My Annual Holiday Animation Festival - A New Film Each Day
Every year I try to showcase Holiday Animation.
Larry Lauria's Recent Posts
THE ANNIE AWARDS HAVE LOST THEIR LUSTER - IT IS 1976 AGAIN
What has happened to the ANNIE AWARDS?
When looking at the list of the ANNIE AWARDS nominees you have ask",Wouldn't it have been easier to list the folks who were not nominated from certain studios?" The list would have been shorter.
Here is My Favorite Lesson - Complete with Visuals
My favorite lesson is one of the hardest for newbies to understand - and it is one of the most fun.
6:30 am - Hanging Out at a Cafe Before the Last Class- Watching the World Go By
Because of the production of my films and the time I spend writing and animating at places like Starbucks, I have reach "gold card" status and have accumulated numerous gold stars.
Somewhere on a Malibu Beach with Bill Littlejohn, a remembrance of a master animator.
I just heard the news of Bill Littlejohn’s passing. Bill was an amazing person, artist and animator.
Attention! Mushroom Moving to the Orlando Area and All That Includes...To The Land of Smack My Ass and Call Me Sally Sauce
A "mushroom" and his wife take flight south to the land of theme parks for a new adventure in animation.
A Last Look at MIMI AND GACK and the Incubator Studio Ends… for now.
Well, I am back in Savannah (for now). The Incubator Studio ended and I sadly said “goodbyes” to the folks at Bloomfield College and Cicely Tyson High School.
More from Bloomfield, New Jersey and the Incubator Studio with MIMI AND GACK and the Day to Day Grind
Life on the road can be challenging! As the Studio headed into the its last week a familiar cadence ensued. It began with me awakening each morning at 5:30 am
MIMI AND GACK and the Bloomfield College Incubator Studio hit the ground running.
We are just finishing our second week of production on MIMI AND GACK. This year there is a whole new crew with a set of veterans from last year’s production of PETE’S ODYSSEY.
Here I am hip deep in GACKS and MIMIS. The dark side of the force has tried to lure me to its side. “Go ahead…just start ..."
Larry Lauria highlights the thumbnail process that precedes the animation process.
It takes tons of Images to Develop An Animated Film During Pre-production - Here is a Sampling
As with all animated films, tons of images are created during the pre-production process. Color keys, layouts (the camera angles for the eventual backgrounds or environments, animation tests, etc. Here is a smattering of the images created for MIMI AND GACK. PRODUCTION HASN'T EVEN BEGUN YET! Just to give you an idea, PETE'S ODYSSEY, a 6 minute film - generated over 6,000 drawings!
'Mimi And Gack', A Production Diary Of War, Peace- Love, Hate And Sects
Lately, with all the comings and goings, I have still managed to stay on track with my next film MIMI AND GACK . The ruff boards were finished three weeks ago – and I made the decision to create more finished boards that would be easier for colleagues to follow
The Beaufort International Film Festival is a Smashing Success and Pete’s Odyssey Wins Best Animation
As mentioned previously, the BIFF screening schedule is not for the faint of heart. There are Beaufortonians that have seen EVERY film at all four BIFF festivals since its inception. This year over 4000 people watched the films and attended the Festival’s events.
Opening Night at the Beaufort International Film Festival (BIFF)
As said at the opening Thursday night,” Beaufort, SC. knows how to party!”… and party they did!
As I sat at the abyss of the cyberland, I received the bad news. My computer’s hard drive was corrupted.
Now after a week later and a brand new Gateway, I am back from the abyss. Buoyed by 4 gigs of memory and a 500 gig hard drive I am almost to my pre-crash status. Miss my itunes!
I lost a week’s work and I had hoped to catch up on my blog and my Winter Wonderland Tour.
The Tour picked up at Bloomfield College in where else Bloomfield, New Jersey. It was like coming home.
I taught an animation master class to a group of enthusiastic students. We covered dynamic posing, line of action, thumbnails, center of gravity, balance/counter balance and weight. It lasted three hours and we had a fun time exploring some of animations fundamentals.
Next up …the first ever Savannah International Film Festival…
My Winter Wonderland Animation Tour…continues in Jersey and Never Mess with Mother Nature
MOTHER NATURE INTERVENED WITH A VENGEANCE!!!
My Winter Wonderland Animation Tour…Begins to Points North and Beyond
During the past few weeks, there has been no dearth of animation activity.
WE HAVE MOVED TO AWN
Hello. I have moved my blog to AWN and changed it's name to....what else...
See you over there!
Larry
My next film will be Mimi and Gack! A story of War, Peace and even a little... LOVE.
Unlike other years, finding ideas for new short projects were scarce. This year, that has not been the case.
My Fearless Off the Cuff - Not So Late Resolutions for the New Year
Even though the New Year has begun, it’s not too late to think about a few resolutions… animation and otherwise…
