Brainy Pixel

Michael Thoenes

Brannon Hollingsworth

Brainy Pixel CEO/Managing Partner

MICHAEL THOENES is the CEO and co-founder of Brainy Pixel Productions. Michael has a passion for producing God-honoring animation and media for children and families. He most recently directed and produced the award-winning show Cubekins and serves as Technical Director on Brainy Pixel's animation projects by structuring efficient software pipelines for animation production in Blender, Maya, and Unreal Engine. Michael's interests also include art instruction, video production, YouTube channel building, and all aspects of the 2D and 3D animation process

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Brannon Hollingsworth

Brainy Pixel COO/Creative Director

BRANNON HOLLINGSWORTH (Creative Director/Writer) was born to create. An author, speaker, poet, producer, publisher, game designer, content creator, script writer, art director, and unapologetic Christ-follower, Brannon is a passionate creator, teacher, and deacon of young adults who promotes family-oriented ministries. Brannon is the author or co-author of over a dozen novels, novellas, and short stories and the co-creator of a game that Forbes called “a clever idea well executed” and “excellent”.

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Brainy Pixel Creative Team

Layne Laughter

2D Animation, Director

Klifton Riley

Layne Laughter

3D Animation, Textures

Noah Lombard

Layne Laughter

Klayton Riley

3D Animation, Maya

Klayton Riley

3D Animation, Textures

Connor Willis

Klayton Riley

Connor Willis

2D Illustration, Animation, Game Design

Hannah Mason

Klayton Riley

Connor Willis

2D Illustration, Concept Design & Animation

Analyn Reynolds

Elizabeth Berhow

Project Management, Development

Elizabeth Berhow

2D/3D Design, Animation

Brannon Hall

Elizabeth Berhow

Bréanna Bornmann

3D Animation, Concept Work, Marketing

Bréanna Bornmann

Bronwyn Hollingsworth

Bréanna Bornmann

2D Illustration, Animation

Bronwyn Hollingsworth

Production Assistant, MOCAP Tech

James Davis

Bronwyn Hollingsworth

3D Animation, Rigging

Brainy Pixel Creative Team

Mitch Bales

Allegra Dougherty

3D Character Animator

Allegra Dougherty

3D Animator

Jonathan Hammer

Allegra Dougherty

Jonathan Hammer

3D Animator, Modeler

Cobb Dixon

Zack Pappanastos

Jonathan Hammer

2D Animator, Graphic Artist

Zack Pappanastos

2D Animator, Graphic Artist

Laura Phelps

Zack Pappanastos

2D Animator, Graphic Artist

Yesenia De La Cruz

2D/3D Animator, Graphic Artist

Sophia Lanham

Yesenia De La Cruz

2D/3D Animator, Graphic Artist

Allie Thompson

Yesenia De La Cruz

Allie Thompson

MOCAP Actor, Animator

Former Brainy Pixel Teammates

John Langley

Juliana Maddox

3D Modeling, Textures, Game Design

Juliana Maddox

Social Media, Marketing, Animation

Austin Givens

Juliana Maddox

Tucker Youngblood

3D Animation, Character, Prop Design

Tucker Youngblood

2D Animation

Rebekah Willis

Tucker Youngblood

Rebekah Willis

Character Design, Storyboards

Rylan Scott

Tucker Youngblood

Rebekah Willis

3D Animation

David Stewart

3D Modeler, Animator