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MADNESS DAY 2023 ANNOUNCEMENT

We're cooking up a special present for everyone on Madness Day 2023. You can ONLY recieve it on Newgrounds, so be there!
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HINT: Hank <3 Blender

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https://twitter.com/SkelStudio/status/1702215073975156851

Graham Jenkins Hank Audition

Being that Hank J. Wimbleton is a silent character and very physical, our audition with Graham was very intuitive and experimental. Boy did he deliver! He found Hank's manerisms and brought his phyicality to life! We knew instantly he was the man for the role.

Chase, behind the camera, did a great job exploring with Graham. It was magic.<...

OUR NG OFFICE TRIP

Lasty weekend we went to the Newgrounds Office in Philly to interview Matt Jolly, Michael Swain, and even Tom Fulp, the creator of newgrounds! It was a magnificent time. We got so many great interviews for a great batch of NG classic artists. Really excited to see what you guys think of the upcoming documentary work we're doing.

Sanford & Deimos Audition

We wanted to do a chemistry test with our favorite Sanford actor and our favorite Deimos actor. So we got Dushaun Thompson and Garth Sodetani together and had them read a scene from the Steam Game where they run into a clan of seld-starving bandits.

aka the kielbasa scene

We also asked them to roleplay in some hypothetical scenarios...

Release Trailer Hank

Here are some pictures of Hans in costume at his apartment in 2018 as we were doing finishing touches on the costume. This is before the costume was weathered and worn to look more lived in. let's call this FRESH Hank XD

Release Trailer Pictures

Here you'll see some concept art drawn by Hans Van Harken of a cut Church and George from the trailer. Back in 2018 we didn't have the budget to go that big yet. But you all got more clear references for the grunt here!

Small Update

I know it's been a couple of weeks since we've posted more exclusive content, but more IS coming!

We got the theatrical premiere footage, and a bunch of interviews with the cast and crew of the trailer coming, too! We've just been busy with real life stuff and trying to get by.

For now, enjoy the behind the scenes footage. Hours and...

NG Podcast Special

On this immense special episode of the NG Podcast, Director Chase Langley & Producer Hans Van Harken discuss what went into making the live action trailer with Matt Jolly & Michael Swain, creators of the "Madness: Project Nexus" game on Steam.

Additional guests include:
Assistant Director Jose Escorcia & VFX Artist Brand...

BTS Episode 4 "Final Day of Filming"

This was the last day of filming. This shoot was recorded on the bigger green screen stage and dedicated mainly to the stunts and fight sequences on July 24th 2022. the day before the exact 20th anniversary of Madness Combat 1. This is part of a Behind The Scenes series we're releasing exclusively for Skel Studio Patreons.  It took a lot ou...

BTS Episode 3 "First Day of Filming"

This was the first of 2 days of filming. This shoot was recorded on the smaller green screen stage and dedicated to more dialog and close camera set-ups. No Grunts and stunts on this day.  This is part of a Behind The Scenes series we're releasing exclusively for Skel Studio Patreons.  It took a lot out of us to make this trailer, and ...

BTS Episode 2 "Dress Rehearsal"

This was the dress rehearsal the day before shooting on Stunt Coordinator Tony Snegoff's ranch. First time the actors got in their costumes. During the rehearsal, Matt Jolly (creator of Madness Combat) was on his way to LA from Philly.  This is part of a Behind The Scenes series we're releasing exclusively for Skel Studio Patreons.  It...

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BTS Episode 1 "Final Stunt Rehearsal"

This was the last of 3 Stunt Rehearsals we did at the park. It's part of a Behind The Scenes series we're releasing exclusively for Skel Studio Patreons.

Grunt 3D Scan

We had Jason Ha stand still for ~30 min to be 3D scanned as our CGI base grunt model.

UPDATE!

Hans just returned from an LA Business Trip.

He and Chase recorded some interviews with the entire cast of the Madness Cinematic Trailer, and even some crew! Like Assistant Director Jose Escorcia, and even Brandon Lau the music composer!

Soon, we’ll be releasing those exclusive behind the scenes as Patreon content for those loving...

Behind The Scenes pics

July 23rd & 24th 2022

MADNESS POSTER

Thanks to everyone here for helping us on our effort. The more support we get the more time and energy we can dedicate to making the Madness movie a reality. It really means a lot we’ve gotten this much help already!

I’d like you to know that there is another way to support us, and you’ll get a cool poster out of it too!

Krinke...

MINI UPDATE:

Simple update, but just got off a great phone call with a wonderful talent manager who’s helping us get connected to the right people in the industry.

It feels like a very important shift is happening now from one phase of development into the next. We’ll be doing our best to update you on our journey here without revealing too much. 2023-03-24 20:52:48 +0000 UTC View Post

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

Check out our huge update on Twitter:

Documentary Update

We got LOTS of behind the scenes footage to comb through but reached a good point now. Finally laid out a structure of how this whole thing’s gonna work. Got some help from an editing friend which was very much needed.

We will be breaking up the entire video into chapters and release them exclusively for Patrons first this summer. As we ...

Christoff Costume Concept Art

Chase drew the first picture in a story board frame. Hans and Chase figured that Christoff should have a mixture of a Crusader Knight with his mad scientist lab coat. Gem took that further and developed an amazing final product.

Sheriff Costume Concept Art

Deimos Costume Designs

Here is another picture progression on Hans and Gem's costume design collaboration.

Hank Costume Design

Hans and Gem (Deimos Art) worked together drawing and screen sharing throughout this process. Here is a progression. Hans' is the more cartoony designs, and Gem's are the more real designs.

Early Sheriff Concept Art

Here is an older design of Sheriff for the Cinematic Trailer by Hans Van Harken.

But in this rendition, Hans realized there needed to be a more larger-than-life take on his costume design to fit the wild scope of the world.

NG Podcast Q&A

We're about to go live in 30 minutes! Feel free to join us on the NG Podcast Discord Server and get a chance to ask a question on the Q&A portions:

https://discord.gg/ngp

JOIN US LIVE ON NG PODCAST

Check out this big announcement for details on this Sunday’s NG Podcast episode covering the Madness Cinematic Trailer.

https://twitter.com/thengpodcast/status/1616557466644545536?s=46&t=YtYi8dv41GMqqC62Qk...

POSTER FOR SALE

BIG NEWS:

If you liked the Madness: Project Nexus Cinematic Trailer poster YOU CAN HAVE ONE FOR YOURSELF NOW!

Know this:
Buying these posters directly helps us at Skel Studio recover from the tremendous financial investment we made making the trailer. SO not only will you own a cool thing but this will actually really help us a LO...

UPDATE:

Big Podcast coming up January 22nd with Hans Van Harken, Chase Langley, Matt Jolly & Michael Swain on the Newgrounds Podcast!

Stay Tuned for announcements:

https://twitter.com/thengpodcast?s=21&t=FbQoWxwA62_4ftHpmxvgGQ 2023-01-15 21:28:31 +0000 UTC View Post

FIRST CUT of Release Trailer

This is the first Rough Cut of the Madness Release Trailer that came out in September 2021 before any sound and VFX were added