New Things!

So obviously, that was a little longer than I intended between updates, but here we go:


This is the work that I was doing for Cube Co™ and for Mr. Daniel Pogue for his senior degree project.  A very nice teaser with a combination of my CG work, his compositing and amazing stop motion animation!



Very happy to have worked on this!  This was a great opportunity to keep going with Cinema 4D!  I can't wait to see the full installation!



Also, I had decided that I hadn't 'tooned' myself very recently, so I took a crack at a hyper realistic self-portrait!

Also, in Z Boy news, Zoë, myself and the rest of the team are working to create a pitch bible to shop around this fall at the Television Animation Conference in Ottawa!  More on that in the FUTURE!

Z Boy: Tales of a Teenage Zombie is LIVE!

A recently deceased boy is banished back to the world of the living because of his incompetent reaper. He must now re adapt to his old life as a zombie.

A special thanks to the Z boy team who worked so hard and supported this project! You are all so talented!

All characters and likenesses belong to © Zoë Abbett 2012.

New Thangs!

So I'll be breaking my radio silence more and more now that the production of Z:Boy is done...

We had an excellent screening at MassArt in the Peggin' Out show, and Z:Boy was chosen as the audience favorite!  It was given an encore screening in the following show, Squealing Pegs!

Z:Boy will be premiering tomorrow night @ the MFA in the Animation Seniors 2012 show!  The show begins at 5pm sharp!

Also, I'm finishing a little thing I started over the summer in Flash...  When I began this, it was an effort to learn Flash, but I never truly learned it until I did so much coloring on Z:Boy.  Now I feel confident enough to produce some of my animations.  Look forward to some shorts with this little guy soon!

Z:Boy

Very proud to have worked on such an amazing project!  Come to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston to see the world premiere of Z:Boy "Tales of a Teenage Zombie."  The event is on May 10th, at 5pm in the MFA and it is FREE!!

~ James C.

Zoë's Birthday Card

Happy Birthday, my love!

Radio-Silence: Part 2

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So another reason you may not hear from me too frequently for the next couple of months is the work I'll be doing on Z-Boy. This is my girlfriend, Zoë Abbett's, degree project in animation. I'm her co-producer, colorist, motivator, man-slave, and I'll occasionally just stare at my computer and type to look like I'm doing something of importance.

Anywho, we are moving along with the production and animation of this film. Nine minutes isn't exactly a walk in the park! Five minutes was hard enough for me last year with Over Games... But...just like I had help from Zoë last year, I'm helping her out this year....

Here's a few preview shots of our favorite decaying friend, Drake, and his incompetent Reaper, Cornelius:






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Radio-Silence: Part 1

Hey All!

So I've been very busy with freelance work, part-time job work, and life in general. Unfortunately, I lost my Grandfather about two weeks ago, so it's been a rough time for my family and myself. However, he is resting in peace, and he is no longer suffering. He had a good life and made our lives all the much better. I will always think of him when I'm out of ideas and struggling with my work.


As far as business and work goes, it goes... I've been working on this thingamajiggy for my associate, Dan Pogue. I won't give away too much, but his project is going to be awesome, and I've been helping by making the advertisement for the product that his Degree Project is focusing on. Here are a few stills:






You don't know what it does...all you know is you want one!


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~ James C.