Learn How to get a MyJobs Internship at College of the Canyons this Spring!

By: Andrew Bermudez

(Mustache Maniacs Film Co. Headquarters; March 3, 2013)

     With the registration for The Film School Challenge behind us, another animated film is now ready to be officially announced! This new animated film will be titled  A Bite of MyJobs and is all about the MyJobs internship program at College of the Canyons! "We are hoping that this animated film will entertain and help students at College of the Canyons understand how this internship program works so they can experience it for themselves," said LEGO Studios CEO Mark Matthew. "For the rest of us who live outside the Santa Clarita Valley and/or don't go to College of the Canyons, we still hope that you will find the film entertaining."

     In this film, vampire Dracula has come to the campus after dark to find some victims to quench his thirst. Stumbling upon a career counselor in the CWE office, he heads inside, hoping to suck some blood. Instead, the career counselor lectures him on the benefits of an internship and how to get one through MyJobs. Will Dracula's thirst be quenched, or will the counselor give him an internship? Only time will tell.

     Currently, a team of artists, filmmakers, writers, producers, audio engineers, and editors are working under the direction of Andrew Bermudez, director of the Freddy and Joey animations and Space Attack. "We are working hard to make this film look great," he said. "We've been working to make this film as compliant to the client's criteria as possible, yet keep it entertaining for the audience." To give an idea of what to expect, here is a piece of concept art from early development.

Different looks for Dracula and a back view of the counselor are explored in this concept art by Christine Kurt. NOTICE: This is only concept art. As such, characters are subject to change without notice.

     Unlike Space Attack, Night Guard, or An Afternoon at the Zoo, this film is going to be directed towards a more realistic style, like Seeing Eye Robber. Just like all of those other films, this one will have the look of traditional animation. "We had the option to go the CGI route that Air Strike took," said director Andrew Bermudez. "However, we went the traditional route because the client wanted the career counselor character to be similar to Honda's now-defunct mascot, Mr. Opportunity. One of the reasons, at least for me, that this particular character read so well was because he was traditionally animated. Had he been created with CGI, I don't think he would have been as effective as a character. Therefore, to create a similar readability in our film, our career counselor has to appear to be hand-drawn." The film will be released on May 31, 2013, marking the end of the semester at College of the Canyons.

     In the meantime, more release dates have began to pop up for future films. In the case of films being released before July of this year, exact release dates are confirmed. Without further ado, here they are.

• From the Vaults: Indiana Jones and the Egyptian Tomb will be re-released on March 22, 2013
• Motion Design Animations will have various release dates throughout March, April, and May, when they're due.
• A Bite of MyJobs, as stated before, will be released May 31, 2013, with a screening at the COC Student Film Showcase the same day.
• New Friends ~ An Environmental Fable will be screened at the COC Student Film Showcase on May 31, 2013, with an official release on June 7, 2013.
• The long-delayed Zoo Flight will be released on or around June 15, 2013.
• The Nightly News at Nine's upcoming Police Show Contest is expected to start around this time. An entry may be created and released before the end of July.
• The Second Mustache Maniacs Film Co. Fan Choice Awards will debut January 2014.
• Johnny Thunder and the Wisdom of the Ancients is narrowing in for a July 2014 release.

     As always, these release dates are the target dates, but may change without notice, especially with the 2014 releases. When more news comes, we'll let you know.
     Update: After much consideration, From the Vaults: Indiana Jones and the Egyptian Tomb will not be re-released at this time. We will instead push the release into 2014 for "Ten Years of Going Crazy!". The entry for "Police Show Contest" has also been announced. Read the next press release for details.