Anthony's Robot Chicken Demo Reel

A selection of my stop-motion animation on Robot Chicken, shot at Stoopid Buddy Stoodios. From seasons 6 and 7, and from the DC Comics Special. All elements besides the stop-motion animation itself are by other artists. All footage is owned by Adult Swim, used for portfolio purposes only. 
 

Trick or Treat Velma Time Lapse

How did I never notice this time lapse footage before now? This is from Robot Chicken Season 6. Velma falls from a building and breaks her back on a metal strut. Old-Man Whoever in the ghost costume throws up in his mask.

No wonder there is so little time lapse footage of me out there, it seems that I can't help but do product placement in everything I do (see what I'm snack on in the back left corner?).

Save the Wolves

This is from Robot Chicken: Season 6. I animated all of the street location scenes. Those include shots with the deer, homeless people and concerned man and woman.

*The elements stated above are the extent of my contributions to this video clip. All rights reserved to Adult Swim and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios.

Velociraptor Practice

 

 

There's lots of hype around the new Jurassic World trailer. Ironically, this Robot Chicken trailer has a lot more dinosaur screen time.

I animated all of the velociraptor shots, but not the human shot at the beginning. These were the first shots I did for Season 7 and it was a lot of fun! The puppets are foam molds from the old Jurassic Park (or Lost World) toys which I used to play with all the time in my childhood. I never thought I'd get payed to play with them as an adult!

*The elements stated above are the extent of my contributions to this video clip. All rights reserved to Adult Swim and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios.

A Grouchy Start

It's been a long time since I cut a demo reel together, and I'm realizing now that I'm probably not going to cut one any time soon simply because it hasn't been necessary for me in years. However, much of my studio work, specifically on Robot Chicken, is streaming for free online already so I might as well post some links to the stuff I contributed to. 

This sketch, A Grouchy Start, was entirely animated by myself. It's a rare treat to be the only person to animated an entire sketch simply due to scheduling practicality. Most sketches take place in multiple places, meaning multiple sets, so a single sketch will bounce around several stages and animators before it is finished. Since this sketch takes place entirely in one alley, it only touched one stage, mine!

Ricky Recycle Bin was an excellent puppet to play with, his larger than life attitude lent itself to broad acting choices, and being a Muppet-style character, meant lots of acting with the head. It had lots of input in the acting choices and really had fun when he looses his temper. For his last syllable of the word "understand" as he yells at the little girl, I animated him on singles to make it that much more crazy. As a result, this is one my favourite sketches. The Ricky puppet was broken in the spine and both shoulders by the end of the sketch! Oscar and his brother were fine by the end though, despite what happens to the brother in the sketch.

For an extra bit of trivia: the man wearing yellow that pushes Ricky over is modeled after the likeness of Animation Supervisor Alex Kamer.

This sketch turned out to be a favourite for viewers who have worked in a recyclable sorting facility, so this is dedicated to all you recycle heroes out there! Now the whole world can feel your pain!

*The elements stated above are the extent of my contributions to this video clip. All rights reserved to Adult Swim and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios.

Robot Chicken Variant Cover for Aquaman #12

Hey everyone,  I collaborated on a Robot Chicken variant cover for Aquaman #12, which is being released August 29!

 

 

 

There does not appear to be any credit for the variant cover, but here are the players behind the scenes: I posed and arranged the puppets in this cover, lighting/camera was done by Jeff Gardner, post production touch-ups were done by Cam Leeburg, with the image conceived and directed by Zeb Wells. I don't know who specifically made the puppets or the set, but it would have been several people at Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, which is where we shot this cover.

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Except from TV Guide <http://www.tvguide.com/News/Robot-Chicken-DC-Comics-1052101.aspx>:

 

 

     "'This is the last thing I ever thought we'd put on an Aquaman cover because it's such a bizarre collision of worlds but I think it's one of the best covers we've ever done...I just love the look on Superman's face!' says DC Comics chief creative officer Geoff Johns," (TV Guide).

 

Oh and I love this:

 

     "There is no actual Robot Chicken content inside Aquaman No. 12. 'Our plot is deadly serious,' notes Johns," (TV Guide).

 

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And while you're out looking for this special variant, pick up Avenging Spider-man #11 which is also coming out this week and is written by Zeb Wells.

 

Oh and what's this it says on the cover? Robot Chicken DC Comics Special showing midnight on September 9? That's right! Check out the trailer:

 

 

I joined up half way through this project, so I've animated a few shots, a couple of them in this trailer: First, Aquaman falling on his face as Superman, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman laugh and fly off. Second, Superman getting shot in the crotch and saying, "What's going on here?"

 

I've got some other shots that I can't comment on yet, but I can tell you this: they are hilarious and this special is a must see for all Robot Chicken and comic book fans.

 

Excelsior DC fans!!!

 

....No wait-