LO: Animation

I’m really interested in animation so I’ve been really inspired by shows like Love Death + Robots for their many different styles of animation. Each episode consists of a new story as well as a completely new animation style. This aspect is intriguing as I think it’s more unique and difficult to create as they can’t reuse characters and digital assets for multiple episodes, unlike a show like Family Guy that has been going on for over a decade. Each episode is actually created by different crews from many different countries. There are 26 episodes and thus 26 different teams working to create their own unique product. I’m not sure exactly how long the episodes took to make but they are pretty short, usually under 20 minutes, so I think each episode was maybe a month or two in animation, after the script was finalized. I think a majority of the teams used an “off-the-shelf” software to create their episodes but also groups that had a more specific animation style might’ve had to create and maybe adapt a software to work better on them. Each creator team has inspiration from their own background and experiences that really shine through when the episodes are put side by side. I don’t think that the show is planning to go further but I’m sure each team has been excited to make the episodes as they’re short and can be really well thought out.

Link: Creators: Tim Miller, David Fincher