Hasbro Studios will entertain the crowds attending this year’s CTN Animation Expo with a special booth showcasing their current and upcoming lineup of TV Content as well as several very interesting panels.
Episode Directors, Writers and Character Designers from the Transformers Franchise will attend the event. While not specifically mentioned, it is likely that Transformers: Cyberverse and Rescue Bots Academy will be showcased during CTN Expo. Some of the well known representatives from Hasbro are:
- Walter Gatus – Lead Character Designer, Transformers (known to us as the Lead Character Designer for Transformers: Prime and Transformers: Robots In Disguise)
- Josh Feldman – VP of Storytelling, Hasbro Studios (known to us as the head of development for Transformers Film and TV)
- Patrick Archibald – Supervising Producer, Hasbro Studios (known to us as the episode director for Transformers: Rescue Bots)
- Kevin Burke – Executive Producer/Head Writer (known to us as a writer for Transformers: Rescue Bots)
You can visit Hasbro Studios at booth B83. CTN Animation Expo 2017 will take place at Marriott Convention Center in Burbank, California from 17th to 19th November, 2017.
Panel details can be found after the jump.
Hasbro & Chill: A Chat with Hasbro Studios
November 17th at 01:30 PM (to 2:15 PM) – Workshop Room
Panelists:
- Meghan McCarthy – VP Head of Storytelling, Hasbro Studios
- Kevin Burke Executive – Producer/Head Writer
- Patrick Archibald – Supervising Producer, Hasbro Studios
- Colleen McAllister -TV Executive, Co-Producer Hasbro Studios
Panel description: An intimate conversation with Hasbro Studios top creative leads. True Blue Q & A.
Young, Scrappy & Hungry: A Look Inside Hasbro Studios
November 19th at 09:45 AM (to 10:30 AM) – Theater 1A
Panelists:
- Meghan McCarthy – VP of Storytelling, Hasbro Studios
- Josh Feldman – VP of Storytelling, Hasbro Studios
- Colleen McAllister – TV Executive, Co-Producer Hasbro Studios
- Coral Wright Creative – Executive of Allspark Pictures & Hasbro Studios
- MOD: Mikiel Houser – Manager of Development, Hasbro Studios
Panel description: Hasbro Studios has described itself as a ‘well-funded start-up’ but how is the toy company looking to change the face of the entertainment industry? From a focus on positive work culture to intimate collaboration, hear how Hasbro Studios is taking steps to stand out from the pack and redefine a career in entertainment.
Hasbro Studios: Designing Characters for Universal Needs
November 19th at 11:00 AM (to 11:45 AM) – Theater 1A
Panelists:
- Vic Cook – Executive Producer/Supervising Director, Stretch Armstrong
- Walter Gatus – Lead Character Designer, Transformers
- Joey Mason – Art Director, Stretch Armstrong
- Sondra Wiener – Senior Product Design Manager, Action Brands Team
- Kevin Evans – Senior Design Manager, Hasbro Studios
Panel description: Hasbro Studios discusses the marriage of strategic versatility and story-centric aesthetic that is character design today. Learn how a character designed with universal needs in mind seamlessly translates to print media, animation, toy design, and gaming… all while maintaining a unique visual style and heart.
VortexPrime
yeah… seems accurate
SilverOptimus
Disney: Oh hey! Once we show our 2018 line up of animation to the attendees at CTN Expo, we'll be putting them online for everybody to see.
Hasbro Studios (at the same expo): *Crickets Chirping*
SilverOptimus
So, a little update. Again, great news for Disney fans as they'll be revealing the reveals to the general public once they are unveiled during the expo. No such word on Hasbro.
I actually underestimated this expo. The convention is way bigger than I expected. Almost every major personality from the Animation Industry is there today. I would have attended if I was at stateside. I don't know if there are any TF fans on the show floor.
One thing I can confirm from Hasbro is that they revealed Equestria Girls series at CTN. I'm pretty darn sure that Cyberverse is there. We are just not seeing anything online yet.
SilverOptimus
Disney was nice enough to let the press know what they'll we revealing tonight in conjunction with CTN Animation Expo. But only 400 attendees will be chosen at random to see it all.
VortexPrime
So, are we getting some news on Cyberverse today?
Music
Because they're an award-winning staff? Just because they're attached to a pre-school show doesn't mean they are incapable of producing a children's show aimed at a slightly older demographic.
Prime135
Then why might I ask is the production staff made up almost exclusively of holdovers from rescue bots and not prime? Or animated? Or even beast wars?
DJW107PRIME
Can't wait to learn more about the new show.
Music
Cyberverse is aimed at an older demographic of children than what Rescue Bots is aimed at, like every other Transformers show in existence. If it pans out well and surprises us like Animated did, Cyberverse can be something that adults enjoy too.
TCJJ
They need better ideas for panel names. Those are terrible.
Bumblebee x Windblade, obviously.
Prime135
So from the sounds of things, over the next few years we’ll be getting rescue bots academy…for super little kids, cyberverse…for super little kids, and crappily produced flash cartoons…for “adults”……………………….
Boople Barp
they know exactly what they said ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Alphard
"Hasbro & Chill: A Chat with Hasbro Studios"
Do they… know what Netflix and Chill meant?
User_120125
I think I have a question: Do any of you guys think that Walter Gatus will be in the very next CTN Animation Expo somewhere around next year, since next year is really 2018? If so, then I can\'t wait to finally meet him in person, and also, show him some of my drawings that I've just came up with. :*)
TyrantLizardKing
I really want to see the cast of Cyberverse. Extremely hopeful for a proper G1-style Grimlock (and all the Dinobots really, been too long since Snarl and Sludge were on television).
SilverOptimus
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