6 Jan. 13, 2021 The Independent Furlough brings about creative endeavor - father and son create Claymation series By Ted Apodaca sure,” Ted said of the Christmas popular kids show called “Tumble “We definitely want to keep episode. Leaf.” Ted looked up the show pushing it and adding more char- A father and son team in Seal Claymation is the art of using and was amazed to find that it still acters,” Ted said. Beach have found a new way to clay figures and filming them in uses some old-school Claymation There has been some media bond and occupy their time during time lapse photography. The fig- techniques. Liam was hooked on attention and it seems to have the pandemic shutdown. But what ures and moves slightly in each the show and received a Clayma- helped as the Christmas show has started as a fun and creative way segment, to make the figures move tion kit from Santa in 2019. When ballooned to more than 5,000 views for the two to spend time, might when the video plays at regular the shutdown hit this year, Teddy on Youtube. It was also picked up just blossom into a viral online speed. Claymation blossomed in and Liam decided to use the time by Seal Beach TV-3 and has been series. the ‘60s and brought about fea- to start making videos. shown on their schedule. It is Teddy Szegvary and his five- tures such as “Rudolph the Red- “For him, it’s so neat to move scheduled to be shown today at year-old son, Liam, have created nosed Reindeer.” stuff and see it come to life,” Ted 5:01 p.m. and several more times a Youtube series based on the Ted works in media, creating said. “It’s so much more fun for in the coming week. (See schedule adventures of Spider and Snakey, videos and websites for the auto me too.” on page 4) two Claymation characters that are industry, so the move to creating The duo have produced eight Ted said production of the show based on hand puppets that Teddy Claymation shows was a natural fit. Courtesy photo videos so far, some also getting is likely to last as long as Liam is Seal Beach father and son, used to entertain Liam since he After the pandemic slowed work, voiceover help from family mem- interested in working on them. Teddy and Liam Szegvary was a toddler. Spider and Snakey he had time to start the project bers in Canada. Now that the big However long the show goes on, are pictured with the set have taken on short activities, such with Liam, a kindergartener at Mc- Christmas show is behind them, and regardless of where it goes, for their Claymation spe- as flying kites and playing frisbee, Gaugh Elementary School. Liam Ted said they are starting work on the time spent on production has cial, Spider and Snakey but the videos have grown from is heavily involved in the process, the next episode. They are aiming been the biggest reward for Teddy Save Christmas. shot one-minute shows, to the from moving the characters, to cre- to keep the episodes short to allow and Liam. most recent episode, “Spider and ating sets and doing the voiceover. trip to Canada more than a year for the short attention spans of “We know how much time we Snakey save Christmas,” which “He’s usually quite involved,” ago. Ted and his wife Jaime moved small children. However, they will got to spend making it,” Ted said. runs more than six minutes. Ted said of Liam. to California from Canada five try to maintain a more consistent “It’s been a really great way to “It was a big undertaking, for The idea really began on a family years ago for work. 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