I have been thinking a lot about personal time management and how it can help artistic people handle the fact that they need to produce artistic work in a timely manor while still having time to explore and experiment. It’s a common problem in the animation industry.. We have to be creative, unconventional, unique, exciting […]
How fun! Recently there was an image posted on AICN from the project I’ve been working on for a while. It was announced last week as Oobermind, a film to be released on Nov 5, 2010. Unfortunately I can’t comment much on the film, the image, or anything else really at this point except that […]
The Weta Cave. Wow.. my old office is now a museum! Crazy!! If anyone goes, I’d love to see photos.. I’m curious if my old desk is still there & if they have maniquins representing the animators “working at their desks”. Is the ping pong table still there?
A few weeks ago my friend Eric Scheur asked if he could re-post one of my posts about the Fear of Moving Past Blocking to the awesome website http://11secondclub.com. You can see the repost here: http://www.11secondclub.com/helpful_hints/the_fear_of_moving_past_blocking/ I thought it was a great idea. I hadn’t actually re-read my post in a while, but was very […]
I have been trying to get better at managing my time lately, and I realized that one thing that’s constantly weighing on my mind is the fact that my inbox (email, etc) is crazy overflowing with stuff to remember, stuff to do, stuff to reference, etc. I need to tackle it, clean things out, and […]
— MONSTERS VS ALIENS : In Theaters March 27, 2009 —. That’s right.. Monsters vs Aliens starts today! It’s our first offical 3d project.. animated from the beginning in 3d, aware of stereo the whole darn time. I was lucky enough to be on the pre-production team for the show. I got to work closely […]
I have a new favorite blog.. and it just started! It’s called Ninjerktsu and it’s all about ninjas being jerks. Please go check it out ‘cuz it’s totally awesome!
Ever since we went up to San francisco to shoot some vide reference a few weeks ago I have been craving another video reference trip. I found it so inspiring and exciting to watch people in their everyday activities.. Noticing how huge crowds are like fluid noise.. If you stare at any one person you […]
Simply awesome animation and song about one of my favorite subjects.. coffee! le Café – Oldelaf (english subtitles)Uploaded by Boebis
Yesterday marked my five year anniversary at Dreamworks Animation. It is hard to believe how much my life and career have changed since I got here. I have learned more than I can imagine, and it feels like my journey is just beginning! I came to Dreamworks for a few reasons. One was because I […]