Meeting the Devil
I’m almost at the end of the film with my key poses and some in-betweening). One more shot to key pose and that’s DONE! Near the end of the whole escapade, the Bishop goes to Hell he meets the Devil, and you’ll just have to wait to find out why!
when it’s ruff
It’s SO FABuLOUS to now have my own animating time! School and the freelance job are both wound up now, and it’s time for my OWN FILM! Here’s an example of a recent ruff shot. The four main characters are responding to the church congregation booing and throwing things (including bible) at them (they [...]
New to Me
I’m moving my animation efforts into a real studio as a way to reinvigorate the process with my film. I’ve been working at home in the office, and aside from constant distractions, it’s not a creative zone… So, although I’m sharing a small slice of space with some friends, it’s so much better because it [...]
AppleScript Freelance Hours Reminder
I need a reminder when I’m working a freelance job to pop open my “hours logged” tracking document. I’m on a Mac, and I’ve finally been able to create a “folder action” for my jobs folder that will pop up a reminder when I open the folder and ask me if I’m logging my [...]
Getting There
I’m working on a series of images that describe the medical “referral” process, for when a woman and infant need more serious medical care than a village clinic can provide. The method of coming to the communicative / universal imagery is interesting. It’s compounded by the need for a cultural mixing, so it feels [...]
Something Good
I’ve just picked up a freelance job doing animation and illustration for Global Health Media, an organization founded with the specific mandate of providing effective instructions on how to provide practical medical care for emergency and preventative issues. This is targeting areas of the world where professional medical care is not practically available or [...]
Help Comes Along
The “Happy & Gay” animation production has been given a wonderful chance to move ahead and pay for some help to get this done! A truly lovely benefactor has granted H&G with a donation. This is spectacular, as it just kind of came out of the blue… After the news arrived, my head was [...]
End of the Summer Good-Bye
Well, at the end of the summer it was time for everyone to go their separate ways and take a breather before school started up again. I invited my wonderful gang of animation interns to come and share a meal together at my house as a way to celebrate. (The weird legs beneath me [...]
In-Between Degrees
It’s sooooo hot today, but the humidity is worse. Inside, it’s nice and cool! Hooray! This is an example of what my animation process looks like as it begins in Flash. I fade the background (photoshop tiff file) so I can see the line drawings better. Then I animate the keyframes, which are the [...]
Hot Dog!
Verrrrry lucky to be in an air-conditioned studio, as today’s heat is rising to 100 F. No lunch outside today.
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