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A salute to Ray Harryhausen on his 90th birthday. This version is not in 3D so I could post it in it's full resolution. Viewers should note that any film you...
Thanks! I intentionally left any exact meaning of this film ambiguous but, I did have one in mind... several actually. I wrote it to be an 'Odyssey' for people to find their own meaning for. But it did win the award for best film at the 'Atlanta Phi…
if the whole world thought this way, perhaps we could get past our meaningless differences and unite... well done
HA...enough said.
I've been on this for Ummmmmmm, I don't know - maybe six months? And the release date is set for whenever it gets done! :)
Looks awesome....how long are you in production and when is it coming out?
Well maybe not that young....just clueless or not a good student of his of animation...Ha
Profile Information
- Are you a trained or self-taught animator?
- self taught
- Are you an animation production company, educational institute, animation organization or animation festival?
- Pro animator/special effects artist
- Tell us a little bit about your company, organization or festival.
- I am an independent animator who has produced my own 11 minute award winning film and have over 20 years experience as a special effects artist.
- Where are you located or based?
- New York
- Do you have an online portfolio or link to your work?
- http://inthefallofgravity.blogspot.com/
- What's your favorite animation (tv show, short, feature film)?
- The Wrong Trousers
- What or who influenced you to started animating?
- A combination between the worlds of Star Wars and the works of Ray Harryhausen gave me years of escape, wonder and hope to make it out of a poverty stricken childhood. Those films changed my world and made me dream BIG. Animation was something I could do at low cost to create my own worlds and entertain others with, in the same way those films struck me.
- Do you work in the industry or create animation as a hobby?
- I've worked in the industry of special effects and animation for over 20 years.
- Tell us a bit about the software and hardware used in your creative work.
- My focus is on the tactile real world puppets and miniatures that go into making stop motion animated films but, I do enjoy all of the advantages of technology to bring those images to the screen.
- Where has your work been showcased on television, internet, film festivals, mobile etc?
- I have worked on many stop motion animated TV commercials in the roll of puppet fabricator. I've worked as a puppet builder/designer for numerous TV and motion picture productions and I have a film titled 'In the Fall of Gravity' that is an 11minute animated short that is in festivals now. It won the award for Best Animated Short in it's first festival.
- Any projects we can look forward to seeing from you in the near future?
- A short independent film titled 'Illumin' on which I am the Key Animator.
- Can you recommend an animation film or animation book that every animator should see/read?
- The Films Dragon Slayer, The Gate and The Empire Strikes Back.
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Sinbad The 5th Voyage
I am very proud to announce that I've been contracted to be the animator who will provide the stop motion animated special effects for the next Sinbad live action/stop motion film! Ray Harryhausen has been a film making God to me for my entire life and to get this job - following in his gigantic footsteps… Continue
Posted on October 24, 2009 at 6:16pm —
In the Fall of Gravity Available Now On DVD
In the Fall of Gravity is now available to get on DVD or Direct Download through my blog and via Indieflix! You can get a personalized copy directly from me that has more extras on the disk plus some other neat stuff or if you order through Indieflix you'll ha… Continue
Posted on April 16, 2009 at 7:00am — 3 Comments
In the Fall of Gravity in an online video contest
Hey Animapeople!
I've decided to enter my film 'In the Fall of Gravity' into an online animation contest, it was a hard decision for me because I want sell my film on DVD about having it online where anybody can just see it for free. But on my DVD I'm supplying extras and a nice case so I figure that anyone who cares will buy the DVD anyway.
Here's the link where you can see all 11minutes and 9 glorious seconds of my film. Please go there, log in, watch all the films, consider each one careful… Continue
I've decided to enter my film 'In the Fall of Gravity' into an online animation contest, it was a hard decision for me because I want sell my film on DVD about having it online where anybody can just see it for free. But on my DVD I'm supplying extras and a nice case so I figure that anyone who cares will buy the DVD anyway.
Here's the link where you can see all 11minutes and 9 glorious seconds of my film. Please go there, log in, watch all the films, consider each one careful… Continue
Posted on March 26, 2009 at 12:30pm — 4 Comments
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- At 7:43pm on January 19, 2009,
Johnie L. Tidwell, Jr. said…
- Thank you Ron for joining the network!
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