Total geek out moment here. I was cleaning out my office, uh, doing my taxes, when I came across this program from the 1992 Ottawa Animation Festival. Those that were there remember it as the big jump the shark show, or the end of the innocence show, or simply the show EVERYONE came. PIXAR, Sony,
Read MoreI’m just going to offer a mini-review right now, but in a nutshell this is the book I’ve been wanting to read for almost 10 years. I studied film and photography back at Rye-High in the 80’s, and before that roadied bands and did lighting for gigs in the Windsor area. Between that was my
Read MoreMany of you who follow my posts on Facebook know I’m a big fan of bands like Nine Inch Nails and Radiohead for their progressive stance on artist rights, new-media distribution, and DRM-free music. You also know I’m a closet animator and take on projects for No Particular Reason, or just for fun. So thanks
Read More‘Ratatouille’ type examples© 2007 Disney/Pixar Interview with Susan Bradley, font artist and designer at Pixar.
Read MoreAs you may know, I run a weekend/summer gig shooting & editing wedding videos. It’s an great way to vent off some under-appreciated creative juices, and brides just love my work. Lately, I’ve generated a tonne of business with Facebook Ads. Like almost $10,000 so far just with little Pay Per Click ads targeted to
Read MoreSource: Yahoo! Movies Check out four clips from the movie, including proper 720/1080 HD format.
Read MoreTwo of my three kids Bryce and Melissa were caught in a silly loop imaging what would happen in a yodeling Scottish goat made it’s way onto American Idol. They sketched and coloured in what they thought the goat would look like, and we worked together with Photoshop, Combustion and Vegas to assemble this 45
Read MoreAs you may know I live in Oshawa, Ontario and was thinking about brushing up on my animation skillset. Mainly, taking another shot at Maya. It turns out UOIT and Durham College offer an animation program, focusing on Game Development I think. Anyway there are two videos on youtube that caught my eye.Colin’s Bear is
Read MoreI’ve got to admit, the work of illustrator Irwin Madrid really got me thinking about my skillset and use of Photoshop. So while waiting for my latest version of my RBC HD project to render I got to doodling. Erwin sent me a message indicating that he is only using Photoshop, so I played with
Read MoreI always thought the restriction imposed with the Rick is… brings out the best in me, and others. As a father I know kids come up with the most creative solutions to restrictions, and having that stupid Facebook “is…” was one of the best. I say was, because today FB lifted this restriction, and I’ve
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