Mike Milo’s Journal

Mountain Haven Commercial

A long long time ago in a land far away I mentioned on this blog that I was working on an animated commercial for a client named Mountain Haven Spa. I finally finished it with the help of my friends Harry who helped me author the DVD, Adam Ditrioia who did the music and my good friend Tokyo who colored the last scene in Flash! Thanks fellas!

Anyway, it was a long and arduous road. It’s not easy making even something as short as a commercial as I have recently learned. Animation just takes ‘time” no matter what the format is. Anyway,I am proud to say it’s finally complete. I’m pretty happy with it too although it is a bit of a strange commercial. Hey, don’t blame me I didn’t write it. The client is happy with it and that’s ultimately all that matters. That said, you can check out the final piece here.

Written by Mike Milo in: Animation, Commercials, Contract Work |

Red

Written by Mike Milo in: Cartoons, Development |

More Kids designs

Written by Mike Milo in: Contract Work, character design |

Flavio Post Card

I recently had to come up with a Flavio Post Card for promotion of the film. This is what I ended up with.

Written by Mike Milo in: Flavio |

Kids

Here’s a few new designs I’ve been working on…

Written by Mike Milo in: character design |

Flavio Invention #542-The Velcro Weights

Lets say you want to get in shape but your hands get tired holding the dumbells and you don’t feel like adding and removing all those annoying clamps and weight plates.. use the new Velcro Weights!The FUN way to work out!

Just place as many Velcro-covered Weight Spheres on the Velcro covered glove (each Sphere weighs 1 lb.), stick your hands in the rubber molded glove and train away!

Hours of fun for boys and girls!

Only from Flaviothon Industries

Written by Mike Milo in: Flavio |

The Flavio Theme Song!

My friend Frank Buonocore who I grew up with back in Jersey (and where I get the name Mr. Frank) is a musician and way back in the day we used to jam together as a band called Bud Syndrome. Nothing too amazing but we had fun.

Over the years we lost touch but recently, we started emailing back and forth and whattayaknow? He came up with song based on Flavio!

I like it so much I want to see if I can somehow use a bit of it in the film! Probably a bit of the chorus for the title cards, which of course also means there’s not gonna be much of it there but I’d like to find some spot for it if the Powers That Be will allow it of course.

Anyway check it out HERE!

The lyrics are below! I hope you dig it too!

Gotta Go Flavio
by Frank J. Buonocore (2006),

Flavio u crazy goat, all I know is u got my vote
U don’t give up u always try, even though u don’t flip pie
U got a job and make cool stuff, but time slips by and u got to rush
Now’s the time u got to go, off to work and don’t b slow,

U gotta go Flavio, gotta go gotta go, get to work Flavio, gotta go don’t b slow, u gotta go Flavio!

Every day’s a brand new start, U wash the dishes and do your part
Searching for a better way, to improve our lives today
You’re rocking here and rolling there with your pack of friends that really care
U got a job to do and work on time, get out the door and you’ll be fine

U gotta go Flavio, gotta go gotta go, get to work Flavio, gotta go don’t b slow, u gotta go Flavio!

Everyday you got to get to work on time
Everyday you do your best, you’re doing fine!

First verse

Chorus 2X

Written by Mike Milo in: Flavio, Music |