Supermarket Showdown

The Carbon Ninja leads a shopper around the supermarket and encourages various high-carbon choices, until the Green Ninja intervenes in the big showdown. The agitated Carbon Ninja decides it's time to punish the Green Ninja once and for all. As a fight erupts, the Carbon Ninja uses his Thin Jim (jerky) sword to slash at the Green Ninja and backs him into a corner. With nowhere left to go, the Green Ninja reaches for the only thing he can defend himself with, a pair of turkey drumsticks. The Green Ninja eventually defeats the Carbon Ninja, leaving him helpless in a shopping cart.

Fresh versus processed foods: The Carbon Ninja finds a young lady debating which apples to buy, and he encourages her to get the handy pre-sliced apples in a ziplock bag. He also leads her towards various other frozen and processed foods. The Green Ninja uses the power of low-carbon food (carrots and turkey drumsticks) to defeat the Carbon Ninja. Find out more about the carbon footprint of different foods.

Corn: When the shopper asks about getting some fresh corn, the Carbon Ninja is horrified and quickly retrieves a basketful of corn products including corn flakes, corn chips, canned corn, fruit juice, candy bars, and coke.

Food transportation: The shopper wants something healthy, and the Carbon Ninja steers her to a tray of individually packaged fresh mangos, air transported from a tropical country. Foods transported by air have a high carbon footprint, and, generally, it is a much better choice to look for locally grown produce.

 

 

Credits

Main Artist:

Michael Fong
Michael designed and produced Supermarket Showdown.Michael recently got a degree in drawing from San Jose State University, but he has been drawing since a young age. When he wasn't drawing he was usually riding his bike and occasionally he was eating or sleeping. Nowadays, Michael lives quietly meditating on the lessons of the Green Ninja.
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Sound Editor: Steve Erickson

Voice Actors: Ovan Chan, Jessica Ellithorpe, and Katie Zeisl.

 
This video is a work in progress. These storyboards (or animatics) are developed to help visualize the scenes and refine the story before the final animation is produced.