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After the narration was recorded, it was handed off to Dan who planned out the visuals for each cutscene. Also particle systems and physics plugins helped create even more effects to bring life to the crazy story of BBT.īefore production started on animation, Dan and Will Stamper came up with the story beats for each cutscene. Several features such as 3D layering, lighting and shadows could help enhance the mood and make the puppet scenes look more realistic. There were many benefits to animating the cutscenes in After Effects instead of Flash.

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After seeing the test, the development team felt that using this software would work well with the game’s look and would be very efficient, so I was offered the job to animate all nine of the game’s cutscenes, which I gladly accepted! In 2012, Dan saw my use of After Effects for one version of the Necromancer Kickstarter video I worked on so he asked me to make an animation test because he felt BBT’s cutscenes should be animated in After Effects. Later, the story was reworked and new narration was written/recorded to clarify the plight of Hatty Hattington, the friends, the history of the hat and BattleBlock Theater itself. In 2011, The Behemoth released their first opening and prologue cinematics for BattleBlock Theater with art and animation by Dan Paladin using Flash and narrated by Will Stamper (video below). Friend.Hi there! This is Derek Lieu the cutscene animator for BattleBlock Theater here to talk about, well, cutscenes! this is merely the beginning of another fantastic journey for the brave crew of the S.S.

HUGE, GIANT WAVES thrashed the boat to-and-fro, fro-and-to, carelessly sprinkling friend after friend into the cold, unforgiving abyss of the deep, dark ocean EVERYONE was screaming like 'HELP ME!' SPLASH, SPLASH!Īnd there was this huge whale like MWAAAHHHHĪnd made it super scary, and I think there was a shark! WSHOO Yep there he is, OH GOD!Īnd then Hatty was all like 'Hold on to your butts, LAND HO!'Ī shipwreck! As foretold by their fate-books of.fate!Īnd while it seems like the end. NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON ITīecause the ocean was all like 'PSYCHE!', and it came back, even bigger this time, twice as big!Īs if Poseiden himself, extended his hand in friendship, and they spat in his mouth!Īnd the rain came down like a shower of bullets, AH.AHHH!Īnd the floor boards were buckling and creaking and breaking and pieces of the ship were raining down like shards of broken dreams.Īnd then Reginald comes upstairs and he's all like 'I say gentlemen, I do believe we're in quite a spot of bother!'Īnd everyone else was like 'REALLY?' WHAT TIPPED YOU OFF, GENIUS?Īnd then Hatty was all like HEEEY, BE NICE! I don't know what I'd do if I lost even ONE of you! ntinued.īut the eye of the storm is VERY misleading, children. boy, that was quick!Īnd the wind, BOOMmmSHOOSHOOSHUSHsh - and like that, it was over. When suddenly the ocean was all like 'SURPRISE!' and a huge, massive storm brewed out of nowhere! Spirits were uncrushably high, everyone was singing and dancing and having a jolly time! and join forces to find an island made entirely of candy! Who knew?īut it didn't matter - so long as they were together, there were smiles to be had and adventures to be shared! Now today was a day like any other adventury day Perhaps they'd meet a band of scary, swashbuckling pirates. Perhaps they'd find an island, made entirely of candy!

Perhaps they'd come across a scary ghost ship! What fantastic wonders would they discover this time? Now one fine morning, Hatty and pals set out for a new, exciting adventure! King Friend of Friendship Kingdom, best friend to one and all, and the walking definition of 'handsome gentleman'!

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Once upon a time, there was a boat! Now this wasn't just any boat children, it was a ship!Ī ship full of friends, HUNDREDS of friends, best friends one-and-all! A veritable friend-ship, it was! Get it? But it wouldn't be very ladylike of me if I didn't mention the most noteworthy friend on board: Hatty Hattington. Turn the lights down low and shut your faces as I wrap you in the cozy blanket of a story.Ī story as heartwarming and soft as a mother's kiss. Good evening boys and girls, ladies, MMMH and gentlemen.

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