Buck Marshal Inner Space Commando
A stop motion animated short film by Andrew Haupt
About the film
Buck Marshal Inner Space Commando is a Sci-Fi adventure comedy for all ages. Conceived in the 1980’s and finally produced in the 2020s, the film had a long time to gestate in the mind of its creator.
Buck Marshal is the prototypical hero; square jawed, heroic muscular proportions, and fabulous hair. Max Houdini, his naive Inner Space Apprentice (junior grade), may not be the typical sidekick. Not very muscular or decisive, easily distracted and fearful, he still totally believes with hard work he’ll one day be a great Commando just like Buck, his personal hero. He can’t wait for his jaw to grow as wide as Buck’s.
The character Buck Marshal was inspired by, and is meant to be a loving tribute to, the sci-fi characters Andrew enjoyed growing up. Heroes from the blockbuster hits, sure, but maybe more so from the low budget schlock of "cliff hanger" serials from the 1930’s. Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, and Commando Cody were larger than life characters who seemed to do no wrong, but what do their co-workers really think of them? These were the ideas that inspired the script.
During pre-production Andrew realized that his clay sculpted heads with replacement mouths didn’t quite have enough expressiveness for the material. Since his computer modeling skills were far better than his clay sculpting skills Andrew decided it was time to explore creating 3D printed replacement faces. He would just have to learn 3D printing, no biggie, right? Of course it took a little longer than expected. A year later faces, set pieces, and Buck’s ship were printed, painted, and ready. Buck Marshal, finally, rolled into production.
Contact
Andrew@atomictrousers.com
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