Total Drama Island, a new Flash-animated series created by Tom McGillis and Jennifer Pertsch, begins airing on Sunday July 8th on Canada’s Teletoon network. This reality show spoof series comes from Fresh Animation and is being animated by Elliott Animation with big help from CHF regulars Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton, otherwise known as Neptoon Studios.
You can watch this same trailer on the Total Drama Islandwebsite where users can create customized avatars, play 26 unique games, and read a weekly email tabloid magazine tailored to each player.
And now here’s a :30 second promo that’s been airing on Teletoon.
Remember ‘Habbosodes?’ These 3-minute linear animated shorts were discussed here in April and July of last year. Assembled by some of the best animation studios in the world, these shorts were commissioned by Habbo Hotel, a massive online community created by Sulake Labs.
Neptoon Studios, fronted by Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton, have released a sneak preview of their Flash-animated short. Great stuff, guys! Discuss in the message boards.
If this is all sounding a bit confusing, watch this short clip below of a Habbo community in action.
Playback magazine, who call themselves “CanadaÂs production, broadcasting & interactive media journal,” recently posted an article about the Flash-animated show ‘Total Drama Island.’ CHF has been keeping tabs on this project with a few posts of our own, and now we have a little more news - the show has been picked up for 30 episodes and it’s due out ’sometime in 2007.’ Okay, that’s not really anything more than we knew before, but the article does have a shout-out to Todd Kaufman and Mark Thornton (Neptoon Studios), who will be directing. Todd and Mark were first mentioned here back in 2005 regarding the Nicktoons Film Festival.
The show is being distributed by Zoom in North America and Cake Distribution is handling the rest.
Head over the Fresh Animation website to watch the promo.
Back in February, you might have spotted a post here about ‘Camp TV,’ a new Flash-animated series from the creators of ‘6teen.’ The project has officially borne fruit, and they’ve also got a new title - ‘Total Drama Island.’
The talented folks at Neptoon Studios, which is headed up by Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton, recently posted a link to their animated promo.
With artists like Jared Deal and Joel Trussell on board, it’s no wonder this thing looks and moves so well.
Next up - 26 episodes for Teletoon, due out in 2007. Production starts in June.
The creators of 6teen, the Canadian show that recently sold to Nickelodeon, have begun working on their next project. Tom McGillis and Jennifer Pertsch of Fresh Animation have created a new project called ‘Camp TV,’ and they’ve put their project in the capable hands of Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton at Neptoon Studios. It’s being billed as a reality show send-up that dumps a group of teens at a dingy camp in Canada.
Joining Todd and Mark on this Flash-animated project are some big names in the Flash community, including Jared Deal and Joel Trussell, the man behind the amazing ‘War Photographer’ video.
They’re producing a 2-minute promo, and then Todd and Mark will stay on to direct 26 episodes for Teletoon. Follow the production over at the Neptoon Studios blog - great looking stuff, guys.
As reported back in April, various studios from around the world have been invited to create a series of 15 three-minute ‘Habbosodes.’ The effort is headed up by Sulake, the company behind Habbo Hotel, a massive virtual environment with over 3.6 million users. The ‘Habbosodes’ project will resolve with the release of a compilation DVD, that will eventually spawn a TV series.
These 3-minute linear animated shorts were discussed here in 
“CanadaÂs production, broadcasting & interactive media journal,” recently posted 
invited to create a series of 15 three-minute ‘Habbosodes.’ The effort is headed up by 
