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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:

Good Vibes Coming to MTV in October

aaron — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:41:01 +0000

I sat in the premiere screening of the Good Vibes pilot at Comic-con earlier this month, and the buzz I’d heard on the show was confirmed. The writing is solid, and while the series relies a bit too much on pop culture gags (Paris Hilton and Kardashian jokes), I’m going to predict this one goes for multiple seasons. That said, Adam Brody, Seth on The O.C., is way out of his depth in the role of Woodie, and his work on the show could single-handedly pull this series down, but Danny McBride is also in the cast so it sorta balances out. Six Point Harness very capably handles the animation and the series premieres on MTV Thursday, October 27 at 10:30/9:30c.

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Brazilian Flash Animated Urban Projection

aaron — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:09:06 +0000

Here’s a cool application of Flash animation – urban projection. This piece was directed for MTV Brazil by vjsuave, who had help on the animation front from Dante Zaballa.

Bunker Animates MTV Idents

aaron — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:11:44 +0000

London-based artist Tom Bunker designed, animated and directed these idents for MTV Rocks. Looks like there’s a bit of rotoscoping going on here as well.

Popzilla Ready To Premiere on MTV

aaron — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:44:46 +0000

Popzilla got an official premiere date the other day. MTV will begin airing the new Flash-animated series on September 28th at 6:30pm, and the show will air every day there after (Mon – Thurs). Yes, you read that right – a daily animated show. I’m getting tired just writing about it. Congrats Animax! Here’s a clip, featuring the lying President of the United States, Barack Obama. HEY! I meant “lying down.” Sheesh.

Bhomb With Thom – Rock Band Radiohead

aaron — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:40:57 +0000

There’s Rock Band Beatles, AC/DC, a Country version, and even a Lego edition – so why not Radiohead? Popzilla illustrates why this probably shouldn’t ever happen:

Popzilla Animation Porks the Jonas Brothers

aaron — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:14:47 +0000

The Jonas Brothers get f’d by the Popzilla team in the new animated sketch. The Flash-animated series Popzilla is produced by Animax Entertainment, and it’s heading to MTV:

Variety Touts Topical Toon Technology

aaron — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:42:18 +0000

Variety’s Ellen Wolff has penned a new article that discusses the power of Flash animation. Animax Entertainment’s new series Popzilla is featured, pointing out how the software helps the team knock out 22-minute episodes in less than 3 weeks.

Flash-animated toons that lampoon topics ripped from the headlines are common on the web, but not so on TV. Thomas observes, “This show uses Flash the way it should be used, as opposed to using Flash to try and do cel animation. This is a digital tool that allows animators to build libraries of movement and reuse them, and this show utilizes that well.”

Animax also proved the production model for the pilot:

Brent Haynes, MTV senior VP of series development says that when Thomas pitched the show to him, he gave them three weeks to deliver a 6-minute test tape.

New MTV Series Popzilla Spears Britney

aaron — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:30:42 +0000

Animax Entertainment is currently readying a new animated sketch comedy show titled Popzilla for MTV. It primarily skewers celebrities, and who better to start with than Britney Spears? Here’s your first look:

Behind the Scenes of DJ & The Fro

aaron — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:37:02 +0000

Back in 2004, Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein created Drawn Together, which is currently being turned into a feature-length movie – in Flash no less. Aside from this Comedy Central series, another Viacom network has picked up and begun airing DJ & The Fro, a Flash animated series being produced at Titmouse, Inc. The series follows two cubicle jockeys who pass their workdays trading viral videos. Dave and Matt were given a 20 episode pick-up, and asked to produce it in record time. Subsequently, MTV launched a series of web exclusive videos, and below are a few which take us behind the scenes of the production. Big thanks to Ronald Lanham Jr for the story tip. (apparently these videos are only viewable in specific countries, including the US and Australia)

An animatic:

A studio tour with supervising animator Mark Marek: