Knetball – Abenteuer mit Mika und Plim
Client
Personal Project
Role
Director, 3D-Animator, 2D-Animator, Texturing Artist, Shading Artist, Lighting Artist, Rendering Artist, Compositor, Set Designer, Motion Designer, Author
Software
Cinema 4D, Maya, Nuke, After Effects, Premiere, Audition
Year
2024
Description
Knetball is an educational, science-fiction animated series for children aged 7-12. Our goal is to raise children’s awareness of earthly challenges and political issues. The protagonists of the series embark on exciting adventures in each episode, exploring fundamental concepts of politics and society.
It is especially important to us that these adventures are fun for children, so they laugh a lot while watching and are eager to tune in again and again.
The series is created using a combination of 3D animation with a clay-like aesthetic and 2D vector animation to build a visually appealing and memorable world.
On the far side of the hollowed-out moon, there is an alien research station where a diverse crew is tasked with the unpopular mission of learning more about Earth to ultimately gain permission to extract resources. However, this is only allowed if no intelligent life is endangered in the process.
Thus, the question of humanity’s potential drives the story forward. The knowledge gathered by the aliens is shared not only among themselves but also with the audience.
Each episode focuses on a topic from politics, economics, or society, presenting it from a delightfully quirky, alien perspective. This leads to productive misunderstandings and amusing insights about Earthlings and their way of life.