#two-headed cop

Based on the woefully long time since our last update, you may have gotten the impression that not much is happening at 2HC headquarters.

Wrong again, friend!

The truth is, we have been SO busy with Two-Headed Cop production that I have struggled to find time in my day to break away and give attention to the blog.

Our recruiting efforts at the CTN Expo were very successful, garnering us a new group of talented young animators who are currently chipping away at two new sequences that have gone into production.

Our rigging department has also shifted into high gear to get all of our characters (roughly twenty, which is insane) ready for the other sequences making their way through the layout process.

The other reason I’ve hesitated to post is that the sequences we’re working on could be construed as “spoiler-ish”, so I haven’t had much visual fodder for the blog. However, I did find a still frame that, while suggestive, doesn’t really reveal anything:

What are they looking at?! Are they scared? Shocked? I will answer none of those questions!

So have faith, we are still toiling away, and we are still loving Two-Headed Cop.

Stay tuned,

Yes, we have inched our way forward to the point where animation production is right around the corner. Thus, we need to find a bevy of talented animators to bring our characters and story to life. We will be at the CTN Anim Expo this weekend in glorious Burbank, Ca, and would love to meet any and all interested parties. 

Does this mean you? Well, are you an animator? Than I guess it does, right? Just come by booth #B43 and introduce yourself, we'd love to get to know you. (Click below for a bigger map.)

If you are interested in becoming part of the 2HC team but can't make it to Burbank this weekend, don't fret. You can contact us at [email protected]. Send us your info and we'll start from there.

I'm so, so, soooooooo excited to announce that we have recorded voices for the character(s) of Two-Headed Cop. Also, I'd like to announce that they sound super-cool and badass!

I put together a little clip of one of their exchanges. In this scene, they're surrounded by a pack of felonious carnies, and are having a dispute over whether C-Ray should utilize his firearm. Have a listen:

A-Ray is played by Paul Nakauchi, and C-Ray by Fred Tatasciore, both fantastic voice actors that I was very fortunate to work with.

Paul Nakauchi has had many roles as an actor and voice actor on TV and in games, and also does a lot of stage work, including on Broadway. (The dude can sing!) He's recently joined George Takei in the cast of "Allegiance," a musical about the Japanese internment camps during WWII.

Fred Tatasciore is best known right now for his work as The Hulk in several Marvel animated shows, but also seems to have a credit on virtually anything that requires voice acting. He's everywhere! Like a scourge!

Both these guys killed it during the recording and gave me the great problem of having too many fantastic takes to choose from. They were also both a joy to work with.

Oh, I was gonna post their pictures, but thought it was better to hear their performances with 2HC as the visual. Also, I totally forgot to snap a pic of them while we were recording.

The tumult of the San Diego Comic-Con has finally receded and I've started to feel normal gain. It's like getting your feet back under yourself after riding a giant wave that broke right into the hard, sandy bottom and then into a whirling rinse cycle, popping you out into a miasma of foam and salt. Except the wave is riddled with people in cosplay and long coffee lines and hours and hours of (very fun) conversation.

Also, the wave may contain an impromptu appearance by former astronaut and legend Buzz "holy-crap-that-guy-walked-on-the-moon" Aldrin.

I saw Buzz Aldrin! And one of our 2HC cohorts, Bruce Freeman, actually approached and shook has hand! Good stuff.

For this year, we added a little more to watch at the booth, so I wanted to post it here for all to see. (You've already seen a coupla bits, but here's the whole thing put together with music and a fancy bit of logo zestiness at the end.)

Plus, I have a fairly huge announcement coming in the next few days. Very, very exciting.

One of my favorite things to come out of attending Comic-Con this year was the fact that we inspired some bona fide fan art. I'm so pleased by this! When I was five years old and first saw Star Wars, I went home that night and drew every character I could from memory, because I wanted to keep seeing them again and again.*

And now, talented young Max Baxter - coincidentally also five years of age - who was, according to his folks, "entranced" by the imagery he saw from our booth, has drawn his completely awesome interpretation of Two-Headed Cop.

Behold!

Super-cool, right?

And here's the artist, preparing to tuck into a truly massive dessert:

I can't thank you enough, Max, for sending me your fantastic take on 2HC! It really made me happy!