Open The Portal

Open The Portal Open the Portal is a creative studio based in Los Angeles, CA specializing in stop motion, 2D animat

06/02/2026

We had a ⚽️ bringing this stop-motion spot to life for Kaiser Permanente. And keep your eyes peeled for its official air date during the World Cup.

Made with our friends and , directed by , with amazing VFX work completed by .

Client: Kaiser Permanente
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Editorial: .tv
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Sound Design:
Music Co: Psychic Songs
Composers/ Recording: Jake Luppen / Nathan Stocker
Photography: Atlas Artists

Animation Company:
Animation Director: David Braun
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Production Manager:
Production Coordinator: Brianna Fiore
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Rigger:
Set/Prop Builder: Ben Record
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Puppet Supervisor: Oliver Chapman .james.5872
Lead Costumer:
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3D Printer: Grace Garcia
Director of Photography:
Gaffer: Dwight Campbell
Motion Control Operator: Calvin Frederick
First AC:
Camera/Lighting:
Grip: Jordan Sherrod, Eamon Shannon
Soccer Consultant:

Thrilled to announce we’ll be hosting a panel at  this fall 🍂  More details to come!
05/28/2026

Thrilled to announce we’ll be hosting a panel at this fall 🍂 More details to come!

05/26/2026

Handmade fish 🐠 Digital world 👾 .gusoakes breaks down this and the perfect collision of stop motion and 3D animation.

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05/22/2026

It’s all a simulation bro 👀 .gusoakes and Dave Braun talk snot-filled 3D Motion for this wavy spot 🐠

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05/20/2026

Quick dose of the animated fever dream Turn Like Matter, a short film by OTP collaborator .gusoakes, which premiered at the 2026 .experimental.animation Showcase. Strange, fluid, and beautifully alive, we’re excited to share a glimpse into Angus’s world 🦋

Keep your eyes peeled for some brand new interview clips (dropping soon!) where Angus talks about the Adult Swim bumper he directed and animated for us 👀

05/12/2026

A belated Mother’s Day offering from Mother Nature 🫐✨ This alternate take of the blueberry shot was one of our favorite outtakes from our Smiling Friends episode. Share with every mother and sentient organism in your ecosystem ♻️

05/08/2026

He crossed an ocean for this shot, and Diego Salcedo still didn’t make it out alive. Director breaks down the legend behind this bumper for .

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05/05/2026

Full on interdimensional location scouting for this bumper by for . Now that’s what we call commitment to the bit.

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04/30/2026

Why use stock when you can make it better yourself? Director talks about his preference for creating original imagery from scratch, and how that approach shaped this Flying Circus homage, built in the spirit of handmade cutouts, collage, and beautifully weird invention.

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04/27/2026

Terry Gilliam called his animation “free and cheap.” Paying homage to an animator we love meant getting that specific kind of brilliance exactly right. The wizardly was up to the task, delivering this Flying Circus piece after the original directors of the firm hired to continue the credits after the other people had been sacked.

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Address

147 N Avenue 18
Los Angeles, CA
90031

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 7pm
Tuesday 10am - 7pm
Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday 10am - 7pm
Friday 10am - 7pm

Telephone

+13233008421

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