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Doomsday celebrates multiple Emmy nominations for Widow’s Bay on AppleTV

Doomsday is riding high on multiple Emmy nominations for AppleTV’s “Widow’s Bay”. Director, Hiro Murai received a nomination in the…

‘Murderbot’ Main Titles earns Emmy nomination

Congratulations to Creative Director Hazel Baird and the rest of the MakeMake team on their Emmy nomination for Outstanding Title…

“The Dinosaurs” Title Sequence takes Gold at The Telly Awards

WINNER!

A Challenge…and Opportunity

Artists are still the best ‘tool’ for moving human hearts…

MakeMake lands 8 AICP Post Shortlist noms

The AICP ’26 Shortlists are set, and MakeMake lands 8 nominations across Editorial, Design, and Animation. See the rundown below…

Akiko Iwakawa wins Bronze at Shots Americas ’26

Bronze: Editing (under :60)

Why We Made MakeMake

A letter from Angus Wall…

In House is not Punk

An open letter from independent producers to their brand partners.

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Rethinking the Creative Assembly Line

Q&A with MakeMake’s Angus Wall

Welcome to the Dark Side

Now Representing…

Communiqué 26-0325

For our latest Communiqué, The Operator is back with a fresh batch of work. In this edition, we’re showcasing anthemic…

Director Dylan Simel joins Field Unit

Simel brings a distinct, craft-forward approach to commercial storytelling.

Duncan Elms & MakeMake Open “The Dinosaurs” on Netflix

Makemake leads us into a mist-shrouded world of hidden giants for Steven Spielberg’s nature doc series.

XVI

Today we turn sixteen. The Friday thing is just a bonus <3. This has been a real trip.I never intended…

Cosm Reveals ‘Harry Potter’ Release Date And Trailer For “Shared Reality” Run

A reconceived version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone will be released at Cosm‘s Los Angeles, Atlanta and Dallas “shared reality” venues on…

Communiqué: 26-0211

Greetings and Welcome to Obsidian’s brand new communiqué, The Operator. Our previous newsletter was distributed quarterly beginning in 2010, but…

OPERATOR QUARTERLY RAZOR REPORT – 3RD QUARTER 2025

How are quote blocks styled What about citations Chicago, IL — Well, we made it. Another Summer is in the books,…