Development
Shaping concepts, worlds, tone, characters, series engines and pitch-facing creative direction for animated series, specials and features.
Secret Starbase
A creative conspiracy for animated ideas
Animation Development · Exec Production · Creative Leadership · Original Projects
Mission
Characters, worlds and stories built to ignite emotion and travel far
Secret Starbase supports studios, creatives and IP owners to shape premium animated projects from early development through production, with EP supervision, creative direction and co-production partnerships.
Series
Specials
Features
Shorts
Franchise Extensions
Original IP
Exec production
Hands-on creative EP support across scripts, animatics, design, voice, animation, compositing, music and mixes — all the decisions that keep a show on course.
Creative leadership
Clear notes, sharp story judgement and practical creative advice for producers, studios and rights holders building animated projects for international audiences.
Founder
Gerardo Orlando
Executive Producer · Creative Conspirator
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Gerardo Orlando is an animation creative executive and executive producer with 16+ years’ experience leading the creative direction of internationally distributed animated series from development through final delivery.
Formerly a senior Disney EMEA animation executive, he has worked hands-on with writers, script editors, directors, story artists, voice directors, producers and studios across a large variety of formats, genres and audiences.
His work spans preschool, kids, family co-viewing and older-skewing animation — including script and board-driven comedies, action-adventures, franchise storytelling, original IP and serialised projects.
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Work
Released Work and Active Projects
Some Secret Starbase work can be named. Some is just waiting behind the airlock.
Dragon Striker:
Meet the Players
Concept, story development and creative supervision of an 11 x 2' series introducing the world and characters of Dragon Striker.
Watch the shorts
The Very End
Creative supervision of a music video based on Dragon Striker's
end-credit song.
25 x 30" SHORTS SERIES
Fully Delivered
1 x MUSIC VIDEO
Fully Delivered
22 x 22' FANTASY SERIES
In Active Development
18 x 22' ADVENTURE SERIES
Book IP - In Active Development
Original projects
Secret Starbase Original Slate
Secret Starbase also develops original animated projects of its own: story worlds, characters and formats built with emotion, edge, adventure and an eye to the future.
The first ideas are still being whispered among the conspirators, so watch this space...
Coming soon
Make contact
For development conversations, partnerships and collaborations
Get in touch for projects that need sharper story, stronger direction, production support or senior creative firepower.