“Avoid The Void” This is the cold open of season two’s first episode, revealing where Shadow The Hedgehog had been during all of season one – stuck in the void. This is one of my personal favorite openings I got to make of my entire run as director on the series.

This is another one I co-wrote and storyboarded from season one called MuscleBob BuffPants.

One of my favorite episodes that I directed is “Escape from New Yoke.” This is the point in the series when Sonic finally takes charge. In this video, I’ve compiled some scenes from this episode, including my boards and those of the incredibly talented storyboard team. All story artist credits are listed at the end. 

In this video, there are two storyboard clips. The purpose of the first is to introduce us to the oppressed denizens who live in New Yoke, and also Rebel Rouge and Knucks. This brings us to the second clip, which is Rouge’s flashback. Even though this sequence wasn’t originally written in the script, after watching a rough animatic build and discussing it with Duncan, we realized that it didn’t leave us caring enough about Rouge or Knucks. So, we came up with the idea of doing a flashback. Duncan gave me the freedom to write it on the boards, and that’s how the flashback sequence came into existence.

In this video, I compare the storyboards the team and I did against the final picture. Due to time constraints, these boards was done economically, and as a result, it’s less posed out than modern storyboards, which are often almost animated. Here, there are fewer poses and a lot more direction on the boards.

This sequence shows the Season Two Cold Open from Shadow’s point of view. Although storyboarding in color isn’t typically necessary, in this case, color plays a significant role in the story. Each portal represents a different world with a different color, making color an essential part of the story.

During Season Three, I was working on a Peanuts special for Apple+ and was no longer a day-to-day executive producer for Sonic Prime. However, the last three episodes of Sonic were so ambitious that I returned to collaborate with the team, alongside the fantastic co-director Kiran Sangherra.

This video isn’t a comparison between the storyboard and final picture. These boards contain my initial creative ideas, and some elements may not align with the final version. You’ll hear some temporary dialogue from me and the editors, and perhaps some temp music, including Nine Inch Nails, Star Wars, and pop-metal versions of Sonic game scores. They don’t always hit the mark, but, ya know, it was just the first pass.

The boards I did focus on the climactic battle between Sonic and Nine atop the tower. The biggest challenge, given the intricate choreography involved, was editing the first version of the episode to ensure that the fight at the top of the tower was perfectly synchronized with the battle unfolding below. Once this part was finished, I handed it over to Kiran to finalize the last three episodes of the series, which he did with his typical brilliance .

I hope you enjoy these behind-the-scenes boards, warts and all.