accent_color":7,"url":13},"https://blog.cg-wire.com/customer-story-tant-mieux-prod/",4,"/posts/customer-story-tant-mieux-prod","2024-10-11T11:21:10.000+02:00",{"title":127},"customer-story-tant-mieux-prod","posts/customer-story-tant-mieux-prod",[158],{"id":114,"name":6,"slug":17,"description":7,"feature_image":7,"visibility":10,"og_image":7,"og_title":7,"og_description":7,"twitter_image":7,"twitter_title":7,"twitter_description":7,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"codeinjection_head":7,"codeinjection_foot":7,"canonical_url":7,"accent_color":7,"url":13},"_pmeysDUCK6dIuXB2fAoWhhw9hj59q_hQXHcOsNQ_1k",{"id":161,"title":162,"authors":163,"body":7,"description":7,"extension":8,"html":165,"meta":166,"navigation":14,"path":177,"published_at":178,"seo":179,"slug":180,"stem":181,"tags":182,"__hash__":184,"uuid":167,"comment_id":168,"feature_image":169,"featured":106,"visibility":10,"created_at":170,"updated_at":171,"custom_excerpt":172,"codeinjection_head":7,"codeinjection_foot":7,"custom_template":7,"canonical_url":7,"primary_author":173,"primary_tag":174,"url":175,"excerpt":172,"reading_time":3,"access":14,"comments":106,"og_image":7,"og_title":7,"og_description":7,"twitter_image":176,"twitter_title":7,"twitter_description":7,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"email_subject":7,"frontmatter":7,"feature_image_alt":7,"feature_image_caption":7},"ghost/posts:customer-story-makuta-vfx-studio.json","Customer Story: Makuta VFX Studio",[164],{"id":130,"name":131,"slug":132,"profile_image":133,"cover_image":134,"bio":135,"website":136,"location":137,"facebook":7,"twitter":138,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"threads":7,"bluesky":7,"mastodon":7,"tiktok":7,"youtube":7,"instagram":7,"linkedin":7,"url":139},"\u003Cp>Pete Draper, Makuta VFX Co-Founder, following their work on the RRR movie (one of the biggest blockbusters in India), accepted to share with us his experience of Kitsu. He told us how he took advantage of Kitsu to ship the production on time despite tight deadlines and unexpected covid lockdowns.\u003C/p>\u003Ch2 id=\"a-few-words-about-makuta\">A few words about Makuta \u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Makuta is a Visual Effects facility located in South India (Hyderabad). We've been running for just over twelve years and have produced visual effects and scanning for several of India’s top-grossing national and international features, including the one we brought Kitsu on to. We tend to maintain artist levels around 50-60 and peaking around 120 at a major crunch, focusing mainly on the artistry and creativity of a show. We were the first studio in India to purchase and utilize LiDAR on our features.\u003C/p>\u003Ch2 id=\"makuta-studio-and-kitsu\">Makuta Studio and Kitsu\u003C/h2>\u003Ch3 id=\"hello-pete-can-you-introduce-yourself\">Hello Pete, can you introduce yourself? \u003C/h3>\u003Cp>I’m the co-founder of Makuta Visual Effects and have been involved in the VFX industry since the mid-1990s. I’ve written several books on 3ds max, was the primary 3ds max journalist and tutorial author for 3D World magazine for over a decade, an Alpha & Beta tester for Autodesk for nine years, and an external examiner for several UK universities’ VFX-related courses.\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2022/06/pete_draper.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\">\u003C/figure>\u003Ch3 id=\"how-did-you-decide-to-set-up-a-studio-in-india\">How did you decide to set up a studio in India? \u003C/h3>\u003Cp>in 2008, I did some work on an Indian film's title sequence when I was in the UK which lead to me coming over to develop the pipeline and QC shots for another film the following February. As both did well, I and two others, who I worked with on the latter project, decided to set up a studio out here and try to take things to the next stage. The idea was to split the time between here and the UK. But, over the following few years, I was spending more time over here. To a point now, the last time I went back to England, the word \"Brexit\" didn't even exist...\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"which-tools-did-you-use-prior-to-kitsu\">Which tools did you use prior to Kitsu? \u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Prior to migrating to Kitsu, we’ve pretty much used the majority of off-the-shelf solutions out there, from Excel and Google sheets to Tactic to Shotgun/grid to Cerebro, each with some measure of success and failure.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"how-did-you-hear-about-our-solution\">How did you hear about our solution? \u003C/h3>\u003Cp>We had worked on several shows with their own desired project tracking systems; Shotgun/grid, Cerebro et al depending on the principal VFX supervisor’s preferences where we primarily used Tactic and developed our own internal tracking system on and off over several years.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>We discovered Kitsu purely by chance; initially, we were just perusing pipeline and production management technologies (as one does!) and we discovered the system which seemed to be robust. \u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"how-did-you-get-started-with-kitsu\">How did you get started with Kitsu? \u003C/h3>\u003Cp>After trying out the Docker container, we discovered that it was a simple yet powerful system that didn’t require a degree in Computer Science (*cough* Tactic *cough*) to even get the thing running. We gradually filtered it into the studio, initially using it to review and slowly pushing it, and the system it was installed on, as hard as we could to see if it would break. And guess what? It didn’t.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Just like the Blender Foundation, once we came to know about Kitsu, the decision to migrate was a bit of a no-brainer - we just happened to come across it one day and decided to check it out.\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-4.53.16-PM.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1046\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-4.53.16-PM.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-4.53.16-PM.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-4.53.16-PM.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w2400/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-4.53.16-PM.png 2400w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C/figure>\u003Ch3 id=\"did-you-have-any-preconceptions-before-using-it\">Did you have any preconceptions before using it? \u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Not so much, just the usual “how far can we go until it breaks?” thoughts and if the user experience was going to be detrimental to productivity. There are still some areas that I feel are slightly counter-intuitive but that’s more about the perception of a system as opposed to the system itself - eg having something modal vs something modeless, having an image pop up over the existing screen, and not punching out to another page (etc). Everything should be at a glance and accessible without needing to hunt; earlier on there were some issues but am glad to say they have been mostly refined. \u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"what-has-changed-in-the-studio-since-then-in-your-way-of-working\">What has changed in the studio since then, in your way of working? \u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Previously we were using multiple tools and didn’t have a centralized review and logging system that neatly talked to each other. Annotations on videos, for example, were a more long-winded process utilizing several applications to open, capture, print, edit text and submit to the system we had in place which, granted, when you got used to it it was ok but not ideal. It was also platform-specific so if you were running another OS as one does, it didn’t fully work. Kitsu has pretty much unified everything and is forcing neater communication not only between artists but from production, management, and clients.\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-4.57.35-PM.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1012\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-4.57.35-PM.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-4.57.35-PM.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-4.57.35-PM.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w2400/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-4.57.35-PM.png 2400w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C/figure>\u003Ch3 id=\"for-how-long-have-you-been-using-kitsu\">For how long have you been using Kitsu? \u003C/h3>\u003Cp>We have been using it for around a year now and while we evaluated the system during the initial lockdown, it was primarily utilized between the first and second Covid waves. \u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"which-features-have-impacted-your-workflow-the-most\">Which features have impacted your workflow the most? \u003C/h3>\u003Cp>The simple yet effective annotation tools have been invaluable above all. We already had scheduling and artist assignments with our own internal systems (which we’re gradually now migrating across to Kitsu) and the inclusion of the Rooms system in the Playlist section was great but came a little late for us to fully utilize it (after the second lockdown ended). Playlist allowed us to cross-compare versions easily and communicate back, even using it in our primary sessions when the team was all back in the studio. It would be nice to have an HDR version for the review sessions and basic color and playback control that one tends to do in said sessions...\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-5.26.26-PM.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1250\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-5.26.26-PM.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-5.26.26-PM.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-5.26.26-PM.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w2400/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-5.26.26-PM.png 2400w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C/figure>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-5.16.44-PM.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1046\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-5.16.44-PM.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-5.16.44-PM.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-5.16.44-PM.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w2400/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-5.16.44-PM.png 2400w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C/figure>\u003Ch3 id=\"what-are-the-benefits-brought-by-kitsu\">What are the benefits brought by Kitsu? \u003C/h3>\u003Cp>As we were already knee-deep within the project, we didn’t fully utilize some aspects of the system; our time management and attendance system are built into the login and door entry to the studio which talks directly to HR et al, so at that point, we primarily utilized the system for shot assignment, task breakdown and, above all, review sessions. Once we entered the second lockdown phase within the country (everything stopped during the first due to global security concerns from the client), the ability to sit with artists on shots became nigh-impossible, so the ability to remove reviews and, with the latter updates, be able to run a live review session in a room with multiple artists became invaluable.\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-4.41.54-PM.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1046\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-4.41.54-PM.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-4.41.54-PM.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-4.41.54-PM.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w2400/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-4.41.54-PM.png 2400w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C/figure>\u003Ch3 id=\"can-you-give-us-some-metrics-about-the-time-you-saved-with-kitsu\">Can you give us some metrics about the time you saved with  Kitsu? \u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Not specifically, but the review sessions we used to run and dailies have now reduced down to a fraction of time as a lot of it is now held online, even after the primary and secondary lockdowns. We still treat it as if everyone is working from home and every single piece of communication must go through the system; yes it’s easier to just jump out of your seat and speak to the individual, but then there isn’t a track of communication and conveying this and getting primary information is key in creative decisions\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"kitsu-in-two-words\">Kitsu in two words?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Review Room!!!! :D\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Thank you Pete for this customer story! It's great that you were able to share insights about your studio and your experience with Kitsu. At CGWire we are super proud to have helped you with your project. We wish you the best in the following.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>",{"uuid":167,"comment_id":168,"feature_image":169,"featured":106,"visibility":10,"created_at":170,"updated_at":171,"custom_excerpt":172,"codeinjection_head":7,"codeinjection_foot":7,"custom_template":7,"canonical_url":7,"primary_author":173,"primary_tag":174,"url":175,"excerpt":172,"reading_time":3,"access":14,"comments":106,"og_image":7,"og_title":7,"og_description":7,"twitter_image":176,"twitter_title":7,"twitter_description":7,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"email_subject":7,"frontmatter":7,"feature_image_alt":7,"feature_image_caption":7},"90ddab16-16ed-45d1-b905-c22f8dad0f76","627bdee760746a003d8b4ef3","https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2022/05/image0.jpeg","2022-05-11T18:05:59.000+02:00","2026-03-24T05:15:14.000+01:00","Pete Draper, Makuta VFX Co-Founder, following their work on the RRR movie (one of the biggest blockbusters in India), accepted to share with us his experience of Kitsu. He told us how he took advantage of Kitsu to ship the production on time despite tight deadlines and unexpected covid lockdowns.",{"id":130,"name":131,"slug":132,"profile_image":133,"cover_image":134,"bio":135,"website":136,"location":137,"facebook":7,"twitter":138,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"threads":7,"bluesky":7,"mastodon":7,"tiktok":7,"youtube":7,"instagram":7,"linkedin":7,"url":139},{"id":114,"name":6,"slug":17,"description":7,"feature_image":7,"visibility":10,"og_image":7,"og_title":7,"og_description":7,"twitter_image":7,"twitter_title":7,"twitter_description":7,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"codeinjection_head":7,"codeinjection_foot":7,"canonical_url":7,"accent_color":7,"url":13},"https://blog.cg-wire.com/customer-story-makuta-vfx-studio/","https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2022/05/image0-1.jpeg","/posts/customer-story-makuta-vfx-studio","2022-05-24T12:18:59.000+02:00",{"title":162},"customer-story-makuta-vfx-studio","posts/customer-story-makuta-vfx-studio",[183],{"id":114,"name":6,"slug":17,"description":7,"feature_image":7,"visibility":10,"og_image":7,"og_title":7,"og_description":7,"twitter_image":7,"twitter_title":7,"twitter_description":7,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"codeinjection_head":7,"codeinjection_foot":7,"canonical_url":7,"accent_color":7,"url":13},"0cXPQaYOTwbuTHfrusxuor0LOM34wwXLTD8HmLq6vBE",{"id":186,"title":187,"authors":188,"body":7,"description":7,"extension":8,"html":190,"meta":191,"navigation":14,"path":201,"published_at":202,"seo":203,"slug":204,"stem":205,"tags":206,"__hash__":208,"uuid":192,"comment_id":193,"feature_image":194,"featured":106,"visibility":10,"created_at":195,"updated_at":196,"custom_excerpt":7,"codeinjection_head":7,"codeinjection_foot":7,"custom_template":7,"canonical_url":7,"show_title_and_feature_image":14,"primary_author":197,"primary_tag":198,"url":199,"excerpt":200,"reading_time":151,"access":14,"comments":106,"og_image":7,"og_title":7,"og_description":7,"twitter_image":7,"twitter_title":7,"twitter_description":7,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"frontmatter":7,"feature_image_alt":7,"feature_image_caption":7},"ghost/pages:customer-story-miyu-studio.json","Customer Story: Miyu Studio",[189],{"id":130,"name":131,"slug":132,"profile_image":133,"cover_image":134,"bio":135,"website":136,"location":137,"facebook":7,"twitter":138,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"threads":7,"bluesky":7,"mastodon":7,"tiktok":7,"youtube":7,"instagram":7,"linkedin":7,"url":139},"\u003Ch2 id=\"a-few-words-about-miyu\">A few words about Miyu\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Founded in 2009 by Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Miyu Productions is a TV production company specializing in animation. They create short and feature films alongside TV series. Since its inception, the company carries a strict editorial direction for all its projects. \u003C/p>\u003Ch2 id=\"miyu-and-kitsu\">Miyu and Kitsu\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>In this customer story, Carole, Production Manager at Miyu, will tell us how she implemented Kitsu in her studio.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"carole-can-you-tell-us-more-about-you\">Carole, can you tell us more about you?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>I have always been passionate about animation, I have worked in this field for 6 years. I love the diversity of the projects available. I had the opportunity to work on pre-school puppet production (Ollie and Moon), auteur feature films (Saules Aveugles, Femme Endormie), and US productions (Glitch techs). \u003C/p>\u003Cp>I came back recently to Miyu as Production Manager. What I enjoy the most in this job is the fact you give life to the project and the initial vision of the Authors and Directors. \u003Cbr>We make so artistic choices. our film can be done only because we have a solid team. My role is to support them and give cohesion to their work. We have to do beautiful pictures while dealing with economical constraints. To achieve that, I make sure all the talents can express themselves and do their best to ensure a great movie.\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2022/03/carole_miyu_2.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"775\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2022/03/carole_miyu_2.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2022/03/carole_miyu_2.png 800w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C/figure>\u003Ch3 id=\"which-tools-did-you-use-prior-to-kitsu\">Which tools did you use prior to Kitsu?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>We used the standard tools used in the industry, from the traditional and powerful Google Sheet to the tedious Shotgrid. SG is a gold mine for studios that can tweak it. It's good for them but on our side, we didn't have the resources for that. That's why we looked for an alternative.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"how-did-you-hear-about-our-solution\">How did you hear about our solution?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Kitsu was already implemented at Miyu when I arrived. I had to take it with my new job : ). At that time, Miyu was still testing it on small productions. And, I had never heard about it before. So I discovered it directly in production.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"how-did-you-get-started-with-kitsu\">How did you get started with Kitsu?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>When Miyu had its first feature film, the question of the tracking tool came. Other tools looked great but they required extra work to be fully functional. And, we needed a solution quickly. We were looking for something easy to start with, that would suit all the team members. The Google Sheets look like it would require infinite customization to achieve what we wanted. Especially after experimenting with SG (on another production) where it helped us in many aspects.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Then, Tanguy, the Production Director, suggested using Kitsu for \u003Cem>Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman. \u003C/em>So, Gwen from CGWire came to the studio to show the whole team how Kitsu was working. It was very convincing: our decision was made!\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"did-you-have-any-preconceptions-before-using-it\">\u003Cstrong>Did you have any preconceptions before using it? \u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>We made some tests, prior to using it for our first feature. At first, we found it a little bit hard to adapt to the software philosophy. But once, we were used to it, everything became smoother. We were surprised too to see how fast the artistic teams started with it. Even better, the CGWire team was really listening to our feedback. The software has evolved in a way that suits us. \u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"what-has-changed-in-the-studio-since-then-in-your-way-of-working\">\u003Cstrong>What has changed in the studio since then, in your way of working\u003C/strong>?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>It gives a common ground to each production. In a way, it mutualizes the tooling. Even if the pipelines change between productions, the basis is the same. So the main logic stays identical, which makes things much easier when switching from one project to another.  \u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"for-how-long-have-you-been-using-kitsu\">For how long have you been using Kitsu?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Three years for Miyu, two years for me. Using it means adopting it. Once you start with it, you don't think about using something else!\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"which-features-have-impacted-your-workflow-the-most\">Which features have impacted your workflow the most?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>I think the review work is much easier with Kitsu thanks to the playlist system. The tool is good, especially because you can compare the building steps and the versions. It saves tons of time! You can build sequence reviews too, which allows making more accurate reviews without having to look for the right version for hours. It puts an end to the long night where I was looking for the right file versions in order to prepare the end-to-end needed for the weekly reviews. \u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2022/03/image-2.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1611\" height=\"874\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2022/03/image-2.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2022/03/image-2.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2022/03/image-2.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2022/03/image-2.png 1611w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003Cfigcaption>Playlist used on Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (from the Murakami novel)\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\u003Ch3 id=\"what-are-the-benefits-brought-by-kitsu\">What are the benefits brought by Kitsu?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>There are three main aspects to me:\u003C/p>\u003Cp>When everyone updates its status regularly and sends their previews properly, we are able to gather all the data required for our reports. We can export them in a .csv file and turn them in the way we want. We don't need anymore to continuously ask for information from the artists. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Having on the same page all the building steps of a shot is really helpful. More widely, it's great that the production team and the artists can see how the production is progressing quickly without digging into five different places.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Its ease of use is its main strength. A few days are enough to understand the features require to run a production. Everyone starts quickly, especially artists who really enjoy it. We didn't notice this enthusiasm with the previous tools we used.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"can-you-give-us-some-metrics-about-the-time-you-saved-with-kitsu\">Can you give us some metrics about the time you saved with Kitsu?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>You cannot quantify it. It simply makes everything smoother. It's just like having the right tool for the job.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"kitsu-in-two-words\">\u003Cstrong>Kitsu in two words?\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Easy and handy!\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Thank you Carole for this customer story! It's great that you were able to share insights about your studio and your experience with Kitsu. At CGWire we are super proud to have helped you with your projects. We wish you the best in the following.\u003C/em> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>If you want other stories, you can read the ones from \u003Ca href=\"https://blog.cg-wire.com/customer-story-autour-de-minuit/\">Céline at Fost\u003C/a> and from \u003Ca href=\"https://blog.cg-wire.com/customer-story-autour-de-minuit/\">Fiona at Autour de Minuit\u003C/a>.\u003C/em>\u003Cbr>\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2022/03/studio-paris-2-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2022/03/studio-paris-2-1.jpg 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2022/03/studio-paris-2-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003Cfigcaption>Miyu studio in action\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>",{"uuid":192,"comment_id":193,"feature_image":194,"featured":106,"visibility":10,"created_at":195,"updated_at":196,"custom_excerpt":7,"codeinjection_head":7,"codeinjection_foot":7,"custom_template":7,"canonical_url":7,"show_title_and_feature_image":14,"primary_author":197,"primary_tag":198,"url":199,"excerpt":200,"reading_time":151,"access":14,"comments":106,"og_image":7,"og_title":7,"og_description":7,"twitter_image":7,"twitter_title":7,"twitter_description":7,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"frontmatter":7,"feature_image_alt":7,"feature_image_caption":7},"e9fb3060-80d1-45c6-a67c-c604863c4c4b","622722d745dc74003df7f4cd","https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2022/03/studio-paris.jpg","2022-03-08T10:33:11.000+01:00","2026-03-24T05:15:45.000+01:00",{"id":130,"name":131,"slug":132,"profile_image":133,"cover_image":134,"bio":135,"website":136,"location":137,"facebook":7,"twitter":138,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"threads":7,"bluesky":7,"mastodon":7,"tiktok":7,"youtube":7,"instagram":7,"linkedin":7,"url":139},{"id":114,"name":6,"slug":17,"description":7,"feature_image":7,"visibility":10,"og_image":7,"og_title":7,"og_description":7,"twitter_image":7,"twitter_title":7,"twitter_description":7,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"codeinjection_head":7,"codeinjection_foot":7,"canonical_url":7,"accent_color":7,"url":13},"https://blog.cg-wire.com/customer-story-miyu-studio/","A few words about Miyu\nFounded in 2009 by Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Miyu Productions is a TV production\ncompany specializing in animation. They create short and feature films alongside\nTV series. Since its inception, the company carries a strict editorial direction\nfor all its projects. \n\nMiyu and Kitsu\nIn this customer story, Carole, Production Manager at Miyu, will tell us how she\nimplemented Kitsu in her studio.\n\nCarole, can you tell us more about you?\nI have always been passionate about animati","/pages/customer-story-miyu-studio","2022-03-27T18:32:16.000+02:00",{"title":187},"customer-story-miyu-studio","pages/customer-story-miyu-studio",[207],{"id":114,"name":6,"slug":17,"description":7,"feature_image":7,"visibility":10,"og_image":7,"og_title":7,"og_description":7,"twitter_image":7,"twitter_title":7,"twitter_description":7,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"codeinjection_head":7,"codeinjection_foot":7,"canonical_url":7,"accent_color":7,"url":13},"wLdIQ6ASQa2BlA60hhEFMyeyiRu-EHrwAilCDOjg5S8",{"id":210,"title":211,"authors":212,"body":7,"description":7,"extension":8,"html":214,"meta":215,"navigation":14,"path":226,"published_at":227,"seo":228,"slug":229,"stem":230,"tags":231,"__hash__":233,"uuid":216,"comment_id":217,"feature_image":218,"featured":106,"visibility":10,"created_at":219,"updated_at":220,"custom_excerpt":221,"codeinjection_head":7,"codeinjection_foot":7,"custom_template":7,"canonical_url":7,"show_title_and_feature_image":14,"primary_author":222,"primary_tag":223,"url":224,"excerpt":221,"reading_time":225,"access":14,"comments":106,"og_image":7,"og_title":7,"og_description":7,"twitter_image":7,"twitter_title":7,"twitter_description":7,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"frontmatter":7,"feature_image_alt":7,"feature_image_caption":7},"ghost/pages:customer-story-fost-studio.json","Customer story: Fost Studio",[213],{"id":130,"name":131,"slug":132,"profile_image":133,"cover_image":134,"bio":135,"website":136,"location":137,"facebook":7,"twitter":138,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"threads":7,"bluesky":7,"mastodon":7,"tiktok":7,"youtube":7,"instagram":7,"linkedin":7,"url":139},"\u003Ch2 id=\"a-few-words-about-fost-studio\">A few words about Fost Studio\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Founded in 2018, Fost Studio is a Paris-based animation studio providing high-quality services for feature film, TV, and web productions.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>They have a capacity of over a hundred artists specializing in 2D animation and in pre-production for CG. Quality is their main focus and they provide only high-quality pictures. They have already accomplished beautiful series like Ernest & Célestine, Sam Sam, or Stinky Dogs. They have worked too on great feature films like The Summit of Gods or Wolfwalkers.\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2021/12/image.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2021/12/image.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2021/12/image.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2021/12/image.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w2400/2021/12/image.png 2400w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C/figure>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Ch2 id=\"fost-studio-and-kitsu\">Fost Studio and Kitsu\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Céline, Head of Studio, is going to explain how her studio has taken advantage of Kitsu. They have used it mainly in the context of TV series production, where the need for focus and productivity is very important. \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>We are glad to share with you her story. Because, prior to using Kitsu, Céline has always provided us with great information about production management. It really helped us to design our solution.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"hello-c%C3%A9line-can-you-introduce-yourself\">Hello Céline, can you introduce yourself?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Hello! I have recently joined the Fost Studio team as Head of Studio. I \u003Ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/celinedurieux/?ref=blog.cg-wire.com\">have worked in production for 9 years\u003C/a>. Initially, I worked mainly on 3D productions. Then, I joined Folivari as Head of Production on Pachamama feature film. Recently, I worked on the Ernest et Celestine TV series season 2 and Samsam season 3. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>From now on, as Head of Studio, my job is to ensure that we deliver films that meet our client expectations while providing a pleasant and benevolent work environment for our teams. This point is crucial: we want our teams to be glad to get up in the morning to work on our projects.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Additionally, I support our production teams, especially during the tough period we all face. Last but not least, I do technological watch and recommend them the best communication and management tools like Kitsu.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"which-tools-did-you-use-prior-to-kitsu\">Which tools did you use prior to Kitsu?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>We were using the good old Google Sheets. On some projects, when our clients require it, we used Shotgun (it's still the case today for some productions).\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"how-did-you-hear-about-our-solution\">How did you hear about our solution?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>At the beginning of the CGWire project, Frank was looking for production managers to understand their needs and challenges. He contacted me in that sense. We talked several times and I was convinced by the vision of Kitsu. I have followed its progress and provided feedback from time to time. When our studio grew, the question of our tooling was raised. Naturally, we turned to Kitsu.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"how-did-you-get-started-with-kitsu\">How did you get started with Kitsu?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>The time required to adapt to Kitsu was incredibly short! One of the strengths of the solution is its simplicity and the fact it's intuitive.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>We started with a single project on which we were tracking mainly the pre-production. It was useful to manage the assets and the 2D backgrounds. Today, we use it for the production aspects too, like production backgrounds, animation, FX, and compositing. We tested Kitsu for one year, then we moved all our projects to it. The transition was easy for all the teams.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"did-you-have-any-preconceptions-before-using-it\">\u003Cstrong>Did you have any preconceptions before using it? \u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>We knew that the software was still young and that improvements were on the way. We wanted to test its stability and see how it behaves on significant TV series. Spoiler alert: Everything ran smoothly! ;) \u003C/p>\u003Cp>There are more features on the way for Kitsu but in its current state Kitsu already helped us a lot. The CGWire team was great at listening to our needs and our context. They made Kitsu evolve in the right direction.\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2021/12/image-5.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1907\" height=\"937\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2021/12/image-5.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2021/12/image-5.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2021/12/image-5.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2021/12/image-5.png 1907w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003Cfigcaption>Casting page for Ernest et Célestine season 2\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\u003Ch3 id=\"what-has-changed-in-the-studio-since-then-in-your-way-of-working\">\u003Cstrong>What has changed in the studio since then, in your way of working\u003C/strong>?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>The fact that we were able to centralize all the data at the same place with a clear and unified UI. It's so simpler when you work on several projects to find information at any moment. It's the same with the team, once they onboard on Kitsu, it's very easy for them to switch between productions.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>With the increase of remote workers in our team, Kitsu facilitated the transition. Thanks to its many capabilities, we were able to redesign our workflow and our production tracking for this context.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"for-how-long-have-you-been-using-kitsu\">For how long have you been using Kitsu?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Since June 2020, so from a year and a half.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"which-features-have-impacted-your-workflow-the-most\">Which features have impacted your workflow the most?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>We would have hard times coming back to Excel for managing our breakdown. The tool from Kitsu is efficient and fast. It was a life-changer for our director assistants!\u003Cbr>Additionally, the fact we are able to connect the assets and the shots allows the whole design team to be more efficient.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The playlist system has been a great time saver for our directors and supervisors. It allows checking the progress of the project in a glimpse. They are able to compare easily versions, to check several steps at the same time. It's a precious utility, it has definitely increased our productivity.\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2021/12/image-3.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"743\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2021/12/image-3.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2021/12/image-3.png 743w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003Cfigcaption>Production report visible in Kitsu\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\u003Ch3 id=\"what-are-the-benefits-brought-by-kitsu\">What are the benefits brought by Kitsu?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>I'm convinced that it would not have been possible to follow so closely the quotas that were imposed on us by our budget without Kitsu. We would have more latency on everything. The problems would have emerged lately during the manufacturing. Which obviously would have slowed us down.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Another thing I appreciate is that our asset inventory is much clearer. We know exactly what was done in our projects, we know the history of everything. It's going to be very useful for upcoming projects. When we started the Ernest et Célestine season 2, it was a challenge to know what was there and what we could reuse from season 1. For the third season (if there is one!), it will be much easier thanks to Kitsu!\u003C/p>\u003Cp>What is great too, is the import/export system from/to CSV files. We were able to migrate an already running project quickly into Kitsu. For instance, it’s what we did on Samsam season 3: we had to migrate on Kitsu nearly 20 episodes with their breakdown. And, when you have to transmit specific reports to a partner or calculate complex quotas, it makes everything easier.\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2021/12/image-4.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1919\" height=\"919\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2021/12/image-4.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2021/12/image-4.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2021/12/image-4.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2021/12/image-4.png 1919w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003Cfigcaption>End-to-end playlist with comparison and comment mode enabled\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\u003Ch3 id=\"can-you-give-us-some-metrics-about-the-time-you-saved-with-kitsu\">Can you give us some metrics about the time you saved with  Kitsu?\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>With Kitsu, people think first about the time saved but what matters more to me is the serenity you get by having everything in order. It gave you more space in your brain to focus on other elements of your production. But, I can give you a few spots where the gains were the most obvious:\u003C/p>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>3 weeks saved to analyze the technical and economic feasibility of each episode of Ernest and Celestine season 2. \u003C/li>\u003Cli>2h per episode for the breakdown\u003C/li>\u003Cli>On a 39x3 TV show, 22 days saved for the end to end edit\u003C/li>\u003Cli>1h saved per episode per supervisors to send their feedback\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003Ch3 id=\"kitsu-in-two-words\">\u003Cstrong>Kitsu in two words?\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Simple and efficient!\u003Cbr>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Thank you Céline for this customer story! It's great that you were able to share insights about your studio and your experience of Kitsu. At CGWire we are super proud to have helped you with your projects. We wish you the best for the following.\u003C/em> \u003Cbr>\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2021/12/image-6.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1903\" height=\"938\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2021/12/image-6.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2021/12/image-6.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2021/12/image-6.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2021/12/image-6.png 1903w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003Cfigcaption>The shot list of Ernest and Celestine season 2 with a task opened\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>",{"uuid":216,"comment_id":217,"feature_image":218,"featured":106,"visibility":10,"created_at":219,"updated_at":220,"custom_excerpt":221,"codeinjection_head":7,"codeinjection_foot":7,"custom_template":7,"canonical_url":7,"show_title_and_feature_image":14,"primary_author":222,"primary_tag":223,"url":224,"excerpt":221,"reading_time":225,"access":14,"comments":106,"og_image":7,"og_title":7,"og_description":7,"twitter_image":7,"twitter_title":7,"twitter_description":7,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"frontmatter":7,"feature_image_alt":7,"feature_image_caption":7},"2aec6a78-9bc5-4695-a565-1f356e377781","61c3a627e02af7003b161873","https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2022/01/image-7.png","2021-12-22T23:26:47.000+01:00","2026-03-24T05:15:55.000+01:00","Learn how Fost Studio has set up Kitsu for their teams. Through their use of your solution, you will be able to understand better the benefits provided.",{"id":130,"name":131,"slug":132,"profile_image":133,"cover_image":134,"bio":135,"website":136,"location":137,"facebook":7,"twitter":138,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"threads":7,"bluesky":7,"mastodon":7,"tiktok":7,"youtube":7,"instagram":7,"linkedin":7,"url":139},{"id":114,"name":6,"slug":17,"description":7,"feature_image":7,"visibility":10,"og_image":7,"og_title":7,"og_description":7,"twitter_image":7,"twitter_title":7,"twitter_description":7,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"codeinjection_head":7,"codeinjection_foot":7,"canonical_url":7,"accent_color":7,"url":13},"https://blog.cg-wire.com/customer-story-fost-studio/",5,"/pages/customer-story-fost-studio","2022-01-17T14:23:35.000+01:00",{"title":211},"customer-story-fost-studio","pages/customer-story-fost-studio",[232],{"id":114,"name":6,"slug":17,"description":7,"feature_image":7,"visibility":10,"og_image":7,"og_title":7,"og_description":7,"twitter_image":7,"twitter_title":7,"twitter_description":7,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"codeinjection_head":7,"codeinjection_foot":7,"canonical_url":7,"accent_color":7,"url":13},"UxNX-VF2lVn5a_98rAl5yC7JA8CYIAGAp1otMEKmno8",{"id":235,"title":236,"authors":237,"body":7,"description":7,"extension":8,"html":239,"meta":240,"navigation":14,"path":249,"published_at":250,"seo":251,"slug":252,"stem":253,"tags":254,"__hash__":256,"uuid":241,"comment_id":242,"feature_image":7,"featured":106,"visibility":10,"created_at":243,"updated_at":244,"custom_excerpt":7,"codeinjection_head":7,"codeinjection_foot":7,"custom_template":7,"canonical_url":7,"show_title_and_feature_image":14,"primary_author":245,"primary_tag":246,"url":247,"excerpt":248,"reading_time":225,"access":14,"comments":106,"og_image":7,"og_title":7,"og_description":7,"twitter_image":7,"twitter_title":7,"twitter_description":7,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"frontmatter":7,"feature_image_alt":7,"feature_image_caption":7},"ghost/pages:customer-story-autour-de-minuit.json","Customer story: Autour de Minuit and Indie productions",[238],{"id":130,"name":131,"slug":132,"profile_image":133,"cover_image":134,"bio":135,"website":136,"location":137,"facebook":7,"twitter":138,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"threads":7,"bluesky":7,"mastodon":7,"tiktok":7,"youtube":7,"instagram":7,"linkedin":7,"url":139},"\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2021/02/image.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\">\u003C/figure>\u003Ch3 id=\"who-is-autour-de-minuit\">\u003Cem>Who is Autour de Minuit? \u003C/em>\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>For those who don't know, Autour de Minuit is a French film production company created in 2001 by Nicolas Schmerkin. Over time, the editorial line opened up to other genres and audiences such as documentaries, music videos, fiction or animation for kids and families. Now the company has two studios, one in Paris and one in Angoulême. \u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2021/05/ADM_studioParis_003-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2021/05/ADM_studioParis_003-1.jpg 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2021/05/ADM_studioParis_003-1.jpg 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2021/05/ADM_studioParis_003-1.jpg 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2021/05/ADM_studioParis_003-1.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003Cfigcaption>\u003Cstrong>Paris' studio\u003C/strong>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\u003Cp>Three years after the creation they realized that they also wanted to get into the distribution of animation and digital works. So since 2004, Autour de Minuit deals with the world of distribution with almost 400 films.\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2021/05/NN_RET_Still_012-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2021/05/NN_RET_Still_012-1.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2021/05/NN_RET_Still_012-1.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2021/05/NN_RET_Still_012-1.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2021/05/NN_RET_Still_012-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003Cfigcaption>\u003Cstrong>\"No-no\"\u003C/strong>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\u003Cp>They produced more than 80 shorts, to name a few of them : \"\u003Ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NvI8BY2laE&ref=blog.cg-wire.com\">\u003Cstrong>The Gloaming\u003C/strong>\u003C/a>\", \"\u003Ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAKopCwGlcc&ref=blog.cg-wire.com\">\u003Cstrong>Logorama\u003C/strong>\u003C/a>\", \"\u003Ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73eZOKpanSM&ref=blog.cg-wire.com\">\u003Cstrong>Obras\u003C/strong>\u003C/a>\"... They also produced or co-produced over 10 projects for television, mostly series for children like \"\u003Ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJgKpI2TrWY&ref=blog.cg-wire.com\">\u003Cstrong>No-no\u003C/strong>\u003C/a>\" but also for adults like \"\u003Ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSGc3pXqdzg&list=PLCEw7O9B_PfMKFlDbi6Xv1a4A1S4NH82s&ref=blog.cg-wire.com\">\u003Cstrong>Babioles\u003C/strong>\u003C/a>\" on a French channel named Canal+. They have been working on features such as \"\u003Ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bms8gJWQrM8&t=4s&ref=blog.cg-wire.com\">\u003Cstrong>Psiconautas\u003C/strong>\u003C/a>\", a Spanish film and they are currently working on another one called \"\u003Ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5NhoAsNSYc&ref=blog.cg-wire.com\">\u003Cstrong>Unicorn Wars\u003C/strong>\u003C/a>\" (ps: you can watch the trailer of it just by clicking on the tittle!) \u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2021/05/image.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2021/05/image.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2021/05/image.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2021/05/image.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003Cfigcaption>\u003Cstrong>\"Unicorn Wars\"\u003C/strong>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\u003Ch3 id=\"productions-at-autour-de-minuit\">\u003Cem>Productions at Autour de Minuit\u003C/em>\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>When it comes to production, you can't imagine how much data you have to manage. Being organized is essential, otherwise it would be a mess in the studio. You need to communicate, to be understood, assign tasks to each person so everyone know what to do etc. Some studios can be lost during the process because they have a lack of information, they don't know what has been done or not, they are loosing information related to retakes, they are wasting time because they checked the wrong versions, they have a budget issue because they didn't realize that they were late and I can go on and on. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>When their production section growed significantly, it was obvious that they needed a production tracker. Of course there is a lot available on the market but they were not as functional as Kitsu which, clearly standed out. We made an easy-to-use tool which is open-source, collaborative and original by following our values : simplicity, collaboration and craftsmanship. Our focus on making things easy for small shops and our dedication to indie studios matched perfectly with their vision of a good production workflow.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3 id=\"autour-de-minuit-kitsu\">\u003Cem>Autour de Minuit & Kitsu\u003C/em>\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>The best way to show you how Kitsu can be helpful is to ask the main concerns and here are the answers from Fiona Cohen, production director. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>What kind of tool did you use before Kitsu? \u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>At Autour de Minuit, we used an internal tool called BAM (it was more like an asset manager, personally I almost didn’t use it because we transferred all the data to Kitsu when I arrived) and of course the very useful Excel/Google Sheet spreadsheets.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>How did you hear about/know Kitsu?\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>It was the former technical supervisor, Manuel Rais, who talked about it. If I remember correctly the main idea was to change the tool to have more features than BAM. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Why did you need more features? \u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Google Sheets and BAM didn't make the link between the elements and the task monitoring so we can't upload the playblasts, put images and follow the comments. As for Shotgun, it would have been too heavy and less attractive for the teams.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>So we needed a tool that made the link between the tasks and the visual. For the teams, a tool that is more practical and more pleasant to use and for the filmmakers to see the end-to-end shots and follow the progress of the tasks. Basically, we were looking for something more ergonomic and that will allow us better communication.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Did you have any preconceptions before using it? If so, which ones?\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>As I recall, no. Personally, I had worked a lot with the Google Sheets for project monitoring and also Shotgun so I was aware of the strengths and weaknesses of each. I think that we were especially enthusiastic about the idea of having a tool more adapted to productions with a tight budget and participating in its development to improve it.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>How long have you been using Kitsu?\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>We installed it at the end of 2018, so 2 years and a half now. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>What has changed in the studio since then, in your way of working?\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>We were able to harmonize processes (such as classifications, inter-prod organizations), create manufacturing tools that link the server to Kitsu (particularly an asset manager) in a more structured and stable way.\u003Cbr>Kitsu allows us to have a similar framework for each project, it puts in order some elements which is really useful for the different teams that can succeed each other in the studio, especially since we have so much different projects.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Which features are time-saving?\u003C/strong> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Mostly the basic features (status monitoring and comments) and being able to watch the end-to-end elements and compare them without the need to go through an external editing tool (even if we also do this kind of thing via our internal Asset Manager). For everyday life, the Kitsu reader is sufficient and allows our external partners (co-production and service providers) to do the same without internal tools.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>To put it another way, the feature that I really miss since all this time was the comments' filter (from filmmakers, supervisors) before publishing them on tasks. We often need to make a filter to limit the retakes or explain them better.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Kitsu in two words?\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Convenient and esthetically pleasing\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Your projects for 2021\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>There is plenty at ADM! Lots of nice projects are coming, at different stages: after the post-production of the short film \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>Ronde de Nuit\u003C/em>\u003C/strong> and the teasers of the feature films \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>The Midnight King\u003C/em>\u003C/strong> and \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>Les Ombres\u003C/em>\u003C/strong> for the Cartoon Movie 2021, we finish the production of the short \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>Absence\u003C/em>\u003C/strong>, the production of the feature \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>Unicorn Wars\u003C/em>\u003C/strong> is in full swing (between Spain, Angoulême and Paris), the new \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>Non-Non special in Space\u003C/em>\u003C/strong>\u003Cem> \u003C/em>will start soon in animation, several short films are in development and pre-production such as \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>The Goose\u003C/em>\u003C/strong>, in 3D-2D-stop-motion with a Czech director and co-production.\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/2021/05/Absence_2021-2.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w600/2021/05/Absence_2021-2.png 600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1000/2021/05/Absence_2021-2.png 1000w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w1600/2021/05/Absence_2021-2.png 1600w, https://storage.ghost.io/c/be/86/be86007c-1b95-476e-8b3b-895720c0d138/content/images/size/w2400/2021/05/Absence_2021-2.png 2400w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003Cfigcaption>\u003Cstrong>\"Absence\"\u003C/strong>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>",{"uuid":241,"comment_id":242,"feature_image":7,"featured":106,"visibility":10,"created_at":243,"updated_at":244,"custom_excerpt":7,"codeinjection_head":7,"codeinjection_foot":7,"custom_template":7,"canonical_url":7,"show_title_and_feature_image":14,"primary_author":245,"primary_tag":246,"url":247,"excerpt":248,"reading_time":225,"access":14,"comments":106,"og_image":7,"og_title":7,"og_description":7,"twitter_image":7,"twitter_title":7,"twitter_description":7,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"frontmatter":7,"feature_image_alt":7,"feature_image_caption":7},"dfd5186f-f211-40e7-85c4-651e2aeeae51","612527ed8ef023003e9782bf","2021-08-24T19:10:05.000+02:00","2026-03-24T05:16:41.000+01:00",{"id":130,"name":131,"slug":132,"profile_image":133,"cover_image":134,"bio":135,"website":136,"location":137,"facebook":7,"twitter":138,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"threads":7,"bluesky":7,"mastodon":7,"tiktok":7,"youtube":7,"instagram":7,"linkedin":7,"url":139},{"id":114,"name":6,"slug":17,"description":7,"feature_image":7,"visibility":10,"og_image":7,"og_title":7,"og_description":7,"twitter_image":7,"twitter_title":7,"twitter_description":7,"meta_title":7,"meta_description":7,"codeinjection_head":7,"codeinjection_foot":7,"canonical_url":7,"accent_color":7,"url":13},"https://blog.cg-wire.com/customer-story-autour-de-minuit/","Who is Autour de Minuit? \nFor those who don't know, Autour de Minuit is a French film production company\ncreated in 2001 by Nicolas Schmerkin. 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