05 / 06Video2025—26

Space Lasers

A handmade sci-fi comedy universe.

AI-assisted key art / full cast

Overview

A darkly comic adult stop-motion science-fiction series about an unlikely crew whose enterprising schemes tend to go catastrophically wrong.

Physical + character development

From drawing to object.

Danny's development sequence: the construction system, laser-cut plywood test, then the current full-body and turnaround studies. The generated studies are character references, not fabricated puppets.

Laser-cut plywood character prototype with loose face and hair components laid out on a work surface — **Physical prototype**Laser-cut plywood character test and interchangeable facial components.

Full-body construction drawing for the Danny character showing joints, pivots and part outlines — **Construction system**Danny's articulation plan and part-layout drawing.

AI-assisted character turnaround showing full-body front, three-quarter, side and rear views of Danny — **Danny turnaround**AI-assisted multi-angle character and material reference.

AI-assisted full-body character study of Danny with the Lola spacecraft outside Nebula's Nip — **Danny full-body**AI-assisted character identity and scale reference.

AI-assisted visual development

Finding the cast.

Character studies used to explore tone, silhouette and material direction. These are development references—not fabricated puppets, production stills or commissioned client work.

AI-assisted character study of Sandy, a pink-haired cat-like space crew member — **Sandy**Character and material study.

AI-assisted character study of Sean, a teal-haired space crew member — **Sean**Character and material study.

AI-assisted character study of Carly, a blue aquatic space crew member — **Carly**Character and material study.

AI-assisted character study of Becko in a dark space suit — **Becko**Character and material study.

AI-assisted character study of George holding a glowing crystal — **George**Character and material study.

AI-assisted study of a stern blue alien villain seated in a floating chair — **Villain study**Character and vehicle direction.

The challenge

What needed to be true.

Develop a repeatable episodic engine, an ensemble worth caring about and a distinctive fabricated visual identity without letting the worldbuilding smother the comedy.

The response

How the work was shaped.

Created the core cast and world, established a BUT/THEREFORE story method, developed a current pilot beatboard and tested how character designs translate into laser-cut, articulated physical builds. AI-assisted studies were used for visual exploration, not presented as finished production work.

Evidence

Things that exist.

01Laser-cut physical puppet test and character construction drawing
02Ensemble and long-term character architecture
03Pilot beatboard: Shoot the Pilot
04Continuity system that separates canon from invention

Why it matters

A substantial dormant IP with enough structure to restart intelligently rather than a folder of disconnected ideas.

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