Archetype: Fool, clown, klutz, misfit, dreamer, idiot savant, loser-turned-hero
Character antecedents: All your classic loser-turned hero archetypes - Po (Kung Fu Panda), Z (Antz), etc., etc.
Vocal style: ?
Weapons, powers & protections: A Fast runner, can bound and leap 12 feet highMUSIC
The newest iteration.
ABOVE: An early SLOMO model created by YODA animator Jamy Wheless and the brilliant bulbs at LIGHTSTREAM ANIMATION STUDIOS.
BELOW: An early "screen test'" of SLOMO (with temp-tracked voice test) for an intended Nickelodeon series.
"Like Tyrannosaurus rex, Velociraptor had a prominent role in the "Jurassic Park films -- but scientists do not believe
it resembled anything close to its Hollywood depiction in terms of size or appearance.
In fact, the movies' Velociraptor was actually modeled after Deinonychus, and sported a similar size and snout."
- Velociraptor: Facts About the 'Speedy Thief' by Joseph Castro, Live Science, March 18, 2016
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"THUMPING" : A NEW KIND OF ACTION
We've seen lots of impressive Kung Fu-like action in both live action and animated films in recent years—for example, the fantastic acrobatics of Spider-Man, Captain America, and a plethora of other super-heroes, and the anime'-inspired "battle ballets" of the Kung Fu Panda films. With SAURHEADS we introduce a new, never-before-seen fighting technique, offering opportunities for entirely new choreographies: the "Flappers" enable the Thumper to propel, hover, pivot, spin, glide — as well as to divert the attention of a foe ("distract and destroy"), as a matador
does with his cape. THUMPING also utilizes the dino-warrior's tail, as: A) a whip/club; B) a counter-weight for aerial acrobatics; and C) as a sort of "third leg” — enabling the combatant to spring forward suddenly, if knocked backwards or off-balance. D) Thumping can also be a team sport. Tyga and DOOL are masters of choreographed attacks using bizarre Duo Acrobatics performed with 'tail locks' (below)
SLOMO has always felt inferior to his alpha-male brother GRODO (our ‘speedster’ character) because of (among other things) his broken, club-like tail,
which has always made him a bit klutzy -- and slower than his speedy sibling.
But upon learning the art of Thumping from martial-art mentors TYGA and DOOL, Slomo turns his club-tail — his 'handicap' — into an asset (an actual club!)
Thus, as SLOMO finds his True Self, he "finds his wings" -- and wins his True Love ... |
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