Jackson Pollock Film!

I am currently underway production on a short animated film about Jackson Pollock. Working through SCAD-Atlanta with Crawford Creative we will create this short animated film and send it through the festival circuit this summer. For more exciting developments, I will refer you to the film blog.

Animation for Web Comics (The Basics) Part I

Okay, some explaining is probably in order for the title. This part and the upcoming second part are quick animation tutorials specifically geared towards web comic artists who wanna add animations to their comics for more dynamic storytelling. These overviews will also give a rudimentary knowledge of frame-by-frame animation and the most basic tweening using Photoshop. I'm gonna go ahead and assume a familiarity with Photoshop and for this post I will be using CS5. None of that will really matter in this post cause we don't get to that until Part Deux.

Happy New Year!

Hello all, it's been crazy busy but we made it to 2012! Quite a few developments for me; I am currently in pre-production for an animated short based on the work of painter David Gildersleeve. An estimated completion is set for late Spring / early Summer with plans to take it through the festival circuit. More on this project will be posted as production begins.

Also, a number of videos have been added to my portfolio site including a new showreel on the homepage. I am also currently acting as a consultant production manager on the upcoming animated series "Fate Saga." I found the creator, Dana Corrigan, at Anime Weekend Atlanta and was really impressed by her idea and the development she had accomplished. All in all this year is shaping up to be interesting if not busy: just the way I like it - and there is so much yet to come!

INTERNET CENSORSHIP -- READ THIS

THIS IS REAL.

aka

YOU SHOULD BE WORRIED.

If congress passes the SOPA act then any display/download of copyrighted material can lead to jail time as

well as censorship and denied access to many websites.

Please visit this site and help stand against such bastardization of free speech:

American Censorship . org

Thank you and I'll try not to make a habit of such politics.

Muppets: UPDATE

MovieBob posted his review here and you should read the "Intermission" article about muppetry. There's not too much new here for me--I generally agree with his assessment.

Muppets

Ok. I have been all for a Muppet re-boot since I first heard about the production. I grew up on reruns of The Muppet Show and the film catalog. We even had a recorded VHS tape of The Muppet Family Christmas Special. This franchise hits home for me even more than nickelodeon or Disney (which subsequently owns the aforementioned property). So, when I read this via MovieBob's post--- I became quite worried though not altogether surprised.

Unrest within the Muppet clan has been an industry secret for over a decade. In fact, talking with some people who have worked closely with the family has given me a new insight into the politics of puppetry. Disney had been after the Muppet property for years leading up to Henson’s death and the sale was highly disputed within the loyal workers and muppeteers. Both movies made after the sale, Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island, were technically directed by Henson’s son but greatly developed and created by this same loyal crew. I was a big fan of these movies and didn't know what to think of this general grouchy tone towards the “new blood” in the family.

I decided to give Segel the benefit of a doubt and not jump to conclusions before seeing the film.

I saw the movie the night before Thanksgiving and here's what I thought.

WARNING: SLIGHT SPOILERS WILL FOLLOW!!!

Turner Talk

On November 3^rd at 8 o’clock, two editors and a compositor came to talk about their work on TNT as part of Turner Studios. The event was held in SCAD-Atlanta's DMC theater and a good crowd turned out for the event, if not for the food. The first editor was named Sean Polanski. His experience in the editing traced back 15 years and though it was not his first occupational choice, he became interested in the field and learned everything he could from books. Doug Walt was the next to introduce himself. He initially began editing in L.A. freelancing for Warner Brothers, Fox, and Universal. Travis Fast is the compositor of the group with a background in editing and color correction. The three began our discussion by explaining the ins and outs of editing at Turner.