tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565972180985169362024-03-13T13:02:07.218-07:00Stop MOTION MissionThis is a Online Diary commenting on the daily do of making a short animated StopMotion Film.jriggityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.comBlogger297125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-956597218098516936.post-89369784851836661032020-08-03T17:34:00.000-07:002020-08-03T17:34:02.124-07:00Stunt Puppet Pictures is OPEN for Business.Stunt Puppet Pictures is OPEN for Buisness in the new studio. 323-314-0326<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6RJ2Gcbw1p4/XyisU7yI3qI/AAAAAAAAJSA/P0Y2PVCcZPECV6aWOX9aYfJtHdH3JH6kQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/stunt%2BPUPP%2BBIZ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6RJ2Gcbw1p4/XyisU7yI3qI/AAAAAAAAJSA/P0Y2PVCcZPECV6aWOX9aYfJtHdH3JH6kQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/stunt%2BPUPP%2BBIZ.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our new home studio is Rocking and Rolling. Here is my First animation from the new spot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gTId1LgUZIA" width="320" youtube-src-id="gTId1LgUZIA"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>jriggityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-956597218098516936.post-86709939526782092842016-06-30T23:52:00.001-07:002016-07-01T00:55:55.474-07:00DOGONAUTS STAR FLEA Territories -- the GAME and DOGONAUT'S ENEMY LINE DVD are LAUNCHED!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We have been sitting on this side project and the release of our DVD for a looooong time.<br />
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We are so excited to announce the LAUNCH of DOGONAUT'S STAR FLEA Territories!!!!!!<br />
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We always wanted to make a game in the DOGONAUT'S universe but never quite made it to the finish line over the years.<br />
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Here is the Game Description : The Stop-motion short film Dogonauts:Enemy Line introduces the Dogonauts universe. The Card game Dogonauts:Starflea Territories continues from the film and pits players against one another to see who can repair their space ship first. The film and game experiences can be enjoyed separately , but combining them offers a well rounded understanding of the wonderful world of Dogonauts.<br />
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The game is very simple and very very fun!! The art work for the cards is so freaking appealing and we are so honored to have the Universe GROW with this amazing addition.<br />
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We also Finally finished the Dogonaut's DVD. Woooo Hoo!!!<br />
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We will be selling it on the Blog just like the Gerald's Last Day DVD Over on your top Right of the Blog.We will also be offering it on a Dogonaut's Website . <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.dogonauts.com&source=gmail&ust=1467438290118000&usg=AFQjCNEabkndZhIZ5sIEdwJ0zf4uYKeY8w" href="http://www.dogonauts.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" target="_blank">http://www.dogonauts.com</a><br />
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Exactly Like Gerald's DVD the Dogonaut's DVD will have lots of Special features covering the films Production and some of our adventures in stop mo madness.<br />
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We also will be doing a COMBO Deal {<a href="http://www.dogonauts.com/" target="_blank">DVD and DOGONAUTS STAR FLEA Territories</a>} so you can enjoy them both together!!<br />
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It is a pretty BIG moment for us in the DOGONAUT'S timeline. It marks the True end of the multi year journey and a look back on the exciting lessons learned.<br />
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Lots more FUN news ahead!! Stay TUNED!!<br />
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jriggityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-956597218098516936.post-28293284890208695912016-05-16T08:19:00.001-07:002016-05-16T08:20:22.633-07:00KUBO 3rd trailer and Overwatch shorts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey Guys!<br />
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Here is the 3rd Trailer for KUBO and my favorite yet. It really captures the adventure and cool vibe of the film.<br />
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I get goosebumps watching it and cant wait to share it with my family and the rest of you!!!!!!<br />
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I just have to say that being part of film making was something I have always wanted to do since I was a young kid and to see that dream realized is thrilling in a way I can not express.<br />
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Growing up watching and loving so many great Animated , SCI FI , Adventure and Horror films.<br />
I am Completely shaped and Inspired by so much of 80's cinema.......<br />
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I really had no idea really how you get from Miami Florida to being part of Feature Animated movies......I only knew I like doing art work.<br />
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I feel utterly giddy every time I have that Dream realized.<br />
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3 months Till it hits theaters....I CANT WAIT!!<br />
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in other art news...<br />
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My work at Blizzard continues to be crazy Fun and full of personal GROWTH.<br />
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we just today are releasing our 4th character short for the upcoming game.<br />
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Here is our Trailer to the Overwatch characters-<br />
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and here are 2 of the individual cinematics- more to come<br />
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Winston - Reaper<br />
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jriggityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-956597218098516936.post-73777657134481246772015-12-26T18:45:00.002-08:002015-12-26T18:48:39.440-08:00KUBO teaser and LAIKA 10 year anniversary!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Happy Holidays.....I am enjoying the start to a much needed break from non stop deadlines<br />
and the lifestyle of a professional animator.<br />
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I have been very excited to share that KUBO finally released a teaser video for the film I worked on this last year.<br />
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here is a peek.<br />
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this played in Front of the New Star Wars film and the amount of eyes that put on our film is priceless. This video shows all the characters I was able to animate on the film.....My main focus was<br />
with the Monkey and Woman with the cape and Hat. But I animated Kubo and the Big guy in a few shots as well.<br />
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also in the last week LAIKA released their 10 year anniversary video .<br />
Its so amazing to think the studio has been here now 10 years.....and so cool to see the library expand.<br />
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there are a bunch more KUBO peeks in the 10 year video as well.<br />
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I also have a BUNCH of shots in this as well as time lapse videos of me animating when I was on Kubo and Paranorman. I am super honored to have some work in this video because I remember first seeing Coraline so many years ago and being blown away by what Stopmotion was capable of being.<br />
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August 2016 KUBO will be here and I cant wait to see it.....and share with the whole world.<br />
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jriggityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-956597218098516936.post-28061000898461942242015-11-20T13:06:00.001-08:002015-11-20T13:47:39.034-08:00My second LAIKA film - KUBO and the 2 Strings -<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have reached the End of another EPIC Artistic journey guys.<br />
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My 10 months on KUBO have been incredibly rewarding and challenged me more than any other project in my Career. <br />
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This Film will once again BLOW minds and show what is possible in our Medium. LAIKA <br />
is Creating a Library of films that are going to Launch a lot of Young peoples Imaginations for years to come.<br />
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I am leaving with 35 approved shots in the film and some pretty killer moments I cant wait for you to share. I hear that a couple of my shots are making the first teaser ....so I will call them out when it lands.<br />
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One of the best pieces of advice I ever received from a fellow animator was to {Fall in Love with your characters.} Fall in love ---- WITH them......<br />
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WHEN YOU LOVE YOUR CHARACTERS - like your family -<br />
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you will care for every frame in a very different way.<br />
You will apply that Love - that energy - to all aspects of the character.<br />
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know who they are - understand all of their motivations - care for every hair - every gesture.<br />
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I felt the HUGE difference when I really really took this advice in. The animation becomes even more emotional.....the care you put in the movements are so much more thoughtful and less technical......it was a big moment for me.<br />
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I hope to carry this through my entire career from here on.<br />
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You guys will get your first peek at KUBO in the very near future and I will post it here to make sure.<br />
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I finished my last shot on the Friday night before Halloween<br />
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then I jumped in my truck and made my way towards Los Angeles. I made it home in time to trick or treat and have a Sunday with the family.<br />
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The very next Day I started my new gig back in the CG chair at Blizzard on the cinematic's team.<br />
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I have been here for 3 weeks now ad have to say.....this is the BEST cg job - studio I have ever worked for. I am kind of Blown away. <br />
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Great subject matter - GREAT characters - wonderful Story's And Super Fun animation!!<br />
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I feel very fortunate in life and in my Art....<br />
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the Animation I am doing here is getting my Passion Boiling.....and I will definitely share here as it goes live.<br />
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jriggityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-956597218098516936.post-33622117237007915722015-08-23T14:36:00.001-07:002015-08-23T14:36:35.341-07:00Why I Came to KUBO ? PROTECT THE SHOT<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey guys!<br />
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I am nearing the end of my adventure on KUBO and the 2 strings. I have just 10 weeks left<br />
on the film before I heard back to CG land.<br />
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The way time fly's on this production It will pass way faster than I want......but at the same time I am very very excited to get home to my family!!<br />
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and UNDO....ha!<br />
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I have gotten 25 shots approved now and the next 2 shots on my list are what I call the { REASON I CAME TO LAIKA } shots<br />
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These are the 2 coolest -EPIC and most visually exciting shots that I would have done so far. In other words - GREAT for the REEL and exciting in the doing.<br />
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There is Complicated character action...Complicated Element animation with Complicated camera moves. The shots are also both 6 - 10 seconds long which means bigger chunks of screen time.<br />
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Most of my shots have been between 2- 4 seconds....due to quick cuts..... so a 10 second piece feels EPIC.<br />
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Wish me Luck!!!<br />
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So.....in a tense production ......<br />
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I had a big moment of growth 3 weeks ago......<br />
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I found my confidence.....after having a serious low in production.....<br />
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I had a shot that I rushed through due to production push and I was not happy with the outcome.<br />
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I was in fact even embarrassed....ashamed.<br />
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The shot was approved { owwwch } and I learned a BIG lesson.....<br />
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DON'T FREAKING RUSH....PROTECT THE SHOT.......<br />
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when production is pushing you to finish a shot faster than is required....faster than you are comfortable with......Faster than you NEED...<br />
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step back .....<br />
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and say......THIS IS FOREVER......This shot will be up in CINEMA animation history FOREVER!!!<br />
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I understand productions job of keeping things moving.....and I also have come to understand they really don't care if the shot is good or not.......{serviceable} they just want it checked off on the to do list.<br />
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BUT .....as an animator - YOU must PROTECT THE SHOT -<br />
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In the end.... that shot could sting your eyes for the rest of eternity....as well as hurt your reputation as an animator.<br />
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When the production is over and they look back at your work....no one will will remember how long it took.....they will remember is it GOOD or BAD.<br />
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So after I figured out this lesson.....by creating a bad shot. I have decided to never let that happen again. The animation we are doing on KUBO is the hardest most complicated stuff in stop mo history.<br />
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AND - it is at the highest level of QUALITY......as LAIKA is known for.<br />
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so......<br />
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I have felt such a relief and JOY in my last 3 weeks at work.<br />
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Creating fun animation!!! ......with confidence that I will do my very VERY best to make sure the shots are as high quality as I can.....and that the shot is protected RESPECTED for its complexity and time requirements.<br />
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I am going to Savor every frame that I take in the Last 10 weeks and the BIG shots I am undertaking.....<br />
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I plan on POURING every ounce of my passion and soul into the making.<br />
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jriggity<br />
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jriggityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-956597218098516936.post-23684061972439072015-06-27T01:09:00.002-07:002015-06-27T01:16:11.554-07:00Over a min of footage!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey guys,<br />
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Been a little gap since my last post.....<br />
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I passed the 1 min mark guys -<br />
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.......I Have been busting my hump at LAIKA and have not had much time or energy to blog after some of those Hard weeks on the field....<br />
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Here it is Friday..... and I just finished my 19th shot....a quick 45 frame shot of one of our heroes running from one of our villains.<br />
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Short or Long they all are hard and they all have at least one Puzzle to solve...<br />
also....with all the sets getting over 100 degrees on stage it doesn't make it any easier.<br />
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One of the puzzles that you never hear about from stop mo guys are {RIGS- shadows- lighting?}<br />
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So......<br />
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In every shot I do....a rigger will set up something to help me control- support - move my characters through the shot.<br />
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this is like an erector set of metal gears and rods to control and rotate many axis's ......or float -fly characters.<br />
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It also is often used for BIG characters that are just too HEAVY to support them selves with their legs.<br />
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now ----once you have a contraption to support your puppet - you need to animate it smartly-<br />
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This can be a big puzzle-<br />
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1. Keep the support rigs from overlapping the puppets - hard to paint out in post.<br />
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2. Keep weird rig shadows from crossing the puppets or - hard to fix places - this can often happen and can be a pain for post guys....its all just another puzzle to think about while trying to create smooth animation.....arrrghh<br />
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3. Animating then ----MID shot ---- switching out for new rigs throughout a shot -{Due to cross over or say coming in from flight to a landing..} spinning and needing to prevent overlap.<br />
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This can be very very slow and often pulls your puppet out of position which you have to spend time getting back as close as possible.....<br />
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I never really knew about this stuff till I went Pro at LAIKA.....and Now I feel VERY comfortable with it......<br />
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because every shot I do is a Rigging MASTER class.....tons of action requires TONS of rigging.<br />
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just wanted to share.<br />
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in LAIKA news -<br />
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I feel a full member of the team now......{been here almost 6 months}..and am producing on average 1 shot a week....all though the last 2 weeks have been 2 shots each..which is the most I have done so far.<br />
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This is over a min of footage guys...that's a big milestone. I left Paranorman with 3 min of footage....I am hoping for 2 min on KUBO.....but these shots are so much more complicated it might not happen.<br />
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The fight scene will be my task the entire time I am at LAIKA. The 19 shots<br />
are editing well together and with the post are looking quite Nice.<br />
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I really cant wait to share!!!<br />
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last but not least.<br />
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Since I have been in Portland I discovered an awesome BMX park...{The Lumberyard}...<br />
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.. I landed one of my DREAM tricks that I wanted since I was a little kid....and being 40 now and having pretty much quit riding.....<br />
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I truly thought I would never do it.....but....... I made it happen!!! IT was an incredible feeling...... another DREAM come true.<br />
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here it is ----<br />
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jriggityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-956597218098516936.post-38572644619698683822015-04-12T19:14:00.000-07:002015-04-12T19:14:17.718-07:0011 shots and a CREDIT!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey guys,<br />
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I was told during Paranorman that after 10 approved shots you get a credit!!<br />
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This..... I am pretty sure this was a joke but I took a mental note and since then and have used it as goal on every Film or Show that I have worked on.<br />
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Well....I just got my 11th shot approved last Friday and I am feeling like a real part of the crew.<br />
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It sounds silly........ but I often feel like I am just a CG guy who is pretending to be a stopmotion animator. I feel like I don't totally fit in or like I am just there because I lucked my way in.<br />
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Sneaked in?<br />
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It is just insecurity and I am aware of that....but depending on how good or bad a shot is going those thoughts can creep in.<br />
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either way-<br />
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My sequence is looking pretty freakin cool..... and I do feel I am mostly in the groove of stopmotion production..<br />
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I am in the start of my fourth month at LAIKA and with November being the end of my time in Portland I am excited to think I will have another 30 possible shots before the end.<br />
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One of the really magical things that are happening right now with my shots are that VFX is starting to get ahold of them.<br />
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VFX usually is like the cherry ontop of most stopmotion shots {effects-fog-dust-particles-comping-wire removal} but in my sequence they have a much greater relationship.<br />
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The work on the shots I have been completing has been incredible to watch!!<br />
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They are doing many of the basic VFX effects but there is a GIANT environment element that is interacting with our characters and to see it all comped in with what I have animated is BREATHTAKING!! WOW.....its a very special High.<br />
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It looks so amazing all together and fells like Pure movie magic to see it Projected on the BIGSCREEN.<br />
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Its crazy to think how far away the films release is.....but It is going to be INCREDIBLE!!!<br />
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In family news -<br />
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I just had my wife and daughter here for spring break and was lucky to have the Bring your Kid to work day at LAIKA.<br />
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LAIKA ran a great little tour of the various departments and really showed some amazing creations that will be showing up on the big screen next year. I felt so proud to share this with the family and even got to take them on my sets where I will be spending the next 6 months.<br />
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It was a very clear picture for them to imagine where daddy spends his days.<br />
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And a really cool peak into the whole KUBO cast and sets.<br />
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another year of wait for the rest of you guys 2016 seems so far away!!<br />
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cant wait!!<br />
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justin<br />
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jriggityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-956597218098516936.post-53531514375762561212015-03-21T23:20:00.000-07:002015-03-21T23:20:27.796-07:00STOPMOTION IS HARD!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey Guys!<br />
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8th shot was just approved and I feel like its my best yet on Kubo.<br />
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I feel very excited that my Next shot is not only my first REAL dialog piece. Its a GREAT dialog piece....I get a good 5 second spot of the character rage filled and boiling before she lashes out.<br />
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EXCITING!!<br />
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and I feel like this could be the reel piece front runner I am looking for!! wish me luck!!<br />
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as for getting into a groove the last time we talked...<br />
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It has been Hard and the stress definitely has gotten the best of me more than once<br />
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...felt a few hints of a sore throat....and some lost sleep....but luckily i was able to fight the sick off fight my inner demons- and take some perspective that the sun will come up tomorrow and the world moves forward.<br />
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Stopmotion is already an obsessive field - tracking body parts in the search of perfectly smooth movement as well as the perfect performance can really mess with your head.<br />
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Every little imperfection can feel like the end of the world -<br />
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I have questioned my own abilities on this project many times.....but a few conversations with some of the sr. animators reassured me that they all go through the same thing.<br />
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They feel that after I get a few under my belt I will be able to move smoothly and a lot of the angst will go away.<br />
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I think its true and can even feel it starting to happen....<br />
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Stopmotion is HARD guys....really really hard.<br />
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and......I love it!<br />
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so....in sharing the process with you guys...<br />
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I thought I would clarify a few things with NEW shot Rigging set up for anyone interested.<br />
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When a new shot is analyzed before starting-<br />
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The rigging team looks at the shot and whats required - the puppet being used and access for the animator on the set. The main puppet will need support - Lots of falling rocks - The Main Rock Base and then pebbles and leaves<br />
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After Talking to the camera guy and animator they will usually build a rig that will get you through a rehearsal on 2's-<br />
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The animator - VFX- will ask for any changes needed from lessons learned in the rehearsal.<br />
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Then you go into the real shot.<br />
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That is how rigging works....and the rigging team at LAIKA is incredible. They pretty much take as much pain out of the shot as possible before we start the clicking.<br />
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jriggityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-956597218098516936.post-80807679678664890492015-02-22T19:29:00.001-08:002015-02-22T19:29:57.228-08:004th Shot - and Getting my feet under me.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey guys!<br />
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I just finished my 4th shot which was { THE shot } I was thinking was going to be my very first moment on KUBO.<br />
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Due to scheduling changes....I ended up with 3 others before I got it.<br />
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It was not easy shot ...but ......-NOTHING IS EASY in stopmotion.<br />
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I am a guy who try's to prepare as much as I can for a shot I know is coming down the pipe....but time and time again.....until you are on set and in the real situation its not always that helpful.<br />
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Spacial - timing differences - camera staging - puppet limitations....its all problem solving.<br />
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But............I did the job- I got it approved after a hard few days and I think when its all comped in and played in sequence it will do the job!<br />
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So....<br />
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Moving forward....I am rehearsing my 5th shot and starting to feel the groove of making feature films again.<br />
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There is a hustle and bustle going from set to set - shot to shot....<br />
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You finish a shot and you get directed for the next one - problem solving -new rigging puzzles -puppet needs and then meeting the expectations and quotas.<br />
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Alot going on....and each shot is an emotional journey.<br />
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I have definitely felt unsure more than once during the production of an animation......... but then when it gets approved and I know its going to be in the film and Up on that BIG SCREEN I get High as a kite.<br />
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Its a thrilling moment!!<br />
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I am PROUD proud proud to be part of making this film....<br />
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DREAM STUFF!!<br />
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jriggityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-956597218098516936.post-39373569255067601682015-02-06T22:05:00.001-08:002015-02-07T18:23:11.537-08:001rst Shot of KUBO approved !!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey Guys!<br />
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Its Friday night after 4 weeks in the test unit.......and I just got my first shot approved and<br />
5 seconds of footage on the big screen for KUBO and the Two Strings.<br />
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Man oh man in the frying pan......I gota tell you....I fought for every single one of my 164 frames.<br />
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I did a rehearsal on Monday and that just did not go very well....I missed a few things that I wanted to do with the character and generally was just not pushing things far enough...... it was a bit stiff in some of the transitions....and I also was learning how to use the rig and puppet as I went ........<br />
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Learning how to use the rigging that is created for a shot can be tricky and I ran into a few issues that I figured out by the end....but.....the end is not typically when you want to learn....ohh well?<br />
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After getting feed back from the director you can be launched onto the real shot.....or....they can have you do another rehearsal if they want to see the changes they ask for...<br />
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I was launched into the real shot.....<br />
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The changes they asked for....they felt I could handle by just going into the shot.......so.....with some understanding of the character, rigs and all the hopes in the world.....I begin!!<br />
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..............After grinding through my first couple of days of real shooting - a few new puzzles to solve and a few cut backs to keep the quality as high as I could..... I reached that last frame on my x sheet.<br />
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deep breath.......whats next?<br />
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When you finish a shot on a film ....there is a period between having the shot published....and waiting<br />
to see if it is approved?<br />
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You typically have a feeling of ..........yes.....no.....or maybe....... it will get approved??<br />
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Will the director or directors buy off on the shot? .......I had a very strong ---- MAYBE?<br />
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I addressed all of the notes from the rehearsal review which was great but I had one timing element<br />
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I felt sooo much relief when they told me it was Green lit!!!!<br />
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I literally was smiles for miles!!! I had been fantasizing about that moment for the last 5 weeks......my first GREEN LIT shot.....and there it is.<br />
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So...Its official-<br />
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I am a Feature animator on KUBO and the 2 strings....My second LAIKA film.<br />
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What an honor.....<br />
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I walked down those long halls and look up 40 feet at the ceiling of the building and just feel like<br />
I'm on the field playing at the superbowl....<br />
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Feel Like I am fighting at Madison Sqaure Gardens<br />
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Like I'm riding my BMX Bike at Hell Track!!<br />
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this is the first of MANY shots to come guys.....I left Paranorman with almost 3 minutes of footage......I hope to have a big bunch of fun stuff to bring home with KUBO as well.<br />
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more to come...<br />
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justin<br />
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jriggityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-956597218098516936.post-45882405633738388562015-01-19T22:43:00.002-08:002015-01-19T22:46:05.650-08:002 weeks in - Testing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey Guys!<br />
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Here I am after surviving my first 2 weeks back at LAIKA.......It feels Amazing to be back in the building.....and I was Overwhelmed with all its Glory.<br />
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First Off .......KUBO is going to be cinematic Awesomeness!!! You guys are gona LOVE it!!<br />
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Laika continues to Push the boundaries of what stopmotion is capable of.....and it will be like nothing you have seen before On the Big Screen....Pure AMAZING...<br />
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So.....<br />
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My personal journey-<br />
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First days are pretty easy......- read the story - watch the animatic and Feast my eyes on the characters........<br />
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This is incredibly exciting. You are both watching-thinking as a { FAN - audience member} but then your mechanical brain is thinking?? How the heck are we gona do that??<br />
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Then I find out what sequence I will be working on.....<br />
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......and I got a Doooozy....... My sequence is chock full of ?? How the heck are we gona do that??<br />
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This is where alot of the MAGIC lies in stop motion.....the problem solving.....the hidden wires....the slight of hand. I cant wait to see how it all works.<br />
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Then....its onto testing -<br />
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I get my first Puppets that will be my Focus for my time at LAIKA....<br />
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On Paranorman.....I mainly animated Norman and Alvin for 95% of the time I was there. So I spent my time testing them before I hit the stages.....although you do get other characters that you have not tested ......the majority of the time you will animate your expertise.<br />
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On KUBO ....I am specializing again in 2 characters....And spent the first 2 weeks just testing one of them.<br />
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Pushing the puppets to the extents - Finding and staying in character in all actions - and testing for situations that are coming down the pipe eventually.<br />
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This is a very fun time and also very good for building confidence moving forward.<br />
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I was very filled with anxiety coming back to LAIKA since they are soooooo freaking amazing in what the do.....and also because this last year I focused mainly on my CG animation and was not practicing daily in stopmo which is all these guys do at the highest levels.<br />
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so in short - I felt I was going to be - Not up to Snuff.<br />
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Testing is a way for me to find my footing and confidence before I start shooting film....and also get used to working on 1's which is a whole different ball game that animation on 2's like most TV shows .<br />
so....here I am headed into week 3....with a few good tests under my belt and nothing but PASSION to pour into this film....<br />
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I'll check in as soon as I get my first shot assigned in 2 weeks!!<br />
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jriggity<br />
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jriggityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-956597218098516936.post-23588503243040634022015-01-04T00:09:00.003-08:002015-01-04T00:12:26.027-08:00New Year ----- New ADVENTURE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey guys,<br />
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I am happy to say that I am re- joining LAIKA for another Amazing Film.<br />
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KUBO and the 2 Strings-<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;"> 2 days Driving and I just pulled into foggy wet Portland tonight. After unpacking and feeling the Head cold my son gave me take the last of my energy I sit to blog.</span></div>
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It was another BIG decision to join this project due to leaving family - LA and a great CG job....but It was time again to tackle a HUGE film and tell An EPIC story as only LAIKA can!!<br />
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My CG job is very rewarding but since I lead a team of animators I spend way more time organizing and directing than I ever get to animate. It can be very frustrating to my animator heart but that's why I try to keep animation balance at home when I don't animate at work.<br />
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I was also talking to LAIKA way before the project was announced so we knew the project was brewing and that they would like me to animate on it........me and shel had lots of time to consider and talk about the situation.<br />
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In the end Shel and Aedon were very excited again for me to join and be a part of the MAGIC!! And completely supported my return .<br />
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We have a very clear schedule of visits set and I am missing them already.<br />
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so ..... as Monday-First Day- approaches<br />
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I am feeling TERRIFIED and THRILLED.....all together....Living LIFE.<br />
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I will be working with the most talented Stopmo artists on the planet!! lucky me.....<br />
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more to come....<br />
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also....in preparation for coming back to LAIKA and getting some practice I created some animation with my Dirk Puppet....<br />
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I sculpted the puppet a while back after meeting a child hood animation Idle Don Bluth at CTN .<br />
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Don Bluth was KEY to my entering the arts and animation specifically- In our talking I told him I was an animator and that he was a HUGE influence. I am sure that he heard that a million times over the weekend....and I was just another face to forget. I wanted to change that by sending him an animation of DIRK in stop motion.<br />
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NOW I had a clear reason to finish the fabrication. Shel foamed and painted the puppet and we both made some simple wire armatures to get them moving.<br />
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here are some of the tests-<br />
Grab and slam-<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="276" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/113972886" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe> <a href="http://vimeo.com/113972886">Grab and Slam WIRE</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user169226">jriggity</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
Sword Fight test-<br />
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Here a Noise-<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="276" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/114860365" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe> <a href="http://vimeo.com/114860365">NOise Test</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user169226">jriggity</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
Walk-<br />
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Run-<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="276" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/115247657" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe> <a href="http://vimeo.com/115247657">Run Test</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user169226">jriggity</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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Now that I feel comfortable with the puppet I am ready to create the counterpart which will blow peoples minds over the next few months as a side project.<br />
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I will post the progress here <br />
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talk soon.<br />
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justin<br />
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jriggityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-956597218098516936.post-83413919903758244452014-12-23T16:39:00.001-08:002014-12-23T16:41:24.466-08:00I am Back!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey Guys,<br />
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It has been a Looong time since I Have posted......and I am here to let anyone who finds it know... I'm back.<br />
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We took a long break after Finishing Dogonaut's to just relax and enjoy the aftermath of our Huge marathon film making adventure. Dogonaut's has played all over the world and was received very well.<br />
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We do plan on Releasing the DVD with special features in 2015 as it ends its Festival Tour.....So I will be announcing that here when the time comes.<br />
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This last years News-<br />
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I did not just lay around guys......there was plenty of Art-animation that was going on....I just was doing most of it on the computer....<br />
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1. I shipped a new video game.<br />
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I was lucky also enough to work A Bunch on the New {SPONGEBOB - Sponge out of Water} Feature Film releasing in Feb.......Super very excited to take my grandma and little cousins to go see it.<br />
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I was lucky to do a few shots on the NEW Christmas {ELF} Special for NBC.....!! Check it out!!<br />
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I also had the chance to work a good amount on an awesome NEW kids show from Amazon Studios called TumbleLeaf....<br />
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The show is for very young kids but it is chock full of charm and I enjoyed all my time working on it.<br />
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I have also been doing alot of CG work for a short film that I am collaborating with a group of Feature CG guys......I cant share anything from this yet.....but its gona be very fun to Share when the time comes and I hope the project allows me to pump up my Feature CG reel some more.<br />
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so.....that's the Update guys....and kickoff post ....<br />
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I have HUGE news coming up in the next few weeks....and I will be posting regularly for the next adventure.....so<br />
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talk soon!<br />
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justin<br />
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jriggityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-956597218098516936.post-39470189522865284952013-10-02T18:51:00.003-07:002013-10-02T18:51:59.049-07:00The PREMIERE <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey Guys!<br />
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It happened-<br />
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We had our Premiere of ---- DOGONAUT'S ----ENEMY LINE---- this last weekend and it went great.<br />
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We had about 200 guests....friends and family for the showing of 7 animated films ending with our own latest.<br />
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After getting all the details in order we packed up the car and were on our way the the Theater.<br />
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On arriving to the theater we met our Long time Art assistant Bridget Dash for some help setting up the tables and testing the projector playing all our films before the show began....<br />
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After Set up lots of folks started rollin in and we talked to as many folks as we could....<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bmdrA4bB3jw/UkzKIRc3LFI/AAAAAAAAGXA/xscTAFV3gEk/s1600/IMG_2617.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bmdrA4bB3jw/UkzKIRc3LFI/AAAAAAAAGXA/xscTAFV3gEk/s320/IMG_2617.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
I really wanted to connect with everyone but it quickly became a Busy Situation and I unfortunately had to be quick in my saying hello.<br />
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People who came in got to see up close and personal the puppets -ships and props from the film<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AnFQo17vefc/UkzIO5daHtI/AAAAAAAAGVk/7VprSeuxs-w/s1600/IMG_2622.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AnFQo17vefc/UkzIO5daHtI/AAAAAAAAGVk/7VprSeuxs-w/s320/IMG_2622.JPG" width="240" /></a>....People were afraid to touch but everywhere I could I told them to reach out and squeeze them puppets....feel them ships.<br />
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It was all about the Ride !! So much work and soo much Fun!!<br />
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We started the films.<br />
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All of the films played great and when DOGONAUT'S came up - the crowd greeted our film with Huge applause......it was sooo kind and love filled.<br />
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The film played and was shared ---DEEP BREATH ---I was so happy to see the audience clearly understood our story and got all the beats we applied in our film.<br />
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We finished with a short Q and A ......<br />
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After making our way out of the theater we had a GREAT lunch with Shel's folks and our family.<br />
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We then proceeded to come home and Take a Much deserved NAP.....a 4 YEAR NAP...<br />
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We are now excited to take our film on another festival Tour in the next year....visit our sisters and grandma's......Travel to some fun new places and Watch some good films.<br />
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I am happy to announce we were accepted into our Very First film Festival<br />
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jriggityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-956597218098516936.post-77999673537219419372013-09-14T16:35:00.001-07:002013-09-14T16:36:19.275-07:00DONE-<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This has officially been the longest stretch without a post....We have been so freakin busy in all places of life........that I have not even announced here on our blog that our film is DONE!!</div>
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We decided on the premiere being at a Art house theater in Pasadena called the Laemmle's Playhouse.</div>
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We have FRED - by Misha Klein - This film was really THE piece of animation I saw that made me give stop mo a real go......I love this film.</div>
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We will also be playing The MOUSE THAT SOARED by Kyle Bell.<br />
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We also have the film - Dance for tour Life you Puny Human - from Justin Connolly.<br />
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We also have some Pure Cartoon Magic from the guys at Screen Novelties-<br />
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4 years in the making and LOTS of artistic growth in the creation.....we finally get to share it.<br />
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Ill cover the event here and The DVD's and Digital downloads will be going out as soon as the premiere happens.<br />
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Last but not least - Here is a sneek special feature- the making of flea!!<br />
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jriggityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-956597218098516936.post-75357280384401135832013-07-30T21:18:00.001-07:002013-07-30T21:18:43.547-07:00We Got our MIX!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">big update and MAJOR milestone for us.....we FINALLY got our MIX. It is the first film we have ever Created that had a real Audio mix .</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">It was incredibly eye opening.....I always knew that doing things professionally would improve the quality of the film......I just didn't know how much.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">With every tweak of the sounds....with every smoothing of a V.O. file or audio transition....this film got BETTER.....It was like night and day....listening to the final mix from the first raw files....if we had a larger budget we could have spent the entire day there.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">..... Lesson LEARNED...ha!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Part 1 - </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">We first had a good buddy of Robert Litton .....adjust the music a bit before we go into the final mixing session....</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">He brought up the Bongos on a couple of the music sequences since we really wanted to make sure we could hear them.....here is a quick peek.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Next we headed over to another of Roberts friends studios and did the FULL mix.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">so....We have all the music -sfx and Voice over mixed. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">The only thing left now is the color correction which has now been put in motion. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">We are in talks with a color correction guy and studio . We really want to find the right guy and place for the job.....We should be able to make something happen in the next few weeks.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Here is a peek at the Making of Dober from the special features-</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">more to come...including a MAKING Fester the FLEA behind the scenes.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Our MUSIC is all wrapped up.....and tonight at 9:30 pm. we get to have our ears and our eyes come together for the first time since the scoring.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">VERY EXCITING!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Our Next Big Task - The Voice over - is completely wrapped and delivered to the Sound Designer - Check!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">After auditioning the entire family for Dober and Flea we ended up casting and recording our characters.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><span style="color: white;">......and our professional Voice Actor Friend - James Sie- ended up doing Dober's V.O.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Finishing and editing the V.O. was definitely another Big Task.....Bigger than you ever think it will be........but Shel rocked it out in record time.....</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">The coolest thing about it is that just like the music - the quality of the film just goes up sooo much when the characters start emoting. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Some of the concepts and ideas in the film that I might not have been clear enough in communicating.....are becoming crystal clear now that we have the tonal shifts in the V.O in the mix.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Our last AUDIO Task was - SFX.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><span style="color: white;">We also should have all of our Sound FX wrapped up by the end of this weekend....</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><span style="color: white;">.....We just got to listen to the first bits ....and are very excited to listen to more.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">After all those elements are done we have a scheduled MIXING DAY where all of us will get together and choose the levels for the entire film.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"> We will choose How each Piece of sound-music-sfx- will SOAR or fade back a bit....... </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">...its gona be a FUN process....here is a clip of some flea V.O. noises.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">We also recently got our Dober maquette's in from the molder...and they looks fantastic!! </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">We will start painting them pretty soon....and I will share progress pics here....</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">---- I have more fun behind the scenes videos for you guys.....so.....sneek peeks to come..</span></span></div>
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we officially SCORED our film -...... and......it was UNBELIEVEABLE -<br />
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Total awe and Total <b>DREAM stuff</b> for our long long journey in the making of this film.....<br />
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This score Knocked the socks off everyone on the stage and just about everyone in the entire city of Burbank...POWERFULL.<br />
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Big Props to composer <a href="http://robertlitton.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Robert Litton</a> on scoring our 2nd film as a TEAM<br />
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Delivering well beyond our expectations - HUGE piece of Magic.....<br />
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Monday after a family lunch with my sister and Nephew who were in town for the show....<br />
we headed off to Warner Bro's<br />
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On Gerald we spent most of the time in the booth but this time the stage is so HUGE that we wanted to be in the mix and we all camped out on the chairs and couches in the main stage.<br />
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as the musicians started showing I really had no idea how many of them there would be?<br />
I started seeing every awesome instrument arrive that you can Imagine<br />
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.....a pretty HUGE jump from Robert sitting at the piano playing the themes for us.<br />
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The ENDING First.....<br />
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IT was so hard to not scream out a Hillbilly wooot -every time we heard a piece finished.....<br />
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WOW......it was goosebumps on goosebumps...<br />
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This is how i felt.....<br />
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This is how our composer felt -EXHAUSTED - ha....<br />
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I can not describe to you how insanely POWERFULL the experience was. It really was MAGIC on top of MAGIC......I actually thought we were nearing the ceiling of the films quality but we just smashed through it....<br />
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Our Film took a HUGE JUMP in quality.....and thanks to so many of our supporters that happened- THANKS YOU ALL Soooooo FREAKIN much!!!!!!!I cant wait to share it with you all!!!!<br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">.......The campaign has come to an end.......and it was a HUGE success....THANK YOU ALL who supported us.....we really were so moved by the whole thing.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">.......We had no idea how much work a campaign could be...</span>.....<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">......It really is a full time job.</span>.......<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">.......And VERY emotionally Taxing!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">.......But man</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">.....</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">.......We Learned sooo much</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"> </span></span>as to how this kickstarter stuff works<span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">...</span></span>and how much social media plays a role in a successful campaign.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">from our first thoughts of starting a campaign after the dumping......to just 2 weeks later..</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">The 30 days of the campaign were full of anxiety and excitement....</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">....</span></span>but we raised the complete funds for our MUSIC - and SFX - post costs.....</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">....The music was the very most important thing to us and such a relief to accomplish.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">....We did not quite meet the 3D Goal but we were advised to keep collecting private donations on PAYPAL</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">....untill we reach our GOAL and can make it happen.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">....We will open this on our blog very soon.....and it will be the very last chance for folks to pick up the Dogonauts film on video before it hits the festival circuit.....which will take it off the shelf for at least a year.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">....this weekend was the first moment me and shel have had to reflect in months...</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">....Its been and still will be - nonstop work-scheduleing and organization to get us through this current phase and then onto the next.....music /post and beyond..</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">....We were able to lay down on the trampoline together for a moment and talk about the amount of amazing that has been going on ......deep breath.....take it in....</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">....its all incredible guys.....</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">....We are constantly bouncing between the feelings of -DEEP Excitement.....-Pure Inspiration -AWE - Exhaustion - Thrilling Anticipation - and JOY.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">....We just need more time to feel each and every one of those things.......since we are moving fast......the reflection from one to the next happens way too quick.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">....Our Next BIG steps were to Hire a Composer-</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">....DONE- WARNER BRO'S - June 10 th.....</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">....and then count the days on our Tippy Toes....</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">....1 week and 1 day........till we have music.</span></span></div>
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jriggityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-956597218098516936.post-26124354104995655002013-05-19T00:24:00.001-07:002013-05-19T00:24:20.298-07:00RhinoHouse INTERVIEWS on animation.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey guys!<br />
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here is some video interviews I did for <a href="http://www.rhinohouse.com/" target="_blank">Rhinohouse</a> last month....<br />
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its Basically me talking about animation and how reference can be used to Grow your animation eyes.<br />
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I feel so lucky to be asked to be a part of this series of animator interviews...check um out!!<br />
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PART 1 -<br />
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PART 2-<br />
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PART 3-<br />
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more to come.<br />
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jriggity</div>
jriggityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-956597218098516936.post-40965318041114056132013-05-08T16:01:00.002-07:002013-05-08T16:01:37.255-07:00Half Way There!!!!!! and questions answered!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey guys!<br />
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We are Blown away by what has been happening in our kickstarter campaign!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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We are now well over half way there and .....I honestly did not know if we would even get that far.<br />
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INCREDIBLE.<br />
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So...here is a video of how we were feeling right then and there......finding out we broke the 50% mark.<br />
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and here is our second video talking about Our favorite moments in the making of the film...<br />
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more to come....<br />
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and some new rewards soon too!!!<br />
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justin<br />
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jriggityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-956597218098516936.post-40817494782012162282013-04-30T23:32:00.001-07:002013-05-01T23:02:22.831-07:00DOGONAUTS - ENEMY LINE- is officially LAUNCHED---- TRAILERS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey Guys!!!<br />
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I am tippy toes excited and totally scared about the official LAUNCH of out Kickstarter campaign.<br />
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Here we are 4 years later....with our film in the can......and only thing left to do is slap that awesome MUSIC- SFX and Color correction on the film and Mix it all down.<br />
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LINK TO our PAGE-<br />
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and the first offical trailers - we have 2<br />
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....PLEASE stop by and <b>any</b> pledge will help!! Its been such a HUGE journey and this BUMP is just another on the way to reaching our GOAL....... another finished FILM....AND JOURNEY COMPLETE.<br />
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MANY THANKS!!!<br />
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justin and shel</div>
jriggityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-956597218098516936.post-74309606350765519682013-04-26T00:51:00.002-07:002013-04-28T21:04:43.018-07:00Been DUMPED......Kickstart next phase<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hey Guys!<br />
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So......right to the Point....<br />
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Remember that speed bump I told you guys about?....<br />
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.well....its official.........We got Dumped.<br />
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What does that mean you say?<br />
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Well.....our investor who got us started 4 years ago on this film.....has cut off all contact before paying the post production{ half }of the funding he committed to....<br />
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We have no idea why this would have taken place.....especially since he was very excited that we were finished shooting ......and were ready to score the film.<br />
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He even wanted to come out and watch the scoring session with us???<br />
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So we are pretty dang confused.<br />
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This means? We no longer have funds to do the Music - the Sound FX - or the 3D print...ugggghhh<br />
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(since it was painstakingly shot in 3D, we definitely want the option of showing it in 3D).<br />
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It Sucks.....BUT - Me and Shel being some of the most Luckiest people around.....and knowing that.....every time that something like this happens it always turns out for the BETTER.... a blessing.<br />
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We are moving forward and taking the finishing of this film into our own hands.......<br />
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We totally appreciate the fact that he helped us.........his faith in us pushed us to make the best film we could....Even though we are baffled..... we hope he gets to see the film someday....<br />
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sigh...<br />
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so....... after talking to many of my friends and colleagues in the industry.....they across the board said- more like screamed!!<br />
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DO A KICKSTARTER PROJECT!!!!<br />
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So.... we are ......<br />
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our BIG huge advantage in the campaign is that we already have the Film DONE.<br />
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It is SHOT , EDITED and LOCKED.....and we are just needing the MUSIC- SFX - and 3D Print ....to send it out into the universe.....<br />
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That means we would be just a couple months from being able to SHARE it with all of you....Digital Download- DVD- Blu Ray......you name it??<br />
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.....We really have been putting alot of time into how we can reward anyone who would help us get to the finish of this film....and We have soooo much cool stuff.<br />
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ART work from some of my VERY favorite artists........ great Pin Up pieces just for our campaign!!<br />
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here is a sneek peek from one of my best animator buds and ULTRA talented artist Craig Harris.<br />
I LOVE this piece sooooo much.<br />
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DVD- Blu Rays of the film - of course<br />
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Mini Dober-Flea colectable Figurines- being sculpted by our buddy Mike Fleming Jr.<br />
these will be cast in resin for some of the rewards -<br />
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Actual Puppets-<br />
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Development - Maquettes- {Flea- Dober}- and A FEW more secret ones<br />
you guys have never seen for Future projects in the Dogonauts Universe!!<br />
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The Actual - Mini - Space Ships-These Things are so freakin cool.<br />
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Props-this is just an example - lots of cool stuff not pictured here...<br />
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Asteroids-<br />
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Private In person Lessons - in Animation - Stop Mo or CG-<br />
Private In person Lessons- in Molding, Foam Latex, Armatures, Painting puppets for animation<br />
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And a <b>Custom Puppet Fabrication</b> of your design- a full working puppet from your drawing.<br />
START to FINISH......this could be really cool for artists not familiar with the medium but who have always wanted to give it a try.<br />
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and one last FUN one....a private Climbing trip with us as your guides<br />
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if we meet our Kickstarter Goal......We will forever be filled with gratitude and awe.....FINGERS CROSSED!!!<br />
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In film news....<br />
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in classic family film making news.....Grampa DON came over this last week to do the Voice over for our Trailers.....and some for the opening narrative of our film.<br />
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here is a sneek peek at our Audio recording facility....and Grampa DON in action.<br />
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He Totally Rocked it!!<br />
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We were so happy to have Grampa DON do another Voice Over for another film. He Did the trailer for Gerald's Last Day......and we already have him in the staring role in our next live action film.<br />
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We have been focusing all of our attention on setting up our Kickstarter page for the last 3 weeks....<br />
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Along with making the Trailers.....we have been putting together the pitch video....and all the art work organization for the page layout.<br />
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This is what my daughter looked like 4 years ago when we started this film, here she is helping out with Flea's mold.<br />
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And here, in the <u>Trick of the Week</u> she is 4 year later, still helping out on the film (she's contributing some art work to our Kickstarter campaign), and still bouncing, but a whole head taller!<br />
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yowzers !!! time fly's....<br />
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keep an eye out guys....<br />
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we are planning on Launching the Trailer and the Kickstarter page next Tuesday Morning....<br />
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Lots of cool stuff to share over there.<br />
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jriggity<br />
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Hey guys!<br />
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I am on week four at the new Job and starting to relax into my chair and responsibilities.<br />
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I have sacrificed time on the film for the energy required to start and perform well at the new job. I have still been plugging away though when ever I am able to find the moment.<br />
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....the film continues to get better and better though.....FX- polish and sharpening the edit -<br />
Its very very close to walking away-<br />
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My main focus has been the graphical interface on the computers in the film.<br />
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They have to communicate alot of information during the film.....so it was somthing we need to be simple CLEAR and not take too much time in the telling.<br />
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as of tonight I have finished all of the basic Graphics and implemented them into the edit.....the rest is just making them more purty...<br />
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here is the simple graphic from the awakening chapter....simple clear.<br />
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I have gone through several moments of doubt in the making of the film...mainly in the last moments of the films completion....<br />
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The films ...o..k<br />
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The Film ....sucks....<br />
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The Film is ..... pretty cool....<br />
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I am ashamed....<br />
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I am so Proud....<br />
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I like the film!!.....<br />
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I don't like the film......<br />
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and where I sit now......having had a few weeks away from watching it in full.<br />
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<b>I REALLY Like the film!!</b><br />
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......and I really am <b>TOTALLY proud</b><br />
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to have created and told another story with shel.....and all the folks who pitched in to help.<br />
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Feeling all these emotions is probably natural in a production that has taken so long to create......and taken so much work to do.....<br />
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I remember feeling somewhat similarly when finishing Gerald. It wasn't quite as scary since the story was so simple......but.......<br />
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I remember that I thought....... man.....<br />
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......If I could just do this film again now that I have grown so much.......it would be sooo much better<br />
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It is the journey....right.....<br />
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all that growth comes in the making -<br />
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..... We have created a piece of narrative ART and I even like it !!........That is very exciting.<br />
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Here is a shot from the intro - with some FX -<br />
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here is another shot that shows another incredible moment in in stopmotion filmaking.<br />
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Stopmotion is always problem solving....and here was a dooozy to deal with.<br />
I started a new shot.....way too late to have started ...<br />
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and about 12 frames in my shoulder wire broke during the shot<br />
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.....after yelling at the roof for a couple minutes......I decided....I am not quitting this shot....I grabbed a bunch of sewing needles and safety pins<br />
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and forged ahead hiding the needles off screen the best i could....while trying to get the puppet to animate into the poses i needed to sell the action....<br />
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I had to make sacrifices in perfection but I pulled it off and was very proud I was not kicked out of the garage ....and halted more progress on the film.<br />
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so .....that love and hate thing about stopmotion in full effect!!<br />
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Film DRAMA -<br />
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In the QUEST to finish this film.....we have hit a BIG ole speed Bump<br />
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......I wont go into it just yet.....but it could change the finish line in a way we are not happy about.<br />
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Just another obstacle ......to overcome.....sigh.....<br />
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I start some fun classes in May and we are looking to finish the film completely by then<br />
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......then we can put the film out into the world and I can focus on my school work in the evenings.<br />
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Trick of the week-<br />
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Shamus- slamming the old man.<br />
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