Dungeons and Dragons flashback

Here's the intro to the animated "Dungeons and Dragons" series from the 80's! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JjhQ1Oi_3k

How To Train Your Dragon

I cannot stop watching this scene from "How To Train Your Dragon" - so incredibly well done!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuuK7QQCkrw

My Oscar Predictions

Still a bit more progress - still unfinished

A bit more progress - still unfinished

How Pixar made Day and Night

http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/02/17/oscar_video_how_pixar_made_day_night_short/

Supah Ninjas

If you're not already watching Supah Ninjas, you should be!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DV3bI7pYAg

Removing people from Super 8 footage

I'm about a quarter of the way through a project involving "people removal" from old Super 8 footage. Below is a sample of the work, which involves painting a backplate and tracking it to the footage since the camera is not stationary.

Unfinished head

Above is an unfinished head I'm working on.

Tour of Pixar

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/02/09/movies/1248069625002/a-rare-look-inside-pixar-studios.html

Did man first fly in 1632?

http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=6062&referer=newsletter

Cool article on Pixar shorts

http://www.awn.com/articles/2d/newton-reher-and-wellins-talk-disney-and-pixar-shorts

Oscar nominations

Last week, nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced. No big surprises. There's the usual overhyped frontrunner ("The King's Speech") that threatens to render the awards meaningless - and maybe they always have been. But hey, we can't help but compare and rank one thing against another. If the nominees in the major Oscar categories offer nothing unexpected, there are still surprises to be found in the more obscure categories such as Animated Short and Live Action Short. Pixar's "Day and Night" (screened in front of "Toy Story 3") is probably the only one you've seen. The rest should be available for download on iTunes!

Playa Del Rey, 1979 by Adam Bartos

Useful information... for me.

This post is just for me, so only read it if you've finished reading the ingredients of your favorite box of cereal.

http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/relax-and-quit-bluffing

My Tron!

A Reel Man's Short

I've been trying to decide (for quite some time) what computer animated short film I'd like to make. Since my production team consists of only me, it's been a struggle to think of an idea that is both interesting and doable by one person. At long last, I think I've come up with something that is possible for me to actually complete. I'm hoping I can finish it this year - so for now, I'm giving myself a deadline of December 31, 2011. The clock is ticking!

It's My TRON!

I saw "TRON: Legacy" this afternoon and figured I'd try my hand at making a light cycle. Here's a still from 90 frames I rendered. Full video to come soon! Oh, and if Olivia Wilde is reading this, please marry me.

"Breaking Bad" is the best "new" show!

Okay, a show which starts its 4th season in 6 months could hardly be called "new", but it took me a while to find it. Anyway, "Breaking Bad" is more addictive than the crystal meth everyone is snorting in it. A must watch television series if ever there was one - rent/buy/download it now!