Connect with the artists behind-the-scenes, and get insight into the making of some of today’s greatest animation features, shorts, and series.
Following The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, the all-new LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales is a seasonal celebration of the villainous dark side of the Star Wars galaxy just in time for Halloween.
After the events of The Rise of Skywalker, Poe and BB-8 must make an emergency landing on the volcanic planet Mustafar where they meet the greedy and conniving Graballa the Hutt who has purchased Darth Vader’s castle and is renovating it into the galaxy’s first all-inclusive Sith-inspired luxury hotel. While waiting for his X-Wing to be repaired, Poe, BB-8, Graballa and Dean (a plucky and courageous young boy who works as Graballa’s mechanic) venture deep into the mysterious castle with Vader’s loyal servant, Vaneé. Along the way, Vaneé shares three creepy stories linked to ancient artifacts and iconic villains from across all eras of Star Wars. As Vaneé spins his tales and lures our heroes deeper into the shadowy underbelly of the castle, a sinister plan emerges. With the help of Dean, Poe and BB-8 will have to face their fears, stop an ancient evil from rising, and escape to make it back to their friends.
Image courtesy © 2021 & TM Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
SPEAKERS
Chelsea Ker
Storyboard Supervisor // Atomic Cartoons
(LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, Dogs in Space, The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, The Last Kids on Earth)
Chelsea Ker is a Vancouver-based storyboard artist, supervisor and director at Atomic Cartoons. After completing her degree in film and animation at Emily Carr University, she began working at Atomic in 2011. Unsure what role suited her, Chelsea tried a variety of jobs from background artist to compositor, to eventually ending up as a storyboard artist on the Netflix 2D comedy Cupcake & Dinosaur in 2017. In this new role, she quickly discovered that story was her passion, and she has been working on boards ever since.
Chris Buckley
Head of CG Animation // Atomic Cartoons
(LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, LEGO Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum, LEGO Jurassic World: Double Trouble)
Chris has been working in the 3D Animation industry since 1996 starting as an animator on the groundbreaking TV show, Reboot. From there, he's worked on over 50 episodes of animated television shows and 6 direct-to-DVD movies including Casper, Inspector Gadget, Tony Hawk and multiple Barbie films. Chris made the jump to feature animation and VFX, working on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Pacific Rim, The Smurfs 1 & 2 and Her. He then went to lead teams of animators on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the team responsible for the Raptors on Jurassic World as well as was a supervising animator on Alice Through the Looking Glass. He then spent a year at Animal Logic supervising the pre-production on the LEGO Movie 2. Before coming to Atomic Cartoons, he worked on Star Wars: The Last Jedi at Industrial Light and Magic.
Chris is now the Head of 3D Animation at Atomic Cartoons, where he helps oversee various shows such as LEGO: Jurassic World, LEGO: Avengers, LEGO: Spider-Man and most recently the LEGO Star Wars projects.
David Shayne
Executive Producer, Writer // Freelance Writer (Lucasfilm)
(LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
David Shayne is the Executive Producer and Writer of LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales and Co-Executive Producer and Writer of The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special. He developed and wrote for the LEGO Jurassic World TV series and was the Story Editor for Season 7 of LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu. Additional credits include Phineas & Ferb, Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja and LEGO Star Wars: Freemaker Adventures, as well as development with Disney Television Animation and Netflix. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Los Angeles, California.
Jason Cosler
Sr. Manager, Content Development, Executive Producer // The LEGO Group
(LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, LEGO Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum, LEGO Jurassic World: Double Trouble)
Jason began his career in 1997 at Walt Disney Feature Animation as a production assistant on the 2000 film, Dinosaur, and then later transferred into the Development department. After leaving Disney, he pursued a degree in higher education and received a dual MBA in Marketing & International Business a few years later. With a passion for entertainment, Jason returned to the industry as Marketing Manager at Warner Bros. Consumer Products, where he worked in a marketing and product development capacity on such franchises as Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies, and several other films.
After Warner Bros., Jason joined the LEGO® Group in 2014, where he is responsible for developing and producing the company’s licensed IP content, which includes Star Wars, Marvel and Jurassic World, among others. Jason’s first piece of LEGO Star Wars content was the 2016 Emmy-nominated series, The Freemaker Adventures, of which he served as Producer.
Josh Rimes
Director of Development, Executive Producer // Lucasfilm
(LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, Star Wars: Visions, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special)
Josh Rimes is the Director of Animation Development at Lucasfilm and has been with the company for over 5 years. He works closely with series creators, from idea development through production and delivery. From Star Wars Resistance to the final season of The Clone Wars and from LEGO Star Wars to digital content, he produces a wide-ranging collection of Star Wars animated content including Star Wars: The Bad Batch and the anime anthology Star Wars: Visions. Prior to Lucasfilm, Josh was a creative executive at Michael Eisner’s The Tornante Company, where he developed and associate-produced the first two seasons of BoJack Horseman.
Ken Cunningham
Director // Atomic Cartoons
(LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, LEGO Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum, LEGO Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar (Double Trouble/Sibling Rivalry))
Ken Cunningham is a multiple award-winning director with experience in animation (CG, 2D and stop-motion) and live-action.
He has directed projects for a diverse range of clients, including Lucasfilm, Marvel, LEGO, Universal, The Jim Henson Company, Skybound Entertainment, Zodiak Kids, Mattel, Nickelodeon, Tornante animation and CBC.
Previous to his work in film and television, Ken spent 11 years as a professional dance artist, performing internationally with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault (Montréal), Toru Shimazaki Dance (Japan) and Dancemakers (Toronto), under artistic director Serge Bennathan.
Kevin Chai
Art Director // Atomic Cartoons
(LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, LEGO Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum, Hello Ninja)
Kevin Chai started his career in graphic design and illustration. He has been working in the animation industry for over 18 years. He started in 2003 as a junior designer and quickly found his place in animation. Working on many diverse projects, from boys' action to preschool shows, and having to adapt to the varying style has been rewarding. Learning, growing and developing skills along the way.
He has been able to art direct shows for Lucasfilms, LEGO, Universal, Marvel, Netflix, Skybound, Spin Master and Mattel.
Michael Kramer
Composer // Tin Man Music
(LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, The Ghost & Molly McGee, He-Man & the Masters of the Universe, Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian)
Michael Kramer is a two-time Emmy-nominated composer and multi-instrumentalist for film, television and video games. A graduate of USC's acclaimed film scoring program, he scores the hit Cartoon Network TV series LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitsu, for which he received a 2020 Emmy Award nomination. For more than 10 years and counting, the show is one of the network's longest-running animated programs and airs in more than 30 countries.
Other TV credits include LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, Disney's The Ghost & Molly McGee, Netflix’ He-Man & the Masters of the Universe (2021), Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, Netflix' Healing Powers of Dude, and Disney XD's LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, for which he was also nominated for a 2017 Emmy. On the big screen, Michael's music can be heard in Furious 7, Thor: The Dark World, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, where he collaborated with Brian Tyler. His video game credits include Need For Speed: The Run, Assassin's Creed: Black Flag, and Assassin's Creed: Unity.
Website // Website // IMDb // Facebook // Twitter
Tim Llewellyn
DFX Supervisor // Atomic Cartoons
(LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, LEGO Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum, Hello Ninja)
Tim has been in the visual effects and animation industry for over two decades, where he has led and been on the creative teams at numerous award-winning studios, such as Sony Pictures Imageworks, Rhythm & Hues, DreamWorks Animation and MPC. During his career, he has had the opportunity to work on a wide range of film and television projects, from live-action films such as I Am Legend, San Andreas, and Ghostbusters, to high-profile feature animation including Polar Express, Surf’s Up, Megamind and Puss in Boots.
In his current role as the Studio Digital Effects Supervisor at Atomic Cartoons, Tim supervises and manages the process and execution of all 3D productions, working with teams to build efficiency and collaboration between artists and their workflows, allowing them to focus on creating the highest quality of images.
MODERATOR
Kristin Baver
Associate Editor // Lucasfilm
Biography not available at this time.
Connect with the artists behind-the-scenes, and get insight into the making of some of today’s greatest animation features, shorts, and series.
Following The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, the all-new LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales is a seasonal celebration of the villainous dark side of the Star Wars galaxy just in time for Halloween.
After the events of The Rise of Skywalker, Poe and BB-8 must make an emergency landing on the volcanic planet Mustafar where they meet the greedy and conniving Graballa the Hutt who has purchased Darth Vader’s castle and is renovating it into the galaxy’s first all-inclusive Sith-inspired luxury hotel. While waiting for his X-Wing to be repaired, Poe, BB-8, Graballa and Dean (a plucky and courageous young boy who works as Graballa’s mechanic) venture deep into the mysterious castle with Vader’s loyal servant, Vaneé. Along the way, Vaneé shares three creepy stories linked to ancient artifacts and iconic villains from across all eras of Star Wars. As Vaneé spins his tales and lures our heroes deeper into the shadowy underbelly of the castle, a sinister plan emerges. With the help of Dean, Poe and BB-8 will have to face their fears, stop an ancient evil from rising, and escape to make it back to their friends.
Image courtesy © 2021 & TM Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
SPEAKERS
Chelsea Ker
Storyboard Supervisor // Atomic Cartoons
(LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, Dogs in Space, The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, The Last Kids on Earth)
Chelsea Ker is a Vancouver-based storyboard artist, supervisor and director at Atomic Cartoons. After completing her degree in film and animation at Emily Carr University, she began working at Atomic in 2011. Unsure what role suited her, Chelsea tried a variety of jobs from background artist to compositor, to eventually ending up as a storyboard artist on the Netflix 2D comedy Cupcake & Dinosaur in 2017. In this new role, she quickly discovered that story was her passion, and she has been working on boards ever since.
Chris Buckley
Head of CG Animation // Atomic Cartoons
(LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, LEGO Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum, LEGO Jurassic World: Double Trouble)
Chris has been working in the 3D Animation industry since 1996 starting as an animator on the groundbreaking TV show, Reboot. From there, he's worked on over 50 episodes of animated television shows and 6 direct-to-DVD movies including Casper, Inspector Gadget, Tony Hawk and multiple Barbie films. Chris made the jump to feature animation and VFX, working on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Pacific Rim, The Smurfs 1 & 2 and Her. He then went to lead teams of animators on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the team responsible for the Raptors on Jurassic World as well as was a supervising animator on Alice Through the Looking Glass. He then spent a year at Animal Logic supervising the pre-production on the LEGO Movie 2. Before coming to Atomic Cartoons, he worked on Star Wars: The Last Jedi at Industrial Light and Magic.
Chris is now the Head of 3D Animation at Atomic Cartoons, where he helps oversee various shows such as LEGO: Jurassic World, LEGO: Avengers, LEGO: Spider-Man and most recently the LEGO Star Wars projects.
David Shayne
Executive Producer, Writer // Freelance Writer (Lucasfilm)
(LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
David Shayne is the Executive Producer and Writer of LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales and Co-Executive Producer and Writer of The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special. He developed and wrote for the LEGO Jurassic World TV series and was the Story Editor for Season 7 of LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu. Additional credits include Phineas & Ferb, Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja and LEGO Star Wars: Freemaker Adventures, as well as development with Disney Television Animation and Netflix. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Los Angeles, California.
Jason Cosler
Sr. Manager, Content Development, Executive Producer // The LEGO Group
(LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, LEGO Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum, LEGO Jurassic World: Double Trouble)
Jason began his career in 1997 at Walt Disney Feature Animation as a production assistant on the 2000 film, Dinosaur, and then later transferred into the Development department. After leaving Disney, he pursued a degree in higher education and received a dual MBA in Marketing & International Business a few years later. With a passion for entertainment, Jason returned to the industry as Marketing Manager at Warner Bros. Consumer Products, where he worked in a marketing and product development capacity on such franchises as Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies, and several other films.
After Warner Bros., Jason joined the LEGO® Group in 2014, where he is responsible for developing and producing the company’s licensed IP content, which includes Star Wars, Marvel and Jurassic World, among others. Jason’s first piece of LEGO Star Wars content was the 2016 Emmy-nominated series, The Freemaker Adventures, of which he served as Producer.
Josh Rimes
Director of Development, Executive Producer // Lucasfilm
(LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, Star Wars: Visions, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special)
Josh Rimes is the Director of Animation Development at Lucasfilm and has been with the company for over 5 years. He works closely with series creators, from idea development through production and delivery. From Star Wars Resistance to the final season of The Clone Wars and from LEGO Star Wars to digital content, he produces a wide-ranging collection of Star Wars animated content including Star Wars: The Bad Batch and the anime anthology Star Wars: Visions. Prior to Lucasfilm, Josh was a creative executive at Michael Eisner’s The Tornante Company, where he developed and associate-produced the first two seasons of BoJack Horseman.
Ken Cunningham
Director // Atomic Cartoons
(LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, LEGO Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum, LEGO Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar (Double Trouble/Sibling Rivalry))
Ken Cunningham is a multiple award-winning director with experience in animation (CG, 2D and stop-motion) and live-action.
He has directed projects for a diverse range of clients, including Lucasfilm, Marvel, LEGO, Universal, The Jim Henson Company, Skybound Entertainment, Zodiak Kids, Mattel, Nickelodeon, Tornante animation and CBC.
Previous to his work in film and television, Ken spent 11 years as a professional dance artist, performing internationally with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault (Montréal), Toru Shimazaki Dance (Japan) and Dancemakers (Toronto), under artistic director Serge Bennathan.
Kevin Chai
Art Director // Atomic Cartoons
(LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, LEGO Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum, Hello Ninja)
Kevin Chai started his career in graphic design and illustration. He has been working in the animation industry for over 18 years. He started in 2003 as a junior designer and quickly found his place in animation. Working on many diverse projects, from boys' action to preschool shows, and having to adapt to the varying style has been rewarding. Learning, growing and developing skills along the way.
He has been able to art direct shows for Lucasfilms, LEGO, Universal, Marvel, Netflix, Skybound, Spin Master and Mattel.
Michael Kramer
Composer // Tin Man Music
(LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, The Ghost & Molly McGee, He-Man & the Masters of the Universe, Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian)
Michael Kramer is a two-time Emmy-nominated composer and multi-instrumentalist for film, television and video games. A graduate of USC's acclaimed film scoring program, he scores the hit Cartoon Network TV series LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitsu, for which he received a 2020 Emmy Award nomination. For more than 10 years and counting, the show is one of the network's longest-running animated programs and airs in more than 30 countries.
Other TV credits include LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, Disney's The Ghost & Molly McGee, Netflix’ He-Man & the Masters of the Universe (2021), Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, Netflix' Healing Powers of Dude, and Disney XD's LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, for which he was also nominated for a 2017 Emmy. On the big screen, Michael's music can be heard in Furious 7, Thor: The Dark World, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, where he collaborated with Brian Tyler. His video game credits include Need For Speed: The Run, Assassin's Creed: Black Flag, and Assassin's Creed: Unity.
Website // Website // IMDb // Facebook // Twitter
Tim Llewellyn
DFX Supervisor // Atomic Cartoons
(LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, LEGO Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum, Hello Ninja)
Tim has been in the visual effects and animation industry for over two decades, where he has led and been on the creative teams at numerous award-winning studios, such as Sony Pictures Imageworks, Rhythm & Hues, DreamWorks Animation and MPC. During his career, he has had the opportunity to work on a wide range of film and television projects, from live-action films such as I Am Legend, San Andreas, and Ghostbusters, to high-profile feature animation including Polar Express, Surf’s Up, Megamind and Puss in Boots.
In his current role as the Studio Digital Effects Supervisor at Atomic Cartoons, Tim supervises and manages the process and execution of all 3D productions, working with teams to build efficiency and collaboration between artists and their workflows, allowing them to focus on creating the highest quality of images.
MODERATOR
Kristin Baver
Associate Editor // Lucasfilm
Biography not available at this time.
