I've Made My Decision

Ok, so the Halloween animation isn't going to happen. The idea just wouldn't take off anywhere.
Of course, that doesn't mean I won't be keeping busy. I've been procrastinating far too long on getting my website up and running, so expect to see that soon.

I Need A Halloween Idea...

I came up with an idea for a Halloween animation the other night that I haven't fully developed. So I'm trying to figure out whether to just drop the whole idea, or keep rethinking it until I have something that works and can hopefully be completed by Halloween so it's relevant.

It involves a Flying Rhino that is addicted to candy...

I hope I can come up with something that's actually funny and interesting to watch, because as of right now, I just want to draw a rhinoceros with wings and call it a day. I think the most likely scenario is that I add this character to my long list of future projects from my previous post and hopefully something interesting will come of it later on down the line.

Find out what happens within the month I guess?

Upcoming Projects

These are titles of all the projects I'm planning on doing or have already started, in no particular order:

What Inanimate Objects Are Thinking
Rabies Babies
Jury Duty
How the Dinosaurs Really Died
Animal Walk Cycles
Dream Camera
Wind Powered Killer Robots
The Grim Reaper is a Bunny
The Never Ending Spaghetti
Santa on a Diet
Dr. Robotnik skit #2

I told you there was a lot.

World of Dots

I'm going through a (hopefully) brief period of time where I don't really want to work on any long term projects. I do have a rather extensive list of animations that I want to complete in the future, and I seriously see it taking at least a year to do them all.

Until then, I decided to whip something up real quick for the sake of seeing what it would look like.
That brings us to "World of Dots". Enjoy!

It's Raining Salami

Dr. Robotnik, Salami, and Moving To Salem

I was debating whether or not to post this animation on my blog.

It's very unlike me to make an animation using characters that are not my own. I don't want to be known as a person that is famous online for making animations that parody famous franchises, there are already plenty of people that do that. I want to be known as someone who creates entirely original content.

However, in this case I couldn't resist. The script here was almost entirely written by Dock Howard, and I just took his words and brought them to life in this animation, "A Scheming Session With Dr. Robotnik", based on my favorite video game series, Sonic the Hedgehog.

This animation has quickly become my most viewed video on YouTube, and was featured on a Sonic website so hopefully this will bring in traffic to my other videos as well. However, you can expect some new original animations coming soon; I don't intend to do anymore animations like this one.

Starting with this animation, all of my shorts from here on out will include clickable links at the end, for viewers to check out previous videos. You may also notice this is the first time I've used Adobe After Effects to combine recorded video and flash animation, so it's good to know I got something out of this project other than LOL fan animation.

I am already at work on two new projects, the first one, called "It's Raining Salami", proves that I have spent way too much of my life working in a deli, and the second "What Inanimate Objects Are Thinking", personifies some everyday objects, but not in the same monologue-inducing way as my previous short ,"Raindrop Thoughts". I think these will be enjoyable, random little projects that are fun to watch.
The rate at which I finish these projects will depend on how quickly I get my life in order after I move to Salem. A lot of things are uncertain at the moment, including a job and reliable internet access. I hope I have plenty of time to work on animations after the move.

This may be my last post for quite some time. Enjoy!

This Perfect Place

This is a trailer for a movie I helped work on over the past year and a half during a job and internship at Van Ness Creative. It's good to finally see it finished and finally playing at the Salem cinema.