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READ MOREToday’s Google Doodle is a salute to Lotte Reiniger, pioneer of silhouette animation. The animator of the doodle actually built a multi-plane camera! Ten years ago, I produced an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s The Other Gods, done in a style inspired by Lotte Reiniger. I actually have been working on an HD version, which will […]
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READ MOREFor this year’s Mind 2 Movie Challenge, a few of us RMM board members decided to make shorties that would not be judged, just for fun. The challenge was to include the following: A character named Bruce or Bryce Lemon, who has a secret. A clock. The line “This has never happened before.” Then pick […]
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READ MOREI’m pretty pleased to be part of these two projects, which were honored by the Rondo Hatton Awards this year. Not only did the Army of Darkness Collector’s Edition win best Classic DVD/Blu-ray of 2015, but THE MAKING OF ARMY OF DARKNESS (for which I provided animation) won BEST DVD EXTRA. Meanwhile, another documentary I worked on, […]
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READ MOREDogtown is the best hot dog place in Rochester, and I’m not just saying that because my friend Chris Nakis is co-owner! Chris is also a producer, and he’s currently doing a documentary about his two main interests: photography and bow-hunting. They have more in common than you’d think! For the doc, which also touches […]
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READ MOREFor several years, I’ve kept my eye on the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards, honoring fan favorites in horror films, video releases, television, books, journalism, conventions, and more. This year, I’m happy to be represented on the ballot twice! THAT GUY DICK MILLER is nominated for best documentary, and Army of Darkness: MEDIEVAL TIMES for […]
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READ MOREHere’s a little something I did for Red Shirt Pictures’ documentary on the making of Army of Darkness, out now on Blu-Ray from Shout! Factory. Working on this was a real honor. The Evil Dead films were hugely influential on me, helping to define what I loved about horror and humor, and then influencing me […]
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READ MOREToday I had the opportunity to get some aerial shots for a documentary I’m working on called “School’s Out.” Our task was to get some beauty shots of Rochester. John was shooting, our director Chris was navigating, and me? I was just along for the ride. That’s a pretty small whirlybird, isn’t it? The helicopter […]
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READ MOREA recent “special episode” of Scriptnotes delved into the failure of Scripped.com, a site where screenwriters could compose in a web browser and save their work in the cloud. After the site was sold, a server error led to the loss of years’ worth of backups, and the new owner was ill-prepared to fix the […]
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READ MOREPerhaps you’ve noticed it — robots are everywhere. I love a good robot movie, and there’s quite a few on the horizon. The Prototype Almost two years ago now, I saw the trailer for The Prototype online. It seemed like a sharp story about the singularity, told as a chase thriller. Where’s the release? Upon […]
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READ MOREOne of the challenges in our field is discussing the different styles of animation with prospective clients. When someone asks “how much does animation cost” it can depend on the type of animation. Hand-drawn, realistic, limited, even CG or clay all have different considerations. What better way to explain it than in animation? We at Animatus […]
