June 5, 2011

Animation Thought I'd Try Some 2D

A couple of animators at work have started doing a 2D animation a week and it's been really inspiring. I decided to try one myself. Since I can't draw very well, I opted for stick figures. Anyway, it's just some scribbles, but it was a lot of fun. Now that I've finally got the program mostly figured out, I should be able to churn these out pretty fast. No guarantees, but we'll see.

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July 7, 2010

News It's Been Awhile

Wow! August of '08 was my last post! Lots has happened. Let's see.... FJORG was pretty fun. I learned a lot about teamwork under extreme pressure. We didn't place, but I think we got pretty close. You can check out our shot film on the Siggraph '08 website.

After FJORG, I continued working at Cryptic until Jan. 09 when I got my very first film gig! It was supposed to be only a 5 month contract, but it ended up lasting a year and a half at Tippett Studio. I worked on two films:

Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Release Date : July 30th, 2010



Trailer #1



Trailer #2



and


Priest

Release Date : May 13th, 2011



No trailer yet, but here's a behind the scenes featurette:



I had a really awesome time working at Tippett and I learned a lot.  Hopefully that will show in my future animations.  Unfortunately I can't show any of my shots from either one of these shows, because neither one has been release yet.  I can't wait until they come out!

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August 5, 2008

News FJORG!

Next week I'm headed to LA to compete in the FJORG animation competition at Siggraph. It's a competition in which you're given a topic and then animate a short film for 32 hours straight. As if trying to animate for that long, with little to no sleep, isn't hard enough, they try to distract you with a variety of acts on stage in front of you. There are Chinese acrobats, belly dancers, snake charmers, DJs blasting techno and much much more! It should be a blast. Wish Team Dementeed luck!

Click Here to Read More About FJORG

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