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READ MOREA producer I was talking to online was curious about how to format his screenplay in which 90% of his dialogue was song lyrics. Should it be like the script for Les Miserables or Pink Floyd’s The Wall? I thought the discussion was worth blogging about here. Opera or Music Video? In opera, all dialogue […]
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READ MOREAfter reading Inside Netflix’s bet on advanced video encodingx at The Verge, I got to thinking about my early days interacting with video compression. From the time I created my first video clips for the internet, the act of managing quality versus bitrate has been a real challenge. This escalated once I had to author […]
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READ MOREAnother filmmaker recently asked me where he should post his short films. What’s the best way to get them to an audience, perhaps make some money? Vimeo Pro used to be an okay option, but Vimeo has pivoted to being B2B OTT company. (Marketing to businesses, encouraging them to start their own over-the-top streaming services […]
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READ MOREI recently had the chance to see the Mickey Mouse short The Band Concert (1935) with a film festival audience at Rochester’s Nitrate Picture Show. It played like gangbusters! The festival program made mention of two previous films that were an influence on the short, Disney’s Barnyard Concert (1930) and Fliescher’s Tree Saps (1931). I […]
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READ MOREHave you ever seen animation quite like this? I was excited to discuss this fantastic, at times creepy, animated film in a panel from the “virtual” Little Theatre on May 19. I was joined by animators Fred Armstrong and John Vincent, along with moderator Matt DeTurck of The Little Theatre. In this surrealist docu-horror-fairy tale, […]
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READ MOREOne night only! The definitive documentary on Quentin Tarantino! October 21 at 7pm in select theatres. Greetings! I’m happy to announce that the big secret documentary I’ve been creating animation for is now being released to theaters. That’s right, QUENTIN TARANTINO: THE FIRST EIGHT will be a one-night-only Fathom Event. So if you’ve ever loved a […]
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READ MOREOff and on over the last decade, I’ve been outlining a screenplay concept called GAMERS. When I started writing, I even did a series of blog entries covering the process. (It’s easier to write about writing than to do the actual writing, of course.) I’m getting back into this project, so consider this a recap […]
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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 […]
