Monday, April 30, 2007



Here's the first complete run through, start to finish roughly (ROUGHLY!) storyboarded. In fact, I'm inclined to point out they hardly qualify as storyboards since the characters aren't designed and the staging is so simple. More like thumbnail ideas of what might happen.

With that said, it's a bit shaky in spots but I personally think it's pretty funny and has a lot of good opportunities for fun animation. How do you like my surprise "it was all a dream" ending?

I intend now to work on designs and art direction, so we can live with this version for a bit and see how it holds up. This is an excellent stage to put forth ideas or raise concerns!

Friday, April 27, 2007


Just plowing straight ahead.

I realize I have the "radioactive" symbol on the GMO warning sign but I want the biohazard symbol instead. I'm not trying to be political with that, just looking for a little more of an explanation for his gifts than "toes were in the spinach patch..."

Thursday, April 26, 2007


My disappointment at having to change my idea for the thief-tripping gag has given way to the realization that this new version is better anyway. It's distressing how common that is! I feel like maybe I should pretend every idea I have can't be used for some reason or another so I have to think of something else. I'd probably be rich and famous by now instead of just smart and handsome.

This new version is pretty literal when it comes to illustrating the lyrics, but I don't think that's always so bad. They're pretty surreal images and the cartoon's likely just going to get weirder.

Tuesday, April 24, 2007


What I should be doing is working on character designs and developing the look and feel of the whole cartoon, but I couldn't resist just digging in. So I've started blocking in the cartoon with stick figures and I've already discovered one of my first gags isn't going to work.

I had it in my head that after the line "The crime rate's down to zero, since he's been around..." the song went into the "Uuuultrafooot" chorus. But it doesn't, it starts listing his powers. My joke was going to be that he saved the day just by using his regular old foot and I was planning to reveal later on that his foot really has super powers.

I'll have to figure something else out, unless you want to re-record?