Daytime Emmy

Abby's Flying Fairy School and Pete de Seve won a Daytime Emmy for character design. Pretty cool.

--update--

Our art director David Michael Friend also deserves a big congratulations too. A project like this is a team effort and David really did an amazing job of translating Pete's work into the 3D realm. He just posted some of his thoughts on his blog. Check it out.

Abby's Flying Fairy School

Check it out.

Abby Cadabby

http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/10480

They're finally releasing images of the show I've been working on for the past 10 months. I'm super excited about this. Everyone at Speakeasy is really proud of the what we are doing. It really has been a dream project.

Zombies!

Sean is at it again.

Slinky

When's the last time you pulled out one of these little beauties to play with? Slinky obstacle course on my desk at work, current course operator in this picture is Mike "the pod 3 Emperor".

Brain Farts: Samuel

I know some people are thinking "huh"?

Part of the reason I draw these guys is an exercise in creativity and design. I try to make each Brain Fart different from the next. Another reason is to have something to decorate the walls of the cubicle with. I don't have anything against the typical toys that decorate your average animators desk. I have those too. But these Brain Farts are something that is uniquely mine and fun. I think it adds to the creative atmosphere more than a toy you can buy at Toys R Us because it is so different and stupid.

Another explanation for the Brain Farts is they are fun to draw!

Brain Farts

Every day for the last couple of weeks at Speakeasy I've been sketching out one of these little globs and bits of muck with faces on them on a post it note. I then give them to Mike who promptly names them. Here is the first one I drew. More are on there way.

Lack Of Posting

Sorry for the silence people. I've spent the last month or so running around like a crazy man getting my demo reel ready. Now that it is done, I should return to a more regular posting schedule.

My July 2009 Demo Reel

Reel Breakdown

Museum Chaos – Personal project – Rig provided by Animation Mentor.

Gusher’s Balloons – Animation completed at a quota of 30 seconds per week. – DXD Kansas City, MO

Gusher’s Question – Animation completed at a quota of 30 seconds per week. - DXD Kansas City, MO

Gusher’s Problem – Animation completed at a quota of 30 seconds per week. – DXD Kansas City, MO

Shot from Alumni Ball Bounce short. – Animation – Rigs provided by Animation Mentor. A collaborative project completed after graduation.

Speakeasy FX

The other day was the was the 75th anniversary of the 18th amendment that legalized alcohol and unofficially closed all the speakeasy in the country. But Speakeasy FX is still going strong. Check it out. They even list little old me!

http://www.screenmag.tv/feature.aspx?fid=2816