Expertise That Drives Creativity
Shadow Tail Productions is a team of distinguished professionals with decades of experience in the entertainment industry. Our collective expertise is dedicated to the optimization of workflows, the enhancement of visual quality, and the achievement of creative objectives. We provide comprehensive guidance in technical development, strategic support, and talent acquisition. Our innovative, collaborative, client-focused approach positions us as a trusted and experienced partner, committed to assisting animation, game, and visual effects studios in achieving sustained success.
SERVICES
Pipeline Development
We architect and deploy end-to-end production pipelines designed for modularity and cross-departmental interoperability…
Pipeline Development
We architect and deploy end-to-end production pipelines designed for modularity and cross-departmental interoperability. Our solutions leverage industry standards such as USD, OpenColorIO, and OCIO, integrating seamlessly with digital content creation tools and asset management systems. Whether you’re tackling real-time workflows or complex shot-based pipelines, we engineer infrastructure that scales with your team and evolves with your production needs.
Services Include
- Pipeline development and implementation
- Data publishing and validation
- Artist efficiency tools development
- Rigging supervision and modular systems
- AI system integration
- Render farm implementation
- Real-time render solutions
- Game engine integration and optimization
Production Management
Coordination and management of all departments and phases of a project’s production lifecycle, ensuring that creative vision…
Production Management
Coordination and management of all departments and phases of a project’s production lifecycle, ensuring that creative vision is delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standard of quality. It involves scheduling, resource allocation, budget tracking, team coordination, and communication across departments. Effective production management balances creative needs with logistical realities, enabling smooth workflows and successful project outcomes.
Services Include
- Project Bidding, Resource allocation, and Scheduling
- Talent acquisition, Outsource management, Client management
- Outsourcing
- Artist and Venue Vetting
- Editing and post-production
- Digital Intermediate Process
Pre-Visualization Media
Pre-Visualization is the process of planning and visualizing scenes before full production begins. It typically involves creating…
Pre-Visualization Media
Pre-visualization is the process of planning and visualizing scenes before full production begins. It typically involves creating simplified 3D or 2D representations—such as storyboards, animatics, or low-fidelity animation—to map out key elements like camera angles, movement, timing, and composition. Previs helps directors, producers, and creative teams make informed decisions early, identify potential challenges, and align on the creative vision, saving time and resources during production.
Services Include
- Pipeline development and implementation
- Data publishing and validation
- Artist efficiency tools development
- Rigging supervision and modular systems
- AI system integration
- Render farm implementation
- Real-time render solutions
- Game engine integration and optimization
Digital Production
Digital animation production is the end-to-end process of creating animated content using digital tools and software. It encompasses all…
Digital Production
Digital animation production is the end-to-end process of creating animated content using digital tools and software. It encompasses all stages—from concept development and storyboarding to modeling, rigging, animation, lighting, rendering, and compositing. This workflow combines artistic creativity with technical precision to bring characters, environments, and stories to life for film, television, games, advertising, and online media. Effective digital animation production relies on collaboration across departments, robust pipeline management, and iterative feedback to ensure high-quality, visually compelling results.
Services Include
- Lighting direction and review
- Compositing
- Layout
- Modeling and Environment creation
- Game Level Creation
- Animation
- Asset [environments, props, characters, fauna, vehicles] design and construction
- Character Effects
- Special Effects
- Live Action digital integration
Team
Dave Esneault
Chief Executive Officer
David is an accomplished VFX Supervisor and Lighting Director, with over 25 years…
Dave Esneault
Chief Executive Officer
David is an accomplished VFX Supervisor and Lighting Director, with over 25 years experience in the animation industry. He has executed the visions of Directors and Production Designers on films including The Monkey King, Rumble, Horton Hears a Who, and the first three Ice Age movies. As the “Eyes of the Project” David ensures stunning visuals with a meticulous eye for detail. Having also served as a Production Manager, he brings a holistic approach to projects to keep them on budget. David brings a mix of creative, technical and managerial abilities to produce the highest quality content.
Scott Peterson
Chief Operating Officer
Scott has worked in the Entertainment Industry for 30+ years. He has worked…
Scott Peterson
Chief Operating Officer
Scott has worked in the Entertainment Industry for 30+ years. He has worked on an extensive list of feature films, computer games, consumer product productions, episodic productions, and motion rides as an executive producer, visual effects supervisor, and computer graphics supervisor. A few of his productions include the live action films “Batman Forever”, “Spawn”, “Free Birds”, “Book of Life”, and “Kung fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious 5”. His motion rides include Despicable Me – Minion Mayhem (Osaka, Shanghai, Orlando, Hollywood), and The Simpsons Ride (Universal Hollywood). Recently Scott worked on the Netflix episodic Super Giant Robot Brothers. Scott specializes in directing all aspects of production, building efficient productions that stay on schedule and budget. He is known for his excellent skills at client management, talent acquisition, process efficiency, and project scheduling and bidding.
Cody Cameron
Studio Director
Cody Cameron is an American voice actor, animator and storyboard artist…
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Beavan Blocker
Head of Animation
For over a decade, Beavan has thrived as an Animator in the entertainment…
Beavan Blocker
Director of Animation
For over a decade, Beavan has thrived as an Animator in the entertainment industry, contributing to Emmy, Oscar, Webby, and Annie award-winning projects. His diverse experience spans feature films, commercials, VR, AR, AAA titles, and indie video games. Beyond keyframe and mocap animation, Beavan brings expertise in creative direction, character design, storytelling, and script development.
Beavan lives by the mantra “Character is King” – and much like a fine cheese or aged meat, he’s developed plenty of it over the years.
Chris Olivia
Chief Creative Officer
In Chis’ decades of experience in entertainment he has had pivotal roles…
Chris Olivia
Chief Creative Officer
In Chis’ decades of experience in entertainment he has had pivotal roles in game cinematics, CGI animation features and finished VFX shots for live action movies. He has experience in the process from concept, creative direction, previsualization, effects, lighting and compositing. While working at Rhythm & Hues he was able to develop a sought-after style that led him to Troublemaker Studios with Robert Rodriquez. At Troublemaker, as a Lead Creative and Previsualization Specialist, he worked on Grindhouse, Predators, Sin City, Spy Kids and Alita: Battle Angel. Chris is an expert in many digital content creation packages and enjoys tackling new challenges such as real time gaming solutions and AI.
Partners
Our Clients
- 20th Century Fox
- AnimSchool
- Bethesda Softworks
- Blue Sky Studios
- Brazen Animation
- Digital Anvil
- DreamWorks Animation
- Epic Games
- Flight School Studios
- id Software
- Illumination Entertainment
- Moonbot Studios
- Netflix
- Paramount Animation
- ReelFX Animation
- Relativity Media
- Rhythm & Hues
- Rigging Dojo
- Rooster Teeth
- Sesame Workshop
- The University of Texas
- Walt Disney Animation
- Xbox Games Studios
- Zenimax Media
Contact
Information
- 469-644-7839
- contact@ShadowTailProductions.com
- Dallas TX, 75206
