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Sunnova. Go Solar. Save Money.
It’s always sunny when you’re saving money… that’s what you’ll learn when you spend a little time over at sunnova.com. I had the pleasure of working with Rivet and Acme Fish to make this fun paper animation for the great folks at Sunnova. I hope we get to see some[...]
[un.box.ing] the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K – Papyrus Edition
“The cinema of ‘unboxing’ is as vast and unexplored as the deepest trenches of Earth’s ocean floors.” — Brandon Ray, newbie unboxer
Mat Kubo – “No Talking, Just Typing”
When I sat down directly across from artist Mat Kubo with a 1970′s typewriter at my fingertips, I had no idea what to expect next. I didn’t think the experience of “No Talking, Just Typing” would move me in any particular direction. But it did. Mat’s performance installation piece gives[...]
Bleu and Violet’s Alphabet
As an animating dad, I had mixed emotions about my 2-year-old son Bleu watching alphabet animations on YouTube. I thought, “I’m an animator, shouldn’t he be watching my alphabet animations???” So, my mission was clear. I needed to make a tool that he (and someday his sister Violet) could use[...]
Bill Carter “Anything Made of Paper” – Official Music Video
This month, the music video I animated for Bill Carter‘s song “Anything Made of Paper” made its online debut. As you’ll see in the video, I used a whole smorgasbord of animation techniques. I’m quite pleased with the results. Hope you like it! Below is the write up the promotional[...]
Paper Cut-Out “Save the Date” Animation
Maggie & Andrew asked me to make a paper stop-motion animated “Save the Date” announcing their wedding in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Hopefully they’ll have as much fun sharing it as I did making it!
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“Anything Made of Paper” Screens at the Los Angeles Film Festival 2014
Bill Carter’s gift to Damien Echols of the West Memphis Three, a song he and his wife wrote called “Anything Made of Paper“, is an animated music video I made along with my co-director Pat Kondelis last year. Last Friday, Pat and I had the privilege of watching it on[...]
4K Animation & Video
Here at Paper Brain, we’ve been doing some beta testing with the Blackmagic 4K Papyrus Edition. Since it’s a part of our equipment lineup now, we’ll be offering 4K options for all video and animation projects. Update- I made an unboxing video, I think it’s the first look ever at[...]
“Best Music Video” at Rincon
It’s an honor to receive the “Best Music Video” award from the Rincon International Film Festival for Bill Carter’s “Anything Made of Paper”. The festival looked beautiful, wish we could have attended! Post by Paper Brain Productions.
Houston Press Talks Music Videos with Me
Post by Paper Brain Productions.
Gortimer Gibbon Gets the Green Light
I love it when people surprise me. No, I’m not talking about when some guy hides behind a bush, strategically waiting until I pass his general vicinity, so he can jump at me and scream, “Boogada-boooo!” I’m talking about when people as a collective produce an outcome that differs from[...]
