The Assistant

I might do one or two more passes on this character, NEWSOM. This is the main character in "Pins & Needles," an abused assistant that decides to take revenge on his boss, KORCHIN (see last post). NEWSOM I've always seen as very squashed and turtle=like in design because his boss is always walking all over him and he's got a bit of a back problem. I've also been trying to infuse a little bit of Jack Lemmon expressions in the design (a bit of an homage to the great workplace comedy, The Apartment).

Who's The BOSS?

Some sketches for "KORCHIN," the torturous boss of my next film, Pins & Needles. I don't know how far I'm going to go with the 1950's cartoon design (see middle pic--big nose and little legs), but it's a style I've always wanted to go further with. I don't want to go too far though, because I've found if I go too cartoony in design it'll undermine the stakes of my story. Maybe I'll land somewhere in the middle,. Pins & Needles is, like Road Test, Flock Off and my thesis film, set in one location (a motif I keep coming back to...I guess it keeps things contained for a 5 minute film). Animation begins December 1st for a summer premiere!

Office Space.

Early background design for the next short film.

Midsummer Night Toons Opening

In case some of you missed it (shame shame) check out Kat Morris's Midsummer Night Toons animated opening HERE!

Another Midsummer Night...

Midsummer Night Toons was a success, therefore I have already decided to put together the second screening for next summer.
Next summer's will be unique because it will have all-new films. I am counting on several great filmmakers from the New York animation community to complete their films by May 2009! What can I say, I'm a gambling man.

In other news, while putting some retouches on Road Rage before sending it off to festivals, I am already outlining my next film, a Twilight Zone meets Kakfa mystery about control.

Road Rage premieres at MidSummer Night Toons 8-19-09

here comes the bOOM

20 days.

genuine bootleg

opening title

Pretty subtle, don't you think?

bumper to bumper