Tech Central's Guide to the Color Code Alert System (Animatic).

 Ever wondered what the animatic to this cartoon looks like?  Well here it is.  As you watch it, you will notice that there is a difference there.  Can you find out what they are?  Good luck.  

Enjoy. 

Tech Central's Guide to the Color Code Alert System (2016).

 I know it has been a long time since I used this blog, but don't worry it is back up again.  And now, I present to you a short film I made back in 2016.  As you can see, it all started back when I was working at Technology Central, or Tech Central for short, was having  trouble and it was starting become chaotic like The Muppet Show back stage.  With chaos, it can be controlled by order.  I was inspired by Kermit the Frog on the short lived ABC series, The Muppets where they had their color code alert system.  This was in the episode, "Hostile Makeover".  He said, and I quote: 

We've created a color code alert system to track Piggy's moods. Green, she's calm, but we've never been at green. Yellow, she's in tears. Orange, *I'm* in tears. And with a code red, if she locks eyes with you, it's already too late!  

Inspired by that clever amphibian, I got inspired.  However, before doing this I always seek consultation from my boss about making it.  I pitched it to her verbally because I didn't have time to make a pitch-reel.  She, my boss, Kimberly O'Toole, approved it.  After doing some research and consultation from boss, off I went to work on it.  During production, I got the gist from watching all those old educational safety films from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.  

I know that all along that this was going to be animated.  After all, it has been two years since I graduated back in 2014.  I didn't want these animation skills go down to waste.

I have been seeing these things via On-Demand TV back in mid 2000's on Something Weird On Demand. (It lasted until 2008.)  Those UPA-style drawing were eye-catching for time.  As eye-catching as those Cartoon Network shows of the late 1990s and early 2000s such as Dexter's Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls (the original not that jokey 2016 reboot), Courage the Cowardly Dog, Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken, Codename: Kids Next Door, and The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy.  Inspired, I decided to take that style, aesthetics of the 1950s educational films, guidances from my boss, and keep that cartoon educational, while at the same time, be funny.  .  When it was completed, I presented it to the employees and superiors at work and the result was so wonderful, that they wanted and encore viewing.  So I did.  I hope you enjoy it.  

Update! (Or the Matthew B. Lamont Panel)

Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, here he is, the man himself, Matthew B. Lamont

(crowd cheers and Matthew comes in to take a seat)

Matthew: Welcome one and all, I am Matthew B. Lamont.  You are here for some exciting stuff. Right?

(crowd gets excited)

Well then, let us start.  First I am going to talk about that there will be more Powerpuff Girls 2016 Reboot Vlogs.  There will one coming soon where I talk about the Powerpuff Girls - Teen Titans Go cross over and how left a reaction out of me!  Currently the camera has a battery with time limit.  So a battery with a time limit, and this can make something to lower your time.  So sorry about that, but bear in mind, I will vlog about the mini-sodes too.

(crowd cheers)

I will reach my final analysis on that show.  Next, I am going to talk about more music videos.

(crowd cheers)

As you know, I have made George Harrison's Crackerbox Palace.   I have made a music video one time that was never released it is called Rock n' Roll Hootchie Koo.  It features clips from The Nostalgia Critic and Bum Reviews.  However it got rejected.  Going back to Crackerbox Palace is a prequel to Funky Disco Princess.  I am planning to to make a follow-up to Crackerbox Palace.  There will be commentary on that music video soon.  I am planning to make another music video soon that will follow-up Crackerbox Palace.  That is for me to know and you to find out.

Also, I have just completed a safety film from for Tech Central.  I started working on it since January and I completed it at the end of July.  This one is called Tech Central and the Color Code Alert System.   This was inspired by true events that happened to me over the past two years that did not turn out well and was very unpleasant.

(crowd feels pity)

Out of resentment towards that, I decided to a color code alert system like the one the Government uses.

I saw an episode of The Muppets where Kermit says that he has his Color Code Alert System for Miss Piggy!  This is what Kermit said:

"Green, she is calm.  Yellow, she is in tears.  Orange, I am in tears.  But with code red, if she locks eyes with you, it is already too late." 

Inspired by that, I made one up, so thanks Muppets.

(crowd laughs)

Green is everything is OK.  Yellow is hitch, so there a vast majority of certain items are not available.  Orange is trouble, which means the student is clowning around with the employee.  That's a no-no.  Red is danger, which means the student is emotionally threatening.  Finally Purple is threat, which is the student is physically threatening.

It will premiere sometime this fall.  Yes, you with the dinosaur suit.

Dino-fan:  When will Dinosaur Daze come out?

(crowd goes cheering wildly and excited over it by shouting the title)



Matt:  OK, OK.  I know how you feel.  I am trying to get that movie finished.  The live-action is done, the animation is done, but the combining of the stop-motion dinosaurs with the live-action isn't.  There is a special projector for it.  If you remember my previous posts, there are some technical difficulties.  Yesterday, I went to M.I.T. (the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) because I heard via word of mouth that there was a projector for motion analysis there.  Some person named Jim Bales knows about and I am planning to talk to him about using it for a this project.  Elsewhere, Adam Savje told me about that projector is having trouble being fixed so he asked me to give him some online links on where he can get that kind of projector.  Hopefully this project will be completed.  It will be done sometime this fall for a Halloween release or a Christmas release.  I hope it gets done by Halloween.

(crowd applauds)

Currently, I am working on another Break-In Recording.  This one is called Pokémon Oh No!  It is based on the popularity of the game Pokémon Go.

(crowd laughs)

Thank you for coming and have a nice day.  There will be more updates soon and surprises. 

(crowd applauds and leaves)