Tag Archives: film

Kickstarter Week 1: Thoughts

Posted on January 19, 2013 by

It’s actually not thoughts, but a feeling: it is hard. But lets take things in order. On Tuesday, January 15th at 9:22 AM I hit the button “Launch” and “Rocks In My Pockets” Kickstarter campaign went live. A moment of exhilaration – … Continue reading →

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Entertainment Film vs Personal Film.

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

What is the future of independent film? The two animators poke at the future with their best guesses.   Bill Plympton has a Kickstarter campaign for his new film “Cheatin’”.

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Three Animators and a Baby.

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

Babies and animators usually don’t go well together. Babies cry at nights, disrupting people’s sleep and if people don’t sleep they don’t animate well. But sometimes babies born to animators sleep well at nights. Those babies we love. One such … Continue reading →

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The Upcoming Moment of Truth.

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

Have you ever experienced The Moment of Truth? Like, when  you come to an exam well prepared and get asked that only question you had no time to do a research for?  Or, like, when after 6 months of sleeping … Continue reading →

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Woodstock Film Festival 2012.

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

One of my favorite festivals is Woodstock Film Festival – not because it takes place in the town that people only half appropriately call Hippie Capital of the World, but because it is run by wonderful movie-loving experts. Actually, the … Continue reading →

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Timeline.

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

Ah, where would we be without a timeline – a line that shows us our past achievements and the challenges of the future? Without putting time (which, we are told by many, is a mess of simultaneous events, as everything … Continue reading →

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Meet the Characters: Owl.

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

I don’t know how one can make a film about depression without an owl starring in the film. Owls are wise. They are watchful, but discreet. They stay up at nights catching bad thoughts like small pray. The owl in … Continue reading →

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From Linetest to Film: Long Road.

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

I was not going to show you naked ladies tonight (she is getting dressed), but for some reason WordPress video processing Automate picked the image of naked Anna for the thumbnail. Oh well… If you wanted to compare the line … Continue reading →

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Meet the Characters: Water Spirit.

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

There are 10 main characters in “Rocks In My Pockets” and  approximately 97 minor characters. We’ll introduce them all to you, one by one. First, we have to establish who is the Antagonist of the Film, the Villain. You know that … Continue reading →

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Depression Question: Charlie.

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

Stigma attached to mental illness feels undeserved. Who is to set the standards of a Perfect Human? Who is to tell us which human suffering is normal and which crosses the line into an illness? By admitting that you suffer … Continue reading →

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