Deppy Files

Intro animation comp tests

Hey there, dear supporters!

We come to you with some awesome compositing tests from our artists and animators on the team. We've put together four of the over a dozen shots from the intro to show you how it'll all look in action!

Despite the slower progress, we've made it pretty steadily and can't wait to show more when we have substantial amounts!

Animation by ColozaVM

Backgrounds by Gabriella Leonhard and Xael_The_Artist

Compositing by Vale

Where have we been?

Hey, all!

For those of you who are still here with us, we thank you immensely. We've been getting back to work on chapter 3 and have some updates to share!

As you can see in the images above, we've gotten busy not only with concept art but also 3D models for Pontea Village, the new location chapter 3 will take place in. We hope you appreciate these, and look forward to further updates to come!

Whiskerton Library concept art by Sil'Oly

Pontea Power Plant and lamp...

JUNE 2024 UPDATES

Hey everyone, Deppy here! Just wanted to swoop in as we're starting July to give some updates on how we've been doing.

Firstly, our rebrand from "The Underground Media Group" and into "Underground Media Central" has finally taken place, and we're happy with our new look! A few factors led to this change and we feel that the new name and aesthetic gives us an identity more...

[POSTER] The Phantom Fumble

With the impending release of our (way-too-) long-awaited next chapter, we've created the official promo poster for it!

Art by Ludicrous Lunatic

We'll be releasing the poster on our other socials closer to release, but for now all of you get to enjoy it!

Chapter 2B: Scene 2 AUDIO PREVIEW

While we work on the remaining art pieces and editing, enjoy the entire second scene of chapter 2B in audio form. We hope you appreciate the premise!

After being tasked with finding the missing outlaw, Parker, Dipper, Chanel and Lily go into the forested area in the outskirts of Pleada Town to begin their search... but it seems the team has some of their own problems to iron out before they can successfully catch the suspect.

Chapter 2B Artwork Preview

Here's a small set of shots from 2B so far that we've decided to share with you! More to come, as well as full scene showcases!

As we continue progressing, we're trying not to let the momentum escape our sails. Once chapter 2B is out, we'll finally be able to dedicate ourselves to chapter 3 full time again!

Aaahh, Gengar!

Don't mind us, just dropping a small little animation preview for you!

This came about because our current animator had some time on his hands, so we figured why not get a shot or two to spice things up?

We hope you enjoy this preview and look forward to chapter 2B's impending release window!

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(OST) Chanel: Snarky Serenade

Enjoy the most recently completed character theme: Chanel's "Snarky Serenade!"

We hope you're as excited to see them as we're excited to show them!

(OST) Dipper's Race to the Finish!

We hope you'll appreciate the reference made on this one!

Here's a preview of one very goofy theme we have lined up, you can hear it right at the start of scene 1 as shown in our Patreon sneak peek!

The Phantom Fumble: Scene One (WIP)

Hey all, Deppy here!

Finally, I've come to deliver unto you a mostly-completed pass of the sound design for scene 1 of Chapter 2B: The Phantom Fumble!

As of right now, we're mostly in need to re-record lines that became corrupted or where noise got in the way. Until then, enjoy this as a good idea of what the end product will sound like!

Lily: Beyond The Veil

Hey all, Deppy here!
Sorry for all the silence. Between things happening and trying to work on the show despite it all, it's been hard to keep up!

But I'm back to deliver some OST previews for you, starting with Lily the sentret's theme for Chapter 2B!

MAJOR ANIMATION PREVIEW!

Hello all, Deppy here!

So sorry for the delay -- I actually meant to send this update a long time ago, but I've been away from home for a month and recently got back full time. We've entered a new recording season for the upcoming chapter ("The Phantom Fumble", lovingly titled "Chapter 2.5"), and have acquired an exciting number of new artists on the team these past few days! It's certainly looking up for this summer here at the UMG - and in the mean time, our animator has been working ...

The Intro (Rough Pass)

DISCLAIMER: ANIMATED CLIPS ARE OVERLAID ON AN OLDER PASS OF THE INTRO THAT STILL CONTAINED NAMES OF VOICE ACTORS NO LONGER IN THE SHOW AS OF OUR HANDFUL OF RECASTINGS OVER TIME. As such, not every name in the rough pass shown here is accurate.

Hello, friends! EXCITING NEWS!

A major tipping point has been reached in our intro production: all the rough animation is DONE!
We're now moving into cleanup. Then, it's backgrounds, colors, composting... and THAT'S...

The Phantom Fumble: Scene 2 (script preview)

Scene 2

Pleada Outskirts, wooded area.

PARKER
So… where could it have gone off to?

NARRATOR
Parker turned over leaves and sniffed at the sandy ground of the sparse forest. They were in the outskirts of town, not many places for the suspect to have run off to.

LILY
I’m struggling to pick its energy trail back up… what's wrong with me?

CHANEL
(sniff sniff)... I’m stru...

Animation updates!

Hello, lovely patrons!

We're here today to bring you some quick updates and progress. Animation has been going well, and we have a couple of rough shots to show! Additionally, we've been able to make a dent in our backer reward art, so here's a few WIPs of what we have!

Backer rewards may take a while to roll out, since it's a greater team effort and certain unfortunate circumstances have put a damper on our director's ability to consistently keep up - but don't worry, these are o...

Interlude: Pleada Night

Welcome, prized Patrons! This is the first in a series of what we'll be calling "interludes": short scenes we'll post individually that, while won't be required viewing to enjoy the larger story told in the full chapters, will still serve as content to mitigate the long gaps between episode releases as well as give bits of insight into characters as we go along!

We hope you'll enjoy this first one, featuring Torke, Glacie, and our recently recast character Kenya!

We just have a co...

Seth and Alita (January art post!)

Good day, Prized Patrons!

Today, we bring you some long overdue bits of art from the opening scene of Chapter 3... what could Seth and Alita be talking about?
(Some of you already know!)

We'll try to make updates more frequent leading up to major releases, especially now with the prospect of our animated intro closer to our grasp than we ever imagined!

Chapter 3: Scene 2 EARLY LISTEN

Good afternoon, dear Diamond Banders!

To show you how much we appreciate the amount of support you've given us so far, and to make a bit of a surprise out of it, we've decided to release another scene just for you!

Additionally, our recent Kickstarter push has reached and surpassed its goal, and we should be able to give you a fully animated intro to this show once Chapter 3 releases!

Enjoy this sneak peek and look forward to more as we get closer to final, official relea...

Script Draft - Tales from the Mysmor Islands

(The following is a draft for the opening scene of our upcoming project, which we're dubbing "Chapter 2.5" of Arceus's Wish. It will be the first in a series of side-stories that we will use to fill in the gaps of time in-between the main episodes when possible, so you guys don't go without content for so long!
These stories will explore events happening before and during the latest chapters of the show, with new characters and different angles to existing locations. We hope you'll enj...