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Rub One

In progressAnimated comedy seriesUpdated Sep 25, 2026

Pvt. Rub One against Master Sgt. Palmer. Sketch comedy on an Army post.

Each skit starts as a full 3D model of the post, built to real measurements, with colour-coded stand-ins for the cast. Every camera is placed in 3D, then each frame is painted over in the show's locked style.

The payoff is continuity. The barracks sit in the same place from shot to shot, the two-foot height gap between the leads never drifts, and the running gag (one white glove, right hand only) survives every frame.

Production log

  • Skit 01 animatic v6 and the pilot animatic v1 are cut. Voice recording is next.
  • Pilot sets approved: the pod exterior and the control room.
  • Skit 01 built in 3D: nine cameras on a to-scale Army post.
  • Cast and setting locked: Rub One, Palmer, and the post itself.

Process

From blockout to frame

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Final frame: Skit 01, the opening wide. Stand-ins become characters; the post stays put. 3D blockout3D blockoutFinal frame
Skit 01, the opening wide. Stand-ins become characters; the post stays put.
Final: The salute close-up. BlockoutBlockoutFinal
The salute close-up.
Final: Palmer's tag. BlockoutBlockoutFinal
Palmer's tag.
Final: The pilot's control room, blocked in 3D first. BlockoutBlockoutFinal
The pilot's control room, blocked in 3D first.
Final: The pod exterior. BlockoutBlockoutFinal
The pod exterior.

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Clips

Pilot animatic v1 (silent)

Timing pass for the pilot episode. Voices come next.