BOTUS: Buddies of the United States
BOTUS: BUDDIES OF THE UNITED STATES
Do you miss Barack Obama and Joe Biden? Then check out BOTUS! It’s an animated show following the adventures of the two greatest Buddies of United States — after the presidency.
Storyboards
Check out some of the select frames from our BOTUS storyboard below! From this stage, we created an animatic before jumping into animation.
Select frames from our BOTUS storyboard
Concept Art
BOTUS was conceived during a team breakfast at a diner with lots of mediocre coffee and hashbrowns. Below is the first “napkin sketch” of our two buddies, followed by background art for Joe’s secret treehouse hideout for best friends only: “The Thunderden”.
The first “napkin sketch” of our two buddies, Barack Obama and Joe Biden
Background art for Joe’s secret treehouse hideout for best friends only: “The Thunderden”
Credits
Created by Cinesaurus
Written by David Hudson and Steven Hudson
Storyboard by Ebae Kim
Character Design by Ebae Kim
Art Direction and Illustration by Ebae Kim
Environment Painting by Liz Leo
Animation by Steven Hudson
Additional Animation by David Hudson
Final logo for BOTUS: a combination of the Seal of the President of the United States along with the handmade jury-rigging of Joe Biden’s tree house.