August 16, 2012

PigGoat BananaMantis!




PigGoatBananaMantis! is a wacky pilot created a few years back by comic artists Dave Cooper and Johnny Ryan, and animated by Nick Cross.

CREDITS
Created by Dave Cooper and Johnny Ryan
Written by Johnny Ryan
Directed by Dave Cooper and Nick Cross
Animation by Nick Cross
Art Direction by Dave Cooper
Music by David Burns
Sound design by Ray Gould and Wayne Bartlett
Voices by Matt Jones, Candi Milo, Tom Wilson and James Urbaniak

"The Sage of Rex" by Michel Gagne

Tom Hardy in 'Star Trek' Original Screen Test to Final Film Comparison


Via OnAnimation

August 15, 2012

Dartmouth Comic Arts Festval

If you're around Halifax/Dartmouth this Sunday, drop in to the first DCAF!
Free admission - free parking - easy to get to via the ferry or
bus! Join more than two dozen cartoonists who will be exhibiting
their work, there will be comics for sale, posters, prints, t-shirts and
lots more!

Facebook event info: http://www.facebook.com/events/189821017815999/

The DCAF blog: http://dartmouthcomicartsfestival.blogspot.ca/

Scheduled Artists to be in Attendance: 

Nick Bradshaw
Marvel Comics' Wolverine & the X-men
http://scaryhappenings.blogspot.ca/

Darwyn Cooke
The Spirit, Catwoman, The New Frontier
www.darwyncooke.ca


Steve McNiven
Nemesis and Marvel Comics' Civil War, Old Man Logan
http://stevemcniven.com/

Faith Erin Hicks
Friends with Boys, War at Ellsmere, Adventure Time

Mike Holmes
Adventure Time, Bravest Warriors, Mikenesses, True Story

Mark Oakley
Thieves & Kings, Star Drop

James White - Signalnoise

Jordyn Bochon

Danica Brine

Joel Duggan

Tim Larade

Andre Myette

Tim Carpenter

Colleen MacIsaac

Kate Leth

Molly McVicker


Derek Jessome

Jeff Knott

Andy Cotnam

Atlantic Comics

Ivy Quickdraw Jones

Ben Jeddrie

Andrew Power

Miriam Gibson

André

Josh Rodgers

David Germain

Meags Fitzgerald

Danielle Stirling 

Glenn Arseneau

Susan Pfeiffer

Patrick Burgomaster

Jei Jei Steeves

Dominic Marco

"The Act" - Full Game Playthrough

Great acting reference.

"When the Day Breaks" by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby


From the National Film Board of Canada
Via OnAnimation

August 07, 2012

"Song of the Sea" Concept Art and Trailer

Cartoon Saloon's newest independent feature film.
The story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their home by the sea, their journey becomes a race against time as they are drawn into a world Ben knows only from his mother’s folktales. But this is no bedtime story; these fairy folk have been in our world far too long. It soon becomes clear to Ben that Saoirse is the key to their survival.

Lighthouse – Artwork by Art Director Adrien Merigeau – rough layouts by Tomm Moore and character designs by Tomm Moore and Marie Thorhauge.



Birthday Party – Artwork by Art Director Adrien Merigeau – rough layouts by Tomm Moore and character designs by Tomm Moore and Marie Thorhauge.


Ferry boat – Artwork by Art Director Adrien Merigeau – rough layouts by Tomm Moore and character designs by Tomm Moore and Marie Thorhauge.


Dublin – Artwork by Art Director Adrien Merigeau.



Underground River – Artwork by Art Director Adrien Merigeau – rough layouts by Tomm Moore and character designs by Tomm Moore and Marie Thorhauge.


Underwater – Artwork by Art Director Adrien Merigeau – rough layouts by Tomm Moore and character designs by Tomm Moore and Marie Thorhauge.






Trailer credits -

Directed and storyboarded by Tomm Moore

Art direction and Backgrounds by Adrien Merigeau

Character Designs by Tomm Moore

Animation by Fabian Erlinghauser, Sean McCarron, Svend Rothmann Bonde , Alessandra Sorrentino , Alfredo Cassano

CG animation, SFX , Compositing and Ink and Paint by Digital Graphics Studios , Liege , Belgium.

Music “Dees Tune” by kind permission of Kila

See more info here.

"Question of The Day" by Anthony Dusk