Absolute Digital

Absolute Digital is an American multinational animation studio and a directing/writing collective company based in in Los Angeles, California that produces computer animated shows and feature films.

The company was founded by Trinity Payne, Scarlett Fox, and Kevin Munroe. Payne, Fox, and Munroe are the only full time directors/writers at the company, while other writers and directors involved with the studio are on a part time/contract work basis. The exception of this is creative director/writer, Adi Shankar, who also a major part time employee of the company, working on shows on a case by case basis.

As of 2021, the studio is now part of Warner Animation Group as a major vendor for animated works. The studio is also working on multiple animated television series as well, most notably a Dungeons and Dragons television series and a Final Fantasy television series, both of which received high praise for it's writing and animation quality.

History
The company was founded in 2020 to produce the Dungeons and Dragons television series and the Final Fantasy television series for spring 2021. The two series premiered on Orbit to high acclaim and praise for storytelling and animation quality done by Absolute Digital.

In 2021, it was announced that Warner Bros. Entertainment have bought the studio and would slot the studio under Warner Animation Group, indicating a close partnership with the division. The same year, it was announced that the studio will help develop the sequel series to Code Lyoko in 2022, assisting with production and animating the Lyoko scenes, as well as a 10 year contract with Warner Animation Group to produce three feature length films with Cartoon Network Studios.

With the acquisition by Warner Animation Group, the studio jumped from having two in house studios to launching three more studios in Asia Pacific. Trinity Payne said that more studios will launch by the end of 2021, for television projects premiering in late 2022/early 2023.

Television series

 * Dungeons and Dragons (2021-present, main creative and animation production)
 * Absolute Digital USA
 * Co-animated by Axis Studios
 * Final Fantasy (2021-present, main creative and animation production)
 * Absolute Digital USA
 * Co-animated by Square Enix Image Studio Division
 * Crash Bandicoot: The Animated Series (2021-present, co-creative and main animation production arm)
 * Absolute Digital Canada
 * Code Lyoko II: Renaissance (2022-future, production assistance and CG animation production)
 * Absolute Digital USA
 * Blue Moon (2022-future, main creative and animation production)
 * Absolute Digital USA + Absolute Digital Canada
 * Co-produced with Critical Role Productions and Williams Street
 * Additional animation by Absolute Digital South Korea, Fortiche Productions, CGCG, SAMG Animation, CG-Animation, Agora Studio, and Zodev Studios
 * Additional VFX done by Soho VFX, Framestore, Method Studios, and The Mill

Feature films

 * Diablo: Legacy of Blood (March 3, 2023)
 * Creative production only. Animation by Activision Blizzard's CG division, Marza Animation Planet, SAMG Animation, CGCG, AOKIstudio, Zodev Studios and Squeeze Animation Studio.
 * Pinetree (September 15, 2023)
 * Film executive produced by Cooper Day (DayTime). Running time of 95 minutes.
 * Absolute Digital USA, Canada, China, and South Korea
 * Additional Animation provided by Zodev Studios, SAMG Animation, and CGCG
 * 2024 Warner Bros. Japan film
 * Absolute Digital Japan, South Korea, China
 * Additional animation by Marza Animation Planet, SAMG Animation, CGCG, and AOKIstudio.
 * Lilith vs the World (2025)
 * 2027 animated film
 * 2029 animated film

Short films

 * Project Tea cinematic trailer (June 13, 2021, 3 minutes and 35 seconds)
 * Creative production only. Animation by Marza Animation Planet, Quebico, and The Embassy
 * Pirates of the Caribbean cinematic trailer (June 13, 2021, 4 minutes and 38 seconds)
 * Creative production only. Animation by Axis Studios, The Embassy, and Tenh Animation Magic

Other films

 * 2022 Television film for Cartoon Network
 * 2022 Christmas Special for CBS
 * Absolute Digital Canada

Commercials and other television productions

 * Orbit bumpers (2020-present)

Studios

 * Studio USA - Los Angeles, California
 * Studio Canada - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
 * Studio Japan - Tokyo, Japan
 * Studio China - Beijing, China
 * Studio South Korea - Seoul, South Korea