Digital Pictures, with the creative participation of Autodesk Canada and Seneca College's School of Communication Arts.

Seneca professor Sean Craig, who had worked on Ryan as a student, was an animation director on The Spine.

[5] The screenplay for The Spine was written by Landreth while enrolled in a professional screenwriting workshop at Ryerson Polytechnic University.

The Ryerson workshop helped Landreth to flesh out his story and as of 2009, he continues to meet with his writing group once a month.

Landreth also credits the production teams from the National Film Board and Copperheart for their creative input.