Mercury Filmworks

Mercury Filmworks is a Canadian independent animation studio founded in 1997 by Clint Eland, who also serves as the CEO. They are notable for providing animation services mostly for Disney, Nelvana, and Studio B Productions (now part of WildBrain Studio).

Why They Rock

 * 1) They are experienced in very fluid animation in a majority of the shows they worked on.
 * 2) They succeeded in digital animation in their purest quality, with the notable example being Nick Jr.'s Toot & Puddle.
 * 3) Their work also pushes to the limits of blending 2D and 3D animation, with Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil being a famous landmark.
 * 4) The logo was wholesome, as it consisted of a boy pretending to fly a paper airplane. Their former logo was also beautiful with a planet and a moon.
 * 5) Their rigging techniques are phenomenal. Their shows like Jake and the Never Land Pirates and Centaurworld exemplify this, as the character animations are very fluid and call a mind to Walt Disney Animation Studios.
 * 6) Like Rough Draft Studios, their work can often bump up the positives of a certain negative-received series like Wayside and Fish Hooks.
 * 7) They were responsible for having animated most of the shows from Disney Television Animation.
 * 8) They set the bars high for Mickey Mouse, making the animation look very indistinguishable from hand-drawn animation.
 * 9) Their division Lighthouse Studios excels in really good animation work as well.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Some of their work tend to consist of animation errors and look cheap, specifically the shows co-produced with Studio B.
 * 2) Because of their relationship with Disney Television Animation, their animation style can get tiring for some time.
 * 3) They've worked on some not so great shows like mh:terribletvshows:Mega Babies, the aforementioned mh:terribletvshows:Wayside & mh:terribletvshows:Fish Hooks and mh:terribletvshows:Pickle and Peanut (ep. 1 only).
 * 4) * While their animation is decent in Pickle and Peanut and Fish Hooks, because of their use of stock images, it causes the shows' qualities to deteriorate a little.
 * 5) * On top of that, their animation for mh:terribletvshows:Little Ellen is a massive step-down from the other works they did since it looks stilted and stiff most of the time.
 * 6) Their recent logo, while OK, isn't as memorable as the former two as it feels like the company is mistaken for a luxury brand instead of an animation studio.