Friday, August 19, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Highlights from Annecy
Hi everyone! Last week I went to the Annecy International Animation Festival in France. I had a great time. Here are some of the highlights:
* I gave a presentation about my short film "Stripes" to a room full of people. I'm pretty proud of how it came out. I also watched the other six presentations in the short film category.
* I was awarded a free copy of the professional animation software Animate Pro and Storyboard Pro courtesy of the company Toon Boom. It's really great software and I wanted it anyway. The software costs several thousands of dollars, so I'm very happy not to have to buy it!
*As part of winning in the competition, I met with three producers and screenwriters in the animation industry who gave me feedback on the Stripes script. I was really grateful that they read the script carefully and gave great comments. There was a lot of positive feedback and some great suggestions on how to make it better!
*Met with a few different production companies who I could hire to produce Stripes if I get the financing. I learned a lot of things about the animation biz this week. One of the companies was a production company from Iran. The guy I met with laughed out loud when he saw a story idea I had sketched. He said that if I wrote it up, their company would finance and produce it into a short series (4 episodes at 2 minutes each). Exciting!
*I had my storyboard portfolio reviewed by recruiters from Sony Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios.
*I met and connected with other cool creative peers - artists, animators and film music composers. It's really nice to meet other people who love animation!
*I watched a few new animated films: 1. "Tezuka Osamu no Buddha -Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku" - A Japanese film based on Osamu Tezuka's "Buddha" comics. 2. "The Tibetan Dog" - a Japanese and Chinese cooperative project set in Tibet. 3. "The Rabbi's Cat" - French film based on a comic.
*I took a few walks around the beautiful "Lac d'Annecy." I saw a beaver for the first time. And an adorable pair of baby swans!
*Ate lots of pain de chocolat and baguettes and croissants. Mozzarella with heirloom tomatoes and fresh basil. Lots of different kinds of prosciutto. Delicious!
*Learned a smidgeon of French: Bonjour. Au revoir. Voila. Bon a petit. Très bien. etc.
*Overall, I feel very inspired by my trip! I'm excited to get back to lots of writing and drawing :D
* I gave a presentation about my short film "Stripes" to a room full of people. I'm pretty proud of how it came out. I also watched the other six presentations in the short film category.
* I was awarded a free copy of the professional animation software Animate Pro and Storyboard Pro courtesy of the company Toon Boom. It's really great software and I wanted it anyway. The software costs several thousands of dollars, so I'm very happy not to have to buy it!
*As part of winning in the competition, I met with three producers and screenwriters in the animation industry who gave me feedback on the Stripes script. I was really grateful that they read the script carefully and gave great comments. There was a lot of positive feedback and some great suggestions on how to make it better!
*Met with a few different production companies who I could hire to produce Stripes if I get the financing. I learned a lot of things about the animation biz this week. One of the companies was a production company from Iran. The guy I met with laughed out loud when he saw a story idea I had sketched. He said that if I wrote it up, their company would finance and produce it into a short series (4 episodes at 2 minutes each). Exciting!
*I had my storyboard portfolio reviewed by recruiters from Sony Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios.
*I met and connected with other cool creative peers - artists, animators and film music composers. It's really nice to meet other people who love animation!
*I watched a few new animated films: 1. "Tezuka Osamu no Buddha -Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku" - A Japanese film based on Osamu Tezuka's "Buddha" comics. 2. "The Tibetan Dog" - a Japanese and Chinese cooperative project set in Tibet. 3. "The Rabbi's Cat" - French film based on a comic.
*I took a few walks around the beautiful "Lac d'Annecy." I saw a beaver for the first time. And an adorable pair of baby swans!
*Ate lots of pain de chocolat and baguettes and croissants. Mozzarella with heirloom tomatoes and fresh basil. Lots of different kinds of prosciutto. Delicious!
*Learned a smidgeon of French: Bonjour. Au revoir. Voila. Bon a petit. Très bien. etc.
*Overall, I feel very inspired by my trip! I'm excited to get back to lots of writing and drawing :D
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
'Stripes' goes to Annecy Film Festival!
BIG NEWS for my animated short work-in-progress, "Stripes"!
The Call for Projects competition is meant for people STARTING animation projects and could use help getting it off the ground. Back in February, I submitted a package of materials regarding the Stripes projects, including an essay of intent, artwork, storyboards and more.
I recently learned that I am one of five short film winners. We will present our projects at this year's festival and be evaluated for further prizes by a jury. One possible prize is 6500 euros!
The presentations will take place Wednesday June 8th, 2011. 10:00 am - 12:30 pm. If you are going to Annecy, please check it out!
Check out all the winning projects on the Annecy website: here
I'm so excited, I can't tell you! :D Yippee!
To learn more about my Stripes project, check out the production blog.
STRIPES is a winner in the Annecy Animation Festival Call for Projects Competition 2011! Woohoo!
The Call for Projects competition is meant for people STARTING animation projects and could use help getting it off the ground. Back in February, I submitted a package of materials regarding the Stripes projects, including an essay of intent, artwork, storyboards and more.
I recently learned that I am one of five short film winners. We will present our projects at this year's festival and be evaluated for further prizes by a jury. One possible prize is 6500 euros!
The presentations will take place Wednesday June 8th, 2011. 10:00 am - 12:30 pm. If you are going to Annecy, please check it out!
Check out all the winning projects on the Annecy website: here
I'm so excited, I can't tell you! :D Yippee!
To learn more about my Stripes project, check out the production blog.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Zebra
The stripes and colors got away from me a bit, so now it looks like a tiger! It's supposed to be a Grevy's zebra.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Drawings Galore!
I've been on fire, drawing up a storm!
Sketches done while watching Arrested Development:
Sketches while watching the film, Agora:
Sketches while watching Dexter. Dexter is so cute!
Sketches from Gladiator:
Random ink and watercolor sketches:
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Kanook sketches
Sketches of lions from the zoo.
Sketches from my trip to Lynchburg, Virginia.
Sketches of me as a kid
Sketches from "Myst the Book of Atrus"
Sketches from pictures on Piccsy.com:
Random sketches:
Sketches done while watching Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and Spartacus: Blood and Sand:
Sketches done while watching Arrested Development:
Sketches while watching the film, Agora:
Sketches while watching Dexter. Dexter is so cute!
Sketches from Gladiator:
Random ink and watercolor sketches:
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Ink and Watercolor sketches"]
Kanook sketches
Sketches of lions from the zoo.
Sketches from my trip to Lynchburg, Virginia.
Sketches of me as a kid
Sketches from "Myst the Book of Atrus"
Sketches from pictures on Piccsy.com:
Random sketches:
Sketches done while watching Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and Spartacus: Blood and Sand:
Friday, April 8, 2011
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