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Amos
Kito.

After losing his parents to humans, a young pacifist mosquito challenges everything his colony believes and searches for a scientific alternative to blood.

Amos Kito: The Colony Chronicles development poster
Development artwork · original character and world
Format15–30 minute animated short
GenreComedy · adventure · family
My roleCreator · writer · director · 3D generalist
StatusActive development & pre-production

Story synopsis

A small hero asking a very big question.

In Buzzville, drinking blood is treated as the only way a mosquito can survive. But after losing his parents to humans, gentle and determined Amos Kito refuses to accept that his colony must keep living by the same dangerous rule.

When he discovers the possibility of a scientific alternative, Amos ventures beyond the colony in search of the rare ingredients needed to create the Crimson Cure. Alongside unlikely allies, he must cross unfamiliar worlds, outthink deadly predators and stand against Viper, a hornet warlord determined to protect the old order.

The aim is a warm, funny and visually rich family adventure with a clean stylised world, memorable silhouettes and enough emotional weight to stay with the audience after the comedy lands.

01 · Home

Buzzville

A busy mosquito colony shaped by tradition, survival and rules few residents dare to question.

02 · The wild

Tanglewood

A beautiful, unpredictable world beyond the colony where allies, dangers and rare ingredients wait.

03 · The quest

The Crimson Cure

Amos's scientific alternative to blood—built from Moonflower Nectar, Spiderleaf Resin, Scarab Shell Powder, Glowfly Tears and one final rare ingredient still to be discovered.

Character bible

Built for story and performance.

Each sheet develops silhouette, expression, costume and personality as a consistent foundation for modelling, rigging and animation. Open any image to inspect the full-resolution artwork.

Core cast

The characters driving the central adventure.

The Kito family

The relationships at the emotional centre of Amos's journey.

Earlier years

Younger designs supporting the family's history and flashback storytelling.

Early 3D prototype

Finding Amos in three dimensions.

These clay renders are an early exploration of silhouette, proportions, wings, costume and explorer identity—not the current locked design. Keeping them here shows the thinking and iteration behind the character.

Early Amos Kito 3D prototype: Full silhouette
Full silhouette
Early Amos Kito 3D prototype: Three-quarter construction
Three-quarter construction
Early Amos Kito 3D prototype: Expression study
Expression study
Early Amos Kito 3D prototype: Wing, abdomen & satchel
Wing, abdomen & satchel

Storyboard development

Finding the film before rendering it.

Storyboards test staging, performance, comedy and emotional clarity before expensive production decisions are locked.

Buzzville reveal — Amos Kito storyboard frame
01
Opening worldBuzzville reveal
The last gathering — Amos Kito storyboard frame
02
Inciting lossThe last gathering
The forgotten path — Amos Kito storyboard frame
03
The discoveryThe forgotten path
Campfire of consequences — Amos Kito storyboard frame
04
Final choiceCampfire of consequences

Living production tracker

Where the project is now.

This page will grow with the film. It separates finished development from active work and upcoming production, so the progress remains honest and easy to follow.

15+Character designs
117Storyboard images audited
2Finished 3D characters
100%Original IP
01
Established

Idea & worldbuilding

Buzzville, Tanglewood, colony rules and the emotional foundation of the story.

02
In development

Script & story

The main arc and themes are established while remaining story details are refined.

03
117 images audited

Storyboards

The full storyboard set has been reviewed, with completed opening sequences retained and the remaining boards moving through a focused consistency pass.

04
Core cast designed

Character design

The principal cast, Kito family and earlier-years designs form a production bible.

05
Two characters complete

3D production

The finished 3D models for Amos and BoZ establish the production look, with their forms, materials and key character details resolved.

06
Next

Animation to release

Rigging and an original Amos-and-BoZ acting test will lead into performance, lighting, rendering, compositing, edit and sound.

Currently on the desk

From finished characters into a moving, believable cast.

Original music & story moments

A world designed to sing, too.

01This Is BuzzvilleWorld-opening ensemble
02I'd Go OnEmotional character song
03Viper's WhisperAntagonist motif

The colony is only getting started.

Follow the journey.

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