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18 years ago
I guess I'd better fill in what I've been up to, and while the overall readership on this journal is somewhere in the single digits, I think it's probably a good idea to get in the habit of posting regularly.
First and foremost, I've graduated, which has been one of the more surreal experiences of my life. I pretty much went straight from high school to college and plowed through a bachelor's degree in three years. Now that I'm graduated, I feel sort of like an abandoned puppy. An abandoned puppy with a BFA. It's odd, when I was finishing up the last quarter, I couldn't wait to get out so that I could focus on all the personal projects I've been toying with over the past few years. Now that I am out, its shocking how fast listlessness can set in. Now, there's a definite possibility that much of this perceived inaction has been due to the fact that within a week of graduating, Carrie and I had packed up all of our stuff from the old townhouse apartment and had relocated it all to a one-bedroom loft just down the street. Granted it wasn't a world shaking change, but it certainly has put a damper on things. Things are looking up, however. We've finally got the new apartment to the point where you can actually sit on the couch in something that is beginning to resemble a living room. I'm looking forward to the ConceptArt Atlanta Ultimate Sketchbook Challenge this Saturday. 100 pages in under 24 hours. Rawk. I've been dedicating a considerable amount of sketchbook time to developing the Scorch Sisters, and I'm hoping to jump back on the horse and finish the Kamikaze animation. It'll look ten shades of badass if I can just see it through. As for the Scorch Sisters, I'm split between making a promotional mini-story to get my feet wet, or to jump right into the storyline.
Carrie and I are also toying with doing a annual DVD animation collection of shorts to sell at cons. They would consist of a variety of animated anthro shorts, from drama and action to comedy. The DVD's would contain making-of material and other goodies. I've bounced the idea off a couple other fellow animators, and most seem like they would be eager to help for a cut in the profits. At the moment we're thinking of having five pieces per release, each with a central genre or theme:
1. Comedy Luls all around
2. Drama A chance to sink our teeth into some hardcore storytelling
3. Action Shinyness pretty much for shinyness's sake
4. Romance cute WTFery
5. Music An animated music video, preferably using fresh and original music
While selling the DVD's will be the primary source of income, we're also considering auctioning off the opportunity to have one's character included in the cast. Overall, this wll be a metric assload of work, that may indeed break my very soul, but on the other hand, the potential experience to be gained seems too tempting to pass up.
First and foremost, I've graduated, which has been one of the more surreal experiences of my life. I pretty much went straight from high school to college and plowed through a bachelor's degree in three years. Now that I'm graduated, I feel sort of like an abandoned puppy. An abandoned puppy with a BFA. It's odd, when I was finishing up the last quarter, I couldn't wait to get out so that I could focus on all the personal projects I've been toying with over the past few years. Now that I am out, its shocking how fast listlessness can set in. Now, there's a definite possibility that much of this perceived inaction has been due to the fact that within a week of graduating, Carrie and I had packed up all of our stuff from the old townhouse apartment and had relocated it all to a one-bedroom loft just down the street. Granted it wasn't a world shaking change, but it certainly has put a damper on things. Things are looking up, however. We've finally got the new apartment to the point where you can actually sit on the couch in something that is beginning to resemble a living room. I'm looking forward to the ConceptArt Atlanta Ultimate Sketchbook Challenge this Saturday. 100 pages in under 24 hours. Rawk. I've been dedicating a considerable amount of sketchbook time to developing the Scorch Sisters, and I'm hoping to jump back on the horse and finish the Kamikaze animation. It'll look ten shades of badass if I can just see it through. As for the Scorch Sisters, I'm split between making a promotional mini-story to get my feet wet, or to jump right into the storyline.
Carrie and I are also toying with doing a annual DVD animation collection of shorts to sell at cons. They would consist of a variety of animated anthro shorts, from drama and action to comedy. The DVD's would contain making-of material and other goodies. I've bounced the idea off a couple other fellow animators, and most seem like they would be eager to help for a cut in the profits. At the moment we're thinking of having five pieces per release, each with a central genre or theme:
1. Comedy Luls all around
2. Drama A chance to sink our teeth into some hardcore storytelling
3. Action Shinyness pretty much for shinyness's sake
4. Romance cute WTFery
5. Music An animated music video, preferably using fresh and original music
While selling the DVD's will be the primary source of income, we're also considering auctioning off the opportunity to have one's character included in the cast. Overall, this wll be a metric assload of work, that may indeed break my very soul, but on the other hand, the potential experience to be gained seems too tempting to pass up.
Yarr!