
CHEAP METAL CHASE
PRODUCTION BLOG
--ABOUT THE FILM--
Karma brings Perry along to visit her local informant as she tracks down a woman from her past.
However, the duo are interrupted when a ruthless Contract Droid suddenly pursues them in a chase.
((These are characters from a larger story I've been thinking about for a while, but would exceed the max time limit given. Because of this, I decided to make a chase sequence to showcase the general vibe of the overall plot and character dynamics!))
Meet the Team

Kelly Allen (she/her)
Creator / Director
Character Designer, Storyboard Artist, Writer, Animator, Clean Up, Color, Editor
Kelly is a character designer and storyboard artist pursuing a BFA in Entertainment Art/Animation with an immense love and passion for animation.
Fueled by her love of action, comedy, musicals, and horror, she thrives in collaborative spaces and is hungry to create alongside fellow artists!

Dre Medina (he/him)
Animator, Clean Up, Backgrounds
Dre is an illustrator, concept artist, and visual developer with a special interest in graphic novels, storyboarding, and video game concepts!
Studying for a BFA in Entertainment Art/Animation, he's interested in working with teams for different types of entertainment!

Grace Quick (she/they/any)
Animator, Clean Up, Compositing
Grace is a student pursuing a BA in Entertainment Art/Animation. Her passions lie in storyboarding, character design, and writing.
A comedy enthusiast with a deep love for exciting and energetic animation, she looks forward to challenging herself and growing in a collaborative setting.

Jesse Kaufenberg (he/him)
Animator
Jesse is an animator, illustrator, and concept artist who is studying Entertainment Art/Animation. He does his best to express his feelings within his works while still making it entertaining and engaging for all to enjoy.
With a knack for action, adventure, and comedy, he loves to hear others' ideas and would love to interact with other artists to make their future projects come true!
Cast

Katie Wetch (she/they)
KARMA
Katie Wetch is an LGBTQIA+ actor currently based in the Dallas area.
Having grown up in the theater, they sparked their love of acting early; later earning a BFA in acting performance.
One of their earliest memories of animation was falling in love with Spirited Away as a child, and finding further inspiration from stories like Steven Universe and Over the Garden Wall.
They made their voice over debut as voice double for a little robot on a web series during their time in college.
They can be heard in shows such as:
Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy (Hibiki Otonashi),
I Shall Survive Using Potions (Kaoru Nagase),
Laid Back Camp (Ayano Toki),
and more!
They are extremely excited to be a part of this project!
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Ari Thrash (she/her)
PERRY
Ari Thrash is a biracial, LGBTQIA+ actor based out of the Los Angeles area.
Her abundant love for animation and video games led her to pursue a career in voice over at a young age.
Starting freelance voice acting at the age of 13, she’s held a 5.0 star review rating on the platform Fiverr. She’s always looking for
opportunities to bring someone’s character(s) or project to life.
While not known in any industry projects, she’s a voice heard in many fan / small indie original projects such as:
RWBY: Dust Queen (Blake Belladonna)
Book 4: Air -Restoration Project- (Mai)
Embracing Hope (Karen) [UPCOMING]
She’s excited to be able to bring this character to life and be apart of someone’s passion!

Charlie Caelo (they/them)
HOUND
Charlie Caelo is a non-binary musician and voice-over artist based in Chile. Their fixation on games and TV series started just enough of a spark to make them want to perform at a very young age.
They fell in love with the art of sound, music, and acting. Building up their portfolio starting at the age of 13, Charlie worked on various indie and school projects through the years to gain experience as a sound engineer, music composer, and voice actor.
Most of the projects they've worked on are yet to be announced or finished, but you can still hear examples of their work on Twitter, Soundcloud, Youtube and even Gamejolt in games such as "Fnaf: The Toy Box"
They are oh so very thrilled to be a part of this project!

Marcus Rothenberg (they/them)
LEAK
Marcus Rothenberg is a biracial, non-binary voiceover artist based out of central Illinois. They got their start in audiobooks and have since branched out to other areas such as commercials, animation, video games, ADR, and more!
In the past year they have worked as the voice of Star Lord in the 2022 Mobile Game of the Year "Marvel Snap," multiple background voices for the anime "Legend of the Galactic Heroes," promo work for the American Association of Endodontists, and released an audiobook with Penguin Random House.
Marcus volunteers with the organization Voices of Color, and serves on the board of directors for the organization QueerVox.
Outside of the booth, Marcus enjoys D&D, anime, painting, kayaking, hiking, making their own dice, and hanging out with their 3 dogs.
Composer

Yemi Kanmi (any/they)
Yemi Kanmi is a Nigerian-American composer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist specializing in work for animation and video games.
Known for their unique approach to harmony within the art of scoring and exceptional prowess in sound palette design, they currently are an assistant composer for Brad Breeck (The Owl House, Kiff) and work with numerous independent animation studios on a variety of projects.
An aspiring arts polymath, they also have passions in storytelling, having created and directed their own animated short film, "L'Allunaggio del Lupo." In their spare time, they love to learn languages, improve their knowledge of trivia, and cook steak. A LOT of steak.