http://squashandstretch.animationblogspot.com My journey learning this art known as Animation Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:33:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am in the midst of Class 6 and so far it is AWESOME!!! My Mentor for Class 6 is Sean Sexton, he is currently working on Monsters Vs Aliens at DreamWorks Animation and he is great!!! He has worked on Bee Movie and Over the Hedge and he ... http://squashandstretch.animationblogspot.com/2008/07/18/i-am-in-the-mix-in-class-6/ I know stupid title but hey it rhymes........anyways my new mentor for Class 5: Beginning Short Film is none other than Jed Diffenderfer from DreamWorks where he works as a story artist....He worked on Kung Fu Panda and is now working Monsters vs Aliens....he is an awesome mentor and I ... http://squashandstretch.animationblogspot.com/2008/04/20/class-5and-im-still-alive/ There are all kinds of congratulations to be handed out these days, and I am glad to do it! First off congrats to Pixar for winning Best Animated Feature at the 80th Academy Awards.....some of the mentors at AM worked on Ratatouille....Awesome work guys and gals!!!! Secondly I would like ... http://squashandstretch.animationblogspot.com/2008/02/25/congrats-to-ratatouille-and-shawn-kelly/ Sorry for the corny title but I can't help it if it is true!! I was extremely lucky enough to get Dave Burgess for my mentor this time in Class 4.......it is hard to believe that the man that animated some of my favorite characters of all time will be ... http://squashandstretch.animationblogspot.com/2008/01/15/im-so-excited-and-i-just-cant-hide-itfor-class-4/ Man this just makes me proud to be a member of this school....all of the amazing work that continues to come out of AM never ceases to amaze me....Keep up the good work guys and gals!!! Here's what AM has to say about it!!! "Welcome to the 3rd installment of our ... http://squashandstretch.animationblogspot.com/2007/10/09/animation-mentor-student-showcase-fall-2007-is-here/ Woohoo!!! Class 3 is a'rocking and a'rolling.......My mentor for this quarter is none other than Steve Cady. He works at Weta Digital as a character animator where he is currently working on Avatar and he also worked on one of my favorite movies (as seen above) .....This looks to be ... http://squashandstretch.animationblogspot.com/2007/10/03/animation-mentor-class-3-begins/ I love watching one of the greats do what he does best...just watch all the videos below and you will see what I mean! :-) Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Via Cooked Art http://squashandstretch.animationblogspot.com/2007/09/21/pure-gold/ I found out my new mentor for Class 2 is none other than Dave Vallone....this is gonna be the beginning of an awesome quarter! http://squashandstretch.animationblogspot.com/2007/07/03/animation-mentor-class-2-begins/ I want all of you that read this post to go out and see Surf's Up now!!! If you don't want to take my word for it then here's what Cartoon Brew has to say about it: "Don’t let this film pass you by. It’s excellent. It’s not just another “penguin ... http://squashandstretch.animationblogspot.com/2007/06/15/go-see-surfs-up/ It's been a while since I last posted anything....I have been really busy with my AM projects....so since I had a little time I decided to make a short progress reel.....Anyways here it is! :-) http://squashandstretch.animationblogspot.com/2007/05/15/my-progress-so-far/