What were you doing before bro’Town?I was working on my comic-book series ‘The Dharma Punks'. I finished the final issue just before work on the first series of bro’Town began, so it was perfect timing!
What did you think when the idea of bro’Town was first put to you?The project sounded like a bit of long shot to be honest. But it also sounded incredibly cool and exciting and I reckoned if it did happen I really wanted to be a part of it.
What has it been like designing bro’Town?Designing the first series was a real learning curve for me. I hadn’t been involved in animation before (I come from a background of comics and illustration work) so it took a while to get my head around the whole process – especially how long and labour intensive it all is. It’s not often that projects like this come along, so to be a part of it has been a real buzz!
How have you found the reaction to bro’Town?The reaction to bro’Town has been amazing. It’s fantastic how the public has embraced bro’Town for the cool New Zealand comedy that it is.
What was the hardest/most challenging thing about it?Designing the five main characters was probably the hardest part. Especially the four who were based on, and had to resemble, the Naked Samoans. We had to imagine the Naked Samoans as teenage boys and turn them into characters in a style which was able to be animated. That was really difficult!
What was the easiest thing about it?Sitting down and drawing all day was great. And being paid to do it… even better!