Archive for June, 2008
Designing Our New Film
Concept art from the next Rauch Brothers film
In designing our new film, a humorous but sincere conversation between mother and son, I looked to the two films posted below and the beautiful artwork in Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff’s Babar. The first film comes from Russia’s Soyuzmultfilm studio, the second from Rembrandt Films, and [...]
Rome Sketchbook
Three years ago I was studying abroad in Rome. It was a chance to get away from New York and my professors at St. John’s and see what kind of work I would do with that new freedom. One of the things I did was continue to keep a sketchbook that I drew in several [...]
Looking Ahead
Concept art from the next Rauch Brothers film
Every morning I wake up around 11 am on a futon that nearly fills up my tiny bedroom and roll over toward the curtain to see what kind of a day it is outside. Life becomes quite mushy when you work only part time because there’s very little [...]
10 Characteristics of Creatives
I’m currently re-reading Ellen Shapiro’s “Graphic Designer’s Guide to Clients: How to Make Clients Happy and Do Great Work” . Although she speaks specifically to designers, I’ve found that a good many of her ideas would apply to just about anyone working in a creative field. Read below where she notes Ed Gold’s “10 common [...]
There Are No Strings On Me
For the past six months I’ve been working only part time as a swim instructor to allow more time for my films. The paycheck I receive twice a month usually has about 15 hours a week on it and does not cover my monthly living expenses. At this point, I’m slipping into debt. Why put myself [...]
Nine Dangers of Story
While teaching English as a Foreign Language in Istanbul, I came across a wonderful book titled The Art of the Story-Teller by Marie L. Shedlock. Although she discusses telling stories to children in classrooms, many of her ideas are relevant to story-telling for any audience in any fashion. I thought I would share one part [...]
