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Director Dan Strange discusses the methods behind the madness that is "Scary Smash."
There's much more to the costumes in "Scary Smash" than meets the eye! Check out how costume designer Robin Vane turned ordinary pieces of clothing into two-dimensional works of art.
We realize a Kate Micucci/Joss Whedon/Dave Foley triumvirate is best suited for TOTAL. WORLD. DOMINATION. but we're pretty sure we found the second best use for them as the cast of Scary Smash
As hilarious as Rhett & Link are in "Goth Boy," they are equally entertaining in this behind-the-scenes peek at the making of their Written By A Kid short
From full body green lycra bodysuits to full sclera black contact lenses, see how Rhett & Link dealt with the challenges of turning Link into a 2-year-old and Rhett into a black-eyed goth stepdad.
How do you bring a tale to life involving a horse made of paper who visits the county fair, goes to jail for 100 years and emerges to join hundreds of ducklings eating banana splits in a pond? Roque Ballesteros, director of “La Munkya” explains Ghostbot Animation Studios’ inventive take on Emily’s completely bonkers story!
If you’ve ever thought about being an animator check out this basic introduction to the craft by “La Munkya” director and Ghostbot Animation Studios Co-founder Roque Ballesteros. He’ll tell you what it takes, how to get started and even how they make the characters mouths move the right way when they speak!
A behind-the-scenes look at how the environment and special effects were made for Rainbow Town.
A behind-the-scenes look at how the Rainbow Town was shot.
Nora sees her story for the first time!
Check out how Efehan created the town of Cold East in this behind-the-scenes episode of Written By A Kid.
The story of the mustache that never made the cut.
Check out how Jimmy Marble created the world of Robots Attack in this behind-the-scenes episode of Written By A Kid.
Maile Martinez spins a tale of an evil robot builder as he and his army attempts to take over Texas, CA. This Director's Cut of Written by a Kid Episode 6 features scenes not shown in the full episode.
Check out how director Caleb Emerson brought Kendall the Knight to life in this behind-the-scenes episode of Written By A Kid.
Learn a bit about how Ghostbot, the animators behind "Sorta Friends" and "La Munkya," came to be.
A look at how "Sorta Friends" was made.
A behind-the-scenes look at how "Fire City" was made.
Adam explores the set of "Fire City" during filming, giving plenty of advice along the way.
Check out how director Greg Aronwitz brought Ginger Potato to life in this behind-the-scenes episode of Written By A Kid.
Check out how director Nicholas Humphries created the miniatures and puppets use in Zombie Spider.
HOLIDAY STORY GUIDELINES: 1. Participants must be 12 or under and have parent or guardian's permission. 2. Write and perform an original holiday story in a video. (That means don't use existing music/stories to create your story!) 3. Upload your video to YouTube as a response to this video. 4. Only one story per entrant, please! 5. Your story can be helped by parents, siblings, or guardians, but the story itself needs to be 100% written by a kid. 6. Videos are due at 11:00pm PST on November 1st to qualify. 7. We'll pick our top five to appear on a special playlist on the Geek & Sundry channel. Our very favorite story will be changed into a song created by Mystery Guitar Man in a special holiday episode of Written By A Kid. By submitting your video as a response vido to this video your entry becomes property of Geek & Sundry.
Take a look at the heavy makeup used in Zombie Spider.
Check out how Zombie Spider was made!
A look at how MysteryGuitarMan brought Micah's song to life!
Written by a Kid premieres Wednesday, July 18th at 10 am PST with "Scary Smash" written by 5-year-old Brett Baligad, directed by Daniel Strange, starring Dave Foley, Kate Micucci and Joss Whedon. All stories are original tales told by the 5-10 year olds in the videos. Upcoming directors include: Rhett & Link, Roque Ballesteros, Jon Sims, Mike Diva and Greg Aronowitz featuring such talent as Michael Busch, Aaron Douglas, Cassandra Peterson and Cory Williams.
A monster, a milk truck, a S.Q.U.A.T. team leader named Gerald and an epic 7 day battle--all from the mind of 5-year-old Brett.
2-year-old Max (Link Neal) tests the patience of his new stepdad (Rhett McLaughlin) and learns a little something about the Goth lifestyle - all from the mind of 8-year-old CiCi.
Join La Munkya, a ravenous horse made of paper, in his journey from the county fair to the county jail in this off-the-wall tale told by a very “animated” 6 year-old Emily.
What’s a nice half-vampire-half-girl named Sally McGrease doing in a place like Rainbow Town?
A very wise young boy named Ryan tells the story of Cold East, a little town in a refrigerator with a noble pickle jar Sheriff and a foul-mouthed Tomato.
Maile Martinez spins a tale of an evil robot builder as he and his army attempts to take over Texas, CA.
Kiernan writes one for the history books as he presents his story of Kendall the Knight.
7-year old Sierra tells a classic Hollywood love story between a beautiful mermaid named Carolina and her "sort-of" friend John.
Young Adam tells an apocalyptic story set in Fire City which brings up the moral dilemma--if you had the choice to live forever, would you?
Six-year old Ima tells the story of Ginger, a well-dressed gingerbread man who just can’t catch a break.
Aiden tells a very special spooky story of a giant zombie spider and a mohawked boy who’s out to avenge the death of his brother.
MysteryGuitarMan brings Micah's crazy holiday song to life in this very special episode of Written By A Kid.
No matter how you feel about Valentine's Day you'll love Emily's ("La Munkya") tale with a horrifying twist starring Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson!
