Being a teen affects life
Life wouldn't be as easy as you think when you're a teenager, especially 14-year-old Jack Millionaire, an ordinary, but kind and smart teen with the most ambitious goal: complete the eighth-grade. Not only does he have to struggle during his school days, but also many different kinds of predicaments that are usually part of life, random events, etc.
Original Pitch Pilot
Completed Date: July 15, 2024
Software Used: Storyboard Pro
The Clever 14-Year Old
"The whole point of Jack as a character was basically to show how the viewers can relate to him. The struggles and weaknesses he has are some of those that young teens would face time and time again and find a way to fix or overcome it."
One message is:
"Everyone has weaknesses, nobody is perfect in this world."
- Creator Aaron Chon
Jacob Yong "Jack" Millionaire
Intelligent, kind-hearted, meek and curious, Jack is a teenager who is determined to finish his last grade in junior high. Being an ordinary kid seems like a fine thing, but he is helpful to his friends and classmates, often called the "voice of reason". Sometimes when he's around with his friends, he is somewhat annoyed or short-tempered by their strange antics.
Tombo "Tom" Bunner
Street-smart, outgoing, loyal, and athletic are the definitions of Tom as Jack's best friend. Tom is one of the most popular students alongside Jack. Tom is one character that likes to be as playful, unlike his best friend. While Jack likes to play along, he sometimes gets annoyed by Tom's choices or ideas. Nevertheless, the two are still friends to the end.
Minnie Foster
Being a new girl can be a difficult process, especially for the calm, mellow, and sweet tomboyish Minnie. With Jack's help to have her fit in with her class, she became one of Jack's closest female friends in school.
Jinnifer "Jinny" Lee
A smart and studious bookworm, Jinny is the new student council president and honor student of Lidamore Junior High, and a good friend and schoolmate of Jack. She was seemed as a cold and arrogant girl who only cares about grades, but she enjoys hanging out with her friends.
People of Lidamore
Throughout Jack's life, there are people he encounters in Lidamore, either they are friendly or unfriendly. He interacts with his confidants at school or in different public places. We also want him to interact with other citizens, people who are quirky and unusual for the series' comedic effect and visual gags.
Life in a Teen's Shoes
Taking place in the mid-2010s, teenagers experiencing school and daily life in general can be a dread. But, it's also having fun as well. When it comes to Jack Millionaire, this teen drama tale would take you to a world of nostalgic proportions on how it feels to be a teen again to familiar audiences, and for new audiences to have a feeling of what would it be like to be a teenager growing up.
Jack's House
The architecture for the series was to build a sense of minor realism in a cartoonish fictional world. We build houses that have a vibe inspired by the 21st century. Jack's house in particular was one of the first sets to develop as the majority of the series usually takes place where our favorite teen boy lives because he is the main character. Households include a modern computer inspired by an iMac, smart TVs, etc.
Lidamore Junior High School
Lidamore Junior High School took inspiration from a traditional brick-built school in a public city. To get a general idea of the interactions with the students and the behaviors they have within their personalities, the series took heavy inspiration from slice-of-life anime and American television sitcoms that took place in schools, and what gags or quirks kids unusually do in public for comedic effect.
Lidamore
When designing the city of Lidamore, we aimed to make the look of the world look like an animated reality with a straight architect style. The design style was not intended to be over exaggerated like non-parallel lines or curved buildings, it was aimed for a more perspective heavy design to capture the realistic cartoony reality that would make the audiences feel like they are in the world themselves.
