This one's for my buddy Vi, who I always imagined would be involved in a botched heist at some point in his life. To be fair, I'd most likely be the flaky driver who took off on him half way through the job.
If you have any ill-fated criminals of your own, let me know and I'll post them below. Otherwise, join in June 1st for...
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!
"You have saved our lives! We are eternally grateful!"
This week, The Avengers joinedTransformers, 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.
My buddy and fellow improviser, Kitt, had a house-warming party last weekend and I wanted to give him something special to brighten the walls. Kitt is known for having some of the most amazing Halloween costumes and by far his best has been the Han-and-Tauntaun combo. His tauntaun even had removable guts to warm your hands with. So the gag above was really a no-brainer.
Kitt also has one of those faces that's fun to caricature. He even gained a little notoriety at work for bearing a striking resemblance to the Lao Ming meme.
This post is for Diana, who prompted me to post about Discovery.com's reports that dinosaur farts caused prehistoric global warming. According to researchers, the aptly-named thunder lizards created an estimated 520 million tons of methane gas every year. That's as much as today's natural and man-made sources combined.
Well, it's no wonder Noah wouldn't let them on the ark.
My Dad and I used to draw cantina characters all the time. If there's one thing I enjoy drawing more than aliens, it's drunk aliens. May the Fourth be with you!
If you have any additions to the Star Wars cantina, let me know and I'll post them below. Otherwise, join in May 18th for...