We first wrote about Hero:108 back in 2007, and today the Flash-animated series arrives on Cartoon Network. The show is a co-production by Gamania Digital Entertainment, Mike Young Productions, Moonscoop, and Cartoon Network Europe. Big congrats to my pal Rita Street and the all the Flash-animators who helped get it on the air.
Fawn Veerasunthorn at Six Point Harness Studios directed this Flash-animated Chowder spot for Cartoon Network’s Get Animated campaign. It’s part of the Spot the Block effort which “encourages kids to use the Nutrition Facts Label on food packages to make healthier food choices.” The animation team included James Krenzke, Mac Whiting, Jaime Velasquez, and Joe Kossuth.
**UPDATE**
…also, here’s the animatic below and check out Fawn’s details on the process.
Later this year, a new Flash-animated series is set to premiere on Cartoon Network. Hero:108 “follows the mythic adventures of Lin Chung, Mystique Sonia, Jumpy GhostFace and Mighty Ray as they fight to bring peace to a Hidden Kingdom where a war between animals and humans is raging,” and the series is a co-production by Gamania Digital Entertainment, Mike Young Productions, Moonscoop, and Cartoon Network Europe. They’ve recently launched a website and a Facebook page. Join either site by tomorrow, May 15, and you’ll automatically be entered in a drawing for a limited edition vinyl toy (inset). By way of Executive Producer, Rita Street, we’ve also landed an exclusive clip – an animatic-to-animation comparison. I really dig those rectangular clouds.
This Sunday, Cartoon Network will air its’ last cartoon. Wait, that’s next year. This year, they’re airing the final Foster’s cartoon. Starting at 1pm on Sunday, the network will begin airing the show’s final 5 episodes, concluding with the series finale Goodbye to Bloo. Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends began in 2004 and has delivered over 75 episodes and received numerous awards. I know most of the crew has already left the building, but here’s to an exceptional run. You guys created something quite special.
For more on the topic, check out our interview with series creator Craig McCracken and animation director Eric Pringle.
Now for a short note on persistence. Of the 60+ interviews I’ve posted here at ColdHardFlash, my discussion with Joey So and Todd Kauffman was number two. This was back in 2005, and the twosome were invited by the Canadian network Teletoon to produce Sidekick, a short series for their Funpak block. In Flash, they created 5 shorts, a process well detailed in the 2-part interview.
Now, 4 years on, Sidekick has been picked up by Cartoon Network. Persistence has paid off. Congrats guys! Here’s a trailer they cut for MIP:
