Captain Underpants season 2 is out!!! This is the season that I got to work on a lot unlike the first season where I only worked on 1 episode with only 4 short shots haha. The time I was on this show was fun as it too was cartoony and had a bunch of ridiculous and fun posing. As I continued working on it I became more comfortable with the animation style of the show and began to animate a ton of scenes that I ended up liking a lot!
Hopefully I can gather all my scenes that I like and compile them together into a video sometime soon. I also want to do it with my Home scenes as well so I'll try and get working on those compilations pronto! Anyway enjoy the new EPIC season of Captain Underpants!
Haven't updated in a loooooong time. I've been super busy with work and life that I just kept forgetting to post when these stuff released. So here's a rundown of what you missed! Most are now available on Netflix or will be soon!
Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh Season 4
The first gig I had at Titmouse!! It was such a fun and enjoyable show that I do miss it sometimes because of how wild and wacky you can get with those characters and animating them. Googling Home season 4 brought up that first screenshot which is a scene I did haha!
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
Captain Underpants also released during this past summer and is also available on Netflix! This was also a fun show to work on! I loved the characters and the crazy villains the show had, animating them was a blast.
Archibald's Next Big Thing
Just recently announced, Archibald will be coming out soon in 2019! It's an absolutely adorable show based on a children book by Buster Bluth Tony Hale. My time spent on this show was brief but boy did I enjoy my time on it (half the reason was because it's animated in ToonBoom). The characters are fun and it reminds me a lot of cartoons from the 90's that weren't grand in scope in terms of storytelling. Look forward to it! Here's a quick rundown of the show from the Deadline article that announced it:
Archibald's Next Big Thing - 2019: Inspired by the children's book from Tony Hale, Tony Biaggne, and Victor Huckabee, the show follows the adventures of Archibald Strutter, a chicken who "yes-ands" his way thru life. Though living in the moment often leads him astray, Archibald always finds his way back home. Executive produced by Hale, Archibald's Next Big Thing emphasizes the importance of being present and celebrating the journey, not just the destination.
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There you have it! I am currently still working at Titmouse in Vancouver and still animating my little heart out on a cool new project. I don't want to say I'll update more frequently because I know I can't keep the promise. BUT I can guarantee that I will still be updating here from time to time, it's just a tad hard with work things since I need to wait for things to be announced/go online in order for me to talk about them or show them off. So when things like that DO happen, I'll make sure to update as soon as possible, unlike this post which was several months late. Don't worry, I'm still kickin'!
If you're not busy this Saturday April 7, 2018 you can go check out this event taking place at Sheridan College in Oakville where they will be having a 13-piece jazz ensemble do live recording of custom compositions created specifically for my thesis film! I am honoured and grateful to have my film selected for this event. I'm super excited for this and I'm really bummed out by the fact that I'm all the way in Vancouver and won't be able to attend. I can't wait to hear what they came up with!
For the 45th Annie Awards Cuphead will be the recipient of this year's 'Special Achievement Award'!!!! Which according to their website is:
An Annie Award for Special Achievement in Animation is given to an individual, individuals, or a company for unique and outstanding achievement in animation not recognized by in other Annie Award categories. This special award is given by the Board of Directors of ASIFA-Hollywood, by a unanimous vote, when such recognition is deemed desirable.
This is freaking amazing!! Holy cow!!! 2 animators who worked on the game, Hanna Abi-Hanna and Tina Nawrocki, are also nominated for Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Video Game! Super cool!!
At 2017 Game Awards, Cuphead was nominated for 5 categories and won 3! Cuphead received Best Independant Game, Best Art Direction, and Best Debut Indie Game!! It was also nominated for Best Score/Soundtrack and Best Action Game.
Even Justin Trudeau went out the way to congratulate the team! I always told people who were on the fence on buying the game to get it so they can "support Canadian content!" A lot of people tend to forget that it is!
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This is insanely amazing to see Cuphead receiving so much attention and praise! The creators and those who worked on it put so much passion into it that I can't help but be so happy for them to see their dream project succeed. Cuphead is still continuing to pop up on other website's Game of The Year Awards lists it's exciting!
At work we did a Secret Santa drawing exchange and the person I received asked for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles so here's what I gave him! He like it! Also really awesome to hear other people in the studio enjoyed it as well.
Ever since joining Titmouse I've had the wonderful opportunity to join the Home team!
Here's a Christmas special that I had the chance to work on! First scene after the establishing shot is mine. So cool to see it together! That's one off the animation bucket list: Work on a Christmas special.
Working on Home has been super cool and I appreciated it a lot to be put specifically on this show for my talents due to how cartoony it is! We can really put a lot of fun into the acting and have the freedom to push the poses as far as we can. Really glad to be on a show that doesn't rely on the storyboards entirely and gives the animators actual freedom to act beyond what is provided to us. I've learned a lot since being on the show and I am very grateful to be on it. Look forward to the Christmas special this December 1st on Netflix!
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NOW AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON NETLIX!
Here's a fun sequence of Ben Schwartz rapping about Hanukkah with a bunch of scenes I got to do! From 2:16 - 2:25 are a chunk that are mine as well as the scenes where he's fat at the end 2:52 - 2:59. I also have a couple of short scenes sprinkled throughout the sequence. It was fun to do! I still have to try out latkes...
