Here's a glimpse behind the scenes of one of my favorite scenes from Monsters University. I always wanted to hear the rest of that "Tentacles and Serpent Wings" song.
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Friday, June 21, 2013
Monsters University Premiere Day!
It's opening night and we couldn't be more excited! We held a big pep rally last night, just to get fired up for the big game.
It's become a tradition for Good Day Sacramento's Mark S. Allen to stop by Pixar each Summer during premiere time.
This year, MU story supervisor Kelsey Mann taught Mark how to draw Mike Wazowski.
I did a little drawing lesson of my own...
Turning Mark into his very own MU character!
I think this kid works for the school newspaper.
All in all, it was a great start to opening day!
I can't say I've ever looked forward to summer school as much as today.
GO MU!
27 days...
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Happy Father's Day!
To my monstrously great Dad from his monstrously proud Grad!
I come from an artistic family, so my first artistic heroes and mentors growing up were my father, Michael, and my brother, Andrew.
One of the highlights of my career is sharing the films that I work on with my family, they're always my target audience. Which is good, because family is always obligated to tell you they're proud of your work. It's a win-win!
32 days...
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
March Madness
That's right, even the boys down at MU aren't immune to the effects of the madness!
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I had the pleasure of participating in the brainstorm session for this one. Sketching gags of angry/disappointed monster jocks is no bad way to spend an afternoon!
11 days...
Thursday, February 28, 2013
The Boss Man Brings Home the Gold!
Mandrews brought the Oscar around for a bag-pipe laden victory lap around the studio. The first stop: the Animation Department.
Alba gu bràth!
32 days...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Enroll Today!
What better way to kick off 2013 than with a taste of things to come?
There's still time to sign up for the Spring semester!
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There's still time to sign up for the Spring semester!
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Friday, December 21, 2012
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Happy Birthday, Mom and Steve!
While my I got my artistic talent from my dad, I definitely got my sense of humor from my mom. So you can blame her for all the puns. Eye love ya, Ma!
And one more card for my step-dad, who also has an October birthday. An avid enthusiast of fish and Jesus. My goal with his card was quite clear.
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Bravery at Comic Con
There isn't a Brave comic (yet), but that didn't prevent our little movie from having quite the presence at the world's largest comic convention! I did my best to snap a pic with every Merida I crossed paths with, and even spotted a wee Merida from the film's prologue!
I even took a moment to enjoy a Kilt Friday at the local Tilted Kilt!
If you have any Brave pics from Comic Con, please leave a note in the comments below!
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Friday, June 22, 2012
The Bear King
One more highlander for today's Chades Challenge. I couldn't let the day pass without posting a sketch of my favorite Brave character, King Fergus.
This one's for my cousin Patrick who goes in for surgery next week. I wanted to encourage Patrick to be Brave, and to look on the bright side--at least he's got both legs!
That's Patrick below, on the far left.
That's Patrick below, on the far left.
As you can see, the kid's got good taste!
0 days...BRAVE premieres today!
Chades Challenge LXV: Highlanders
You can keep your Christopher Lampberts and Adrian Pauls, when it comes to Highlanders, there can be only one!
If you have any Highlanders, let me know and I'll post them below. Otherwise join in July 6th for...
Chades Challenge LXVI:
Time-Travelling Comic Con Attendees
This Chades Challenge today is in honour of Brave's release and our last Kilt Friday. We'll be raising a glass tonight to all our cousins in Scotland and across the world. Alba gu Brath!
0 days...BRAVE premieres today!
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Monsters University
With Brave debuting to the tune of bagpipes worldround this Friday, it's time to roll out a preview of our next little film:
I may have majored in Animation when I went to school, but I had a minor in Scaring. Anyone who participated in Fright Club at CalArts may remember those days. Now all of my practice stalking my friends through the CalArts cubicles finally pays off!
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
AnimC
For those Bay Area animators looking for a good place to hone their craft, AnimC (The Animation Collaborative) offers some fantastic workshops taught by Pixar animators, designers, and board artists. There are still openings for the Summer courses, so stop by their website and sign up!
AnimC is located right across the street from Pixar (and CVS!), so if you do particularly well in the workshops, you may even get a tour (or an internship)!
17 days...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Last Day of AM/PM Class
Last night was the final class of my third semester teaching at the Academy of Art University.
Brave's director, Mark Andrews, was our guest lecturer. Fresh from finishing the final cut of the film, Mark gave a talk on the slings and arrows of filmmaking and the story process. I think it's safe to say all of the students came bounding out of the lecture, their cups brimming with a fresh serving of inspiration.
We asked our class to bring in scenes where a character experienced victory, to celebrate the end of a successful term. This scene, in particular, fit what Paul and I put our students through and the vindication of passing our class.
The clip warranted a final whiteboard sketch.
As you may know, we have a tradition of bringing a dessert to class. This week it was my turn, and I wanted to send my class of in the most decadent chocolaty style.
Congrats to our class, and all you film students out there who are wrapping up a semester of hard work!
37 days...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The Avengers Reaches a Billion!
"You have saved our lives! We are eternally grateful!"
This week, The Avengers joined Transformers, The Deathly Hallows, and Toy Story 3 on the other side of the $1 billion mark. Congrats to Joss Whedon and his team for a fantastic film and all the well-deserved accolades.
Friday, May 04, 2012
Brave Lectures
Yesterday, I gave animation lectures at San Jose State and Cal. A note to anyone giving a lecture at Cal: don't open with, "Hello Stanford!" I thought I was going to be drawn and quartered for that one.
At San Jose State, I was greeted by members of the Shrunken Head Man Club, the campus's animation collaborative. The group is named after a fortuitous paint spill on one of the department stools.
The students at both campuses were fantastic, and I was more than happy to hang around afterward for questions and drawings. I even signed a few sketchbooks, Pixar postcards, and the odd sweatshirt or two.
These are actual notes for my lecture. How the students gleaned any information from my talk is a mystery.
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