Archive for the ‘Ends’ Category

Horton Hears A Who!

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

Horton Premiere Ticket

After a couple years of work, this is one exciting weekend. Horton is at a theatre near you and I can’t wait to hear what people think. So far the reviews have been great! I’m proud of the work Blue Sky did on this movie. I bet Dr. Seuss would have liked to watch it with us. Here’s a picture of us at the LA premiere with Carol Burnett. She did an amazing job as the voice of the Kangaroo.

Carol Burnett

What did I do on this film? Well, I storyboarded lots of ideas. One of my little gags is the “YEAH!” guy in the crowd. He seems to get laughs. Another moment is the “We Are Here” chant, which stayed pretty true to the book.

There are two parts in the movie I’m most proud of: the “Hall of Mayors” and “Dentist” sequences. The “Hall” was inspired by an unforgettable visit ten years ago, through a golden corridor in the Vatican, Italy. There were paintings from the floor to the ceiling and as far as you could see. I was very happy with the scope of the sequence when I saw it on the big screen. Most of the paintings are my actual storyboards- which the art department painted. In the “Dentist” sequence I came up with the idea of having the Mayor accidentally take novocain to the arm, causing all the limp arm shenanigans and plenty of laughs!

What a fun movie- I hope you enjoy it!

So Long Amigo -

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Obi Wan Renobi

Good luck to my good friend Chris Renaud. We’ll miss you.

Dwelling

Friday, August 10th, 2007

Dwelling2

I went to visit my good friend in the LBC and bam! He’s building a hideout so nobody can find him, not even his wife.

Dwelling

OK, so what if she can see it from the kitchen?

It’s like a cool tree house for kid… well no. There’s no tree and he’s an adult. But c’mon – you remember that feeling. The finished structure will house his new studio space. It look something like this, except with more huevos.

Read more: Modern-Shed.

Baja California, Mexico

Monday, April 30th, 2007

Surf Sunset

Surf sunset. Outside Cabo, near Pescadero. Awesome surf trip with all the bros: in the books.

We Really Dig Each Other

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

Early this week, some Italian archeologists discovered these two buried in a 5000 year old embrace. I guess nothing will keep some people apart. Meanwhile, a slushy-icy-stormy-winter-mess is keeping me from driving to see my fiancé. Sorry! Happy Valentines Day!

3D Illustration by Matt Cash.

AAAaaaaaauuuugggghhhh!!!

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

If you likes Yetis, and you likes Gnomes, and you likes to see ‘em battle – then go check out my pal Moroni’s channel on YouTube : YETI VS GNOME.


There are a bunch of episodes and he makes a new one every week.

Happy Halloween

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Kirk’s horse-dog.

Shefelsurf

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

This weekend, fellow storydude Dan Shefelman will be attending his first day at the Zentil Surf Academy. I hope Dan is a good swimmer. “Does that wave look big to you?” (in Dan voice)

The Elephant Model

Monday, October 9th, 2006

I sketched this as a student back in ’98, while I was trying to build up my animation portfolio.


Zoo sketching was always challenging. I gravitated torward the elephants because they stayed relatively still and moved slowly. They were great models for a beginner. Later, after a trip to see the elephants at the San Diego Zoo, I found them to be something more.

I laid a clipboard, like the ones used in life drawing, against a rope fence. They watched me. Big African Elephants. Beautiful wrinkly skin, some even with freckles. I hatched out half a dozen pastel sketches and ended up hitting a sketch, which I felt captured a certain elephant’s gaze. My efforts began to attract a small group, and this managed to bring the elephant closer. It was as if he wandered over casually, like he was part of the crowd. It was a cool little scenario for a few minutes. On the drive home that night, I kept thinking- there was something very human about that elephant.

I think about it every now and then. It’s then I want to go and see the pastels. The problem is, I carefully arranged all of them into a portfolio that I… carelessly lost. My name and phone number are still in there, so call me if you find it.

There is an excellent article in the NY Times about recent studies into elephant behavior and the human connection. Click on this: Elephant article

You Can’t Win, Darth

Saturday, June 24th, 2006

Ok then. I saw these slot machines in Vegas. Look closely for the Death Star.