Rollercoaster Fun

Here are two clips that I made with my son Ethan. The first clip was animated using 3D Studio Max and then made to look like old silent film footage using Adobe After Effects. The second clip was made from some footage of Ethan acting in front of a white bed sheet. The selected clips of Ethan were then edited together and placed onto some cartoon backgrounds that I drew a then scanned into the computer. The shadows on the bed sheet were removed using a combination of Photoshop and After Effects.

Expedition Everest

Here's a drawing inspired by my son, Ethan (age 5). He drew the top picture after riding the Everest coaster at Disney's Animal Kingdom (he loved it!), and I drew the bottom picture after seeing his drawing.

Ethan's Drawing. (age 5)

My drawing based on Ethan's drawing.

Fun with Computer Animation

I just finished watching a great two hour show about the life of Ub Iwerks that was on TV. It inspired me to put this short piece of computer animation together to try and make it look like it was a cartoon from the twenties. The transfer to YouTube really lowered the resolution of the image. I am trying to find a better host for video.