6 Monsters

So here’s a goal image J Chad did with Buck to show everyone on the crew what we’d like the final to look like. We’re getting close to this with the 3D elements. We should have more to show soon.

As always, let us know what you think.
-Floyd

With only one minor adjustment, our boards are now ready to go through the process that will take them to tv screens as living animation. It’s our hope to be able to translate the poses and staging that J Chad did with his pencil, into our finished animated 3D characters. Keep watching this space to see how we’re doing!

-Floyd

So HERE is some more animation for Buck. It’s actually the rest of the sound clip I posted yesterday animated the rest of the way through.

Tests like these help us put the rig through it’s paces before we get into production with it.

-Floyd

Well, we’re fine tuning the rigs for Buck and Gailard. Here’s an audio test we did to see how the animation rig would behave.

Enjoy!

Let us know what you think!

-Floyd

Today was a confusing pitch for all. Alan Goodman and I (Fred) were the pitchers.

Six Monsters is a show that Alan and I have developed. For each of the sketches that will make up the short we’ve brought in

Pen Ward,

Don Dougherty,
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To re-cap, Random!’s Six Monsters cartoon gives half a dozen different filmmaker a stab at giving their takes on the same characters.

One of the filmmakers working on the short is Don Dougherty. Don’s tackling the running gag part of Six Monsters: three thirty-second bits featuring Buck and Roy.

Don’s been around the animation block with gigs at Disney Feature Animation as well as their TV arm, Universal, and Hanna-Barbera. He’s also a cartoonist who’s work has appeared in dozens of magazines, ranging from Good Housekeeping to Saturday Evening Post. Finally, he’s even got several books out.

My favorite credit of Don’s? Tex Avery hired him as a gag man.

Welcome aboard, Don.

– Eric

So with blogs being all the rage, we decided to start a studio blog of our own. You can read it here

For those that don’t know, Boglins were cool puppets that were around in the 80’s. They’re not quite a Gremlin, and note quite a Critter.

-Floyd

Here’s a panel from my Six Monsters storyboard. If you listen closely you can hear Roy singing an original song about sandwiches. Believe it or not, during a recent LA-NY conference call we debated what type of sandwhich is funnier: roast beef or pastrami. I love the cartoon business.
By the way, what kind of sandwhich do you think is the funniest?

- DAN METH

Hey everyone, there’s a conference call today for “Six Monsters”. This image was drawn by J Chad Erekson. This is how we picture the other end of the phone during the call. Buck, Gailard, and the rest don’t usually say too much during the calls, but I’m sure they are paying attention!

-Floyd