Short film ~ Frenchroast

If you haven't seen this yet, it's definitely worth a watch.

http://www.frenchroast.fr/watchfrenchroast.html

November 11 Second club !

Well, ...I just submitted my animation for November. I'm pretty happy with the end product, I didn't know how I was going to get it done!. Though I see stuff now, I want to change. I animated it traditionally this time around (which was crazy)ha. two character's sure no problem. About 180 drawings and a few pencils later. Done.
I will post the movie here after the voting is done. So if you want to see it, go to the 11 Second site, starting Dec 1st and vote! it's easy! and you don't have to do all the voting at once you can come back to the site, it will remember your selections.
http://www.11secondclub.com/

If you want a month to fly by... do an 11 second animation.

My fiancee Karla is happy December is here :)... & DeeOGee too.

Thanks to everyone!, for the help. Especially my old college buddies, and current co-workers - Al Prohaska who did the background, and Alvin Cruzado who helped me with the story idea.
Cheers.

Champs !

Nov 1st! well it's time to get down to work again. These are my character design's, I've come up with for the November, 11 Sec.Club entry. Al and Frank two bowling buddies....Here we go November.

Handy Manny Clip

- some animation for Disney Television's Handy Manny, I recently worked on.

Train Sketch(es)

..a few more sketches, some from a couple of months ago.

Subway Sketch

Just a raw quick subway sketch.

"Crazed" Scientist

Cliff the "Crazed" Scientist believes he's discovered the missing ingredient to his experiment....or did he?

IN THE CLUB!

I'm Done! well sort of.... It feels awesome to finally be finished this contest.
THANKS to all those who helped me along the way with ideas, insults and encouragement. Gracias :)
Wow, where did August go? anyway, You can sign up and vote for my video as well as checking out the other entries... there are always some great ideas and animation. Even if you're not an animator, you can still vote or just check out previous entries!
GO TO THE 11 SECOND CLUB NOW!

oh.. and I will post the movie here too...
Cheers

Sneek Peak !

Don't worry kids... I've been very busy. I'm attempting my first 11 SECOND club Animation! If you're not familiar, you should definitely check it out! there is a link on my blog.
Here is the character, I created for the August sound clip. I call him Clifford, he's a Mad Scientist Terrier mix!. alright back to animatiiing... :)

OFF TO THE ZOO! part 3

Above- Thought I'd try a compostion from a few sketches. Why not :)
Above- River Otter... I think...

Above- a couple of Meerkat shetches.. also known to most of the visitors as "Hey look! it's Timon from Lion King!"

Above - While I was sketching these poses of the Gorilla's I over heard one of the volunteers at the zoo explaining how some of the older Gorilla's were on a type of painkiller drug to help with the effects of arthritis... not sure if this is environment induced?

- Above - Charles, the Silverback of the group.

- Above - More Orangutan sketches.

Klusshance "Strut" Walk Test

Klusshance "Strut" Walk Test from Kirk Jorgensen on Vimeo.

"The Unofficial Truth about The Industry"

Here is an article I came across for anyone interested in pursuing the animation career or putting a Demo Reel together.
It's written more towards those in Computer Animation, and more for those working in the U.S. but nonetheless some useful information and insight.

The article is by;
Joe Harkins a Character Supervisor in Los Angeles CA

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=2&t=372592

Klusshance

This is the third design post for this character as he continues to evolve. I've gone for a leaner, less round design. I've made the eyes a little smaller as well. I think he's looking more solid & more appealing... I'm working on "Strut Style" 34fr walk for him at the moment (traditionally animated!)... hopefully I will have it show soon!

Where The Wild Things Are - Tribute

http://www.terribleyelloweyes.com/

Terrible Yellow Eyes is a collection of works inspired by the beloved classic, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.

Pixar Masterclass Montreal 09

in this photo: Kirk Jorgensen, Andrew Gordon, Mathew Luhn, Alvin Cruzado, Fred Tang.

So it's been just over a week since I was in Montreal. For those of you curious how the class went, well... it was great. I think there were just over 100 people in attendance.
The first day Andrew covered a ton of material pertaining to animation. He used a wide variety of examples from both live action and animated films (not to mention a few clips from The Jungle Book, my favorite of the Disney films). He also talked about his process into planning, blocking and animating a scene.
The second day concentrated on Storyboarding and Storytelling. Matt was awesome, giving us a look at the Pixar process that they use to create stories. He told us their secrets! BOOhHaaaahhAaa...ha!!!(evil laugh, while taping fingers together)
Oh! and they also had door prizes, I won a really nice book from the new movie "UP".

So what did I take from this experience..? Well with the tips and knowledge gathered, I try to apply it to my daily material as well as continuing building my portfolio. I know I am a better animator/storyteller after that weekend.
I guess it doesn't hurt to get better at your craft everyday, ..whatever it may be.

Thanks again! to Andrew Gordon, Matt Luhn and the folks from VANARTS for the inspiring classes.
Well back to work... :)

Gobelins - Annecy 2009

wow. Some Beautiful work here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxhejQsrbfs

~ BoUncN' BiKini ~

- ^I went back over this drawing (Sept 09), I guess it could be the next frame in her run. I tweaked the design a little and tried to make the drawing a little more solid. Especially in the face.



Looking over my posts, I thought I would try and do a piece with the female subject and something with a little more weight...so here she is. She'd be fun to animate... maybe someday :)
And here's a question to get a little audience participation.
What is she so excited about?
Use your imagination now...

Mousey!

CHUCK JONES - Interview !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnk228Ti3WI&feature=channel

Awesome Interview... check it out... Then come back.

Clusshance - II

- More from my character design of Clusshance. His character is based on a bedtime story, my dad used to tell my brother's and I as kids.... I'm thinking of someday expanding the story...Still, a work in progress.

The ladies will love him, ...he's a real gentleman.

I'm looking forward to the PIXAR masterclass, I will be attending in Montreal June 13-14. Animator Andrew Gordon, and Pixar story artist Matthew Luhn will be the two lecturers.
Both PIXAR professionals have worked on titles such as; A Bug's Life, Toy Story 1& 2, Monsters Inc., The Incredibles, Ratatouille, as well as Up!.
There is still time... so sign UP! and I'll see ya there :)

http://www.vanarts.com/courses/animation-masterclass-pixar-artists-montreal

OFF TO THE ZOO! part 2

- Orangutan studies. Definitely one of the most entertaining and my personal favorite to study @ the zoo. The way they make use of their feet, They practically have 4 arms!. They swing effortlessly through the indoor structure. Also very intelligent amongst the primates. The Orangutans in these drawings; are of the mother, the sister and 3 yr old brother.
More to come!

Boy Scout 2

- I thought I'd post a couple more drawings of the "Boy Scout" character. I've tightened the design a little more. pushing the eyes closer together seems to work a little better.
- some may think Pixar's "UP" Russel character inspired this character, but Boy Scout was created long before I knew of the movie. What can I say, great minds think alike...?

OFF TO THE ZOO! part 1

So I recently bought a membership to the Toronto Zoo, and have been there twice now. Here are a few sketches from the trips! it really is AMAZING observing the animals there.
I've added color to a few in Photoshop.
The human onlookers provide material for drawing as well :)>
My goal is to educate myself further and improve with every visit...There will be more to come!
...
Oh and let me know if you want to accompany me, we can sketch together! ya!

http://www.le-building.com/movie.htm

It was created a couple of years ago, and is still a real treat! Enjoy.

Clusshance

Fogie

Remeber... we all get old... so stay young at heart!
maybe I'll be doing this someday, minus the wig. I'll have some sweet slippers though.

- a few clips I worked on in 2004/05 from a Television series aired on YTV, "Mischief City". It was a fun little show to get the ball rolling...

- A contract piece, Dean Outschoorn and myself, created and animated a new intro for the series Prank Patrol which airs on YTV.

BoyScout

MOODS

Mouthfull...

GILMER

My Bud Derek Edson Gilmer

UNDERDOG

Everyone loves the Underdog...
This was done on the GO train a couple of weeks ago. I guess a bonus to taking public transit...ha

Brown NoseR

Back to School!... is just around the corner... 3 of the most unwanted words for kids..haha suckers.
This is one my characters : Boy Scout.
Remember those uncomfortable school chairs...ha

Humans...

Wow, I found this in my Treasure Chest... It's a scene from my final year in college (2001). It was called Cockroach Motel. Oh, that's my voice acting too! :)

Sorry about the quality :(

Squirrely

This is a scene I animated while working on the show "MY Friend Rabbit".
It's Hazel the Squirrel! It's one of the scenes I thought turned out alright.

Canadian Kisstag

An Older piece revisited.
- actually these two characters were drawn separately, but then decided they worked together.. and voila!
Can't you feel the love !