In May of 2008 ago I got an email from Diana Manson of Chorion. She asked me if I would be interested in taking a stab at giving the Mr. Men and Little Misses another face lift for a new series. I was like....um.....reallllly?.....YEAH!. I took a stab at it and they really liked it! Ive been working with Chorion and Adam Hargreaves to bring it to life.
The show's being produced by 9 Story Entertainment in Ontario, and Studio B Productions and my company. It will air on Disney Channel internationally, Treehouse in Canada, and CBBC in the UK in 2010.
When I was in London back in 2006 I studied the shit out of these books.So to be asked to give these characters a new look has been an amazing, honorable, hard, and fun experience.
The original Men and Misses that have been streamlined through the decades so that was a tough one for me to figure out. I wanted to keep all of Roger Hargreaves' vision without changing it dramatically.
I gave them slightly different proprtions that emphasise things I always liked about the characters. An example is Mr. Bump's feet. I streamlined them and made them bigger. I thought it would look awesome in a walk cycle and be really fun to animate in general.
I began creating a demo, show bible... turnarounds, notes and drawings showing the new designs. I'd love to post some off the show bible but Ill have to check with my producers.
I knew I'd piss people off by making Mr. Nervous (Sorry all you UK fans but I refuse to call him Mr. Jelly) look like his current design on the current adaptation CN airs with the book version.
Im looking forward to working more with the crew on this show! It has been a great time so far for me!
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