tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41211711773328302492024-03-13T04:07:22.688-07:00Mackmation BlogThe blog of stop motion animator, Dan MacKenzieDan MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170455733413059475noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121171177332830249.post-6104514212060877622018-08-05T09:59:00.002-07:002018-08-05T09:59:50.972-07:006 Years later...Whoops! I have left this thing collecting dust for 6 years. I'm obviously not much of the blogging type anymore. More current updates can be seen on my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mackmation/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/Mackmation/" target="_blank">youtube</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/mackmation" target="_blank">vimeo</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3225328/" target="_blank">imdb</a>, or my also-dusty <a href="http://mackmation.com/" target="_blank">website</a>. <br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/168900320" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><br /><a href="https://vimeo.com/168900320">Dan MacKenzie - 2016 Stop-Motion Demo Reel</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/mackmation">Dan MacKenzie</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
Dan MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170455733413059475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121171177332830249.post-56466322217570907082012-08-16T23:15:00.000-07:002012-08-16T23:18:30.642-07:00PARANORMAN opens today!!The movie I worked on for 6 months, ParaNorman, comes out today!<br />
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I got to see it with the crew last weekend, and I loved it! Tonight, the Robot Chicken crew at Stoopid Buddy Stoodios (where I'm working now) is all gonna go see it after weeklies. I'm sure I'll see it a few more times in theaters afterwords too.<br />
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Here's a cool web-trailer for it. I've got 2 shots in it! (12 total in the film)<br />
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Bonus cute one: <br /><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vZyB1CaCBaE" width="640"></iframe><br />
<br />Dan MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170455733413059475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121171177332830249.post-80111097475869580412012-05-25T00:37:00.000-07:002012-05-25T00:37:49.807-07:00CREATE - finally online!I am finally putting my senior film, CREATE online! Completed 1 year ago, I've been putting it in festivals for the past year, but now I just want to share it with as many people as possible. Please enjoy and share. I appreciate it.<br />
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THANKS<br />
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<a href="mailto:Mackmation@gmail.com">Mackmation@gmail.com</a>Dan MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170455733413059475noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121171177332830249.post-55247763384815287982012-04-18T00:37:00.000-07:002012-04-18T00:46:49.884-07:00Adventure.It has been a while. Let me update you. <br />
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Things have been beyond great. Job-wise, life-wise, adventure-wise. Truly, as the past couple years have passed, things continue progressing forward in a path I am extremely happy with.<br />
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My senior film, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGWw7S8EaV4&list=UUhlv14HdQo4HbuBXLX373Vw&index=1&feature=plcp" target="_blank">Create</a> has spread a bit in the festival circuit. Recently returned from the Savannah International Animation Festival, where it won Best Stop Motion Short! It has also just been accepted to the NW Animation Festival in Portland, OR. I will try to put together the real list soon.<br />
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Create plays twice at the <a href="http://www.newportbeachfilmfest.com/2012/" target="_blank">Newport Beach Film Festival</a> on April 28th! I am happily going to be able to attend, as it is just a couple hours away from LA.<br />
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It was dream come true to work at Laika. Six months as an Assistant Stop Motion Animator on ParaNorman... in my opinion already the best stop motion film of all time. But perhaps my judgement is swayed already, but it was just such an honor to help out on the film. I have my fingerprint in it, too, with 12 shots in there. Bam. AUGUST 17th! Go go go.<br />
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<br />I am now back in La La Land, as an animator on Robot Chicken at their new studio, Stoopid Buddy Stoodies! So fun, I love the people here. And it is super refreshing to be doing snappy animation on twos again. Here is an example sequence I helped on last season quite similar to what I've been working on lately #RCDC !<br />
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<br />Dan MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170455733413059475noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121171177332830249.post-31035984229331617832012-04-10T23:59:00.003-07:002012-04-11T00:00:34.295-07:00GOODNESS<br />
Sorry for lack of updates... will be updating soon!<br />
In the meantime - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzjhej9pVuY&">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzjhej9pVuY&</a><br />
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-DannnnDan MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170455733413059475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121171177332830249.post-49054544247042022872011-11-06T22:46:00.000-08:002011-11-07T20:33:03.001-08:00Create wins "Best Student Animation" at the Savannah Film Festival!By far the greatest festival experience I've ever had. I got to watch Create with a happy crowd on my birthday, in the town I spent 4 years going to school in. I got to visit old friends, and meet new friends and incredibly talented fellow filmmakers.<br />
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Create won "<a href="http://savannahnow.com/news/2011-11-06/2011-savannah-film-festival-closes-honors-aaron-eckhart-and-filmmakers#.Trd_60_N7yg" target="_blank">Best Student Animation</a>" during the awards ceremony, and it completely blew me away. I was so pleased to have won, but I believe my speech was just giddy gibberish and amazement. The response at the reception I got from friends, filmmakers, producers, and professors was wonderful. It was such a good feeling.<br />
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A friend and amazing talent, Kirsten Lepore, won "Best Animation" with her film, <a href="http://vimeo.com/12155835" target="_blank">Bottle</a>. I also had a great time hanging out with Jason Carpenter, with his award winning film <a href="http://www.therenter.net/The_Renter/The_Renter.html" target="_blank">The Renter</a>, and Chris Swanson, with the film he worked on, <a href="http://therealityclock.com/" target="_blank">The Reality Clock</a>. I was also able to speak with Christopher and Christine Kezelos, whose stop motion film <a href="http://www.themakerfilm.com/" target="_blank">The Maker</a> blew me away. There is a great group of people in this industry.<br />
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<br />Dan MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170455733413059475noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121171177332830249.post-59709152872868541492011-10-29T17:24:00.000-07:002011-10-29T17:26:12.946-07:00ParaNorman - Trailer and poster revealedParaNorman, the film I am working on at LAIKA, is now starting to be revealed to the world. It doesn't come out until August 2012, and there is still a bit of work to be done with it, but right now you can see what's to come.<br />
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Create is going back to his hometown of Savannah, GA!<br />
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While I was in school at SCAD, I would go to the Savannah Film Festival each year. It's a week long festival that always impresses. I now will now be going back, not just to attend, but to be part of the festival.<br />
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Create plays on my birthday, Nov. 4th, at Trustees Theater at 9:30am. http://filmfest.scad.edu/event/3185-2/<br />
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Also, I just found out Create won "Best Animation" at the NYLA International Festival in LA! That event to be held at The Whitefire Theater, <span class="style_2" style="line-height: 32px;">on </span>October 26th <span class="style_2" style="line-height: 32px;">at 7:55pm. </span><br />
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<span class="style_2" style="line-height: 32px;">LAIKA continues to an amazing experience. I now have 2 shots in the film. The feeling of actually being a piece of the film now is a great one.</span>Dan MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170455733413059475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121171177332830249.post-80561514382023037562011-09-28T22:43:00.000-07:002011-09-29T21:45:33.946-07:00CREATE making its way to film festivals!<a href="http://vimeo.com/24413466">Create</a> is now being seen by people! Good!<br />
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I just got back from a quick flight to Austin, Texas for Fantastic Fest, which screened "Create" during its animation block. It had a very positive response, and was a blast to attend. I wish I could have stayed for more than 1 day of the week long festival, but sadly I'm woooorking. (It actually screened in 3 places on that Saturday (Sept. 24th) - Austin, Georgia, and Poland!)<br />
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Here is the current list of festivals showing CREATE<br />
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9/17 - <a href="http://www.burbankfilmfestival.org/">Burbank International Film Festival</a> - Burbank, CA (Official Selection)<br />
9/24 - <a href="http://www.scad.edu/">SCADanimate</a> - Savannah, GA (School-wide animation showcase)<br />
9/24 - <a href="http://fantasticfest.com/">Fantastic Fest</a> - Austin, TX (Official Selection)<br />
9/24 - <a href="http://www.se-ma-for.com/en/festival">Se-Ma-For Film Festival</a> - Lodz, Poland (Official Selection)<br />
10/20 - <a href="http://sodakanimation.com/festival/">SoDak Animation Festival</a> - Brookings, SD (Official Selection) <br />
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I shall try to keep this updated, as I am waiting to hear back from some and will be submitting it to many more.<br />
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Separately, <a href="http://vimeo.com/24253897">CAMPFIRE</a> made it to a festival too! Dragon*Con Independent Short Film Festival in Atlanta, GA<br />
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Right after school, I was hired on as an Animator for the Adult Swim tv show, "Frankenhole." It was at the new LA studio, <a href="http://starburnsindustries.com/">Starburns Industires Inc.</a> I was able to work with a bunch of my friends from Robot Chicken there, so it was a blast.<br />
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After great 2 months animating there, the season wrapped and I was ready for another step.<br />
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I am now working at a studio that has been a dream for me since I started animation: LAIKA<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am an Assistant Stop-Motion Animator on their new feature film, ParaNorman. It is an amazing project to be on, and I am extremely fortunate to be helping out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Create, my senior film of 9 months, is complete.</div>
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This will be the only online presence of Create for a while, as I will be submitting it to a number festivals. I hope you guys enjoy the trailer!<br />
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Goodness I am tired...Dan MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170455733413059475noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121171177332830249.post-73332841521206862912011-05-25T23:25:00.000-07:002011-05-25T23:30:51.373-07:00"Campfire" finally done! (This is not my senior film)After over a year, I have finished "Campfire"! Most of this was made in 2 months back in 2010, as I blogged the making of here. Sorry for the delay. (Watch in HD!)<br />
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It's great to have this out now. Feels good.<br />
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On a "Create" side note, I am on the final stages of post production. It's funny comparing these two films, made a year apart, "Create" is going to be a big jump up.Dan MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170455733413059475noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121171177332830249.post-18788615041842411762011-05-10T18:20:00.000-07:002011-05-10T18:54:13.521-07:00Animation stage complete!Happily, I have finished the animation for, Create. (Other than titles)<br />
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It's been an intense 4 weeks of shooting. 30 shots total, done. Now I can get this equipment out of my room, and have a bed again. Nice. <br />
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One of the final shots I animate is actually the very first shot. A camera dolly through the laboratory, ending on the giant door, which bursts open revealing...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LUcxoXetFJw/TcnhnnIrVFI/AAAAAAAAAXo/WEJa6pcKQuU/s1600/IMG_9576.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LUcxoXetFJw/TcnhnnIrVFI/AAAAAAAAAXo/WEJa6pcKQuU/s400/IMG_9576.JPG" width="400" /></a> </div>Here you can see the high-tech dolly system I rigged up for this baby. It consists of a 1 x 3 piece of wood, sliding incrementally against another 1x3 piece of wood. I did the camera move on ones, 1/8th of an inch each frame. It worked out quite well, given the materials.<br />
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I do have one shot to share, as it is just a test on a device that did not make it into the final film. It's a test of the beastly trash compactor! With the mad scientist ready to chuck all the duct tape I've used on this project into it.<br />
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Time for a short break, and then it is on to post! Thank you again tho those who actually read these things, it helps drive this whole blogging thing, as I find down the road this stuff is great to come back to.<br />
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-DanDan MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170455733413059475noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121171177332830249.post-28294155869970868292011-05-01T22:46:00.000-07:002011-05-02T11:19:21.769-07:0019 shots in! (out of 30)Lots of work, but it is going quite well. More stills!<br />
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I am loving the look and how it's coming together. Sure, I'm spending 12 hour nights animating a single shot, but after I pass out, wake up, and look at it, it's worth it. <br />
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Here is the set-up in my dorm room/studio. <br />
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As crammed as it is, everything is working out well so far.<br />
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More soon!Dan MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170455733413059475noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121171177332830249.post-32968397449127394622011-04-13T22:58:00.000-07:002011-04-13T23:04:40.573-07:00Animation has begun!Yes! I am finally underway on the animation for my senior film, "Create"!<br />
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I will not be posting much of my actual animation from now on, but I figured a little taste is good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also, I am shooting all of this in my tiny dorm room. Sacrificing a living space and bed frame for this baby... ;(</div>Dan MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170455733413059475noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121171177332830249.post-37587857968916733502011-03-26T15:31:00.000-07:002011-03-26T15:33:44.416-07:00Demo Reel<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/21056242?byline=0&portrait=0&color=59a5d1" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0"></iframe> <br />
Here is my new stop motion demo reel. I am very happy with how I've grown as an animator in the past year.Dan MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170455733413059475noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121171177332830249.post-91403721215859389822011-03-14T14:37:00.000-07:002011-03-14T20:25:18.250-07:00Create - update 4: Finished Puppets and Sets!First, the puppets.<br />
The real boy<br />
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Any now, the two big sets!<br />
Full room<br />
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I am especially happy with the lab. I cannot wait to see them both alive in the shot. There will be a few teaks of color and decor before animating begins in 1 month, but essentially these are the pieces for my senior film, Create.Dan MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170455733413059475noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121171177332830249.post-59592469685614910462011-03-09T20:30:00.000-08:002011-03-09T20:39:41.683-08:00Create - update 4: Colors!Well, mostly two colors... green and black!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cnr6aHyZGnw/TXhSOfY90ZI/AAAAAAAAAT0/ktLogV8gR0U/s1600/IMG_9243_%2Bcopy2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="234" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cnr6aHyZGnw/TXhSOfY90ZI/AAAAAAAAAT0/ktLogV8gR0U/s400/IMG_9243_%2Bcopy2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The sets are up and painted, now I have begun on the props for both scenes. Two desks, two shelves, the boy's bed, a frankenstein bed, toys, dinosaurs, window trim, doors, and more!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ikkxxmkzWZU/TXhVRFm0fKI/AAAAAAAAAU0/8s-ZUk1pcgU/s1600/IMG_9301.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ikkxxmkzWZU/TXhVRFm0fKI/AAAAAAAAAU0/8s-ZUk1pcgU/s400/IMG_9301.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Oh yeah, and puppet heads!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7ydbG1SQWCA/TXhSOok7w-I/AAAAAAAAAT8/txNt5bkB66Q/s1600/IMG_9238_.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7ydbG1SQWCA/TXhSOok7w-I/AAAAAAAAAT8/txNt5bkB66Q/s400/IMG_9238_.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Next week I will have everything built! 100% Be ready for final puppet pictures and seeing the full sets!Dan MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170455733413059475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121171177332830249.post-26710560200159475262011-02-27T20:18:00.000-08:002011-02-27T20:29:55.071-08:00Create - update 3: Puppet fabrication and set constructionI've been making some good progress on the construction of the puppets and sets. It's been incredibly time-consuming, but seeing it piece together is a great feeling.<br />
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Starting with the puppets. I dipped the arms in Balloon Rubber, a thin liquid latex, mixed with some acrylic paint. The gloves are just separate dips of of the balloon rubber with different paint mixed in. <br />
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And now, <b>the sets</b>! Goodness these babies are taking time. <br />
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So, the set structures themselves are completed. It is time to paint.Dan MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170455733413059475noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121171177332830249.post-60523642248491054432011-02-17T16:06:00.000-08:002011-02-17T16:17:10.505-08:00Create - update 2: Mold making and foam cuttingI'm wearing band-aids on my thumb and index finger, due to all the contestant cutting and sculpting foam I have been doing with my 4 different scissors. It is intense... <br />
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But first! Before the foam-fest, I made the Create boy's head. Super Sculpey sculpt, baked, silicon mold, resin casting, sanding, and drilling. <br />
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Now with plenty of heads, back to the body!<br />
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<b>Reference</b> footage - Check!<br />
<b>Puppets</b> - Okay!<br />
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I am now on the puppet fabrication side of things. From here on out it's the real time-consuming stuff for the short, but also the more fun for me, really making it.<br />
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The armatures are feeling like they will definitely hold up for this animation. I was fortunate to have the design guidance and help from <b>Dan Field</b>, master puppet fabricator. He has been a huge help.<br />
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Overall, it is going well. I'm mostly on schedule, buut that whole schedule plan is more an "idealized" thing... right?Dan MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170455733413059475noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121171177332830249.post-86180146558575544442011-02-06T20:24:00.000-08:002011-02-08T15:45:48.198-08:00Senior film: CREATEI would like to introduce my Senior Film...<br />
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It will be a 2 minute stop motion animation about a young mad scientist setting out to create a pet monster within parallel worlds of an imaginary labratory and the reality of the boy's bedroom.<br />
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I am deep into production at this moment. All pre-production is finalized, and I am into the more enjoyable building of things for the short. Many more updates to come very soon!<br />
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Let's see what you've got, 2011...<br />
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(Speaking of Campfire, it will be released soon... music rights are fun to get.)Dan MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170455733413059475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121171177332830249.post-71420773714811093432010-12-22T01:47:00.000-08:002010-12-29T13:08:17.588-08:00Roby Chicks Pics - Christmas Special and Star Wars III!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_53TL_W-HMM8/TRI74tU6LWI/AAAAAAAAANU/k1aAxWsfsGY/s1600/rcsw3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="140" width="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_53TL_W-HMM8/TRI74tU6LWI/AAAAAAAAANU/k1aAxWsfsGY/s200/rcsw3.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<b>Robot Chicken Star Wars Episode III</b>, which I animated on, just aired on Dec. 19th. It really turned out amazing. I am so proud to have been a part of it.<br />
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If you missed it, it is viewable online on it's <a href="http://www.adultswim.com/shows/robot-chicken/extras/ivc/starwars3/index.html">official site here</a> on Dec. 27th. It is also available on <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?i=409816040&uo=2&id=407800544&s=143441&uo=2&v0=WWW-NAUS-ITSTOP100-TV">iTunes right now</a>! 3 bucks. Deal.<br />
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And 2 weeks ago was the <b>Robot Chicken Christmas Special</b>. I animated a whole 4 seconds on it! Watch it streaming on adult swim <a href="http://video.adultswim.com/robot-chicken/robot-chickens-dp-christmas-special.html">here</a>. (WARNING - blood, blood, and swears)<br />
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