I’ve been writing the Dragonframe blog here for the past year and recently it was my extreme pleasure and honor to do the scenic art for the Shins video ‘Rifle’s Spiral’ off of their latest album, Port of Morrow. Read on for a very happy first person account of working on a Jamie Caliri production and to see a great video on the motion control, shot by shot.
Jamie Caliri
Coraline in 3D, The Dragon Stop Motion Connection2009-02-21
From November 2006 to April 2007 I had the pleasure of working on the movie Coraline as the Supervising Art Director. During this time, the art department used an early version of Dragon Stop Motion to help with mock-ups of sets and to test some of the 3D (stereo) effects used in the movie. To … Read more
United Airlines “Heart” wins the Annie Award2009-01-31
Animation industry notables gathered at Royce Hall in Los Angeles for the 36th Annual Annie awards yesterday. ASIFA-Hollywood awarded prizes for last year’s best animation, including projects from film, television, commercials, video games, and short subjects. It was a night of animation giants, with amazing presenters and presentees such as Henry Selick, Nick Park and … Read more