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So tired I've just been busy planning and trying out new shot's plan is to have two shot's done by mid April and right now it's going alright just again in that part where I'm over thinking things but I need to start posting on AM and get feedback so I think tomorrow I will do that. But yeah time for the good stuff.
Animation News
Check out the 11 Sec Club it is an animation contest usually of a dialogue piece or a sound bite from a movie and they have a new clip at the start of every month. The winner is chosen and voted by other members of 11 Sec Club and they win a video critique from an AM Mentor it is a great competition to enter and will keep you busy.
11 Second Club
Ton's of updates and links on everything animation.
Animationmeat.com
Music not sure if I posted this but blah whatever

This stop motion film was made by Donald Faison who is better known as "Turk" from the show Scrubs. I believe it was his first stop motion film but he already has a sequel to this one so check out "Black Stormtrooper"

This short film is from AM Alumni Rok Andic.. I love the character and how the apartment is designed it's really cool and also great animation, so check out "Rhapsody with James"

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Planning

I feel pretty good today I feel like things are falling into place but now I've got to find a good dialogue to start on I am narrowing down selections and I need to start shooting vid ref and planning should be fun. But let's get to the good stuff
Animation News
I'm pretty sure that this blog is run by someone else not Glen Keane but it is still amazing it has all of his sketches and many of his drawings from past films it's amazing
The Art of Glen Keane
Blog from Bobby Boom Beck the Owner/Founder of AnimationMentor.com and he has some great posts all about animation goodness and also the business side of things
Bobby Beck's Blog
Music

Here is a pretty cool turntable of one of the characters "Carla Veloso from Pixar's Cars 2..It's a pretty cool teaser of the rig and a nice little test.

Also check out this game called "Brink" The trailer is amazing and I have watched gameplay and I can tell you I will be buying it for sure. It's being made by a company called "Splash Damage" and I have heard that "Blizzard" did the trailer I'm not all that sure about that but anyway here it is.

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Getting going

I have started a new pantomime shot and should have a blocking pass up here hopefully tomorrow or the next day but I will for sure have something on one of those days..Pretty excited to be animating again I feel a bit rusty but it's all good just got to get back into the feel of things I am planning on having this shot done by the end of this month and I might also start up a dialogue shot on the side or another pantomime so we shall see..But anyway that's my update here is the good stuff.
Animation News
Here is a podcast from Tomm Moore and he is the company director of Cartoon Saloon They mostly do TV and Commercial's but recently they did "The Secret of Kelis" Which is currently on Netflix.. So have a listen Tomm Moore Podcast
Also another podcast from Animation Conversation This time with Keith Seyer who has worked at tons of studio's but is currently working on tutorial's for more info on that check his blog at Keith Lango's Blog But check out his podcast here Keith Lango Podcast
Music.....This is from a stop motion video it's sick check below to find it

I just spent like 30 mins watching all of this guy's stop motion videos, his name is Patrick Boivin and he has tons of awesome work like this one is just epic. Bruce Lee vs Iron man

Also check out AM Alumni Margherita Premuroso's short"Paper Plane" Just amazing

Paper Plane from Margherita Premuroso on Vimeo.

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On the hunt

I've been spending a lot maybe to much time searching for dialogue for a new shot but I need to jump into my library of movies instead of searching youtube, I also need to not be so picky and just do a test of someone just saying like "Hey what's up?" But I will pick one shortly I'm sure. I also have 3 pantomime ideas I want to do and I am going to shoot video reference for those 3 tomorrow and see which one I like more I might just do all of them I mean why not right? Anyway let's kick this off.
Animation News
Animation Mentor has past webinars on a bunch of topic's still available on their site check it out!!Animation Mentor Webinars
Check out Kevin Freeman talk about how changing your workflow can improve your animationKevin Freeman's Workflow Tips
Music

Here is a great short called "Invention of Love"

Check out AM Alumni Daniel Klug's short film "Les Dangereux"

Les Dangereux from Daniel Klug on Vimeo.

Peace

The Graduate

So I am back from San Fran and I am now officially an Alumni/Graduate of Animation Mentor. I got to meet some great people and have some good times,I just had an awesome trip. I really can't wait to move out to LA and just be around all those people again and hopefully i'll be there for the bbq this summer.. I have been saying this a lot but I do mean it I want to thank all my Mentor's,everyone at Animation Mentor and all my fellow student's who helped me accomplish this goal of mine. Congrats to you guys and gals as well it was crazy but we did it!!
Now some Animation News
This is a teaser to an upcoming Sixbirds film called "No Pets Allowed" I really like the look of it

NO PETS ALLOWED (Animation feature film) from Josep Pozo on Vimeo.

Glen Keane drawing Rapunzel from Tangled without even trying.. How I wish I could draw like this guy

Thanks to Jim Donovan for mentioning this short made by AM Alumni Bobby Pontillas it is amazingly funny and if you want to check out more of Bobby's check out his blog Bobby Pontilla's Blog but now here's the short


News update about me
I have been really inspired and pumped up to animate so I am planning two shot's one dialogue and one pantomime right now and shall post progress as soon as I have it promise.

Music


I leave you with Victor Navone's "Alien song"


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