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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Today I’m publicly releasing a short Paper Brain Productions animation Lisa and I originally made for our kids… but they ended up writing its ending.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[…]
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[…]
VisitHouston.com Paper City Animation
Just in time for the 2016 Final Four hosted here in Houston, TX, VisitHouston.com asked us to produce a few 10 and 15 second spots that you can see playing in both Intercontinental Airport and Hobby Airport. The spot features a pair of hands pulling paper buildings off a sheet[…]
Animations for Imperial Sugar and Rivet
Rivet produced Cubie and Cubette’s Cooking Club, twelve episodes of short and ‘sweet’ cooking lessons for kids using Imperial Sugar and Dixie Crystals. Check out the animated characters we made, using a combination of stop-motion and frame by frame animation techniques.
Film About the New Public Art at William P. Hobby Airport
To celebrate William P. Hobby’s International Concourse opening, seven new permanent art installations have been brought to the airport to share with the public. I got to film this so the airport could share a glimpse of what each of the seven artists went through in producing a new and unique piece[…]
Season 2 of Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street
October 30th promises us tithings of great joy- new episodes of Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street! The kids are really growing up this season, with all the triumphs and heart-ache of becoming an adult. Check out this trailer for a glimpse at the new adventures Mel, Ranger, Gortimer, and[…]
Houston Film Commission “Advancing the Craft”
The Houston Film Commission is pretty awesome. For myself, it’s been a great resource for Houston production. And one of my favorite experiences over the past few years was being a part of the Texas Filmmaker’s Showcase in 2014. This year, I got to utilize my 3D paper craft stylings[…]
Paper Brain Productions
In 2013, Paper Brain Productions launched as a full-time animation production company specializing in stylized paper-based animation. Since then, Paper Brain has won five awards at various international film festivals, been selected to be a part of the Texas Filmmaker’s Showcase 2014, and contracted to make animations for the first[…]
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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[…]
Short film complete!
Man, it’s been a busy summer… and by the way our schedule is shaping up, we’ve got lots of exciting production opportunities straight into 2016. But we’ve also got some fun news! We’ve completed our latest short film “Nine to Five Ned” and we’re really excited about sharing it. I’m[…]
Houston Arts Alliance PODA 2.0
Over the past year, Team Paper Brain and myself have been working on the Repurposing Cyclical City for the Houston Art Alliance’s PODA 2.0 touring installation series. We made a paper and cardboard city inside a PODS container. The team members who contributed were Janiece Rivas, Rodney Flores, Darwin Arevalo, Lisa Ray,[…]
“Be Brave” by Aja Monet get Best Music Video Award at RIFF 2015
Many thanks to the Rincon International Film Festival for honoring Aja Monet‘s song “Be Brave” with the Best Music Video Award at this year’s festival. Aja Monet is a gifted poet, musician, activist, and one of the nicest people I’ve ever worked with, and I’m grateful she chose me to[…]
