Nov 4, 2016

Video: "Ask the Storybots" Behind the Scenes of Stop Motion and CG Animation

We took a look this week at Netflix's mixed-media early childhood series Ask the Storybots.

Beginning with an interview with studio co-founder and show co-creator Evan Spiridellis, we took you behind the scenes of the show's 2D animation and puppet sequence production in an exclusive video.

Today we conclude with two more behind-the-scenes videos: first, a look at how the CG versions of the Storybots characters were created; and second, a look at how the show's 2D animation and puppet sequences were created. Spiridellis tells Cartoon Brew, "Most of the struggle was figuring out the production pipeline." The video includes comments from animation director Jeff Gill, production designer Nicholas Illick, and animator Kendall Nelson. Stop-motion animator Colin Lepper is featured:

Ask the Storybots is available on Netflix.