Sony's Popeye Animation Test

Sony Imageworks have released the animation test for "Popeye" directed by Genndy Tartakovsky on to their YouTube page.

Incredibly inspirational and insanely cartoony!



I'm so glad they decided to release this and hopefully it becomes a feature sometime in the near future!

Hotel Transylvania Animation Reel

Hotel Transylvania was by far the best (and most challenging) project, as well as the most rewarding. After returning back to Sony Imageworks from holidays to work on "Cloudy 2", I was able to obtain the shots I animated on Hotel T.

Above is a drawing that director Genndy Tartakovsky drew in a dailies session to convey his wishes for this particular shot in the pool sequence. I was lucky enough to keep it and have him sign it. He also drew a 'Dexter's Laboratory' drawing in my book. I totally geeked out.

Here's my reel:

Congrats to everyone who worked on it and contributed to its success, and to everyone who went and watched it!

The Making of Hotel Transylvania

Really cool video detailing some cool techniques used during various stages of the Hotel T Production. Even talks about the "Genndy Blur" in the animation section.

Check it out here:

http://www.itsartmag.com/features/the-making-of-hotel-transylvania/#.UGyHmE3R6i2

Go see Hotel T if you haven't seen it already :D

FX Guide on Hotel Transylvania

FXGuideTV's latest episode has a section on "Hotel Transylvania". Mike Seymour speaks with James Crossley (Animation Director), Dan Kramer (VFX Supervisor) and Lydia Bottegoni (Line Producer & Co-Producer).

Starts around the 21 minute mark.

http://www.fxguide.com/fxguidetv/fxguidetv-158-foundry-luxology-merger-and-hotel-t/

Hotel Transylvania - The Rigs

Here's a peak at what we were using on "Hotel Transylvania" to scuplt Dracula's cape, and animate Jonathan. They were probably the best rig's I've ever used on a production before.

Hotel Transylvania: Pushing the Boundaries of Animation

Cool 2 min video about how the animators pushed and were pushed to produce some of the most interesting and squash and stretch animation I've ever seen. If only they could show a more in depth behind the scenes.



Hotel Transylvania comes out this weekend in North America!!! Go see it everyone!

Six Clips from Hotel Transylvania

Here's six clips from "Hotel Transylvania" coming out in September.

Thanks to "Bloody Disgusting" for posting these. Find the article here:

http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3190374/tiff-12-six-clips-from-hotel-transylvania-to-sink-your-teeth-into/

Genndy Tartakovsky talks "Hotel T"

Here's an article from the LA Time's with director Genndy Tartakovsky talking about "Hotel Transylvania"

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-hotel-transylvania-20120826,0,3490529.story

Hotel Transylvania at Siggraph

Sony Pictures Imageworks were at Siggraph 2012 showing off some behind the scenes process for Hotel Transylvania. The first pic shows how far we had to push certain poses using Sony's in house awesome tools. The second pic is how director Genndy Tartakovsky used his graphical awesomeness to make our poses even better.

I was always amazed at how Genndy would effortlessly draw the characters in such uniquely pushed poses, especially the hands. He'd put the hands in positions and angles I would never have thought to put them in.

 Can't wait to see this on the big screen!!!

Genndy Tartakovsky Interview

Interview with Hotel Transylvania director Genndy Tartakovsky.



Can't wait to see the movie!

Hotel Transylvania Comic Con Panel

Here's a video of the Hotel T panel at this years Comic Con in San Diego. Director Genndy Tartakovsky and Producer Michelle Murdocca talk about the movie in detail, from story to design to the cast, and the animation style and influence that brought the movie to life.



Can't wait for everyone to see the hard work everyone at Sony put into making this movie amazing!

Hotel Transylvania Posters

Few months to go before Hotel Transylvania comes out September, but here's some posters!

Comic-Con Hotel Transylvania Article

Collider.com has posted an article about the Hotel Transylvania presentation at this year's Comic Con in San Diego. The article goes into detail about the various sequences that were shown and turns out two of the sequences were one's that I worked on!

Have a read of the article here:

http://collider.com/comic-con-hotel-transylvania/179089/

Although there are no clips of the sequences, it details what happens within them. Can't wait to see all of our hard work on the big screen!

Hotel Transylvania Theatrical Trailer

New trailer for "Hotel Transylvania" is out!

Genndy Tartakovsky Annecy Talk

Short interview with director Genndy Tartakovsky at the Annecy Animation Festival where he showed a few sequences from the movie I am currently working on. "Hotel Transylvania"

Hotel Transylvania Domestic Teaser

New Domestic teaser for "Hotel Transylvania" has been released on Yahoo's website. Check it out here!



http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/hotel-transylvania/trailers/hotel-transylvania-teaser-trailer-29064795.html#jumbo

Dexter's Lab - The Big Cheese

Genndy Tartakovsky's Dexter's Lab was great, and as we're working on his feature, classic episodes like this one from 1996 are shared around the office. I love it's visual style, like the tires on the car, or the sister's bent backwards pose at 2:47.



Omelette du Fromage!

Enjoy!

Hotel Transylvania Trailer

The trailer for "Hotel Transylvania" is out!




:D

Hotel Transylvania sneak peek

Posted on the USA Today website, a sneak peek and some new pics for "Hotel Transylvania". Director Genndy Tartakovsky talks a bit about the story in this article:

http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/story/2012-03-12/sneak-peek-hotel-transylvania/53500968/1 

:D

Hotel Transylvania Tumblr

Sony have released a Tumblr Page promoting their up and coming feature animation "Hotel Transylvania" that I am currently working on at SPI Vancouver. There's not much there at the moment, but I'll be putting up any updates I see to promote it :D

Click the pic or go here:

http://sonyanimation.tumblr.com/