Der Grüffeloadventskalendercountdown #13

December 13th, 2010

In earlier versions of Mouse’s very first encounter with his imaginary “friend”, the Gruffalo’s hands were treated almost like characters of their own: They walked about, teasing Mouse, bullying him, and eventually chasing him down, all without much effort on the Gruffalo’s part.  Sketches by Max Lang.

Der Grüffeloadventskalendercountdown #7

December 7th, 2010

Above: Max Lang’s initial turnaround, which first gave the Gruffalo (drawn exclusively from a side view in the childrens’ book) a threedimensional treatment. Below: Early preliminary sketches and a modelsheet based on Max’s turn-around, both by Jakob Schuh. Maquette by Klaus Morschheuser. See “The Gruffalo” on Dec. 24th, 10.40 am on ZDF.

Der Grüffeloadventskalendercountdown #4

December 4th, 2010

Gruffalo lower body – maquette by Klaus Morschheuser

Der Grüffeloadventskalendercountdown #3

December 3rd, 2010

Fox – preliminary sketches by Jakob Schuh (above) characterdesigns by Uwe Heidschoetter (below). See more from that sequence here and here.

Another chance to see “the Beast” (on TV).

May 20th, 2010

For those who missed it at ITFS: This coming Sunday, May 23rd, German Broadcaster Ki.Ka will be showing our short “The Little Boy and the Beast” again. The six-minute piece is scheduled for 03:25 pm. Be sure to switch in a little earlier as smaller programm changes might occur.