Recent Videos
Animation on Sesame Street
Uploaded with permission from the Sesame Workshop. This is one of two animated films we made with the Sesame Workshop for Season 47 of Sesame Street on HBO. “Six Buzzing Bees” aired on the episode titled “Baby Bear Learns About Bees” and was co-created/co-animated by Jared Hedges of Team Spaceman (we’ve[…]
American Girl Story Animation for Amazon Kids
Amazon Kids just posted the trailer for An American Girl Story: Summer Camp, Friends for Life, which will be released 6/9/17 on Amazon Prime Video. In the trailer, you can see some of the hand-drawn frame by frame animation of doves and girls that I made for the show. The protagonist[…]
The Hydrogen Song
Inspired by the 1970s ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ series, this video presents the use of hydrogen as a source of energy. It is the first of ten animated ‘music videos’ produced by the Wiess Energy Hall at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, each in a different musical and visual style, featuring[…]
“Notes in Your Lunch Bag” from Disney’s Bizaardvark
Last year, Paper Brain had the pleasure of animating some spooky background plates for this music video featured in the Disney Channel show “Bizaardvark.” Stepping away from stop-motion, I used Toon Boom Harmony to do some good ol’ frame by frame animation with my Wacom tablet, animating here in Houston while the show was[…]
Happy New Year!
Wow… 2017. We appreciate everyone we worked with and worked for in 2016, both old and new. We’ve gotten to work with media entities that we grew up with like Sesame Street and Disney… and we’ll be able to share them with everyone really soon. Thank you all for your[…]
“Close Your Door” Animation Exceeds 1.25 Million Views
Just in time for Fire Prevention Month, Paper Brain teamed up with the LA-based animation company Team Spaceman, along with Tongal, Genuine, and safety giants UL, to create this animated music video with a critical message… and luckily, it spread like wild fire (bad pun, I know… but I couldn’t resist!). “Close[…]
Close Your Door
An animated PSA to spread the fire-safety message “Close Your Door” for UL. Animation by Team Spaceman and Paper Brain Productions. “It sounds like a little thing, but it could save your life in a fire. It also sounds really good when you sing it. Close Your Door comes as[…]
Nine to Five Ned now streaming online
Today I’m publicly releasing a short Paper Brain Productions animation Lisa and I originally made for our kids… but they ended up writing its ending. It’s animated in a hybrid of 2d/3d stop motion paper craft, with a cartoon modern character design. It’s Nine to Five Ned, just another day in the life[…]
Latest Articles
Animations on Sesame Street
When I decided I was going full-time with this animation thing and Paper Brain about 4 years ago, I drafted an animator’s bucket list in my head… and one of the big points on the list was to make an animation for Sesame Street. I’m proud to say we’ve gotten[…]
ADDY Award for Houston Animation
Thanks to Houston First and Visit Houston for collaborating with us on the paper Houston animation campaign- it got an ADDY award last night! Naturally, we celebrated the only way we know how… with big bowls of spicy ramen at Tiger Den.
Animation for the Houston Museum of Natural Science
We made a short animation for an exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Science called “The Hydrogen Song,” and now it’ll be featured at this year’s Rockport Film Festival (a favorite festival of ours). It’s part of a ten song exhibit from Paul Bernhard Exhibit Design and Consulting called[…]
Paper Brain’s Animation on Arts InSight PBS
Each week, Arts InSight covers the myriad aspects of the performing and visual arts both locally and nationally. This week, the program will air a segment about animations made at my animation boutique Paper Brain. I got to talk about what inspires me, my fascination with hand-made animation, and how my whole family plays a[…]
Houstonia Magazine Likes Us!
Houstonia magazine just published a nice article about the Paper Houston advertising spot we made with the GHCVB for Visit Houston. Thanks for the love, Houstonia, and thanks to the GHCVB for being such awesome people to work with! You can check out the article here: http://www.houstoniamag.com/articles/2016/6/10/a-commercial-for-houston-in-a-class-of-its-own
‘Welcome to Houston’ Animation at Houston Intercontinental Airport and Hobby
The ‘Welcome to Houston’ animation we did for VisitHouston.com was spotted playing at Bush Intercontinental Airport. If you’re at IAH or HOU Hobby airport, let us know if you see them playing on the big screens or kiosks! Thanks for the photo, Tommy Gregory. Here’s a little bit more info on[…]
Nine to Five Ned for the Win!
Paper Brain’s latest paper animation Nine to Five Ned was recently honored with the Best Animation Award at the 2015 Rockport Film Festival and an Award of Merit at the Animation Chico International Animation Festival! And we’ve been accepted to be a part of the 2016 Irvine International Film Festival.[…]
Animation Chico International Animation Festival
After being the closing screening at the Rockport Film Festival a few weeks ago, the next stop for our latest short film Nine to Five Ned will be the Animation Chico International Animation Festival. 35 other animated shorts from around the world were selected for this year lineup. We’re looking forward[…]
