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history of ollie
Believe it or not. Ollie actually has had a lot of progress leading up to the lovable Raccoon he is today. Here you will get an insight of his development and what his creator was up to.
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2008
Hector begins a new series of courses to introduce gaming at Mt. SAC. Development of this course grew as more students started to join.
2008
2007
Mt. SAC hires Hector as an animation professor part time for a few years. Hector continued to freelance for Disney up until 2010. Hector then officially becomes a full time professor at Mount San Antonio College.
1995
Hector Rivas works for Disney starting as a freelancer then hired on as a full time employee.
1995
2007
2009
The gaming courses are high in demand. Hector officially starts a gaming certificate. "Animation and Gaming" program began to grow rapidly.
2009
2016
Ollie goes through a series of explorations and eventually gets a style guide, Version 02. Fan art starts to pour in.
2010
Hector explores mascots to represent the growing "Animation and Gaming" program. He settles on a magical racoon that sits on top of Joe Mountie's head. Ollie is born Version 01. Named after one of Hector's favorite animators, Oliver Johnston, from Nine Old Men.
2010
2016
2021
Ollie gets a new look Version 03, soon his best friends were created and named, Rancho and Big. Hector copyrights Ollie Raccoon.
2021
2022
The cast continues to grow introducing new lovable characters, all developed and named. They all receive model sheets Version 03. Each character (aside from Olive) is named after a city in Southern California. The crew developed personalities, interests, and hobbies
2022
2023
Ollie gets his own website, coins, and merchandise. The "Animation and Gaming" program keeps growing with more students joining. Ollie's world continues to expand, having stories and a pitch bible developed. This is only the start for Ollie and his friends!
2023
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