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READ MORENow live on the internet is RECYCLE ME, a 30 second spot for North Country Recycles. Matthew White of 4th Coast Productions hired John Vincent and me to design the puppets and shoot stop motion, with Aaron Powell of Luna Digital handling the lip sync, CG staging, and compositing. Watch the commercial below: When Matt […]
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READ MOREFor a couple years now, I’ve been posting occasional artwork on Redbubble under the moniker MANY HATS. (Because I wear so many, don’t ya know?) I’ve wanted to do more, but it always seemed like something that could be done later… when I have more time. Mythical time that never seems to come. Then I […]
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READ MOREEvery week on This Week in Google, Stacey Higginbotham wishes she had a “Punch Leo” button to wallop Leo Laporte for some ill-advised comment. After hearing it said a dozen times, I decided to make it happen. Here’s the cartoon I produced using traditional hand-drawn animation. Edited to add: Well, this is cool! Hosts Leo […]
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READ MOREEvery time Amazon has changed the name of its video service over the years, I’ve scratched my head. Why keep changing? Youtube doesn’t change. Vimeo doesn’t change. Netflix… well, it tried rebranding its DVD delivery service as Qwikster once, but that didn’t take. Amazon is a successful company. I use many of their services. As […]
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READ MOREI’ve seen several signs lately that the world of online streaming is now contracting — the major platforms are reducing options and payouts for independent filmmakers. YOUTUBE Youtube gave us little guys the ability to monetize a few years ago, but now they’re raising the minimum threshold. Now creators need over 1000 followers to receive […]
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READ MOREWhat is Your Face? It’s an Academy Award nominated short by animator Bill Plympton, one of my heroes. What’s a global jam? It’s when a boatload of animators disassemble a film and redo sections of it in their style. So when I heard Ken Mora and Mike Schneider were doing a global jam for “Your […]
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READ MOREHad a super time with my wife visiting the Guillermo Del Toro exhibit of artwork and props at Toronto’s Art Gallery of Ontario! Very inspirational, but some of the most amazing moments for me were seeing original comic pages from Richard Corben, Eddie Campbell, Mike Mignola, and Bernie Wrightson. There was even a piece of […]
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READ MOREMy short screenplay for this year’s Script-A-Palooza was inspired by a fake poster that Wayne Coughlin dreamed up. Given an image of a man underwater with a comedic tagline, I came up with a cross-genre piece. It weaves together elements of relationship drama, Godzilla action, and Marx Brothers comedy. Read “In Deep” (PDF)
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READ MOREOne project I’m proud to be a part of is now making its way to the public. DIFFABILTY HOLLYWOOD is the latest documentary from my student Adrian Esposito. The feature’s Rochester premiere was sponsored by Move to Include, a partnership between WXXI and the Golisano Foundation, designed to promote inclusion for people with intellectual and […]
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READ MOREA part-time project for me lately has been turning the occasional strange idea into T-shirts and stickers. Redbubble.com is a great print-on-demand service that allows for this. They’ve got a great selection of products, including T-shirt sizes for men AND women. My best-seller so far has been the INNER LOOP FOREVER design, which appeals to […]
