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December 18, 2009
Last night was the last Crash Squad recording session of 2009. In true MADHouse Studios style, I had several technical difficulties. The laptop I use for recording broke. The USB ports are fried…which means the mixer board won’t work. I had to start using the new LAPTOP for recording last night. Problem number 1…the audio [...]
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October 27, 2009
OK, so over three years ago the idea for Crash Squad was born. After some concept refinement and development, the idea for the series came about. It took well over a year to develop into the series it has become today. Another year of voice recording and character/visual development brings us to today. The thing [...]
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September 29, 2009
I have always said that I wouldn’t do it. I have claimed that it is an evil the likes of which I have NO interest in being part of. I believe in my heart of hearts that it is a tool created by Satan himself to more rapidly bring the downfall of man!!! And yet…I [...]
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April 24, 2009
No kidding, there I was…getting ready to wrap up after a good session in the studio when I felt the urge to…well…DIE.
We had started a bit late, but once everyone got there and we got rolling along we were rather productive. It was a good night over all…
We were excited, since it was the first [...]
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March 22, 2009
I believe that the people I work with are some of the most talented people I have ever been lucky enough to come across in my life. They are dedicated to this art form and strive for perfection in all they do. Each and every take in the studio is like watching a Michelangelo sculpt [...]
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March 6, 2009
Captain Earl Hoffman is the man responsible for Jacyn Drake and his team of hard boiled cops. No stranger to the action himself, he once led an MCU of his own. Knowing full well that Drake’s team is the best at what they do, he does all he can to keep the heat [...]
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February 22, 2009
There it is…that’s Drake’s back. (A still shot from the new, upcoming trailer!)
OK, seriously…we are all back. The hiatus is over, and we are very excited to get back into the studio. Final revisions are being made to the last few scripts for the season. Also of note is the addition of a couple more [...]
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November 24, 2008
OK, so this is a bit late…but I feel like I should post it up so that no one thinks we have just fallen off the face of the earth.
With the holidays and what not upon us…MADHouse Studios and the Crash Squad team are taking a break until at least the first of the year. [...]
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October 14, 2008
Congrats are in order to some of our very own team members. First a quick background:
Michael participates in the 24 Hour Film Project every year. It is this great event where film makers come together with their crews and have 24 hours to make a short film…from start to finish. According to the project website:
In each city, teams receive [...]
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October 10, 2008
Last night, we were in the studio once again. After a bit of a break we all seemed pretty excited to be back to the task of giving life to the characters. We originally had two sessions scheduled for this month…but due to another schedule conflict…last night was our only one.
We were introduced to a [...]
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