Draft:The Dons Show
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| The Dons Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Satire Black comedy 2D Animation Adventure |
| Created by | Jonas Lekganyane |
| Inspired by | South Park |
| Theme music composer | Jonas Lekganyane |
| Country of origin | South Africa |
| Original languages | Sepedi English Zulu Tswana |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jonas lekganyane |
| Running time | 5 - 15 minutes |
| Production company | Rams Comics (Pty) Ltd. |
| Related | |
| The Adventures of Noko Mashaba | |
The Dons Show Is a South Africa animated sociopolitical satire created by a self-taught animator and university dropout Jonas Lekganyane for YouTube.[1] Intended for any audience, the show was also inspired by American adult animated sitcom South Park before The Adventures of Noko Mashaba and centers around a fictional character Donald Mashaba also known as Malome Dons (Pedi term for Uncle Dons) is Noko's Greedy and Stubborn uncle who Is an example of many South African men that live life by the mottoes such as “you only live once" or “life is too short to use rubber" etc. which is in a maintenance mess. Dons spends most of his time unemployed, but he does get employed, all his money goes to child support because he has 14 Kids with 5 different mothers. Dons is also voiced by Jonas Lekganyane.
Lekganyane developed the series in 2013 after being obliged to drop of varsity due to financial difficulties. after a few months, he started his own sitcom animations company called Rams Comics.[2] The production company produces The first Show was The Dons Show and The Adventures of Noko Mashaba and Other cartoon shows and it also produces Shorts on Social media like YouTube and Others. The Dons Show was replaced his first animated video titled Night shift with Khaphela featuring a local soapie Generation's former actor Khaphela and a gigantic been called Nthato. Noko's uncle was introduced as crossover character. Uncle Dons later appeared in his own show titled The Dons Show which premiered with a Webisode called Jesus is back & black - an episode that was inspired by a true story that headlines about a man from KwaZulu-Natal who claimed to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ.[3][4]
Production
[edit]Development
Initial stages of the development of each episode are conceptualizing, screenwriting, traditional hand-drawing & digital character rigging. All the scripts are written by Jonas Lekganyane with ideas inspired by his daily experiences and current affairs. He then sketches the characters on a piece of paper and scans them using a digital printer into a computer. When all the characters have been digitally rigged, Lekganyane uses his cousins and friends for voice overs because, when he started, he could not afford to hire professional voice-over artists. Lekganyane's method of animation neglects other animation steps such as story-boarding and animatics. On completion of voice-over recording, Jonas animates the final product and lip syncs it with the voice-overs. The last stages of development include sound production, editing and subtitling. To avoid paying for copyrighted music and getting slammed with lawsuits, Lekganyane also produces the music and sound effects for the series
Disclaimer
[edit]The disclaimer is similar to South Park's Tongue-in-cheek disclaimer: "All characters and Events in the following clip—even those based on real people—are entirely fictional. All celebrity voices are impersonated... Poorly."
Premise
[edit]Sitting and Characters
The Show follows the intriguing life of a fictional character, Noko Mashaba and his stubborn and greedy uncle they are audacious chap, well known for his humorous personality, created and voiced by Jonas Lekganyane. Noko was raised by his grandmother; his parents were political activist in the South African apartheid era. They disappeared with other activists into exile before their son could speak. Noko is in between jobs, in some episodes he is a Barbershop owner, some he is the president's right-hand man, some he is unemployed but most of the time he appears as a cop. His numerous occupations often set the central plot of their respective episodes. Before Mashaba could apply for any job he is obliged to first obtain his Matric certificate.
References
[edit]- ^ Nkomazana, Fidelis (2011-12-08), "Lekganyane, Engenas", African American Studies Center, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.49244, ISBN 978-0-19-530173-1, retrieved 2024-08-11
- ^ Lekganyane, Jonas (2013). "Rams Comics". South African Cartoon Company. 5 (4).
- ^ Sidogi, Pfunzo (2020-05-03). "(South) Africa's online animation revolution: the case of Jonas Lekganyane'sThe adventures of Noko Mashaba". Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics. 12 (5): 702–718. doi:10.1080/21504857.2020.1748675. ISSN 2150-4857.
- ^ "Comic". Comic. 2018. doi:10.5040/9781350981706.