SAMUEL L. JACKSON: COLD SPACE-Pilot Film

Making of pilot animation development for TV Networks

I had the privilege of collaborating with renowned actor Samuel L. Jackson to direct the pilot episode of an animated series based on a comic he authored. The series, titled "Cold Space," explores an adventurous narrative set in outer space. My initial meeting with Mr. Jackson took place in Los Angeles, followed by a subsequent meeting in New York, where we conducted voice-over work at a local recording studio.

Title: Cold Space
Client: Spike TV, Boom! Studios
Directed/Art Director/Storyboard/Character design: Manabu Gaku Inada
Executive Producer: Samuel L. Jackson
Written by: Samuel L. Jackson, Eric Calderon
Voices: Samuel L. Jackson, Eliza Dushku, Clifton Collins
Character design: Jennyson Rosero, Fuminori Kizaki
Background design: Sean Yoo
Compositors: Trevor Klueg, Moises Jimenez
Production: Titmouse Studios
Year: 2012

MULBERRY is featured at the Outland Bar, showcasing character drawings and ink by Fuminori Kizaki, with art direction and color rendering by Manabu Inada.

Fuminori Kizaki illustrated and inked the characters, Sean Yoo designed the background, and Manabu Inada handled the art direction and color rendering.

This is an early concept drawing of MULBERRY, created by concept artist Manabu Inada.

Concept drawing of Mulberry. Concept art created by Fuminori Kizaki.

Background design and rendering by Sean yoo.

Early concept drawing of an outland bar, created by artist Manabu Inada.

Concept drawing of outland bar. Concept art by Sean Yoo

DEE is depicted at the bar counter, illustrated by Jennyson Rosero, with a background by Sean Yoo and art direction by Manabu Inada.

Mindi and Kyler are illustrated at the bar, featuring character art by Jennyson Rosero and background art by Sean Yoo, with art direction by Manabu Inada.