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BOTUS: Buddies of the United States

BOTUS: BUDDIES OF THE UNITED STATES

Do you miss Barack Obama and Joe Biden? Then check out BOTUS! It’s an animated show following the adventures of the two greatest Buddies of United States — after the presidency.

Storyboards

Check out some of the select frames from our BOTUS storyboard below! From this stage, we created an animatic before jumping into animation.

Select frames from our BOTUS storyboard

Concept Art

BOTUS was conceived during a team breakfast at a diner with lots of mediocre coffee and hashbrowns. Below is the first “napkin sketch” of our two buddies, followed by background art for Joe’s secret treehouse hideout for best friends only: “The Thunderden”.

The first “napkin sketch” of our two buddies, Barack Obama and Joe Biden

Background art for Joe’s secret treehouse hideout for best friends only: “The Thunderden”

Credits

Created by Cinesaurus
Written by David Hudson and Steven Hudson
Storyboard by Ebae Kim
Character Design by Ebae Kim
Art Direction and Illustration by Ebae Kim
Environment Painting by Liz Leo
Animation by Steven Hudson
Additional Animation by David Hudson

Final logo for BOTUS: a combination of the Seal of the President of the United States along with the handmade jury-rigging of Joe Biden’s tree house.