{"id":83,"date":"2026-07-31T08:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T08:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/lbb-x-the-line\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T08:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T08:15:15","slug":"lbb-x-the-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/lbb-x-the-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Directors Tim McCourt and Max Taylor Move Mountains | THE LINE Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<header>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>London, England<\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@thelinestudio.com\">info@thelinestudio.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><button><\/button><\/p>\n<nav>\n<div>\n<ul><!--[--><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/\"><span><\/span><span>Home<\/span><\/a><i>\/<\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/work\"><span><\/span><span>Work<\/span><\/a><i>\/<\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/entertainment\"><span><\/span><span>Entertainment<\/span><\/a><i>\/<\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/about\"><span><\/span><span>About<\/span><\/a><i>\/<\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/blog\"><span><\/span><span>Feed<\/span><\/a><i>\/<\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/podcast\"><span><\/span><span>Podcast<\/span><\/a><i>\/<\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/contact\"><span><\/span><span>Contact<\/span><\/a><i>\/<\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eliz.vision\/shop\"><span><\/span><span>Shop<\/span><\/a><i>\/<\/i><\/li>\n<p><!--]--><\/ul>\n<div>\n<p><em>\/<\/em> Let&#8217;s Talk<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:info@thelinestudio.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\"><span>info@thelinestudio.com <!--&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure><img alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"912\"><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/nav>\n\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\n<div><span>00<\/span><i>\/<\/i><span>24<\/span><span>\u00a0fps<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n--><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><!--[--><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<p>Inside Gorillaz\u2019s New Esoteric Animated Film<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure><img alt=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--&gt;]--><\/div>\n<div><!--[--><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><img alt=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThe cornerstone of the film came from Jamie story-wise,\u201d explains Max. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t really write a script. 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