My shots from the theatrical Looney Tunes shorts can be found on the Animation page under Film. This a larger version than the YouTube version below. It was an honor and a privilege to work with these classic characters.
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Monday, February 01, 2010
Beep! Beep!
Today we start animation production on the first of three, Coyote and Roadrunner shorts for Warner Bros. Huzzah! It will be super fun and a little intimidating to work with such iconic characters. I gotta say it's been awhile since I've been this jazzed for a project. I can not wait to start!
The shorts will be playing in front of Warner Bros. films later this year and will be shown in stereoscopic 3D. Neato!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Cloudy With a Chance of AWESOME!
I took Wonder-pea to see Cloudy opening weekend in normal, boring 2D; I still find it odd that I go to see a CG movie and then request a ticket for the 2D version..the mind boggles. We both enjoyed it quite a lot and I dare say that it is my favorite animated film so far this year. Enjoyable story, fun characters, lots of good honest humor (no pop culture refs) and just entertaining start to finish. The snappy animation style worked well within the world that was created and I look forward to doing some single framing once the DVD comes out. I would love to give that animation style a try...so fun.In its second weekend Cloudy retained the number one spot only falling 18.8% which is great!! If you haven't seen it yet then shame on you...and your family. Go give it a look, you will be glad you did.
Monday, August 24, 2009
My Demo Reel
I uploaded my first video to YouTube! The upload/encode process took a looooong time but I'm pretty happy with how it looks.
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Secrets of the Furious Five
Today Kung Fu Panda comes out on DVD and Blu-Ray! Two disk packages include the all new feaurette: Secrets of the Furious Five.
ReelFx handled all the CG animation for the feaurette. I was SUPER excited to have worked on it, as Kung Fu Panda is one of my favorite animated films of recent times.
Next week I will post the shots I did...skadooosh!!
Monday, October 06, 2008
Open Season 2 trailer
Here is the first real trailer for Open Season 2. The DVD comes out January 29, 2009. We wrapped production on it months ago..seems weird we have to wait sooo long for it to come out.
I have one shot in the trailer. Boog saying "..we can't give up on our friend Weenie."
I have one shot in the trailer. Boog saying "..we can't give up on our friend Weenie."
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Let us begin: overall I really liked Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull; whew..I thought the Pirates movies had long titles. It felt like an Indy movie and was mostly on par with Last Crusade and in that regard: expectations met!
Some giant crystal skull sized SPOILERS ahead...toss me the idol and run away!!
Things I dug. I dug the kid...Shia is rather charismatic and I thought he worked great. The interaction between him and Indy felt good and not a retread of the Ford-Connery team up in Crusade. Great seeing Marion again, although they introduced her so late in the movie (or so it felt to me) I had almost forgotten she was in the thing. Then of course there's Indy. Ford is obviously older, but I think he looked great as Indy and was just as fun to watch as in the old films. In fact I didn't want the movie to end because I was enjoying hanging out with the "ol gang" so much.
I was a bit skeptical, as it was becoming more apparent, that the aliens were going to be real. When we got a good look at one in the body bag I became a little uneasy as to where the movie was going. But then I thought "hell its the 50s...aliens, A- bombs, Elvis and communism..its reflecting the times". Plus if you can buy off on a box filled with killer ghosts and that a guy can get his heart ripped out and lives...if you can talk to a knight that is 100s of years old and drink from a healing chalice....why not aliens influencing early man? And it plays off the idea that aliens built the pyramids and that monkeys hate Russians...wait..what? more on that later..
Some fun references to other films. Indy mutters "I have a bad feeling about this" a nod to Han Solo. We get a glimpse of the Ark, albeit unnecessarily. Nice hat tips to Marcus Brody. And the one I was proud to figure out right away...when Indy is telling Mutt about riding with Pancho Villa, that was actually an episode of the Young Indiana Jone Chronicles. Indiana Jones NERD right here people..
At the very end, I loved how the hat blew to Mutt and as he picked it up, the cries of a million fanboys yelled out in horror and then were silenced....when Indy yanked it away. Nice. Honestly I could see a Mutt Jones spin off, .although hopefully he will change his name to Dakota or something. I feel that they need at least 1 more film with Indy headlining before they can truly hand the baton off. If they indeed do a Indy 5 (and the buzz I have heard is that it is a possibility) the Jones family could go on another adventure, Mutt, who is now calling himself Dakota has been back in school and learning the ropes from Dad, thereby making a better spring board for a spin off.........Lucas, call me.
Now it wasn't a total Indy 4 love fest 2008. The things I didn't like are great and small...lets start with the small..
This film felt smaller and more contained, like Temple of Doom. Raiders and Crusade felt more exotic with far more globe trotting. KOTCS felt like it was all in the jungle and in caves...like it was an episode of LOST.
While it was great seeing Marion again, there wasn't much for her to do. The reason I liked her so much in Raiders and why her and Indy are such a good match, is that she goes toe to toe with him. She's a very strong character. But, since she shows up so late, she doesn't do much other than drive... a lot.
At the end of the film I didn't feel that Indy had much to do...he seemed to easily get into the chamber...then there is a lot of standing around, bad feelings are had, things go awry and they run away. I wanted Indy more involved somehow. Of course this may have been a choice by the filmmakers to make the ending more like Raiders where Indy and Marion stand there tied up the whole time, and less like Crusade where there is stuff breaking, people falling, ground opening....chaos.
Which brings us to the silliness. My chief complaint with Last Crusade is that its too jokey. Brody somehow turned into a complete boob. Sallah is a wacky sidekick. And gags happen. Like a flaming plane passing Indy and Dad in a tunnel. Hey road runner...where's the coyote?
So I was expecting goofiness in Indy 4. Surviving a nuclear blast by hiding in a fridge..ok...get propelled in said fridge and surviving...well...he would be dead from the impact if nothing else....but ok.. exciting fridge and seeing CG prairie dogs....why?..is this needed....ah lordy we're getting cutesy now. But I enjoyed him running around the test site and even thought "how in the hell will he get out of this one"...so I bought it all.
But during the jungle chase...when Mutt is up in the trees..swinging with the monkeys, my eyes rolled a lot. My suspension of disbelief turned into complete disbelief. He's freakin Tarzan all of sudden....really? My buddy Ernesto pointed out that it wouldn't have been so bad, it could have even worked, if he was awkward doing the swinging...like Parker when he first became Spiderman. No no Mutt is apparently a natural at this. Ok whatever...maybe you could swing from those vines...I wouldn't have put it in MY version of the movie..but ok.
Oh we're not done though, because once Mutt, Lord of the Jungle, exits the forest with his army of monkeys, he apparently commands them to attack the Soviets. Honestly this moment bothered me more than the swinging. On the humor/gag/silly meter it comes in under Crusade...but before Temple of Doom. Why has silliness been injected into the franchise? Raiders is the stand out film....straight action adventure..no gags no silliness...just greatness.
Some giant crystal skull sized SPOILERS ahead...toss me the idol and run away!!
Things I dug. I dug the kid...Shia is rather charismatic and I thought he worked great. The interaction between him and Indy felt good and not a retread of the Ford-Connery team up in Crusade. Great seeing Marion again, although they introduced her so late in the movie (or so it felt to me) I had almost forgotten she was in the thing. Then of course there's Indy. Ford is obviously older, but I think he looked great as Indy and was just as fun to watch as in the old films. In fact I didn't want the movie to end because I was enjoying hanging out with the "ol gang" so much.
I was a bit skeptical, as it was becoming more apparent, that the aliens were going to be real. When we got a good look at one in the body bag I became a little uneasy as to where the movie was going. But then I thought "hell its the 50s...aliens, A- bombs, Elvis and communism..its reflecting the times". Plus if you can buy off on a box filled with killer ghosts and that a guy can get his heart ripped out and lives...if you can talk to a knight that is 100s of years old and drink from a healing chalice....why not aliens influencing early man? And it plays off the idea that aliens built the pyramids and that monkeys hate Russians...wait..what? more on that later..
Some fun references to other films. Indy mutters "I have a bad feeling about this" a nod to Han Solo. We get a glimpse of the Ark, albeit unnecessarily. Nice hat tips to Marcus Brody. And the one I was proud to figure out right away...when Indy is telling Mutt about riding with Pancho Villa, that was actually an episode of the Young Indiana Jone Chronicles. Indiana Jones NERD right here people..
At the very end, I loved how the hat blew to Mutt and as he picked it up, the cries of a million fanboys yelled out in horror and then were silenced....when Indy yanked it away. Nice. Honestly I could see a Mutt Jones spin off, .although hopefully he will change his name to Dakota or something. I feel that they need at least 1 more film with Indy headlining before they can truly hand the baton off. If they indeed do a Indy 5 (and the buzz I have heard is that it is a possibility) the Jones family could go on another adventure, Mutt, who is now calling himself Dakota has been back in school and learning the ropes from Dad, thereby making a better spring board for a spin off.........Lucas, call me.
Now it wasn't a total Indy 4 love fest 2008. The things I didn't like are great and small...lets start with the small..
This film felt smaller and more contained, like Temple of Doom. Raiders and Crusade felt more exotic with far more globe trotting. KOTCS felt like it was all in the jungle and in caves...like it was an episode of LOST.
While it was great seeing Marion again, there wasn't much for her to do. The reason I liked her so much in Raiders and why her and Indy are such a good match, is that she goes toe to toe with him. She's a very strong character. But, since she shows up so late, she doesn't do much other than drive... a lot.
At the end of the film I didn't feel that Indy had much to do...he seemed to easily get into the chamber...then there is a lot of standing around, bad feelings are had, things go awry and they run away. I wanted Indy more involved somehow. Of course this may have been a choice by the filmmakers to make the ending more like Raiders where Indy and Marion stand there tied up the whole time, and less like Crusade where there is stuff breaking, people falling, ground opening....chaos.
Which brings us to the silliness. My chief complaint with Last Crusade is that its too jokey. Brody somehow turned into a complete boob. Sallah is a wacky sidekick. And gags happen. Like a flaming plane passing Indy and Dad in a tunnel. Hey road runner...where's the coyote?
So I was expecting goofiness in Indy 4. Surviving a nuclear blast by hiding in a fridge..ok...get propelled in said fridge and surviving...well...he would be dead from the impact if nothing else....but ok.. exciting fridge and seeing CG prairie dogs....why?..is this needed....ah lordy we're getting cutesy now. But I enjoyed him running around the test site and even thought "how in the hell will he get out of this one"...so I bought it all.
But during the jungle chase...when Mutt is up in the trees..swinging with the monkeys, my eyes rolled a lot. My suspension of disbelief turned into complete disbelief. He's freakin Tarzan all of sudden....really? My buddy Ernesto pointed out that it wouldn't have been so bad, it could have even worked, if he was awkward doing the swinging...like Parker when he first became Spiderman. No no Mutt is apparently a natural at this. Ok whatever...maybe you could swing from those vines...I wouldn't have put it in MY version of the movie..but ok.
Oh we're not done though, because once Mutt, Lord of the Jungle, exits the forest with his army of monkeys, he apparently commands them to attack the Soviets. Honestly this moment bothered me more than the swinging. On the humor/gag/silly meter it comes in under Crusade...but before Temple of Doom. Why has silliness been injected into the franchise? Raiders is the stand out film....straight action adventure..no gags no silliness...just greatness.
Over the weekend when I thought about the movie there was a lot that I really liked about it. The good and the great out weigh the silly moment or two. Bottom line: It was great fun hanging out with Indy..it was like watching your Dad kick ass again. If they do try to make a go at Indy 5 (originally there was to be 5 films total in the series) here's hoping they don't wait 20 more years.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Dr. Jones
Unless you live under a rock, you probably know that Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull opens today. Woohoo! In a few hours I will be heading to the theater to enjoy "the adventure of a lifetime" with the "man in hat"...and other tag lines that have been used with these films.
I am reasonably excited, but not overly so. I waited 20 years to see some other movie sequels from a franchise I enjoyed as a kid only to walk away with a feeling of "meh". Thank god the guy responsible for "those" sequels isn't involved with this new Indy movie......oh wait...
My expectation is that it will be on par with Last Crusade, which was a good movie but had too much humor/gags in it for my taste. When I learned that Indy would have a tweenage companion I thought "crap..Short Round". Now I liked Short Round just like I liked the Ewoks....when I was 12, but now..not so much.
I've also been a little concerned that KOTCS would be too Crusade-like, but in reverse. So instead of clueless Dad along for the ride we have clueless tweenager asking dumb questions and chasing seagulls on the beach.
But...I am excited. It will be fun to go on one last adventure with Indiana.
Poll results for: Bad Jobs for Donald Duck...and we have a tie!!
911 operator (21%)
child care worker (5%)
english teacher (26%)
motivational speaker (11%)
opera singer (5%)
brain surgeon (26%)
yoga instructor (5%)
New poll is up!!
I am reasonably excited, but not overly so. I waited 20 years to see some other movie sequels from a franchise I enjoyed as a kid only to walk away with a feeling of "meh". Thank god the guy responsible for "those" sequels isn't involved with this new Indy movie......oh wait...
My expectation is that it will be on par with Last Crusade, which was a good movie but had too much humor/gags in it for my taste. When I learned that Indy would have a tweenage companion I thought "crap..Short Round". Now I liked Short Round just like I liked the Ewoks....when I was 12, but now..not so much.
I've also been a little concerned that KOTCS would be too Crusade-like, but in reverse. So instead of clueless Dad along for the ride we have clueless tweenager asking dumb questions and chasing seagulls on the beach.
But...I am excited. It will be fun to go on one last adventure with Indiana.
Poll results for: Bad Jobs for Donald Duck...and we have a tie!!
911 operator (21%)
child care worker (5%)
english teacher (26%)
motivational speaker (11%)
opera singer (5%)
brain surgeon (26%)
yoga instructor (5%)
New poll is up!!
Friday, March 14, 2008
Horton Hears a Who
In theaters today...yes it's true....it's Horton Hears a Who. Many friends worked on this movie up there at the Blue Sky; watching the credits will be extra fun, yet challenging, as I scramble to check off everyone's name.
Why not take the family and enjoy the work of these fine peoples? Here is a fun clip in case you need convincing.
The movie looks super fun!! Go...GO NOW!
Why not take the family and enjoy the work of these fine peoples? Here is a fun clip in case you need convincing.
The movie looks super fun!! Go...GO NOW!
Monday, March 10, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Indiana Jones and the Teaser Trailer
Woohoo!!!!
Results from the poll: the New Years resolution I have NO intention of keeping
eat more vegatables (20%)
learn french (30%)
to exercise 3 times a week (0%)
no more milkshakes (20%)
to not worry about work (30%)
play less Team Fortress 2 (0%)
And its true. I most likely won't be learning French this year. Aaaand try as I might I will probably be worrying about work...it's in my nature. New Indy poll is up!!
Results from the poll: the New Years resolution I have NO intention of keeping
eat more vegatables (20%)
learn french (30%)
to exercise 3 times a week (0%)
no more milkshakes (20%)
to not worry about work (30%)
play less Team Fortress 2 (0%)
And its true. I most likely won't be learning French this year. Aaaand try as I might I will probably be worrying about work...it's in my nature. New Indy poll is up!!
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Kung Fu Panda trailer
Looks like the Disney lawyers yanked the new Wall-E trailer off YouTube. Free publicity whaaaaa??? Here's some fresh and legal Kung Fu Panda instead. Looks way fun!
Monday, February 11, 2008
Monday, February 04, 2008
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Back in Time
A local Back to the Future super fan brought his tricked out Delorean by ReelFx. Justin Barrett braved the cold to take pictures of us staring at the car. Once powered up...the flux capacitor was fluxing..oh yes it was.
Friday, November 02, 2007
Bee Movie
Bee Movie opens today. Yes its out right now!! Go....hurry.....time is running out!! ReelFx did some promotional spots for the film. I have a couple shots I did up in the animation section. Enjoy.A new poll is up as well. Here are the results from the previous:
Favorite Team Fortress 2 DEFENSE character
Demoman (33%)
Heavy (33%)
Engineer (33%)
A three way tie!! You're all winners!!
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