The Line

The Line is an independent animation studio based in London, England which specializes in 2D animation and, since its foundation on 2013, they have produced several advertises for brands and music videos for bands such as Gorillaz.

Biography
The Line was founded on 2013 by Sam Taylor, Wesley Louis, Bjorn-Erik Aschim, James Duveen, Max Taylor, and Tim McCourt. The first time that all six founders worked on a project together was the music video for the single “Easy” by Porter Robinson and Mat Zo. After being satisfied with the experience and its result, the group decided to continue working together as a collective. The Line’s first short film, ‘’Everything I Can See From Here’’ was nominated for a BAFTA Award for British Short Animation in 2014 and the exposure from the nomination was followed by a series of opportunities and offers for collaborations from various brands and music bands.

Role in Gorillaz
In 2018 The Line produced the music video for Humility, as well as animating it. Since then, The Line has worked on Song Machine series, starting in 2020, and made nine music videos total for Season 1.

Trivia

 * The Line were offered to produce the music video for Tranz after they produced Humility, but had to decline to offer due to conflicting time schedules.