IT'S A WRAP, 7D-STYLE

Just before the New Year

we were told that 

The 7D

was going to finish up after it's 

second season.

And once a production starts winding down,

there's a slow and steady procession of folks leaving.

First it's the writers.

Then the storyboard artists.

Then design starts disappearing.

And some production folk.

Etc etc etc...

Eventually all that remains is a handful of 

post production ninjas

(like me)

who ride the train until the bitter end.

In our case, that's September 2016.

But it'd be silly to have the wrap party then.

Most people will be on new and exciting projects

and not even remember 

working on

The 7D.

So last Wednesday,

production manager 

Jennifer Nelson

and her merry band of

production elves 

threw a killer party!

There were handmade party favors:

And treats:



And almost
EVERYONE
that ever worked on the show
was there!

Here's me with
killer voice actor
Kevin Michael Richardson (Happy)
and sooper awesome designer David DePasquale:

That's
Executive Producer
Tom Ruegger
in the middle there!

And here's the card everyone signed for him:



And here I am sandwiched between
Stephen Stanton (Sleepy)
and
Dee Bradley Baker (Numbuh Four)
I mean... Dopey!

Of course,

Mr. Ruegger

gave a great speech to the crew:

One of the most fun moments of the night was a staged
reading of some of the 7D's favorite lines:



Here's a piece of it:

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And a signed script:

And what's a party without a photo booth? Here's me and my post production team, Frame Slashin' Samurai  Brad Rozman and  Rookie Sensation Retake Rocker  Val Petrone 



And don't worry 7D fans. Even though production is winding down,  there's still a lot more 7D coming! We're only halfway through post production!
SPECIAL BONUS!
After  SIXTY TWO YEARS in the animation industry, timing director Joanna Romersa is retiring with The 7D as the last production  to be blessed with her presence. (Her first job was doing ink and paint on Lady and the Tramp!)
She is uncannily young, both physically and mentally... Whip smart... Superbly talented... A joy to be around... And most likely a vampire.
Big love to Joanna and to this drawing of her by series director Alfred Gimeno: