Between the Frames

St. Iggy set

t1ckt0ck — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:37:47 +0000

A pic of the set from the first scene.

I’m not dead yet!

t1ckt0ck — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:02:45 +0000

Exhausting, but very exciting year so far. I started a new position in February. Lots of international travel. I’ve been around the world twice since then. Most recently I’ve been on three continents in as many weeks. Still recovering. That on top of getting engaged to a beautiful, wonderful woman.

Despite all of that (or maybe because of it), I have my new animation workbench setup.

and I’ve put together a storyboard for St. Ignatius the Beneficent’s First Miracle. woohoo.

The Notebook

t1ckt0ck — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:43:10 +0000

Your animation of the day comes from one Evelien Lohbeck in the Netherlands. As one person put it, “It’s official. The stuff people do for free is far better than anything you find on TV these days.” Check out the rest of her work at http://www.evelienlohbeck.com.

Coraline

t1ckt0ck — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:40:55 +0000

Just got back from Coraline. The story is great. For once it’s not dumbed down for the kiddies (and it’s not a musical!!!). The stop motion is beyond belief even for Selick. The 3D was definitely worthwhile. It was more than just a novelty. It was like watching puppets on a small stage.

Iz a animator?

t1ckt0ck — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:37:26 +0000

A couple of years back I helped my buddy Tak on a stop-mo film called “Death of a Matriarch”. He got a grant from the Center of Puppetry Arts to put it together. The film has developed a nice life of its own on the festival circuit to the point that it was fast tracked into IMDB. Tak was generous enough to give me asst animator cred so I have my own IMDB entry! I must be a animator now, no? …no? Anyway here’s my link:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3264038/

Rex the Dog

t1ckt0ck — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:06:30 +0000

Bubblicious from Rex The Dog on Vimeo.

This is fucking great. I love the built in tutorial on using replacement puppets for Stop-Mo. I love it any time the animator tips his hand. What’s that called? It’s not quite “breaking the 4th wall”. Anyway, the papercraft is gorgeous. The animation is smooth. I even like the song. What’s not to love here?

New Ignatius shot

t1ckt0ck — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:53:13 +0000

Ignatius and the Angel

Sita may be released!

t1ckt0ck — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:15:04 +0000

It’s a Christmas Miracle, Krusty Krew! Roger Ebert did a review of Sita Sings the Blues” and its plight. It looks like there may be a legal distribution of Sita after all! I have a “covert” copy of a festival DVD that I show to everyone I meet. This is independent animation at its absolute best. The fact that US copyright law makes this film illegal is disgusting and criminal. Fingers crossed that you’ll be able to see it soon!

Saint Ignatius the Beneficent

t1ckt0ck — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:18:15 +0000

Here’s a shot for a new short I’m working on based on the Tales of Saint Ignatius the Beneficent. First up: The Holy Conception of Saint Ignatius the Beneficent.

Congrats Jabril

t1ckt0ck — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:31:54 +0000

Crongrats is due to 15 year old animator Jabril Mack. Jabril is a student from Alpharetta High School and has just beat out a thousand other entries to win the Nickelodeon Greater Creator Award.

He’s even getting local news coverage.

Check out his youtube channel.