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Mukpuddy Adds Pocket Protectors To Their Arsenal

aaron — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:18:39 +0000

The Mukpuddy gang has delivered a new cartoon series for New Zealand television. Pocket Protectors airs on Sunday monrings on TV2 at 8am, and the team used Flash and After Effects to put this 5 minute episode together.

Disney XD’s Motorcity Firing On All Cylinders

aaron — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:08:28 +0000

Titmouse is nearly set to roll-out their latest production model – Motorcity. This turbo-charged series premieres on Disney XD on April 30th at 9pm ET/PT, and it looks like a hit in the making.

The team has set a new bar for Flash character animation. While Titmouse is employing “re-use” techniques, you’d never know it, as the animation so full and fluid. There’s certainly a lot of drawing mileage going into each and every shot, and the facial acting is really elaborate and engaging. Of course, Flash isn’t the only tool being employed – the Titmouse team is using After Effects, Maya and Photoshop as well. Here’s a few shots from the show:

The Titmouse crew went into overdrive on the tech side too, creating proprietary Flash plug-ins and scripts to lubricate the production pipeline. For instance, here’s the ‘Facinator’ plug-in that allows an animator to quickly select a head position from a wide array of angles, somewhat mimicking a CG rig. The plug-in, which was built by Justin Putney @ Ajar, is displayed around the 1-minute mark:

If you can’t wait until the 30th, you can go see the first episode over on iTunes, and there’s also a free iPad/iPhone game.

Film Bilder Slices Off New Episode of Tom Series

aaron — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:20:50 +0000

The German studio Film Bilder is behind this Flash-animated series of shorts with a very long title - Tom & the Slide of Bread With Strawberry Jam & Honey. Andreas Hykade directed the latest episode titled Tom is Silly:

Tammemagi and Monster Orbit Cosmo

aaron — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:52:10 +0000

Hoping to introduce more children to astronomy, Jason Tammemagi has created Cosmo, a new Flash-animated series being produced by Ireland’s Monster Animation. Tammemagi, the creator of the preschool animated series Fluffy Gardens, is now leading the team into full-tilt production using Flash and Swift3D. Here’s a trailer:

Sneak Peek at The Aquabats! Super Show!

aaron — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:56:34 +0000

The team at FremantleMedia is hard at work on a long-awaited, upcoming series for the Hub. It’s titled The Aquabats! Super Show!, co-created by Aquabats frontman Christian Jacobs.

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Nick Cross Scares Up Motel Monstre Titles

aaron — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:00:20 +0000

Nick Cross recently animated a credit sequence for a new live-action kids series titled Motel Monstre. The designs were handled by Dave Cooper.

Dukes of Broxstonia Now on the Main Stage

aaron — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:57:28 +0000

Back in 2010, we featured a short clip from a new, Flash-animated series out of Australia – The Dukes of Broxstonia. It’s the creation of Suren Perera and Stu Connolly, and a whole series has been produced for ABC TV in Australia. Here’s an episode titled Photo Shoot:

Six Point Harness Putting Out Good Vibes

aaron — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:18:37 +0000

You know when your friend or friends work on something and you really want it to be good so you can honestly tell them you liked it – but it sucks? Well, I don’t have that problem with Good Vibes, the new Flash-animated MTV series that premieres tonight at 10:30/9:30c. My pals at Six Point Harness can be very proud of this show, and I suspect the whole team will enjoy several more seasons and as much success as an animated show on MTV can get (both Downtown and Clone High deserved far more honorable deaths). Here’s the latest promo:

Newman Reveals Recipe For Thundercats Cheeseburger

aaron — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:01:22 +0000

Drew Newman recently contributed to an episode of MAD, the animated Cartoon Network series. This short below smashes Thundercats and Internet Memes together to create a cheeseburger that you can has! Full credits below.

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CREDITS
Writer – Marly Halpern-Graser
Storyboards/Animation/Design – Will Patrick
Character Designs – Su Moon
BG Design – Jojo Ramos

Boulder Rolls Out Zig & Zag

aaron — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:58:12 +0000

The team at Ireland’s Flickerpix have revealed a 3-minute teaser for a new Flash-animated series titled Zig & Zag. The characters in the series were created and performed by Ciaran Morrison and Mick O’Hara, who first introduced Zig and Zag as puppets back in 1987. They eventually became quite popular as part of the cast on Channel 4′s The Big Breakfast. They’ve since starred in a number of programs and TV spots, and this is their first step into the world of animation. Animation production was handled at Boulder Media, another Irish company.