Sponge Bob Hypnosis
a cut focusing on our part
In October 2025, Nickelodeon aired Go Fetch! — a 6-minute SpongeBob short from Pinreel Inc., directed by Adam Paloian, with Olov Burman as animation director.
Fake Pilot came in through Olov to craft a slice of the look in Houdini: hypnotic eyes and a shifting flower-power pattern in multiple colors — the kind of graphic hit that reads in a flash on screen.
Not the biggest paycheck. Name in the credits. Worth it.
Watch the full episode here!
Original on Youtube
Here's an early test of the effect, before it was directed with Pinreel to fit the short film style. PS. Song is from Board of Canada and was never used.
