Look at that face.
It's true. Mostly made out of rubber and a few Popsicle™ sticks.
It has been put to good use on many occasions acting out scenes with animators, telling crazy stories and used as a lip-sync reference for dozens of animated characters. Surprisingly, clients and studios pay real money for this and it's really hard to believe I get to make a living at what seems like having a lot of fun, telling stories.
Joy is one of the fundamentals necessary to creating great work. I find if a crew are and I are enjoying what we do, it contributes to telling a better story.
For me, this joy all started a long time ago with a love for drawing which led to The Classical Cartoon Animation Programme at Sheridan College and subsequent scholarship to The New York Institute of Technology - Computer Graphics Laboratory (CGL).
The first time I saw the outline of a ball I had animated bouncing across the tiny screen of a 16mm Moviola, I was hooked. Little did I know at the time but that bouncing ball was going to lead me to working with premiere directors, give me the chance to direct character performances of some pretty iconic characters and get me involved with some of the most well known movies, television shows, games and commercials of our era. I'm a lucky fella. Thanks, ball.
I’ve had a chance to meet and work with so many great folks who have been generous with their time and experience. Chances to encounter animation heroes: I’ve worked with Betty Boop and Popeye animators, been lucky to meet some of Disney’s "Nine Old Men", had dinner with both Chuck Jones and Ray Harryhausen and their wives, met Brad Bird, Richard Williams and design legend, Syd Mead. Working the best known film directors of our time and learning from them has really made me a lot more aware of story.
Some of my favourite words from clients have always been, “Do you have any ideas to help this sequence?"
Production stories? I got ‘em and am happy to share a tale or two over a cup of coffee. Feel free to check out my credits, job experience and references, but just so you know...
My best achievement is being married to my fabulous wife Laurie and having three amazing kids, Kristen, Brad and Tiffany. I’m enormously proud of my family.
And although my kids are grown up now, animation and storytelling still puts me in touch with a precocious, curious kid, who loves to act up every day.
That’d be me.
It's true. Mostly made out of rubber and a few Popsicle™ sticks.
It has been put to good use on many occasions acting out scenes with animators, telling crazy stories and used as a lip-sync reference for dozens of animated characters. Surprisingly, clients and studios pay real money for this and it's really hard to believe I get to make a living at what seems like having a lot of fun, telling stories.
Joy is one of the fundamentals necessary to creating great work. I find if a crew are and I are enjoying what we do, it contributes to telling a better story.
For me, this joy all started a long time ago with a love for drawing which led to The Classical Cartoon Animation Programme at Sheridan College and subsequent scholarship to The New York Institute of Technology - Computer Graphics Laboratory (CGL).
The first time I saw the outline of a ball I had animated bouncing across the tiny screen of a 16mm Moviola, I was hooked. Little did I know at the time but that bouncing ball was going to lead me to working with premiere directors, give me the chance to direct character performances of some pretty iconic characters and get me involved with some of the most well known movies, television shows, games and commercials of our era. I'm a lucky fella. Thanks, ball.
I’ve had a chance to meet and work with so many great folks who have been generous with their time and experience. Chances to encounter animation heroes: I’ve worked with Betty Boop and Popeye animators, been lucky to meet some of Disney’s "Nine Old Men", had dinner with both Chuck Jones and Ray Harryhausen and their wives, met Brad Bird, Richard Williams and design legend, Syd Mead. Working the best known film directors of our time and learning from them has really made me a lot more aware of story.
Some of my favourite words from clients have always been, “Do you have any ideas to help this sequence?"
Production stories? I got ‘em and am happy to share a tale or two over a cup of coffee. Feel free to check out my credits, job experience and references, but just so you know...
My best achievement is being married to my fabulous wife Laurie and having three amazing kids, Kristen, Brad and Tiffany. I’m enormously proud of my family.
And although my kids are grown up now, animation and storytelling still puts me in touch with a precocious, curious kid, who loves to act up every day.
That’d be me.
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