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March 28, 2023

Resilience, Remote Collaboration, and Creativity on “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse”

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  • The 2023 NAB Show will host a Main Stage conversation with the creative team behind Academy Award-winning animated short film “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse.”
  • Open to all attendees, the session “How to Win and Oscar With a Fully Remote Creative Team” will take place Sunday, April 16 at 2:00 p.m. and will feature visual artists for the production.
  • Art Director Mike McCain and Animation Senior Support Specialist Ben Wood will chat with session host Dave Leopold, strategic development director at LucidLink, about how cloud workflows allowed the film’s creatives to collaborate.


The 2023 NAB Show will host a Main Stage conversation with the creative team behind Academy Award-winning animated short film “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse.”

Open to all attendees, the session “How to Win and Oscar With a Fully Remote Creative Team” will take place Sunday, April 16 at 2:00 p.m. and will feature visual artists for the production.

Art Director Mike McCain and Animation Senior Support Specialist Ben Wood will chat with session host Dave Leopold, strategic development director at LucidLink, about how cloud workflows allowed the film’s creatives to collaborate.

“The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse” first aired on the BBC in December 2022 to more than seven million live viewers.

McCain, who has worked with a variety of studios, has credits on “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and “The Ghost and Molly McGee.” Before focusing on animation and painting, he directed video games.

  • Art director Mike McCain working on “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse," now streaming on Apple TV+.
    Art director Mike McCain working on “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse,” now streaming on Apple TV+.
  • Lead Compositor Nick Herbert working on “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse," now streaming on Apple TV+.
    Lead compositor Nick Herbert working on “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse,” now streaming on Apple TV+.
  • Lead compositor Johnny Still working on “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse," now streaming on Apple TV+.
    Lead compositor Johnny Still working on “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse,” now streaming on Apple TV+.

Wood, who has more than nine years of visual effects industry experience, has worked at multiple VFX studios including Smoke & Mirrors, DNEG, and NoneMore Productions. He began his career as a post-house runner and then progressed to senior-level IT positions.

Leopold has held roles across the media and entertainment industry, including editor, motion graphics artist, producer and post supervisor. He most recently worked at ViacomCBS where he created content of all types. At LucidLink, he brings remote collaboration solutions to the global creative community.



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