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Tag: Behind The Scenes

korranation:

bryankonietzko:

This is the first, quick concept I did of Tahno, the team captain of the Wolf-bats, voiced by the great Rami Malek from HBO’s The Pacific. The character was largely inspired by the ridiculously over the top Japanese kickboxer Kizaemon Saiga, whose ridiculous antics include having his cornermen fix his hair with a mirror between rounds in K-1 matches. Ryu whipped up Tahno’s character design (which I think Korra Nation released) based on this concept, to which I made some minor tweaks, and there you have the character we love to hate.

5/8/2012

bryankonietzko:

Here’s a snapshot of Benjamin Kaltenecker, our production manager and resident Mongoose bike enthusiast, in his office. The cardboard Mako cutout on his wall was drawn by Ryu and painted with glow-in-the-dark paints by the crew as part of the Halloween decorations in the Korra area.

I hope you guys enjoy/are enjoying/enjoyed watching episode 104 today. You get to meet some new, vital characters! Joaquim, Ryu, Mike, and I contributed a lot of storyboards to that one. It has a moody, psychological vibe that we all enjoy––not your typical “kids” fare.

Awwwwww! Chief Beifong LIVES! : ) 

bryankonietzko:

Han Young Ja, our longtime friend and colleague, the general manager at Studio Mir, provided some inspiration for Lin Beifong’s character design (but not her personality, I assure you). Mir responded to the response of the response with a little Photoshop fun.

Who is she??
We proudly present the living model of charismatic Beifong!! (manager of korra production)
They looked alike a lot more if you see her in person:)
그녀는 누구인가??
카리스마 베이퐁의 실제모델 공개!
실제로 보면 더 똑같답니다~

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