SAMUEL L. JACKSON: COLD SPACE-Pilot Film

Making of pilot animation development for TV Networks

I had the opportunity to work with mega-star actor Samuel L. Jackson and direct the pilot for an animated show based on a comic that he wrote himself. The show is titled "Cold Space" and follows an outer-space adventure. I initially met with him in Los Angeles, and we later met again in New York to do voice-over work at a local recording studio.

MULBERRY at the outland bar. Image board character drawing and Ink by Fuminori Kizaki. Art direction, Color rendering by Manabu Inada.

Character drawing and Ink by Fuminori Kizaki. Background image by Sean Yoo. Art direction, Color rendering by Manabu Inada.

Early concept drawing of MULBERRY. Concept art by Manabu Inada

Concept drawing of MULBERRY. Concept art by Fuminori Kizaki

Background design and rendering by Sean yoo.

Early concept drawing of outland bar. Concept art by Manabu Inada

Concept drawing of outland bar. Concept art by Sean Yoo

DEE at the bar counter. Image board character drawing and Ink by Jennyson Rosero. Background image by Sean Yoo. Art direction, Color rendering by Manabu Inada.

MINDI and KYLER at the bar. Image board character drawing and Ink by Jennyson Rosero, Background image by Sean Yoo, and Art Direction, Color rendering by Manabu Inada.

Early concept drawing of KYLER. Concept art by Manabu Inada.

KYLER, Turnaround drawing with director's notes. Character drawing and Ink by Jennyson Rosero,

MINDI and KYLER. Character drawing and Ink by Jennyson Rosero, Background image by Sean Yoo, and Art Direction, Color rendering by Manabu Inada.

Early concept drawing of DEE. Concept art by Manabu Inada

MINDI, Ink drawing with the director's notes. Character drawing and Ink by Jennyson Rosero.

DEE Color chart. Character drawing and Ink by Jennyson Rosero, Art Direction, Color rendering by Manabu Inada

Concept drawing of TOMMY 2. Concept art by Manabu Inada

Concept drawing of DOC. Concept art by Manabu Inada

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