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October 5, 2012 TV Episode Transformers Prime

Series title: Transformers Prime - The Animated Series

Studio: Digitalscape Co. Ltd., Hasbro Studios, Polygon Pictures, K/O Paper Products, Darby Pop Productions
Animation studio: Polygon Pictures
Distributor: Hasbro, The Hub

Synopsis

Team Prime continue to collect the Omega Keys, but the Decepticons (who are unaware of what the keys can do, but are curious about Team Prime's determination to have them) out-smart them at every turn. After Smokescreen storms out of the base, blaming himself for the team's failure to obtain the keys, the decoded coordinates of the final key reveal it is inside Smokescreen's body. The Autobots head out to warn him, but he is captured by Soundwave and Laserbeak.

Characters

Optimus Prime, Megatron, Starscream, Eradicon Sentry, Ratchet, Arcee, Miko Nakadai, Bulkhead, Agent Fowler, Jack Darby, Rafael "Raf" Esquivel, Brakedown, Knockout

Credits

Voices

Voice: Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime), Frank Welker (Megatron), Steve Blum (Starscream, Eradicon Sentry), Jeffrey Combs (Ratchet), Sumalee Montano (Arcee), Tania Gunadi (Miko Nakadai), Kevin Michael Richardson (Bulkhead), Ernie Hudson (Agent Fowler), Josh Keaton (Jack Darby), Andy Pessoa (Rafael "Raf" Esquivel), Adam Baldwin (Brakedown), Daran Norris (Knockout), James Remar, Gina Torres

Music

Music: Brian Tyler, Matthew Margeson
Opening and Closing Themes: Brian Tyler

Editing

Editor: William Miles

Crew

Casting Director: Susan Blu
Casting Associate: Lorena Gallego
Voice Director: Susan Blu
Art Direction: David Hartman
Character Designer: Augusto Barranco
Prop Designer: Augusto Barranco
Supervising Color Designer: Christophe Vacher
Storyboard Artists: Dave Bullock, Steve Gordon, Larry Leker, Sam Montes, Sebastian Montes, Arthur Nichols, Byron Penaranda, Kirk Van Wormer, Vinton Heuck, Todd Waterman
Storyboard Revisionists: Stephanie Arnett, Julian Chaney
Animation Producer (Polygon Pictures): Yutaka Akita
Animation Consulting Producer (Polygon Pictures): Shinji Santoh
Animation Line Producer (Polygon Pictures): Meiko Sato
Animation Executive Producer (Polygon Pictures): Shuzo Shiota
Animation Supervisor (Polygon Pictures): Minoru Okamoto
Second Animation Supervisor (Polygon Pictures): Yusuke Akita
Supervising CG Director (Polygon Pictures): Hiroyuki Hayashi
Background Supervisor: Vince Toyama
Background Designers: Marcelo Bonifacio, Jevon Bue, Mio Del Rosario, Jason Park
Background Painters: Luke Berliner, Scott Fassett
Animatics: Meghan Burleson
Lighting and Compositing Leads (Polygon Pictures): Yuuki Kamada, Yuuki Mizoguchi, Yasuhisa Niizato
Technological Supervisor (Polygon Pictures): Leo Hourvitz
Production Manager (Polygon Pictures): Kazuhiro Suzuki
Production Supervisor (Polygon Pictures): Masanari Kubo
Timing Supervisor (Polygon Pictures): Jang Gil Kim
Set Lead (Polygon Pictures): Yoshinori Nakashima
Production Manager: Sonya Park
Editor: Michael William Miles
Assistant Editor: Michael William Miles
Lead Editor (Polygon Pictures): Tatsuya Sakuma
Supervising Online Editor: Bradford Keatts
Assistant Online Editor: Kimberly LaCroix
Post-Production Supervisor: Austin Block
Post-Production Assistant: Bess Thompson
Post-Production Facility: Advantage Sound Services
Telecine Colorist: Gregory Peskay
Animatic Editing: Matt Barrios
Music: Brian Tyler
Scoring Mixer: Peter Fuchs
Sound Editor: Terry Reiff
Sound Mixer: Eric Lewis
Engineer: Eric Lewis
Sound Designer: Robert Poole II
Re-Recording Mixers: Michael Beiriger, Ray Leonard
Foley Mixer: Mary Erstad
Foley Artist: Craig Ng
Dialogue Editors: Elliot Anders, Robbi Smith
Digital Audio Transferer: J. Lampinen
Main Title Sequence: Hammer Creative
Models Supervisor (Polygon Pictures): Takashi Seki
Lead Digital Modelers (Polygon Pictures): Andreas Maaninka, Yoshinori Nakashima
Look Development Lead (Polygon Pictures): Manuel Rojas
FX Leads (Polygon Pictures): Taichi Sudo, Takeyuki Suzuki
Rigging Leads (Polygon Pictures): Hitomi Tajima, Takeshi Tshukishima
CG Supervisor (Polygon Pictures): Masayuki Uemoto
Office Coordinator: Tanja Barnes
Production Coordinator: Meredith Rodgers
Production Management: Mary Beth Bambridge, Kathryn Page
Production Executives: Sophia Hussain, Jeff Prezenkowski
Production Assistants: Kathy Cavanaugh, Nathan W. Johnson
Production Legal: Brenda Cullen, Kevin Healy, Michael Jaffa, Deborah Uluer
Technical Operations: Bradford Keatts
Writers Assistant: Mairghread Scott

Companies and other credits

Track Reader: Slightly-Off Track Inc
Recording Facility: Studiopolis Inc

Production notes

This computer-animated TV series is scheduled to run for 26 episodes.

Roll out with Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Arcee, Ratchet, Bulkhead, and the rest of the heroic Autobots as they battle the evil Decepticons. Now that big bad Megatron has returned with a mysterious and dangerous element, Team Prime must prepare for an epic battle. But that's not so easy when they have to guard over Jack, Miko, and Raf- three normal kids who've accidentally discovered the Autobots. As Team Prime works to defend Earth from destruction, the drama gets just as intense as the heavy metal action.