The next step...

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After one brilliant year at Pixomondo, i unfortunately had to leave the company along with a couple of other people because there wasnt enough work to do.

But once again my "theory" that fate will open a door if you work hard enough, proved right and after having an interview 2 weeks before i left Pixomondo, i got a Job offer right in the week after i left Pixomondo. And now... another week later im just 5 minutes down the street, working in a well established and cool VFX house.
(I might have to add that im sure i also got the job due to politics and MANY soho people who left to work at Pixomondo instead... so im pretty sure that a guy COMING from Pixomondo might be very welcome at soho)

But anyways... im determined to show that i have more to offer than just my "heritage" hahaha

And the coolest thing is yet to come... while the others are finishing up Jack the Giant Killer and other projects... Me and a couple of other animators are ramping up a new Project. Which is what i always wanted to do... super fun cartoony animation.
It is "just" for a Kids TV show but after a year of working on Big Budget Projects and even being part of an Oscar winning team, i realized that it doesnt matter how big the Project is, if you dont feel fulfilled in it.

So im super happy right now...

Lets see where this part may lead next :-)

Cheers everyone!

Shawn brings it to the point...

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Here is a blog post from Shawn Kelly which makes me feel proud of being part of this family.
What he points out here, is exactly what i keep telling everyone who asks me how it is at AM...
Everyone knows that the curriculum is very strong and the mentors are the best in the world.
But what many people underestimate is the power of our community.
Its not just "networking" it truly is friendship and that... is priceless!

Thanks Bobby, Shawn and Carlos!

Thats the way to do it...

Not only is it a pretty cool product and i might get one as soon as i have my own place... but coming from an advertising background i have to say... these guys just know how to do commercials! You can say what ever you want about their products... but damn... they got style! :-)

Thought of you...

I remembered this piece last weekend when i showed it to someone really special.
This truly is one of my favourite pieces... it feels like its speaking from my heart... so absolutely beautiful.

Love it!

Brave Trailer - What it was really meant for...

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At least in my opinion :-)

Ive seen it a couple of times now... ok lets be honest... i framed through again... :-)
And of course its amazing... i cant judge the shitty lighting some people pointed out because i really havent digged deep enough into that topic, but what i strongly believe is, that this trailer wasnt meant to show some new footage or show some new visuals.

Weve all seen this set, we also know about the story. And yeah... im pretty sure it wasnt the final cut of this sequence... there was some stuff that didnt fit together nicely (like in the first trailer btw.)
Which actually also makes me worry a bit... the edit of the first trailer and also of this one didnt really seem right to me, and together with the apparently boring lighting (i cant judge but trust the people who say it) im really starting to question whether they really can fully recover from the Cars 2 pull back...

Anyways... what i wanted to say in the first place is, that what we dont know, is the characters...

So i really think that this was a simple character presentation.
We get a look at a lot of the characters and their behaviour.
For example Meridas Mother... in this one she comes out much much more stronger but narrow minded and patronizing.
The relationship between merida and her father was already established, but i LOVED how extremely clear the three lords sons were shown. I love those three guys, together with their three old mans. Im sure this will give us a LOT of comedy.

Heres the trailer:


Id love to hear your opinions.

What is animation...

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Today i stumbled upon an article on cartoon brew which had a link to ANOTHER article also on cartoon brew about the common impression people have about animation.
It had a quote from Brad Bird in it wich just made me smile because he absolutely nails it:

“People think of animation only doing things where people are dancing around and doing a lot of histrionics, but animation is not a genre. And people keep saying, ‘The animation genre.’ It’s not a genre! A Western is a genre! Animation is an art form, and it can do any genre. You know, it can do a detective film, a cowboy film, a horror film, an R-rated film or a kids’ fairy tale. But it doesn’t do one thing. And, next time I hear, ‘What’s it like working in the animation genre?’ I’m going to punch that person!” 

Thats why im such a big fan of Brad Bird... he is so straight forward. He doesnt  try to put lipstick on the pig just to not offend anyone. These Days you dont meet people like that very often.

The Gruffalos Child

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I really loved the first one, and i didnt know theyre doing a sequel, but its so beautifully done again. You have to love it! :-)

Definitely worth checking out!