Category Archives: concepts

AppleTV – TV Everywhere Solved?

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

I saw a TiVo headline today that caught my eye, “TiVo Ends Subscriber-Losing Streak”.  What prompted me to click on it was not because of the headline, but because I haven’t seen anything newsworthy from TiVo in a while (subs … Continue reading →

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Match 3d objects to photographs

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

Just saw this really cool tech demo. It allows a user to incorporate a 3D object into a photograph without adding any additional geometry. It also allows for animations of objects which can collide and properly handle light in the … Continue reading →

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new project

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

we have a crazy deadline this week. we have been tasked by big brother big sister of nyc to create a “how to” video for their rbc race for the kids this year. The concept was to use scrabble tiles … Continue reading →

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sharfik – an animated short film

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

while in charleston for the international film festival they hold was able to see a few great shorts in their animation screening. sharfik, directed by karina gazizova is a depressing story and it is long- i generally prefer films that … Continue reading →

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caricature art by blake loosli

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

joy had to do an illustration for an upcoming release of a documentary film, so we looked at some caricatures from blake loosli. a very talented illustrator who is excellent at stylized faces. he uses very large heads on a … Continue reading →

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the importance of story

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

“story is king” says john lasseter of pixar. given the continual success of pixar’s films it must be a great idea. recently rovio, the makers of the world famous angry birds game confirmed even farther just how necessary good story … Continue reading →

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and you are stupid.

Posted on March 12, 2011 by

i have two clips from a dexter’s laboratory episode from 1998. original air date april 29, episode 236. the part that i am focusing on is the first segment of the generally 3 segment show entitled dexter and computress get … Continue reading →

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boyhood daze, 1957

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

boyhood daze, 1957, directed by chuck jones, story by michael maltese, layout by maurice noble. this animated short film about a daydreaming young boy is one of my favorite characters and films to come out of ol’ termite terrace. ralph … Continue reading →

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fired.

Posted on October 20, 2010 by

i was fired last night, and to tell you the truth couldn’t be happier. my workload has shrunk smaller and smaller week by week and i was doing less and less of what i wanted to do. this is great … Continue reading →

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more art of the samurai – sketches

Posted on October 19, 2010 by

sketches both from the art of the samurai exhibit at the met, in nyc, and from hokusai paintings.

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