Lester and Virgil go hi tech
Remember these guys? I posted about them a few months back on the Channel Frederator blog. I WAS going to do a short with these guys using Flash, but I’m no Avi Tuchman, so I’m going full 3D instead (which Avi is also really good at, by the way).
A few years back, my studio did a short called “Opposites Jamboree”. It got quite a bit of attention at the time, and was also in the first episode of the Wubbcast.
“Opposites Jamboree” screened in a few festivals (including Ottawa) and got us a few projects as well. While most people thought that was done traditionally, or in Flash, it was actually done in Maya. We will be doing the same for this new piece.
This short with the old men will be the second piece in the new super short series (which I still don’t have a name for), but will be quite a bit longer than the snowman piece.
I’ll be using a variety of techniques to get this 1950’s look out of a 2008 animation setup. I’ll be posting some WIP from time to time over the next few weeks until the premiere of the cartoon. Keep watching!
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On December 24th, 2007 at 12:00 am
I’m really looking forward to this! Also, why don’t you just call the series by their names, “Virgil and Lester”? (thanks for the compliment by the way!)