Student Showcase: The Night Crew by Jesse Bray

The Night Crew by Jesse Bray, Art Institute of Portland.

Who?

Jesse Bray(writer/animator/director), Cody Lawhorn(casting producer), James Pearson(sound designer/music), Robin Ator (executive producer/script editor), Marilyn Zornado (executive producer/script adviser)

What?

The pilot episode “The Calamari Conflict” is about three janitors: Joe(20’s something slacker),Franklin(middle-age), and Cheese(a cyborg) are busy about their normal night shift routine cleaning toilets when they discover a mysterious clog in the pipes. The guys then venture into the water recycling room to fix the clog only to find a legion of squid creatures being the cause. They must then find a way to rid the ship of these monster while trying to save themselves from harm at the same time.

How?

I’m a huge fan of pixel art and I used an iPad app called “Sprite Something” for the character designs then I brought them into Adobe Flash. I used pro tools at my college for the audio and Adobe Premiere for all my editing.

Next Project?

I’m currently working on a part live action part animated short film about boy that has to battle his literal nightmares. I’m hoping to finish the film my 2016 year end.

Which film do you wish you could of made?

I wish I made “The Iron Giant”. It’s such a fantastic film on every single level.