Thread by @chrizmillr

Some thoughts on #TheAfterparty episode 6: ZOË

Written by genius @philiplord & the hilarious @rachelsmitts

Designs by the great #TheMitchellsvsTheMachines Prod. Designer @lindseyolivares

Animated by Shadowmachine (doing new #CloneHigh eps), led by the talented @Annam8tor

@philiplord @rachelsmitts @lindseyolivares @Annam8tor This was the most ambitious episode to produce. We'd snap pictures of the actors in costumes on the 1st day of shooting (like this) and email them to Lindsey Olivares to draw caricatures from. Then while we shot a scene I'd take phone pics of the sets so BG designers could start

@philiplord @rachelsmitts @lindseyolivares @Annam8tor The pipeline happened concurrently as we shot and edited the rest of the show - designs revised, storyboards evolving, voice records on set at the end of the day. #TheAfterparty

@philiplord @rachelsmitts @lindseyolivares @Annam8tor Normally an animated ep of TV takes around 16 months to produce, after 3+ months developing the look. We had to do the whole thing in under 10 months. It was the last ep we edited & mixed. We were still getting anim fixes while sound mixing up to the last second.
#TheAfterparty

Finally I want to highlight the talented Zoe Chao - who had to create 5 distinct personalities and make them each funny and relatable while having an extended conversation with herself. She made it look easy. #TheAfterparty