Friday, October 28, 2005

The Film Starts TODAY!

Recently recovered from a 1 and a half year stint at my brain-numbing soul-sucking corporate "creative" job, I embark on a film project today. A little background, I'm a cartoonist, all my life, always drawing silly things and trying to make other people laugh, etc. I got into animation in college, I really like it, but have been less satisfied with my work in the field as of the last few years. Corporate jobs and "work for hire" here in Portland leaves an animator to try and make something interesting out of boring Flash tutorials, commercials, or training materials. I have done some cool stuff, from 2000-2003 I was with Mongadillo Studios, and we did a lot of great web cartoons, but that ship has sailed. I'm left holding an empty bag, and mourning for the days when I just used to draw. I have decided to chuck it all and make a fresh start, but I have one little problem, a really bad case of mental constipation, otherwise known as artists block. My remedy; 3000 drawings. 6 reams of nice, white paper. Flush the system, dump it all, don't plan anything, don't conceive anything beforehand, just start drawing, and then shoot all the drawings, in order, and make a film. One thing is likely certain; I will get it all out, whatever it is, and I'm sure that it will purge the blockage. Even if it doesn't, I'm drawing. The film will likely not be very good, but that I will leave up to fate.
So here we go! Day one, stay tuned for updates.