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Counting Down and New Screen Shots ::

Monday, March 14th, 2011

Above: Shot 04F (in progress) – Things are looking rough for Robo
Below: Shot 01C (in progress) – Robo gets a thrown around a bit

A funny thing happens when you begin to wrap up a project… All those shots that seemed impossible and the scope of what has yet be done, begins to melt away. And shit just starts getting done. Atomic Robo Last Stop is the studio’s 3rd independent animated film and what’s happening in the studio now is my favorite part. Everything is starting to fall in line, it’s like tetris.

One of the biggest issues with producing independent animation, for me at least, is the absence of a deadline. With the Commercial Work I Do, we’re dealing with hard deadline and client approved development stages. There is always strong forward momentum. But with the independents stuff, suddenly all of those forces disappear. And you’re left saying what the hell do we do next, which is my job as director. I’m incredibly fortunate to work with a team that is incredibly talented, takes direction well, but perhaps more importantly has great ideas. Many of which have been incorporated into the final film. We’re all looking forward to sharing it with the Atomic Robo community.

Hundreds of frames to organize. What a pain!

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TWO BRAND NEW PRODUCTION STILLS ::

Monday, February 7th, 2011

Above: Jenkins unwinds during the calm before the storm.

Above: Helsie is kicking up dust.

Hello again everybody! We’ve been so buried in production that I’ve forgotten to post production stills. Above are two production stills from the Atomic Robo: Last Stop animated short.

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Atomic Robo Promo part 2 ::

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

without further adieu I introduce to you the finished Atomic Robo Last stop promo piece. Enjoy

Robo Promo Speed Painting part 2

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FIRST FRIDAY AT THE FICTORY / POSTAGE, INC ::

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

So here it is. A flyer by Ashley McCague for our First Friday Event. Come see what all the Buzz is about! Listen to the podcast within this entry (or better yet subscribe in iTunes) for all the details! You better believe we’ll be taking lots of pictures. Be sure to be in some of them.

There is also a podcast recorded by my partner Allen Clements of he an I talking about the upcoming event. LISTEN TO IT HERE.

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STICK IT IN YOUR EARHOLE “STICKS IT” TO THE FICTORY ::

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Earlier this week, on the heals of Comicon, senior members of The Fictory sat down with long time friends of the studio Damian Eby and Parker Lindstrom. In addition to being super handsome, these guys are tag-team hosts of a podcast called Stick It In Your Ear Hole. In a flurry of editing they took our mumbling and turned it into an actual sequence of coherent sentences, sometimes referred to as a conversation. We discuss every thing from the Fictory Comics, to Fubar, and of course… Atomic Robo: Last Stop. Be sure to LISTEN.