What if your favourite Pop Culture characters were key suspects in a murder mystery... And it's a musical!?
The
#artofmurderanimation
is a pop culture parody, murder mystery musical and we're excited to reveal the teaser trailer for the series!
Crew list/synopsis in YT vid!
SOUSUKE DAY 3!
(1/2)
We’re so excited to introduce the voice of Sousuke - the amazing
@TheAn1meMan
! You may know Joey as The Anime Man on YouTube & part of the popular podcast Trash Taste! We feel so lucky to have Joey in Art Of Murder where he'll be voice acting in Japanese!💖
BTS look at this Albie shot breakdown from storyboard to compositing! 💕
THE ART OF MURDER Animated Series coming later this year! 🔎
#anime
#animation
#2danimation
Time for a Sousuke shot breakdown! 🥷✨ Check out how this shot transforms through the different stages!
THE ART OF MURDER Animated Series coming later this year! 🔎
#anime
#animation
#2danimation
✨SOUSUKE DAY 4!✨
We're so excited to reveal Sousuke's voice!
@TheAn1meMan
brought Sousuke to life so amazingly, and perfectly captured that shonen anime quality with his Japanese voice acting. Can't wait to share more Sousuke in the
#artofmurderanimation
pilot!💖
#animation
Been seeing a lot of creatives posting this so thought we'd join! 😊
What if your favourite Pop Culture characters were key suspects in a murder mystery... And it's a musical!? The Art Of Murder is a pop culture parody, murder mystery musical coming later this year! 🔎✨
✨PIP DAY 5!✨
As we started part of Pip Week last week, we have an extra day for bonus content! Here's another look at
@LizzieRFreeman
's amazing performance as Pip in a shot breakdown! Stay tuned for final day of Pip Week tomorrow!
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#2danimation
#artofmurderanimation
Happy
#IndieAnimationDay
! 🥳
Here's another look at our trailer for The Art of Murder - a pop culture, murder mystery musical coming 2023! We're beyond grateful to be working with such an amazing cast & crew to bring this series to life! 💖 Can't wait to share the pilot soon!
No animated princess is complete without the iconic dress spin! 👑😁 Albie’s dress spin breakdown from rough animation to final!
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#animation
#2danimation
Curious about the stages involved in getting an animation to its final version? Check out the process video below showing some of the key stages for this shot!
#artofmurderanimation
BGs by
@jwijaya_art
, Compositing by
@sambbury
, Storyboard/Animation by Nirali Somaia
Haha since we had to subtitle OC the first time we posted this as we hadn't revealed his voice yet, here's another look at this
#artofmurderanimation
shot with OC's voice included! ✨
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#2danimation
Giorgio’s shining moment from the trailer! 🌟😉 Check out the process of creating this shot from storyboard to compositing!
THE ART OF MURDER Animated Series coming later this year! 🔎
#anime
#animation
#2danimation
Sneak peek at some new
#artofmurderanimation
stills!! 💖
Apologies for the long silence also everyone! It's been a busy time working through the final production stages but we'll be back to regular posting and have more updates soon! ✨
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#anime
#2danimation
✨ALBIE DAY 4!✨
After a week of reveals, we're so excited to reveal Albie's voice!
@LaurenLopez1
brought her to life so amazingly with a voice perfectly reminiscent of classic 2D princesses. Catch more Albie in the
#artofmurderanimation
pilot! 💖
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#2danimation
✨PIP DAY 4!✨
After a week of Pip reveals, we're so excited to finally reveal Pip's voice!
@LizzieRFreeman
brought her innocent & enthusiastic personality to life so perfectly. We can't wait for you to see more Pip in the
#artofmurderanimation
pilot!💖
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#animation
PIP DAY 3!
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We're so excited to introduce the voice of Pip - the incredible
@LizzieRFreeman
! You may have heard Lizzie in titles such as Genshin Impact, Pokemon & Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. We feel incredibly lucky to have Lizzie voicing 2 characters in The Art Of Murder!💖
Happy Friday everyone!! Bringing in the weekend with some new
#artofmurderanimation
film stills! 🥰
Thank you so much for all the love on our previous voice reveals also, and everyone's support in helping us hit 2k followers! 💖 Excited to share more soon~
#anime
#animation
🚨 Announcing Character Spotlight Weeks! 🚨
We're kicking off our first
#artofmurderanimation
social media event on June 6th! Join us for exclusive character & voice actor reveals, with a chance to win some AoM merch! More details in the video! ✨
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#animation
Happy
#indieanimationday
everyone!! 💖
Stay tuned for The Art Of Murder animated series - a pop culture, murder mystery musical coming later this year! 🔎✨ Super excited for everyone to see the pilot very soon!
OC DAY 3!
(1/2)
We’re so excited to introduce the voice of OC - the amazing
@LizzieRFreeman
! You may have heard Lizzie in titles such as Genshin Impact, Pokemon & Re:Zero. We feel so lucky to have Lizzie in The Art Of Murder, perfectly capturing OC's sweet and innocent charm 💖
From clean up to compositing! 🫶
This shot of Giorgio is from a musical sequence in THE ART OF MURDER, and was a super fun shot to get the eerie atmosphere coming through in each stage ✨
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#2danimation
#artofmurderanimation
🚨CHARACTER SPOTLIGHT WEEK 2!🚨
- SOUSUKE DAY 1 -
This week we're featuring Sousuke, the anime character of the group! Find out more in his character profile video below and stay tuned each day for new Sousuke reveals!✨
#animation
#anime
#artofmurderanimation
Happy Friday everyone!! So sorry for the long silence since our last post as it's been a busy few weeks >< But here's some new Art Of Murder film stills to bring in the weekend! 🥰
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#artofmurderanimation
Another
#artofmurderanimation
Fun Fact for your Friday! An additional fun fact: each frame actually has to be drawn twice - once for animation and once for clean up! That means a total of 28,000 drawings 😱
Before Character Spotlight Week begins next week, we thought we'd post a quick recap of the
#artofmurderanimation
synopsis for those who missed it previously! ✨ We can't wait to share more in the weeks ahead!
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy holidays from the Choc Chip team!! 💕
#artofmurderanimation
Sketch done by our awesome BG artist
@06u13s
, colours by our director Nirali Somaia
✨WINN DAY 4!✨
After a week of reveals, we're so excited to reveal Winn's voice!
@hellomeganlee
brought Winn's bubbly and energetic personality to life so perfectly, & gave her such a unique voice! Catch more Winn in the
#artofmurderanimation
pilot!💖
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#animation
- PIP DAY 2 -
Thank you so much everyone for your patience & understanding in us pausing Character Spotlight Week last week❤️
We’re resuming today with new Pip content! Check out some expression & pose designs done during Pip's development! ✨
#Animation
#characterdesign
✨GIORGIO DAY 4!✨
After a week of reveals, we're so excited to reveal Giorgio's voice!
@JoeyRichter
brought him to life so amazingly, perfectly capturing both his suave and goofy sides. Catch more Giorgio in the
#artofmurderanimation
pilot! 💖
#animation
#2danimation
Today’s the day! We’re excited to announce the series we’ve been creating - The Art Of Murder!
#ArtOfMurder
is a pop culture parody, murder mystery musical. While this poster is only a brief glimpse, we’re excited to start sharing more soon!!
#indieanimation
#animation
Check out this absolutely amazing
#artofmurderanimation
illustration done by our super talented BG artist
@06u13s
!! She's also an amazing comic artist, and we think the AoM gang look so awesome in this comic style! 💖 Check out more of her work on her social media pages!
✨OC DAY 4!✨
After a week of reveals, we're so excited to reveal OC's voice!
@LizzieRFreeman
perfectly captured his innocence and wonderment of the world, and brought him to life so amazingly. Catch more OC in the
#artofmurderanimation
pilot! 💖
#animation
#2danimation
✨AOM CHALLENGE✨
Can you guess how many frames/individual drawings were used in this animation of Albie's dress spin? Let us know your guesses and we'll reveal the answer tomorrow! 👀
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#anime
#animation
#indie_anime
🚨CHARACTER SPOTLIGHT WEEKS BEGIN!🚨
WEEK 1: INTRODUCING PIP
We're kicking off Week 1 with Pip, the owner of the sketchbook! Meet Pip in her character profile video below & stay tuned everyday this week for more Pip reveals!✨
#2Danimation
#characterdesign
#artofmurderanimation
🚨CHARACTER SPOTLIGHT WEEK 6!🚨
-OC DAY 1-
We've made it to the final
#artofmurderanimation
Character Spotlight Week! This week features OC, Pip's original character! Find out more in his profile video & stay tuned for new reveals each day!✨
#animation
#characterdesign
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Hi everyone! We wanted to share a release date update for The Art of Murder. Thank you so much for following this project and for all your support! The production is going well and we're excited to share the full pilot episode soon!
ALBIE DAY 3!
(1/2)
We're so excited to introduce the voice of Albie - the amazing
@LaurenLopez1
! You may know Lauren as one of the co-founders of Team Starkid, performing in numerous smash hit musicals. We feel so lucky to have Lauren bringing Albie to life in Art Of Murder! 💖
✨AOM CHALLENGE✨
Can you guess the number of frames/individual drawings in this shot of Sousuke and Giorgio? Let us know your guess and we’ll reveal the answer next week! 👀🔎
#anime
#animation
#2danimation
Welcome to Choc Chip Animation Studios!! We’re a new indie studio based in Australia and we’re all about creating quirky stories with heart!
We’ll be announcing an exciting new series soon so please stay tuned for some updates!
Thank you so much for following our journey!
Happy Holidays from the Choc Chip team!! 💖🎄 We hope everyone is having the loveliest celebrations and holiday season!
Also check our insta story for the results to last week’s AoM holiday poll! ✨
Sketch by
@06u13s
, Colour by Nirali Somaia