Storyboard Studies. And a note on talent.

I have no innate talent for storyboarding, but it something I enjoy greatly. These are are some studies done this morning to take my mind off things.Theres no way for me to explain how excited the Where the Wild Things Are trailer made me. It brings together so many things that resonate with me. An amazing director who inspires me beyond words, a fantastic story, and genius music. the cynic in me would suggest that all of this is to much of a coincidence, that some genius marketing department has cooked all this up in their pot- a magic potion that will effortlessly achieve cult film status. but the truth is that i dont care, because i am not a cynic at heart. I am excited that so many talented people were given the chance to make the film.
if you are interested in film stills, for study or otherwise, check out Framefilter. A great collection, regularly updated by cal arts graduate and dreamworks storyboard artist.

To expand on my mention of innate talent (a very controversial topic in creative circles)-
I don't have innate talent for anything i do in creative fields. This is not a designed self-deprecating statement, it is a realisation that i came across years ago and has so far helped me immensely in my development. There are people that have innate talent, ideas and concepts come to them, lines flow effortlessly from their pencil. I have worked and studied with these people, and they are truly inspirational. In contrast to them everything I do is a battle. From start to finish. Despite this, I have so much energy for what I do, and I think this goes a long way to compensate for what I lack.
I would be interested in how you feel about talent, Im sure there are some strong opinions out there.

New Business Card

So its been coming for a fair while.These are the front and back of my new card. I would have liked to get a Die Cut, but there isnt enough time to print them before I leave the country. Im not a designer, so this stuff is hard for me. Hope you dig it! (sorry i know that "hello!" is a bit tacky, and has been done. but i originally had "FUCK yeah!" and it seemed a little strong)

vanity.!.

Heya blog,
so ive known you for a while, and it occurred to me that Ive never shown you my face. i think its time to take it to the next level...Just a stupid pic for another site.


Annnnnd something with crazily cliche' subject matter, but hopefully not too boring. Havent really done serious cell shading for a while. i like the limitations. *(slightly updated image based on some ideas offered over at SatelliteSoda.com)
Love Alex

jizzjazz

A couple of procrastination sketches done today.

SPACE WASPS!!!!!!! theres no escape!!


and another loose study based on a very dapper man on Facehunter. With some liberties taken on the treatment. You can probably tell by now. I Love Half tone.


Also, a couple of things that have inspired me over the last few days, largely via Boooooooom.
an amazing live video from lykki li

A really fun Music Video from a french band Naive New Beaters. The song isnt my scene, but the vid is!

???removed due to lameness (the first time ive ever done this, but the pic just really annoyed me!)



and an infamous Justice video following a youth gang through the streets of paris. violent and haunting.

New Reel.

So, Its new reel time! Hopefully there will be some dialog in there soon!



Love Alex!

Jump Animation, Second Pass

Thank you very much for the helpful advice guys. Ive tried to address it the best i could.



Ryan? Which ryan are you? Ryan K? haha, i couldnt stalk you to find out, but all of the advice was great. I would love to hear what you think of the new version (i know its not radically different, but hopefully its...better) :)

Alex

New Animation. Jump!

Heya blog!

so ive been working on some 3d stuff for my reel. very slowly. This animation was started because the dialog shot i was working on was too overwhelming. the plan was to work on the dialog shot, and then when i was bored of it i could work on this one, instead of mindlessly staring at random things on the Internet. needless to say, this didnt work. i just worked on the easier and more instantly gratifying shot. and the dialog shot sits in blocking phase.

On the plus side. this shot was fun. It started off being a simple jump, but that was mega boring and acting is more fun. so now its a jump, and run and fun little droid.
This is the first pass, so i would love some crits on it. anything and everything would be amazing!

Love

Alex

PS, to answer emily's question from the last post- the girl was drawn in black ink, over red colerase. Scanned, the red lines removed, then turned into a colour half tone, comped over the top of the scan and coloured. I wish there was an easier way to get good halftone effects in photoshop, rather than downgrading the image mode. if anybody knows one (apart from the simple filter) i would love to know :)