Photos by Kaitlin K. Walsh

Threadwood is a boutique animation studio based in upstate New York, led by Emmy Award-winning animation professionals Alexis Deprey and Scott DaRos. Specializing in clay, stop-motion, and 2D animation, Threadwood brings a unique, handcrafted design sensibility to both client projects and original content, and has collaborated with clients such as Nickelodeon, BUCK Design, Jonas & Co., LEGO, and SyFy. With over 20 years of combined industry experience, Alexis and Scott have cultivated strong leadership, creative, and organizational skills that, along with their background in illustration, enhance their animation and cinematography, emphasizing composition, color, and clarity for visually compelling storytelling. They have also independently contributed to renowned network shows such as Robot Chicken, SpongeBob SquarePants, SuperMansion, M.O.D.O.K., Dinosaur Office, and MAD, as well as feature films like the recent stop-motion film Pinocchio.

Alexis Deprey
Co-Creative Director
An experienced Art Director & Production Designer who has worked on television productions such as Robot Chicken and SuperMansion. Alexis has had extensive commercial work with clients like Goldfish, Amazon, Apple, Mattel, and more.
Alexis was the Art Director for seasons 8 & 9 of Robot Chicken when both season's Christmas Specials earned Emmys. Alexis is currently a visiting lecturer for animation at RIT.

Scott DaRos
Co-Creative Director
An experienced Animator, Animation Director, and Director specializing in stop motion & claymation. Scott's work can be seen in film & TV projects like Pinocchio, SpongeBob SquarePants, Robot Chicken, and Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. He's earned Emmy Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation and Outstanding Short Form Animation. Scott has been nominated for an additional Emmy Award and two Annie Awards. 
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WHAT WE DO

From the spark of an idea to the finished product, ​we are a full-service animation studio that handles:

PRE-PRODUCTION

Storyboard production
Character design
Production design
Writing
Puppet fabrication
​Set and prop fabrication

PRODUCTION

Animation (stop-motion, claymation, 2D)
Camera and lighting
Stage setup
​Set dressing

POST-PRODUCTION

Visual effects
Sound design and engineering
Editing

Clients include

AWARDS

Scott has earned Emmy awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation and Outstanding Short Form Animation for his character animation and animation direction. Scott has also been nominated for a 3rd Emmy and 2 Annie awards for animation direction and character animation.

Alexis was the Art Director for seasons 8 & 9 of Robot Chicken; both seasons won an Emmy for their Christmas specials. Season 9 was also nominated for the Outstanding Short Form Animated Program Emmy in 2019. 

Threadwood was a winner at the Los Angeles Film Festival and was featured in the inaugural Cardiff Animation Festival. ​

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