Continuing on from the previous Origin Story post, now that I had the character designs it was time to give them a place to live… Morgan’s House Because Morgan was a kid stranded on an alien planet, I wanted his house to be a crashed ship. I didn’t have a name…
I made a Christmas episode! I hadn’t planned on making one, but I was finishing up a little freelance gig and found myself with an unscheduled gap before Christmas. All up it took about 2.5 weeks from brainstorming ideas to final output. It is perhaps not my finest work. The…
Finally released a second episode: High Score! Morgan and Elliot challenge each other to a bunch of different games to see who can get the most high scores. A high score of high scores! I quite like this one. I think it’s a fun episode! I also think it’s a…
This is probably a bit of a backwards way to design characters, but I designed the ‘ensemble’ before I designed the individuals. I knew there would be a main character, a best friend, and a second best friend. These three would all be of similar height and build. I also…
Morgan lives in a Rocket House in VR has been released on Steam! I’m a big fan of VR and because I’m using a game engine (UE4) to render the show, I thought I should have a go at making a VR episode. It was a lot of work, and…
Such a privilege to have Morgan featured on Cartoon Brew. Still can’t quite believe it. I’ve been a regular Cartoon Brew visitor since at least 2005 so to see my work up there is pretty surreal. A big thank you to Ian Failes for the interview! How One Animator Is Making…
Morgan lives in a Rocket House is a solo project I’ve been working on for the last couple of years now. I’ve always wanted to make my own little show but had never found the time (or motivation) to actually get it started. Luckily, I found myself unemployed at the…
Welcome to the website for Morgan lives in a Rocket House! I’m guessing the show’s target audience (preschoolers) probably won’t be coming here all that much, so this site is mostly going to be about the making of Morgan lives in a Rocket House. I’ll be sharing the story behind the…
