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Ka-Ching Finish Making De Grobbebollen

aaron — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:20:09 +0000

The boys at Ka-Ching Cartoons have been mighty busy, churning out a new kids show titled De Grobbebollen Maken Lol (in Dutch “lol” rather appropriately means “fun”). It’s in Dutch, but there’s plenty of physical comedy that translates into any language. [might need Silverlight to view this]

[UPDATE] I learned from Joost at Ka-Ching that they’re making 52 five-minute episodes over 2 seasons. They’re also working with artists from around the globe like Mick Harrison, Jesse Cote and Todd Ramsay

Tracking Three Animated Projects

aaron — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:56:51 +0000

I’ve always got my eyes on projects that are “in the oven.” Many animators and animation teams use the web to tease a project that’s still in production, and I’ll spot an animatic or a blog post about these, and track them to completion. Right now I’m watching several, but three in particular have got my full attention.

First up is Kyle Marshall’s The 3 Amigonauts: Doin’ the Doo. Last year, Marshall brought us Triumphant Campaigns of Captain Cudney, which really blew me away. Below is the first shot from Amigonauts, which he designed and colored in Photoshop, but then assembled in Flash.

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Next, we have a new project from Ka-Ching Cartoons, the Nethrelands-based team behind The 3D Machine, another stand-out from 2008. Their next project is a half-hour animated film titled Kakkerlak: A Nuclear Opera. Here’s a 30-second sample:

Lastly, you should keep your eyes trained on the Brothers McLeod blog. The twosome, who were recently nominated for a BAFTA, have embarked on their latest film titled The Moon Bird, which is being written as an homage to the Brothers Grimm. No animation has emerged, but we’ll surely let you know when it does.

Stereoscopic 3D Tutorial From Ka-Ching

aaron — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:42:59 +0000

Last summer we posted 3 “behind-the-scenes” vignettes for Ka-Ching Cartoon’s 7-minute Flash-animated short The 3D-Machine, which was produced in stereoscopic 3D. This week, Joost van den Bosch and Erik Verkerk, the Nethlands-based founders of Ka-Ching, have delivered a detailed, step-by-step “how to” video. Below, we learn how to produce the anaglyph images that create the illusion of 3D, using Flash and After Effects.

The Making of 3D Machine

aaron — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:09:40 +0000

Back in January, we wrote about Ka-Ching Cartoon’s Flash animated short 3D Machine. I’ve now seen the 7-minute film, and Joost van den Bosch and Erik Verkerk have created an extremely unique short, and the process by which they created this eye-popping 3D experience is equally as unique. Below we start with the trailer for 3D Machine, and then we’re treated to 3 “making of” shorts. [3D-glasses optional]

Ka-Ching Drops Their 3D Machine on Rotterdam

aaron — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:31:51 +0000

Last night at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Joost van den Bosch and Erik Verkerk, the Dutch artists behind Ka-Ching Cartoons, debuted their new 7-minute Flash-animated short The 3D-Machine. Inspired by 50s monster movies, this film is actually produced in traditional 3D format (glassed encouraged, but not required), and the team used Photoshop and After Effects for the backgrounds and Premiere for the editing. The film is about “a professor who invents a machine that can bring everything he draws to life.”

You can view a trailer over at the Ka-Ching website.

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Ka-Ching Cartoons’ New Show Reel

aaron — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:20:00 +0000

Ka-Ching Cartoons, which is run by Dutch animators Joost van den Bosch and Erik Verkerk, has recently assembled a new show reel. The clip, which you can view below, features shots from Freaky Frankenbike Patrol, the title sequence from Skunk Fu, Mr. Medicine – the Musical, and the 8-bit episode from Skunk Fu, all of which were animated in Flash.