manic scrubbing

scene in shark suit. preproduction drawings & final shot.

some doodles

Hey! I'm rendering Shark Suit. This is my first film in HD and I seem to be encountering every problem unknown to man. My strategy--if a render fails on one computer, use a different computer. It's working so far.

In other news, Bigfoot's Eulogy is screening tonight at NYU's First Run Film Festival. 6:30 pm at Cantor Film Center, 36 East 8th Street.

Anyhow, here's some bigfoot stuff. You'll notice "stephenneary.com" at the bottom of the card, which I am constantly putting off updating because I've been so busy. Maybe sometime this week.


I'll repost this shark suit thing, too.

I'm rendering out and tweaking shots on shark suit, so it's tons of waiting around at the lab. I've got some time to update.

First off, some pictures from bigfoot's trip to LA.





A big fountain at the Academy of TV Arts & Sciences Foundation.

And the theater. It's the nicest theater my work will ever be shown at. Very comfy chairs.

There's the voice of my pal Alex Lee up on the screen. And the back of someone's head.


Lastly, here are some pictures I did for Liz Toonkel's advanced film, Fashion Kills. She's shooting it all right now (on super 8, how cool is that?)

Hi everyone,
It's been awhile. I've been very busy finishing shark suit. Only one and a half weeks left, and it's just about finished. All the animation is done, but it still needs to be tweaked in spots. So I've got a tight week for some hd rendering and sound design. yikes. Luckily, the nick jr show I work on, wonder pets!, takes a two week break starting next week. Not a moment too soon.

I also went to LA this past weekend for the college TV awards. Bigfoot's Eulogy took home 2nd place in non-traditional animation. It was also named "festival favorite" at the collge TV awards festival. Hopefully I can make it back for shark suit and my film after that.

It was a cool trip. I got to catch up on sleep. I'll post some event pictures when I get a second.

Here's a still from shark suit.

here are some....

Shark suit is coming to a close. 4 weeks left and a long way to go. But it will get done. Here are some previs drawings from way back when. Later I will post the actual animation stills, now that these scenes are pretty much done.

The guitar solo feels to me like the point of no return in shark suit, the point where the audience either says, "ok, I get it and want to see more," or, "Please end this madness."

more in progress stills

here's another low-res in progress shot from shark suit. Maybe the fabric is too much? nah.

It's been awhile. Here are some low-res stills of shark suit. These still need character texturing and some lights. I've got almost half of the shots in progress right now. 90 shots in all, so still a ways to go. But it's starting to come together. It's been great having some people help with setting up projects, camera and set blocking, etc. Hopefully I'll be getting more people to help out with animation in the next few weeks.

AENY.org

Hey dudes,

Here's some info on an after effects hullabaloo next Thursday. I'll be talking about my short film, "bigfoot's eulogy," and also explaining practices for character setup and animation in AE. Rigging and animating photoshop/illustrator puppets in AE has really exploded in the past few years, so be sure to join the meeting and see what's up. Plus free pizza. for more info check out www.aeny.org

bigfoot. www.animationblock.com

unrelated:
and that the best test of endurance is just to persist, or rather to insist from day to day, in believing that it is possible to run down an antelope, and that it must be done, and that I am the one who must do it.
-scott carrier

shark suit: animation begins. This shot's about halfway done.

Today I was severely freaked out by how much work I need to do to complete my film in the next 12 weeks. It boils down to animating a little less than shot a day. Half of them are pretty quick--2 seconds or so. The rest....

It's possible, even with work and school It won't be fun, though. It's also a little disappointing to see the characters as after effects puppets. They're decent rigs, but it's still difficult to get good lines without using too much mesh warp. Not as much fun as doing the boards.

Here's some concept art I've been doing for Liz Toonkel's film, "Fashion Kills." It's live action, but definitely has a unique look and script going for it. I think shooting starts in april. You can check out more at www.liztoonkel.com

more shark suit. This'll be animated with a color pencil texture overlay.

Hey! You can also check out "Bigfoot's Eulogy" on Animation Block: www.animationblock.com It's a film I made last year.

More tomorrow.

Hey dudes. I've been really busy and haven't had time to post much.

Here's a little gift to say I'm sorry. It's from an incredible hulk paperback I found. Both in and out of context, it's very strange to me.

some images from shark suit. I shot these today with my pal nardeep, to be useed as bgs and overlays in the more surreal shots. We also made some cool effects with milk and food coloring. Lots of swirly. Very psychedelic when sped up 1200%

A lobster I've been animating in after effects. uses a lot of CC bendit, a pretty swell effect.

My sketches from a piece by Annette Messager, "les enfants aux yeux rayés, mes dessins d'enfant" 1972. The designs seem oddly otherworldly, even for kid art.

new bg for shark suit. Still needs a lot, but gives you the idea. It's all 3d in after effects, so I can just pan around. I'm a sucker for those crane shots.

it's red

concept art.

ham

I'm not sure why it's purple. Perhaps some funky html?

I blame Mr. Steve Jobs. While his new phone is cool and everything, my powerbook is falling apart. after one ram card and two logic board replacements in the past 8 months, it's again acting spaztastic.

life's rich garden

rough sets for shark suit. still needs props, lighting, and, you know, the rest of the film.

shark suit concepts. My ideal cast for the live action version.

I was so happy/in the future...

with diamonds like these, who needs friends?

maoist rebel