Author: jason

In my last post on Tracking your Magic The Gathering Collection, I introduced the technique on using the VLOOKUP function to help find prices for individual objects based on a previously defined price list. If you recall, we ended up with two tables.. a price list and an itemized list of things we’re going to […]
Just recently some friends at work have started playing Magic The Gathering again.  MTG was one of the first collectible card games from Wizards of the Coast. I got a bit hooked on it back in the late 90’s and used to play quite a lot with friends.  The “official” definition from Wikipedia goes as […]
Today Dreamworks released the trailer for our new film How to Train Your Dragon. I’ve been trying to stay away from watching too many shots and sequences from this film because everyone working on it is really enjoying it and I want to be surprised when I see the final piece. That being said.. the […]
I happen to have some incredibly talented cousins.. you’ve all heard about my fab photographer cousin Erica Berger. Another georgeous and awesome cousin Zeva Bellel has a great site called Paris By Appointment Only. Now, one of my cousins from my dad’s side of the family has started this really cool project called The Grok […]
Rock ‘n Roll Bride · Under The Spotlight – Erica Berger. My cousin Erica has been featured on Rock ‘n roll Bride!  Go Erica!!
Courier: First Details of Microsoft’s Secret Tablet – Microsoft courier tablet – Gizmodo. I’m not one to usually covet microsoft products.. but oh man this looks amazing.  I love my tabletPC.. I’d love it more if it were a mac.  But this.. this.. this may pull me away from mac.. MAY pull me away..
I’m SUPER jazzed and excited to see Bluetoo venture’s Todoist application for the iPhone.  As many of you know I’ve been researching GTD applications and trying to come up with as system that works for my needs. I’m currently using Toodledo which is a very nice application.. it’s well documented, has tons of support, and […]
As our production has begun, I’ve been talking to our animators about my goals in running the animation department for the show. It’s been an interesting process, one in which I’ve learned a lot about myself, my values, and how I feel our department can be most sucessful. I’m not going to get into specific […]
This past weekend my wife spent some time working on the blog for her business.  She runs an interior design company – Penelope Jones Interior Design – and is quite amazing, I must say. Her sense of color, texture, form, and light blows me away.  I love watching her step into a room, look around, […]
People have been asking, and I’ve finally gotten around to providing both my Fast Animation Rigs DVD and Integrating a Creature Rig within a Production Pipeline DVD as downloadable from LULU.com. You can access them and other items in the store. I’m often asked if these titles are still relevant in the industry today, and […]