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Muttpop Bob

Thursday, June 05, 2008

tom fathom:
It never hurts to try. :-)

E-mail us at info@muttpop.com. I'll give you my personal e-mail and answer any questions you may have.

Thanks a bunch,

MPB

tom fathom

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Bob:

I am animator/design and layout artist for a fairly large traditional/digital fusion studio in Ottawa called Mercury Filmworks. We specialize in animating 22 minute television shows that are digitally animated, but aim to emulate the look of traditionally hand drawn animation.

The owners are always looking for new television pitches and I'd personally love to hook you up if you ever need a studio to bring a show from concept to full realization, whether it be Lucha Libre or some other idea that you have for a television show.

Our website is here: http://www.mercuryfilmworks.com/

Muttpop Bob

Monday, May 26, 2008

Zees & Tom Fathom:

Thanks for the insight. Knowing a bit about how he's potentially doing it makes me appreciate and respect it even more! :-)

We'd LOVE to do something animated for Lucha Libre. But, as with everything, are two constraints are time and money. Gobi, Bill, and Fabien refined their illustration skills in Animation school... but they're too busy with comics to do anything in that realm.

Tom:
What do you have in mind?

-MPB

ZEES

Monday, May 26, 2008

Make that two people that would be interested in Lucha Libre animated.

tom fathom

Friday, May 23, 2008

I'm going to agree with everything Zees just said, but I've got a few things to add: This guy either just has a really good grasp of motion and has had lots of practice animating in this sort of setup, or he's got some kind of a digital stop-motion device, where he can "flip" between the last frame and the next to see if it works before going on.

My guess is the former, as this work has more of a spontaneous look than something overly planned out. I would guess that he probably gets about 10-30 frames done a day, depending on the complexity of the subject at the time.

P.S: Bob, if you or Jerry are ever interested in making an animated version of Lucha Libre, drop me a line.

ZEES

Thursday, May 22, 2008

I believe he just has a good understanding of the next frame, and paints over the previous. It looks like its done very quickly as well, the paint he uses to go over the previous turns grey because the black is still wet. I'm assuming also that he uses house paint.

Muttpop Bob

Monday, May 19, 2008

Tom Fathom:
As an animator, how do you think this was done?

ZEES:
William Kentridge? I'll have to look that up. Thanks!

-MPB

ZEES

Monday, May 19, 2008

I remember watching the older ones and I was blown away. It has a William Kentridge feel to it....I suggest looking him up if you enjoyed watching this.

Tom Fathom

Sunday, May 18, 2008

This is amazing.

Speaking from the point of view of someone who animates for a living, I find that this is truly a great achievement and must have taken this guy a long, long, time. Brilliant!

For those of you who haven't watched this, go do it!