The Pitch - Death Of P_NUTZ

Here it is! Both segments with my work in it.

For those of you that don't know, this aired on a gaming show called Good Game. The show is on national Australian TV and is also available for download at the Good Game website.

This was aired on their season 1 final, so it was a part of a one hour long show. I entered their competition as well as doing a small little freelance job for them by killing P_Nutz, their unwanted show mascot.

First off we have "The Pitch", a animation about the lack of originality in the gaming industry as of late. It's voiced entirely by Arin "Egoraptor" Hanson, a very talented, smart and remarkable individual! Best known for his "DBZ in a Nutshell" skit that went viral on the internet a few years back. I had a feeling I wouldn't actually win anything for making this, but I was really in it for the air time. Getting 2 animations on one episode of a show is mighty sexy!

The second of course is the P_Nutz death animation. A little something I did by the request of the producer Janet Carr.

Good Game Tomorrow Night!

You might remember me mentioning that I have some animated work airing on ABC2 tomorrow night! Tune in to Good Game - ABC2 - Tuesday December 12th. You'll require either a set top box or a Foxtel connection to watch. If you either can't view or do not live in Australia, don't worry. The show can be downloaded after the eastern states airing time! It's the season final of the show, so it's going to be a hour long.

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Good Game

Good Game - PREVIEW!

At the end of todays episode of Good Game, Kapowski and Junglist had this to say.



December 12th - ABC2 Tuesday 8:30pm - Good Game

Tonight a clip from my "WIN THE BEAST" competition entry was aired on ABC2 - Good Game. It was slightly edited though, as I noticed one sentence was removed. But all up its a pretty finger licking preview. I'll let you know when it's up to the voting stages on the competition!

In the running! w00t!

Some n00bs sent me a letter in the mail today. Something to do with a Beast? And winning it? Crazy people.

"Hey Gamer,

Thanks for your entry into the Good Game competition! We have recieved your 1337 clip and you are in the runnning to win the Beast stay tuned, as we might show parts of your work on the show in the weeks to come. Good Luck!

-Good Game Team"

"The Pitch" for teh win!

I think there's going to be a voting process soon... Sounds fun. Be sure to vote for me, or I'll stop loving you.

How it happened.

Well someone was asking me recently how I landed this tiny job with the show Good Game. So I thought I'd explain!

A while ago my lecturer down at SAE college (where I study Maya) was talking to me about a Australian show that had interviewed the guys from Pure Pwnage. He told me to check it out at their site, so I did. I was impressed to see that this was the first Australian gaming related TV series that I could honestly say that I enjoyed. Most Australian gaming related TV shows revolve around a pretty face doing utter bullshit that has nothing to do with reviewing the game at hand. It's depressing sad to see. Like I was already feeling, the Good Game crew states on one of their bios - that it's an almost insulting approach to the gaming culture. Well put.

So after viewing this interview with Jeremy (Jarret Cale), I sent them a compliment saying that "I enjoyed the show and wished them luck", I also offered my services as a flash animator. At the end of the email they I linked them off to my most recent showreel (August 06 version).

A week later (24th of October) I received a reply from Janet, one of the series producers. She said she was interested in getting me working on a small project for her. But also told me about the competition they were holding to win a $4000 PC. I was extremely interested. I mean wow, I've never had the chance to get any of my animation stuff on TV before, that's a huge step for me. I was on it like a sack of taters! Haven't felt motivation like that in a good 2 years.

Well now that I've finished, they're sending me a Good Game t-shirt! I'll probably wear it to Wai-Con the local anime convention my girlfriends friends are dragging me along to. I have to mail the DVD with all the files over to ABC Sydney tomorrow!

So once again. Everyone! If you're from Australia, tune in to Good Game - ABC2 8:30pm Tuesday December 12th! It's the final episode of season 1.

If you miss out, don't worry. The show is repeated during the week and can also be downloading online from the Good Game website!

Hope you watch!

It's finished!

Above: P_Nutz in shock!

The final animation that I was working on for Good Game on ABC2... Is completed. I've been working so hard on it, finally it's completed! Very excited.

Remember kids, December 12th 8:30pm ABC2 (Digital TV, Tuesday).

Good Game. Be there or be a shit head.

Good Game - ABC2

Above: Cartoon-afiying P_Nutz!

Above: Disarming the bomb

Recently I started a working on a small freelance job for "Good Game", a show about the gaming industry on ABC2 (digital television). This should be airing on December 12th and i'll probably be done animating it middle of next week!

Above: Richard Farcast

I've also animated a small cartoon about this fellow and his attempt of pitching an idea to a major gaming production studio. It's called, "The Pitch!". It was made for Good Games "Win The BEAST" competition, I finished this about 2 weeks ago. Spent about a week and a half on it. It's entirely voiced by Arin "Egoraptor" Hanson.

I've been extremely busy with these two animations as of late, it's a great boost of motivation to get me back on track with my animation work. I've been slightly out of it for the past few months. Feels good to be getting back on track with it all.

Wish me luck!