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Anyone in a mood for crackships between Mr. Puzzles from SMG4 and Golden Brain from Spy Kids Mission critical??? Kinda got distracted with these two and wanted to ask if ya'll want some content with them..
Sure! I don't ship them but I'm interested.
Maybe not..
Who's Golden Brain??
I'll still continue making content of my 5⭐️Rivals AU, but the idea came to me and uhh.. I may or may not have made an AU abt them. There's something wrong with me. Help.
Concept art of Golden Brain for Spy Kids: Mission Critical by Matthew Boismier.
"In 2015 I did a whole lotta pitchwork vis-dev for [Spy Kids: Mission Critical]. It all changed after it got picked up by Netflix, but happy I could help get the project rollin’. Here’s a bunch of ideas I had for the villain, Golden Brain. I think Tracksuit Golden Brain is my favorite." - Matthew Boismier on the visual development for Spy Kids: Mission Critical
[images shared by Matthew Boismier]
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Golden Brain and Therese Drabble #2
Golden Brain was strolling in his secret compound when his top general cane running up to him. Golden Brain’s brow arched when the general stopped in front of him. Golden Brain rolled his eyes at his general who was struggling to catch his breath.
“Sir! W-we have-! A bit!...of a-! Problem!” His general managed to pant out. Golden Brain brought his cane up to his chest, grabbing it with both hands.
“Problem? What type of problem?” He demanded with a hint of irritance. “With what?”
“It is the weapon you wanted.”
“What?” The grip on his cane tighten in growing anger. “I thought I told you I didn’t want any drawbacks. I sent clear instructions!”
The general sunk in terror. “It wasn’t my fault! It was Therese!”
“Therese?” Golden Brain blinked and released his powerful grip off of his cane. “How? All she ever does is make the weapons better!”
“S-she told me that she can’t figure out how to make it work!”
“Oh please, how much trouble can it be? I seen her fix and improve countless weapons before...ah, I better go check on her. Just go and train the grunts, will you?” He said, shooing his general away. Golden Brain swiftly made his way down the hall to the inventions room. It was a large room that held most of their destructive products and office supplies. He saw Therese with half of her body into a hatch of a giant machine. She was kicking her legs, as if she was struggling to get out. Golden Brain rushed to her side.
“Therese! Are you alright?” He asked as he peeked inside of the hatch. He saw that her dress was stained in black oil, completely ruining the fabric. Her face was covered in black and her hair was a mess.
“I uh! Just need a little help, please!” She yelled out. Golden Brain set his cane down and grabbed her waist with both of his hands. With one pull, she was out of the hatch.
“Thanks, Mr. Brain…” Therese muttered. It was a different tone than what he was used to. She was usually so energetic and now she looked like a sad kitten.
“Therese, what’s wrong?” He asked gently. “I never seen you so flustered…”
Therese bit her lower lip and rubbed her elbow. “It’s just…” she let out a sigh. “I can’t fix the wheatgrass extractor or the “subatomic particle ray” as you call it.”
Golden Brain chuckled nervously as he pulled at his collar. “W-what’s wrong with it?”
“I can’t turn it on. Something is off with the machine which was why I was looking inside of it. But now...I don’t know.” She kicked at the ground and crossed her arms. “I just can’t figure it out! I tried everything!’ She exclaimed and began to pace the floors as she gave him a full list. “I check the fuel gauge, the power source, the wiring and even the tubing!” She leaned against the metal machine, holding a frown. “And I still can’t figure it out. I’m sorry, Mr. Brain.” She said.
“W-what are you apologizing for? It’s just a slight hiccup.”
“But its not!” She argued. “I know you expect a lot from me and I really want to fix the machine but..I’m not as brilliant as you.” She said in a small voice. Golden Brain was surprised. One being that she called him brilliant, which he was, but in how she compared herself to him. He could tell she had been working on the machine for more than an hour, possible even a few. She could have gotten the grunts to look at it but she didn’t. She always wanted to do it herself. She wanted to get all of his machine in great, working order. She gave herself that responsibility. Now, when he stared at her, all he saw was her disappointment in herself.
Golden Brain took a step towards her and put a gentle hand on her shoulder.
“Miss Therese.” He began. She looked up at him, still holding her frown. “You are the most brilliant person I had ever known.” Her eyes widen from his words and he saw her frown beginning to lift up.
“Oh. You are just trying to be nice.” She replied.
“No, no, I’m serious.” He said as he tilted his head at her. “You are so brilliant, well, I think...you're even smarter than I am.”
“What?”
“Please, don’t let me repeat that. It was hard the first time. But it's true.” He said as he lifted her chin up. “And...if you are having trouble, you can ask for my help.”
“No! I can’t do that, you are so busy with running the company I can’t possibly ask you to-!” He grabbed her shoulders again, making her face him again.
“Therese, you can come to me. I won’t turn you away.” She sniffed and turned her head away. Her cheeks turning into a darker shade of pink. He then noticed he was still holding her. He quickly let go and placed his hands down to his side. “I...What kind of boss would I be if I didn’t help my most promising employee?” She giggled at his response which made his eyes lit up, if he had a mouth, he would have been smiling alongside her.
“Then, Mr. Brain...Can you please help me?” She asked. Golden Brain chuckled and rolled up his sleeves.
“But of course! Let’s see if we can find the problem together, shall we?”
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I saw the new season of spy kids on Netflix and I wanted to share this. I wasn’t sure if I did but here it is!
Directing Duos: Michael Alcock and Craig George of Spy Kids: Mission Critical
Animation is an inherently collaborative medium, and no one knows that better than the directing duos at Mainframe Studios. With two seasons of Spy Kids: Mission Critical under their belt and a new project on the way, directors Michael Alcock and Craig George shared their process; the results are available on Netflix for your viewing pleasure.
How long have you been working together, and on what projects? Mike: We've been working together at Mainframe Studios since 2016. We've worked on Spy Kids: Mission Critical, Ready2Robot and another, yet to be announced project. We also worked together in 2012 at Atomic Cartoons - Craig hired me (Mike) for my first storyboarding job!
Craig: It's very strange not to be working together [at the moment]. We're still both at Mainframe but on different projects now, so I personally had some separation anxiety when they moved us apart. Slightly kidding. But I'm hopeful we'll be working together again soon.
In what ways do your strengths complement each other in the directing role? Mike: Craig has more experience directing than I do, which has helped to guide my approach to working with the team and developing a critical eye. We also share a similar sense of humour and storytelling sensibility, which is very helpful during the early stages of development. We're able to bounce ideas off of one another, hopefully weeding out the bad ones and keeping as many of the ones that "work" or make us laugh as possible.
Craig: We really do have the same sensibilities and we’re cursed (or blessed) with the same twisted view of what's funny - which is vital! And when we do disagree, we're able to talk it out and come to the best solution for the project. Mike is an incredible communicator, he's articulate and diplomatic -- all key to being a good director. I keep telling him that someday I'm going to pay him heaps of cash to work for me!
How did your collaboration style grow or change while working on Spy Kids: Mission Critical? Mike: During Spy Kids: Mission Critical we didn’t work directly together on the same episodes. We were each responsible for half of the episodes in the season, so our collaboration was limited to the seasonal arc and "big picture" stuff. Once we moved onto Ready2Robot (and the yet to be announced project) we worked together to provide feedback and notes on each script and saw each episode through to the end as a team, rather than individually.
Craig: On SpyKids we were not always working together but in conjunction to get our respective episodes across the finish line. But because I came onto the production in the last season, Mike was a wellspring of knowledge in regards to all aspects of the show. It wasn't until they put us both on the (yet to be announced project) that our collaboration really congealed. We were working on the same script - solving the same problems - and literally trying to find solutions that made the other guy laugh. And to be honest, it's been one of the highlights of my career in this industry.
What’s your favorite part about season two? Or memorable moment from the production process of the new season? Mike: My favorite part about season two was watching the entire team rally together to make a fun, appealing product. It was hectic at times, but everyone on the team did their best to bring Mission Critical to life, which makes all the difference. It's rewarding to be a part of that kind of passion and dedication - so congratulations and thank you to everyone who helped to make Spy Kids: Mission Critical possible!
Craig: Season two is my favorite because it's the one I worked on the most! But seriously, Golden Brain is a natural born scene-stealer and I loved pushing the animators for that over the top performance that set up his comedic moments. And of course the best part of most season two's is that the big problems have been dealt with and things are starting to hum along nicely. Everyone is in good spirits and everyday it's fun to come to work. Mike nailed it on the head, our team was amazing and the proof is on the screen. Great job everyone!
-- Andie Newell
As I come to the last 15% left to do on Kirby Reanimated, here’s something in the meantime I did last Winter. A crew T-shirt design I made as a parting gift for the Mission Critical animation team before I left for DHX, containing tangential references to very very minor character traits for Golden Brain in season one.
By the time finished the first several episodes and we moved onto our next ten (Netflix is releasing 10/20 at a time while we animated them all over a year), a good chunk of my animation on the series was primarily on Golden Brain. I’ll get into further detail once I start sharing shots later.
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