Festival submission platforms
I recently wrote on my site blog about the various festival submission websites out there, from a filmmaker's perspective. Please …
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Production blog: Dark Hip Falls video
I recently completed work on a video for Seattle band Dark Hip Falls. I used ink combined with water and gum arabic solution on gl…
Introducing The Lost Mariner
I'm happy to introduce the world to my latest project, called The Lost Mariner. It is an animated interpretation of a case study w…
Watch new short Mario online exclusively for the next 5 days!
So happy that my newest animated short Mario, a paint on glass piece, has premiered online on the Animated Documentary website. Wa…
The Whale Story wins San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival
My animated short The Whale Story won Best Short at the San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival a few weeks ago. I wasn't …
Animation Marathon, Fete de l'Anim, Tourcoing, France
Above you can see a ten second film I created with two classmates last month at the Fete de l'Anim in Tourcoing, France. We were o…
Animated GIF
Check out this 15 frame loop I made for a recent gallery show in Seattle - these frames along with other loops from members of the…
Mario production blog 9 - more paint on glass
These photos are from the last section of the film. After a dramatic shooting there are a few symbolic images of birds (birds are …
Slices in Time: Making of video
Slices in Time is a strata stencil animated loop and installation created for a gallery space in Vienna called ASIFAKEIL. When I w…
Mario Production Blog 8 - Paint fun!
I'm picking up a string of posts I was writing a few months back about a film called Mario. I'm finally getting the chance to fini…
