Article on Tonic DNA at Cartoon Brew
Cartoon Brew features an article about the studio I'm currently working for in Montreal, Tonic DNA. Check it out here.
A Conversation with painter John Ebersberger
One of the things that fascinates me about artists is how they got to where they are as creative professionals. What were the formative influences that shaped them as artists? What were the major challenges they faced, and what drove them to overcome them? Annapolis...
A Conversation with Animation Supervisor Michael Greenholt Part 3
In this episode, Mike shares with me a sneak peak at a personal animated project that he wants to make into a feature film. The beauty of this project is not just in it's artistry, but also in it's leveraging of today's technology to achieve it's old school animation...
Fox, Educ’Alcool Commercial
One of my favorite Educ'alcool commericals is on air in Canada. https://vimeo.com/310387224
Part 2 of my Conversation with Michael Greenholt
Michael Greenholt has been working in animation for some time and has lately become a sought-after Animation Supervisor among the bigger studios. His career path is fascinating, and in this episode Mike shares some very helpful words of wisdom from someone who has...
Les Dindons, or Turkeys, for Educ’Alcool
The Educ'Alcool campaign in Quebec has been a lot of fun as we were mandated to produce old school animation. Both are getting loads of air time in Canada. This spot is Turkeys, or Les Dindons, below both the English and French versions. Les Dindons...
A Conversation with Animation Supervisor Michael Greenholt Part 1
Michael Greenholt is a CG Supervisor on an upcoming TV series for Disney Toons, and was a 2D animation supervisor on a soon-to-be-released series for Warner Bros. that you are going to hear a lot about very shortly. A Ringling grad, Mike was one of the few artists who...
Looking Ahead into the New Year as a Family
In Episode 11 of the Shaffer Creative podcast we gather our family around microphones in Grandma's kitchen to introduce our children, talk about where we are creatively as a family, and what we plan to pursue in the new year. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST ON THESE...
Ten Words of Advice for Animators from an Animation Director
There are many things animators need to know and practices they must develop a habit of doing to work successfully on any production. In this podcast I give you ten (actually 11 as I miscounted) of my most common words of advice for animators. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST...
Todd & Melissa Talk “The Promise” The Animated Musical
The Promise: Birth of the Messiah is an animated musical that presents Luke’s account of the nativity story. It was written and directed by Todd, while I (Melissa) had a hand in the production as a motion-capture performer. Todd tells us how this film was conceived,...