Have a look by clicking on that chap there there——>
In our pursuit of creating motion were there was none before, often we are forced by benevolent hands to slow down and simply produce one static image. A cosmic sign to slow down and enjoy the motionless. A self reflective moment to feel each breath of the pencil’s graphite across the fine tooth of the page. One still moment forever frozen in iconic imagery to remind us that an animator’s life is fleeting.
Typically we ignore all that esoteric bullhonky and craft single images that capture motion despite their stillness… because deep down we are animators. Our lives are centered around making it move.
Here is an early keyframe test to work out the transformation moment for “Punching Bag.” For a whole bunch of this making-of stuff visit our Production Blog.
Look for that “Made ‘n ‘Merica” stamp to know you’ve supported the endangered American animator. We’ve always taken pride in the fact we avoid outsourcing and hire as many animators as possible in America. Fuck yeah.
Remember that great pride of yesteryear? Put this in your head:
If you haven’t had a chance to check out the new musical short film we’ve been working on for the past year, mosey over to Lonely Loves Lonely, and pick through the fields of production updates one frame at a time.
Our production blog has a the daily rumblings of our animators available for perusal, there you can see our progress through various animated commercials, animated idents, animated films, animated TV, animated everything.
