In this 3-part Showtime documentary, I helped coming up with the concept to imagine Tekashi as an action figure. Explaining how society helped shape the monstrous villain Takashi turned out to be. Together with Director Karin Fong, we designed, shot, edited, animated, and produced “Elements of a Supervillain,” nine animated segments that run through the Showtime series. Narrated by Giancarlo Esposito, each one focuses on a factor of the Supervillain equation: Trauma, Ego, Weaponry, to name a few. This is a lab where every move is calculated with precision, a volatile mix of chemistry . . . until what is created ultimately takes control.
director: karin fong producer: renee robson cinematographer: jr kraus lead designer/animators: henry chang, james gardner editors: lexi gunvaldson, zach kilroy animator: merrill hall prop master: matthew eikelberger prop assistants: stephanie mace, brady peterson action figure designer: tim sepulveda on-set vfx supervisor/ animator: kiyoon nam hand models: rachael cohen, jessica shereshevsky design prep: kathy liang, ailis o’reilly design interns: phillip han, zach hartman colorist: beau leon, framestore production coordinators: jake fritz, jackson kerr
Styleframes I created in CG. Meant to create the look and help figure out the camera/lighting before our shoot.
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Our concept was deeply influenced by Japanese model-making culture—a passion of mine since childhood, particularly building Gundam models. When director Karin Fong shared the creative brief, I immediately drew a connection to my own experience with model making. It felt like the perfect metaphor to illustrate how society meticulously constructed an ordinary kid into a supervillain, piece by piece.
We worked closely with talented toy designer Tim Sepulveda to design our Takashi action figure. We ended up 3d printed some of our designs and hand painted them to be used in our live-action shoot.
Here are some early designs I created before the shoot to establish the look and feel. I also designed assets like the action figure’s manual and additional parts.
Here's a little BTS to show what I did to match our CG animated model to our live-action plates.
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