Bill Plympton

Today, the Animator Bill Plympton came to RIT and gave a presentation. He gave some really useful advise when it comes to Independent Animation, and told us three key things: "Make your animations short, cheap, and funny. That's the way to make some cash." He was overall a really cool guy, and I hope to see him again in the future. I also gave him my business card, and he gave me an autograph with a drawing on it!

So, like I said, he was a pretty cool guy. I hope to go to Ottowa next year and maybe see some more of his work. : )

2 Quarter Story Update

My partner and I have been working on our 2 Quarter project for the past three weeks. We've got our story, (it's different than the crab one now) but it's a little too long... hopefully we can trim it down and tell it more efficiently tonight.

It's about a light creature whose purpose is to make the plants on the forest floor grow. When his light goes out though, he has to take a journey to the top of the trees to use the sun's light to replenish himself.

It's a sort of a 'finding your calling in life' kind of film. It'll be around 3 minutes long, but maybe we can cut it down a little. I'll hopefully have some concept art up this week!

Character Design Class

School has started, and the first week is already over. For my Character Design class, we drew a human skeleton in front, back, and profile. Here are mine!