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Although Josh Staub fell into his career as a digital artist by chance, his animated short movie, The Mantis Parable, happened very much on purpose. And now, those efforts are paying off: His eight-minute short about a caterpillar and a praying mantis has earned numerous film-festival awards, and, though the movie didn't get on this year's Oscar shortlist, it did make the qualifying list.
Staub spent nearly two years creating the story, visuals, animation, sound effects, and musical score for The Mantis Parable himself, all for about $4500 through his newly formed Jubilee Studios. Before trying his hand in CG filmmaking, Staub honed his skills as the art director ...