SECRET [Unfinished] Star Fetched Episode 2!!!!!

So, our most popular show is the one with the least published episodes.  Star Fetched is actually our oldest property with an early screenplay dating back to 1999.  We have tons of scripts for that show, but just haven't had the time to make more episodes.

BUT!!!! I stumbled upon an unfinished Episode 2 recently. Since we are working so hard on the game, we cannot realistically release any new comics or cartoons for the rest of the year.  In light of that, I thought I would be super duper nice and just let you all take a taste of the second episode of Star Fetched!

This only has rough blocking for the first couple scenes, then nothing but scene numbers. However, the audio was fully edited with sound effects and all.  So, enjoy, and don't say, I never gave you anything!

~Jason

Nine Years!

The image attached to this post is our first company logo.  It looks so outdated to me now...  Last Sunday marked eight years since the first Hatman comic went online.  And this month marks nine years that 3twins.net has been a registered entity on the web.  It seems crazy when I think about it; how many milestones have happened in that time, how many pitfalls and obstacles we've ran into and overcome.

It took us a year to get our first comic finished!  Three years later we were approaching our 50th issue.  Then we went into a semi-hiatus for four years so I could get my bachelor's degree.  We've created two audio comic series: Hatman & Indigo and Ion Bunny, and two web cartoons: Midieville and Star Fetched.  Now we're working on a game for the Nintendo Wii U.

We've been to comic cons, had loads of meetings, written tons of scripts, and commissioned thousands of pieces of art.  Some of the other bloggers have recently pointed out how much we have done.  However, as the captain of this ship, I say, "we haven't even started yet!"

~Jason Kuder
3twins.net Incorporated
Co-Founder, Chairman, & CEO

Characters

Everyone has favorite characters in life. How often have you heard a real person you love, or possibly don’t like so much, been referred to as a character? For us fans of fiction, we are passionate about the characters we love. We even love to hate others. It is always fun to find out that some of our favorite fictional characters are based on real people or an amalgam of several that the creator knew in life. I often see interviews where authors and artists are asked where they came up with the inspiration for their creations. For whatever reason, many become beloved for generations.

 

The 3twins website is certainly a place to find a great many characters that should appeal to many varied tastes. For fans of the site, this is already understood. My post is aimed at you: the old and hopefully new fans. If you have enjoyed the 3twins entertainment offerings, take a look around the website again. If you haven’t visited in a while, or at all, take a long look around; there is plenty to see!

 

My challenge to you is to please post responses to this blog and tell us your favorite 3twins characters. Please also tell us which you don’t like or could do without.

 

Create your escape!

                                                                                                                        ~ Chuck

Lieutenant Robert Palindrome, Character Study

Pilot of the Space Shuttle Pascal, Lieutenant Robert "Bob" Palindrome is a unique character. From the young age of four, he learned the meaning of Palindrome as a word or phrase that is spelled the same forwards and backwards. Ever after this he insisted on being called “Bob”, even when his parents (who didn’t want to draw attention to their odd last name) wanted to call him Robbie. Bob even re-named his pet hamster Racecar.

As one of the two man crew of the Pascal, Bob has several duties other than piloting the shuttle, including, cleaning, preparing lunch, helping Jonas maintain his bionic implants, and trying to keep Jonas from accidentally killing anyone.

Bob once held the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the Galactic Space Fleet, however several juvenile incidents with Jonas English ended with his rank reduction and the ultimate assignment as pilot of a small ship shuttling passengers, who are mostly high ranking officials or dignitaries to symposiums and seminars.

Created by Jason Kuder
Voiced by Steve Surine
Rank Lieutenant
Hobbies: Playing practical jokes on Jonas
Nicknames: Bob, Bub, Robbie
Personality: Bob does as little as he can to just barely skimp by, he sees himself as somewhat of a ladies man.
Strengths: Charisma - Bob can talk himself out of any trouble, this trait is possibly how he obtained such a high rank being such a slacker.
Weaknesses: “WORK!!!”
See Bob in Star Fetched

Just for fun: Come up with some palindromes (or cheat and find one one the internet) and post them as comments.

Next Weekend: Blonde Damsel

New stuff coming... we promise!

Okay, so it's been a long time since we posted anything new on the site or this blog. But we've been working on some new stuff, I promise! We have all of the Halloween issues ready to roll for this fall! Plus, a character commentary on The Hatman Clause featuring Indigo and The Badger! We're also working on turning Midieville and Star Fetched into audio podcasts! We have a lot of stories ready for both of those shows and we want to help ease your 3twins withdrawals.

What have we been up to all this time you may ask? Well, the bulk of our time has been spent working on the Lectrajack novel previously reported as a motion comic. While we would still like to have Lectrajack presented in a visual medium some day, we feel our skills at writing will best serve the story as a novel. Plus, we've dabbled in other forms of writing with our other stories, why not explore this series in novel form, that's right I said series! We intend for no less than five books with the possibility of more!

I'm not going to promise more blog posts, but I will try to appear here more often. Maybe even once a week as things start to get rolling again, I'll have more to report.

Andy and I plan on attending the Chicago Comicon in August, so I'll be sure to report on that!

As for now, refresh your memories with the slew of content we already have on 3twins.net!

-Jason

Star Fetch Episode 2: Pre-Production/Production

It takes a long time to bring a story into a fully animated version. Take Star Fetched episode 1 for example. It took Jason and I almost a year to finish the five minute episode. Everything you see in the show had to be created. Jason made most of the objects and characters.

The script was completed several years ago, but it needed to be edited. After that we had our actors record their voices for the characters. I then took all the audio and put it together so each character played against one another, kind of like a radio drama. Next we took the audio and matched the character's movements and mouths. That was the most time consuming part of the animation process. It can also get quite boring, listening to the same line over and over, trying to determine what mouth shapes should go with what syllables.

The final step was to make any of the visual effects. It wouldn't be very interesting just to watch five minutes of characters talking to themselves, so we put in exterior views of the ships, and showed the story that Bob and Jonas relayed.

Now after almost five months, we're still in the early stages with episode 2. This episode will be longer by more than 50%, so it will take us quite some time to complete it. Thankfully we learned quite a few things animating episode 1 as well as the several Midieville shorts we created in 2007 and 2008.

If you have any questions (or suggestions) about the animation process, please comment.

Thanks,

Andy

Midieville & Star Fetched Update

Even though Star Fetched and Midieville have taken a hiatus, that doesn't mean they're gone for good...

Midieville is getting completely revamped. We will have fresh new landscapes, and a new look to the characters. As you may have guessed this is a long process. We want to bring Midieville up to the level of Star Fetched, graphically. Because of these changes, we will also be retelling the recent story, from a slightly different perspective.

As for Star Fetched: episode 2 is under production. We ran into some snags with the production of episode 1, and are trying to avoid those with the second installment. Things to look forward to: More information about the green alien and the space battle from the first scene of episode 1. Also now that our "heroes" are stuck on an asteroid, what's life on the Pascal going to be like for our five crewmen?

I will post production updates on a regular basis.

~Andy