Thursday, September 29, 2011



WEBSITE EXCLUSIVE!!!
Right now, this is the first scene of the pilot episode. (The red arrow shows that the SkyLighter is zooming toward the camera.) Where are they going? And why? Can't tell you that... not yet...

STORY BOARD BY PARKER OTT
OK, I could NOT come up with a story idea for the new show pilot.

I tried and I tried. :0(

>AND THERE'S THE PROBLEM.

I was trying too hard.
And, I was working by myself.

So, 2 things changed.

1. I asked PARKER to work with me.

(WOW! We prayed, and together we got lots of ideas!)  and

2. We wrote the story in PICTURES. Not words.

(And now, the pilot story has taken off!)

that would be

ZOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!

Found out that's how Walt Disney did it. Had to see pictures first.
And then he said, "Let's develop this story."

Big Grin.

BIG GOD!

Check back for exclusive sneak-peeks of the story as it develops!

rOd

Monday, September 5, 2011

Concept Art: Stop-Light
Concept Art: Stop-Light
Concept Art: Stop-Light
Concept Art: Stop-Light
Concept Art: Stop-Light
Sketch By: Parker Ott
Sketch By: Parker Ott
Sketch By: Parker Ott
Sketch By: Parker Ott
Sketch By: Parker Ott




SLAMMING 
INTO
WRITER'S
BLOCK!


OUCH! OK, so like I'm the guy who's written over 200 Captain FlashLight radio episodes, right? (Actually it's true.) :o) And now I can't come up with EVEN ONE idea for an 11 minute animated episode. BUMMER. I've been here before, though. The problem is, I'm trying to write this ultra-funny, super-cool, perfect-in-every-way story...
            INSTEAD OF:
   Just having fun with the characters.
      Or drawing pictures I'd like to see in the story.
      Or, best: letting the characters tell the story.
      Most times I just hit record and let Cap take over.
      Time to do that again. Yeah. Yeah...
It's like the Lord is saying:  DUDE. Let Me handle this... 
And I say, "OK. It's Yours anyway, Lord."
            THEN I START PLAYING:
    OK. Maybe it should have Louie Dah Lampshade in it. 
    Yeah. And if Louie's in it, then you gotta have:
    Yeah, so she can say:

AUNT CHANDELIERA: Louis, Louis! I can smell your breath from across the street!

LOUIE DAH LAMPSHADE: I think you're smelling bus exhaust.

AUNT CHANDELIERA: Louis. Did you brush your teeth this morning???

LOUIE DAH LAMPSHADE: Can't really do that with this lampshade on my head, now can I?

    And stuff like that... Hey I'm having fun!
        Maybe there's a story hiding around in here. 
        SO MAYBE:
             WRITING IS NOT WORK...
         IT'S JUST PLAYING WITH WORDS.

    OK. Well, I've got the munchies. Dude! It's almost 12 noon!
    You're not supposed to talk with your mouth full... so ttyl. 

                    Keep Shining,
                         rOd