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{{Infobox company
| founded = October 1, 2010
| website = https://elementanimation.com
| type = Computer-generated animation studio
| founders = * [https://elementanimation.fandom.com/wiki/Christine_Aktin Christine Aktin]
* [[Minecraft:Dan Lloyd]]
* [https://elementanimation.fandom.com/wiki/Jason_Sargeant Jason Sargeant]
| image = Element Animation logo.png
}}

'''Element Animation''' is an animation studio and YouTube channel, known for creating ''[[Minecraft:Villager News]]'' and producing several [[Minecraft:Mojang cinematics|cinematics]] for [[Minecraft:Mojang Studios]].

== Notable staff ==

=== Dan Lloyd ===
{{Infobox person
|title=Dan Lloyd
|occupation=Animator, voice actor, YouTuber
|minecraft roles=*{{CharacterLink|Villager No. 5}}
*{{CharacterLink|Villager No. 9}}
*{{CharacterLink|Villager No. 15}}
|languages=English
|years active=2010–present
|twitter=ThatVillagerGuy
}}
'''Daniel "Dan" Peter Lloyd'''<ref>{{Cite|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/song/whats-in-my-big-sack/1660654972|title=What's in My Big Sack? &ndash; Song by Element Animation|website=Apple Music}}</ref> is an animator, voice actor, and co-founder of Element Animation. He is best known as the creator of ''Villager News'', where he voices the majority of the [[Minecraft:villager]] characters, commonly being regarded as a definitive voice for them by fans. He has reprised his role as [[Minecraft:Villager No. 5]] and [[Minecraft:Villager No. 9|9]] in various crossovers, typically presented at events such as [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live]]. Prior to those, he hosted a panel at [[Minecraft:MINECON 2016]], and was interviewed on [[Minecraft:Minecraft.net]].<ref>{{Mcnet|it-takes-village|It takes a Village|August 4, 2021|Per Landin}}</ref>
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== Portfolio ==

=== Personal ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Image
!Description
!Playlist
|-
|''The Crack''
|[[File:The Crack.png|width=200x200]]
|Element Animation's first show, focusing on the adventures of three eggs, Dan, Jason, and Chrisi.
|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5866479F990C77F5 Link]
|-
|''An Egg's Guide to Minecraft''
|[[File:An Egg's Guide to Minecraft.jpg|width=200x200]]
|A spin-off of The Crack, about Jason exploring ''Minecraft''.
|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B3AB6D758234327 Link]
|-
|''[[Minecraft:Villager News]]''
|[[File:Villagersnews-helicopter2.jpg|width=200x200]]
|A series of farcical news reports hosted by [https://elementanimation.fandom.com/wiki/Villager_Number_4 Villager No. 4], and following his death, [[Minecraft:Villager No. 5]].
|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnVrQgGuTfZ_JEkI6ieqFE6Sox12YnRAt Link]
|-
|''Everything Wrong with Our Videos''
|[[File:Everything Wrong with Element Animations.jpg|width=200x200]]
|A self-deprecating behind-the-scenes analysis series, dissecting the company's own videos scene by scene.
|
|-
|''Terraria: The Animated Series''
|[[File:Terraria the Animated Series.jpg|width=200x200]]
|An animated series about ''[[Minecraft:Terraria]]''.
|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnVrQgGuTfZ_QSaScacTNkdZiAPIZjywh Link]
|}

=== Mojang Studios ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Image
!Description
!Release date
|-
|[[Minecraft:MINECON 2015 Opening Ceremony Animation]]
|[[File:MINECON 2015 ElementAnimation.png|left|frameless|width=200]]
|The opening cinematic shown as part of [[Minecraft:MINECON 2015]]
|
*July 5, 2015 (Element's YouTube)
* July 28, 2015 ([[Minecraft:MINECON 2015]])
|-
|[[Minecraft:MINECON 2016 - A Minecraft Adventure (Part 1)]]
|[[File:MINECON 2016 Part1 ElementAnimation.png|left|frameless|width=200]]
|The first part of a cinematic for MINECON 2016, involving two of the show's co-hosts, [https://elementanimation.fandom.com/wiki/Tim Tim] and [https://elementanimation.fandom.com/wiki/Ella Ella] (played by David Kloehr and Kai Amour) adventuring through the ''Minecraft'' world. In this part, Ella teaches Tim on how to survive in the Overworld by building a dirt house, and battling monsters.
|
*September 30, 2016 (Element's YouTube)
* September 24, 2016 ([[Minecraft:MINECON 2016]])


|-
|[[Minecraft:MINECON 2016 - A Minecraft Adventure (Part 2)]]
|[[File:MINECON 2016 Part2 ElementAnimation.png|left|frameless|width=200]]
|The second part of a cinematic for MINECON 2016, involving Tim and Ella adventuring through the ''Minecraft'' world. In this part, they battle and defeat the [[Minecraft:Ender Dragon]].
|
*October 7, 2016 (Element's YouTube)
* September 24, 2016 ([[Minecraft:MINECON 2016]])
|-
|[[Minecraft:VILLAGER (and Pillager?) NEWS]]
|[[File:MCL2019 Villager No. 5.png|width=200]]
|A promotion for the [[Minecraft:Village & Pillage]] update, split between a ''Villager News'' episode and infomercial-like summary of the new features.
|
* September 28, 2019 ([[Minecraft:MINECON Live 2019]])
* October 2, 2019 (YouTube)
|-
|[[Minecraft:The Nether Update Encore]]
|[[File:MINECON LIVE 2019 ElementAnimation.png|left|frameless|width=200]]
|A ballet about the adventures of a young [[Minecraft:piglin]] and [[Minecraft:Hoglin|hoglet]].
|
* October 3, 2020 ([[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2020]])
* October 6, 2020 (YouTube)
|-
|[[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2021: Caves & Cliffs: The Musical|Caves & Cliffs: The Musical]]
|[[File:MINECRAFT LIVE 2021 ElementAnimation.png|left|frameless|width=200]]
|A musical sequence explaining the features of the [[Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs]] update, particularly Part 1.
|
* October 16, 2021 ([[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2021]])
* October 20, 2021 (YouTube)
|-
|[[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2022: Announcement Trailer]]
|[[File:MINECRAFT LIVE 2022 Trailer ElementAnimation.png|left|frameless|width=200]]
|A complex situation of a chain of various mobs getting agitated.
|
* September 8, 2022 (YouTube)
|-
|[[Minecraft:A Warden's Song]]
|[[File:Make a sound.png|width=200]]
|A dark musical where [[Minecraft:Steve]] and [[Minecraft:Alex]] explore an [[Minecraft:Ancient City|ancient city]].
|
* October 15, 2022 ([[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2022]])
* October 20, 2022 (YouTube)
|-
|[[Minecraft:Minecraft Live is back for 2023!]]
|[[File:Live2023-11.jpeg|width=200]]
|A sequence of the ''Minecraft'' cast discovering ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Live]]'' has returned via [[Minecraft:Pink Petals|pink petals]].
|
* September 13, 2023
|-
|[[Minecraft:A Tale of Two Friends]]
|[[File:Camel looks at Striders.png|width=200]]
|A slapstick comedy about [[Minecraft:Efe]]'s [[Minecraft:camel]] trying to save a newly hatched [[Minecraft:snifflet]].
|
* October 15, 2023 ([[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2023]])
* October 21, 2023 (YouTube)
|-
|[[Minecraft:The Monster in the Woods]]
|[[File:Creaking in Villager News.jpg|width=200]]
|Another Villager News episode, depicting a story where [[Minecraft:Villager No. 9]] tries to disprove the reported existence of a [[Minecraft:Creaking|monster]].
|
* September 28, 2024 ([[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2024]])
* October 1, 2024 (YouTube)
|-
|[[Minecraft:BREAKING NEWS: DANGEROUS NEW MOB!]]
|[[File:MINECRAFT LIVE 2024 Short1 ElementAnimation.png|left|frameless|width=200]]
|[[Minecraft:Villager No. 5]] reports on the creaking.
|September 30, 2024
|-
|[[Minecraft:HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW MOB?👀]]
|[[File:MINECRAFT LIVE 2024 Short2 ElementAnimation.png|left|frameless|width=200]]
|Two villagers debate whether they've seen the creaking.
|October 5, 2024
|-
|[[Minecraft:A Wandering Trader Springs to Life!]]
|[[File:Latest masterpiece.jpg|width=200x200]]
|A [[Minecraft:Wandering Trader|wandering trader]] explores the [[Minecraft:Overworld]] as it [[Minecraft:Spring to Life|springs to life]].
|
* March 22, 2025 ([[Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – March 2025|Minecraft LIVE - March 2025]])
* March 27, 2025 (YouTube)
|-
|[[Minecraft:HAS IT HAPPENED TO YOU YET?]]
|[[File:SPRING TO LIFE Short1 ElementAnimation.png|left|frameless|width=200]]
|Villagers talk about new features from the Spring to Life update and dance behind a wandering trader.
|April 6, 2025
|-
|[[Minecraft:HAVE THEY BEEN TO YOUR VILLAGE YET?]]
|[[File:SPRING TO LIFE Short2 ElementAnimation.png|left|frameless|width=200]]
|A desert village is visited by three chicken jockeys, each one of the different chicken variants, who scare the villagers.
|April 13, 2025
|-
|[[Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE Official Trailer – September 2025]]
|
|A statuary of [[Minecraft:copper golems]] deliver many items to construct a ''Minecraft Live'' logo.
|September 10, 2025
|-
|[[Minecraft:Happy Ghast Music Video]]
|[[File:Mcl-sep25-ghast.jpeg|width=200x200]]
|A music video about [[Minecraft:Efe]] raising a happy ghast, going on several adventures across the [[Minecraft:Overworld]] and [[Minecraft:Nether]].
|September 27, 2025
|}

== Trivia ==
* Following the first trailer for {{AMCM}}, many people assumed or asked if Dan would be reprising his role as the {{AMCM|villager}}s. Following this, he and the company confirmed that they had no involvement with the film.<ref>{{Tweet|Element|1831346524355256335|Answers to some of questions we keep being asked:<br>Nope, we're not playing the Villagers, we didn't help with the writing or anything like that, we're not involved in this movie. Yes, we'd have been up for it if we were asked. We think the movie looks fun!<br>There seems to be a lot of strong immediate reactions to the trailer, and of course there is!<br>Minecraft is personal for a lot of people, everyone has their own unique story in Minecraft and their own vision for how they imagine it. There would be no way to please everyone - and it'd be crazy to expect it to.<br>That being said, the whole point of this Movie is to be fun and entertaining, and it already is! This movie changes nothing about how you experience the game or your stories within it. It exists separately, it's the same with all the Youtubers and Streamers you might watch.<br>It looks bizarre - but how could it not? If the writing is good and respects the overall player base while also bring entertaining to people who haven't played Minecraft... it could be amazing. So we'll wait until we've seen it!<br>The realistic-style Minecraft world on this does look incredible. Mixing Minecraft with live action actors was always going to be difficult to pull off in any form, big well done to all the creative people involved.}}</ref>
** As the film released, they released special artwork approving of it, featuring many characters from Villager News enjoying the flick.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1417555059220787&set=pb.100028989206354.-2207520000&type=3|title=The #minecraftmovie pulled off something genuinely wild. Making a Minecraft movie in a way that works for both die hard fans and newcomers was thought to be impossible, but here it is!<br>Feels like a classic Sunday afternoon family adventure movie, and we loved it! Huge congrats to Mojang, Warner Bros., and the whole team💚<br>If you're following us you've probably either seen it or already got your ticket, but if you haven't, do it! It really is just good vibes.|author=Element Animation|website=Facebook|date=April 5, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Tweet|Element|1908609192316883018|The #MinecraftMovie pulled off something genuinely wild. Making a Minecraft movie in a way that works for both die hard fans and newcomers was thought to be impossible, but here it is! <br>Feels like a classic Sunday afternoon family adventure movie, and we loved it! Huge congrats to @Mojang<br> , @warnerbros<br> and the whole team💚<br>If you're following us you've probably either seen it or already got your ticket, but if you haven't, do it! It really is just good vibes.}}</ref>

==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/Element Twitter profile]

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