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==Production==
==Production==
The show runners are [[Jeff Kline]], [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]]. Additional production staff include principal character designer [[Jose Lopez]] and supervising director [[Dave Hartman]].<ref>[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=13779 TFormers BotCon 2010 Hasbro Studios Panel Coverage]</ref> Orci and Kurtzman explained the show offered them a better chance to delve into the Transformers' mythology than the [[live-action film series]] did.<ref name="2010 comic-con"/> The producers created a 350-page show bible, incorporating aspects of various [[continuity|continuities]] for writers to utilize.<ref name="botcon"/> [[Susan Blu]] was the casting director, but was replaced as voice director following a death in her family.<ref>[http://tformers.com/transformers-sdcc-2010-the-hub-transformers-panel-1st-looks-at-prime-designs/13975/news.html Tformers.com's coverage of the SDCC Transformers Prime panel, July 22, 2010.]</ref> [[Digitalscape]] provided the CG production.<ref>[http://www.dsp.co.jp/pr/contents/000178.html Announcement on Digitalscape, also asking for job applicants.]</ref> Lopez said the animation would be a "groundbreaking mix of 2D animation and CGI".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/san-diego-comic-con-33/jose-lopez-breaks-the-silence-talks-about-transformers-prime-at-san-diego-comic-con-2010-170217/ Jose Lopez speaks about Prime's animation style]</ref> The show's CG models will be subject to battle damage during episodes.<ref name="botcon">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/botcon-2010-transformers-prime-panel-coverage-170054/ Botcon 2010 Transformers Prime Panel Coverage]</ref>
The show runners are [[Jeff Kline]], [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]]. Additional production staff include principal character designer [[Jose Lopez]] and supervising director [[Dave Hartman]].<ref>[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=13779 TFormers BotCon 2010 Hasbro Studios Panel Coverage]</ref> Orci and Kurtzman explained the show offered them a better chance to delve into the Transformers' mythology than the [[live-action film series]] did.<ref name="2010 comic-con"/> The producers created a 350-page show bible, incorporating aspects of various [[continuity|continuities]] for writers to utilize.<ref name="botcon"/> [[Susan Blu]] was the casting director, but was replaced as voice director following a death in her family.<ref>[http://tformers.com/transformers-sdcc-2010-the-hub-transformers-panel-1st-looks-at-prime-designs/13975/news.html Tformers.com's coverage of the SDCC Transformers Prime panel, July 22, 2010.]</ref>
 
According to [[Ken Christiansen]], the show's design aesthetic was formed by [[Hasbro Studios]] hiring freelance conceptual artists like himself. The submitted artwork was given Lopez's staff to be examined, and they incorporated the ideas they liked best.<ref>[http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/me-and-transformers-prime.html August 2010 blog post by Ken Christiansen]</ref> [[Digitalscape]] provided the CG production.<ref>[http://www.dsp.co.jp/pr/contents/000178.html Announcement on Digitalscape, also asking for job applicants.]</ref> Lopez said the animation would be a "groundbreaking mix of 2D animation and CGI".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/san-diego-comic-con-33/jose-lopez-breaks-the-silence-talks-about-transformers-prime-at-san-diego-comic-con-2010-170217/ Jose Lopez speaks about Prime's animation style]</ref> The show's CG models will be subject to battle damage during episodes.<ref name="botcon">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/botcon-2010-transformers-prime-panel-coverage-170054/ Botcon 2010 Transformers Prime Panel Coverage]</ref>


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 17:41, 24 August 2010
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Transformers: Prime is an upcoming computer-animated television series that will air on The Hub in late 2010. There are 26 episodes scheduled for the first season,[1] and another three have been outlined by the screenwriters.[2]

It will be "rightfully huge."[3]

Story

File:Primecast.jpg
"Cliffjumper, is that your hand or mine?"

Optimus Prime's Autobots live on Earth as a pre-emptive measure against the return of the Decepticons. There are recurring humans but the focus is on the Transformers, as the show delves into what it is to be a Prime. Though in continuity with Exodus and War for Cybertron, its Earth-bound backstory is reminiscent of the live-action film series.[4]

A graphic novel tie-in by IDW Publishing, written by Mike Johnson with art by E. J. Su, Allan Jefferson, David Daza and Joe St. Pierre, will be be out October 10, 2010.[5]


Cast

Autobots Decepticons Humans

On August 6, 2010, a press release announced the cast of Transformers: Prime, along with several other Hub shows. The release confirmed James Remar, Josh Keaton, Kevin Michael Richardson and Markie Post as additional cast members. Who, precisely, they would be playing was not mentioned.[11] Michael Bell and David Sobolov auditioned for parts. Bell auditioned for Ratchet and "General Fowler."[12]

Production

The show runners are Jeff Kline, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. Additional production staff include principal character designer Jose Lopez and supervising director Dave Hartman.[13] Orci and Kurtzman explained the show offered them a better chance to delve into the Transformers' mythology than the live-action film series did.[4] The producers created a 350-page show bible, incorporating aspects of various continuities for writers to utilize.[7] Susan Blu was the casting director, but was replaced as voice director following a death in her family.[14]

According to Ken Christiansen, the show's design aesthetic was formed by Hasbro Studios hiring freelance conceptual artists like himself. The submitted artwork was given Lopez's staff to be examined, and they incorporated the ideas they liked best.[15] Digitalscape provided the CG production.[16] Lopez said the animation would be a "groundbreaking mix of 2D animation and CGI".[17] The show's CG models will be subject to battle damage during episodes.[7]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jeffreycombs.com
  2. ↑ My experience at Botcon 2010 at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort in Orlando, FL. blog post by Melvin L. Clermont
  3. ↑ Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 34
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 LIVE! Transformers Prime Panel @ SDCC 2010, July 22, 2010
  5. ↑ IDW Solicitations for October 2010. TFW2005 July 21, 2010
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 BotCon 2010 Hasbro panel
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Botcon 2010 Transformers Prime Panel Coverage
  8. ↑ Orci discusses Starscream at Don Murphy's forum
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Round Up Info and Images from SDCC Transformers Prime Panel
  10. ↑ Seibertron.com - Transformers Prime: A new voice actor for a new character!
  11. ↑ THE HUB TAPS POPULAR TALENT FOR UPCOMING ORIGINAL SERIES, August 6, 2010
  12. ↑ Interview with Michael Bell with the Moonbase2 Podcast
  13. ↑ TFormers BotCon 2010 Hasbro Studios Panel Coverage
  14. ↑ Tformers.com's coverage of the SDCC Transformers Prime panel, July 22, 2010.
  15. ↑ August 2010 blog post by Ken Christiansen
  16. ↑ Announcement on Digitalscape, also asking for job applicants.
  17. ↑ Jose Lopez speaks about Prime's animation style
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