All-Star Voice Cast Featuring Pamela Adlon, Mark Hamill and Kate Walsh in Animation Produced by Reel FX, Creators of “The Book of Life”
Fans Can ‘Watch the Animation’ and ‘Play the Event’ in the Best Fiends Game
Seriously, a mobile first entertainment company, has teamed up with Golden-Globe nominated studio Reel FX once again to launch a second original animated short from their Best Fiends franchise. Visit Minutia comes on the heels of the vast success of their debut short, Boot Camp, which took in over 6.4 million views and boosted profits for Seriously in the months following the launch.
Reel FX Director Augusto Schillaci directed the short, bringing his feature film background, including Reel FX’s Free Birds and The Book of Life, and his visually-driven storytelling aesthetic to the table to deliver a feature level short to Best Fiends’ active tribe of 2 million daily players.
Best Fiends Visit Minutia features an all-star voice cast of Pamela Adlon (Better Things, Californication), Mark Hamill (Star Wars), David Herman (Office Space), Maurice LaMarche (Futurama, Zootopia, Kate Walsh (13 Reasons Why, Grey’s Anatomy) and Billy Dee Williams (Star Wars, Batman).
The 3D animated comedic short takes viewers through the island of Minutia, the land of sun and fun, and follows the vacation follies of JoJo, Howie, Temper, Gordon and friends. Every attempt at relaxation and adventure is quickly thwarted by the hordes of slugs at every turn, packing the beaches, invading the buffet and generally spoiling any moment of leisure.
A specially created Visit Minutia event will also be available for players in the Best Fiends app, so that fans can both watch the animation and play their way through in-game content in the same style that extends the experience.
With the launch and success of their own original animated shorts, Seriously is broadening the Best Fiends franchise beyond mobile gaming and partnering with award-winning partners such as Reel FX to position the company as an entertainment brand on the rise. Additional shorts are slated to be released throughout the year, complemented with new in-game content.
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About Seriously
Seriously is building entertainment brands through mobile experiences. Seriously’s first mobile game and IP, Best Fiends, was released in October 2014 and the company launched its second mobile game in the Best Fiends trilogy, Best Fiends Forever, in October 2016. To date, the Best Fiends games have been downloaded 75 million times.
The company is funded by Upfront Ventures, Northzone, Korea Investment Partners, Sunstone Capital and Daher Capital. Seriously has offices in Venice, California, where business development and marketing are based, and in Helsinki, Finland, where the studio is located.
About Reel FX
Reel FX develops and produces award-winning animated films, virtual reality experiences, mobile/interactive content, live-venue projects, and commercials. Based out of Dallas, Texas and Hollywood, California, the company has 23 years of experience working with studio partners like Fox, Warner Bros., DreamWorks Animation and Universal Studios as well as national advertising agencies and global brands.
Reel FX Animation Studios’ slate includes the Golden Globe–nominated The Book of Life with 20th Century Fox and Free Birds with Relativity Media. Reel FX Commercial, the studio’s turn-key short-form division, crafts a variety of broadcast and digital content, music videos and themed attractions. Reel FX has developed a wide range of world-class VR interactive experiences and 360º narrative content for innovative brands, such as 20th Century Fox, Acura, American Express, AT&T, GE, GMC, Legendary Pictures, Lionsgate, Porsche, Samsung, Shinola and the U.S. Air Force, and for all leading VR headset platforms including Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR and Google Cardboard.
In 2017, Reel FX launched a new division, “Flight School,” with Academy and Emmy Award-winning creative leadership and the fundamental mission of telling great stories in VR/AR and across emerging tech platforms.