So having ongoing stories is hard, but it creates excitement, too. Sugar feels that television is constantly changing, and continuity is one of the hardest things to do, since shows are aired out of order all over the world. Sugar teased that they and Sands should do a “follow up” once the next few shows are out, to audience speculation and trepidation. They will take elements of images and freeze the frames at weird points to avoid spoilers, Sugar said.Īsked if they always had a “concrete ending” in mind, or a general sense of where characters will end up, and whether they have been pressured to make the show a certain kind of show, Sugar answered that they always had an “ending theme in mind” but it has evolved as the show as progressed. Picking screen caps for the episodes can cause trouble since they do it way ahead of time. Sugar said it’s a “huge relief” if it gets aired and did not get “leaked” first. He asked Sugar how it feels when they bring forth a big plot element and explanation. In the last 10-15 episodes of Steven Universe, Sands reflected, some major plot elements have really “landed”. Sometimes the notes they make for themselves end up being cryptic when they go back and look at them, leading to wild speculation, though. They start by asking what they are saying in a broad sense and narrow down. Conversations “start really macro” and “become really micro”. Nothing is locked in until the animation is done. Sugar fell in love with that and wanted to “keep in going” in their work.Īsked how protective they are of characters, in terms of having various writers working on Steven Universe, Sugar said that things are “up in the air” even when they are storyboarding. It taught them that you “can do something subtle in television animation”. Sugar started out writing “big, flashy musical numbers”, but was asked to write smaller, more “intimate moments” between characters.
They wanted it to be like indie comics, and Sugar’s indie comics were even more indie than most. That was what Pendleton Ward and others were interested in.
They were encouraged to do writing that was “not like other shows”. Talking about what they learned from Adventure Time, Sugar said that it taught them to do personal work on a commercial show. Adventure Time has wrapped up, so they feel like one of the “old timers” now, after 10 years. It feels like reinventing the sausage and the way of making it every 11 minutes, Sugar reflected. Around Comic-Con time, there is added extra planning, too. They are trying to “roll with it”, since you get “punished” if you try to plan too much ahead on a given day. It’s exciting, but the schedules make them want to cry. Design work comes in on multiple projects.
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Ryan Sands hosted Rebecca Sugar, cartoonist, writer, and ukelelist, as well as storyboard artist, and creator of Steven Universe.Īsked about how their days and weeks usually go, Sugar said they’re doing a mix of movie and show work. An overflow room accommodated extra attendees. The Universes of Rebecca Sugar panel at Small Press Expo was a very popular event on Saturday, wristbanded and attracting plenty of cosplay, casual and otherwise.
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