tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12459906823606001732024-03-19T05:36:52.099-07:00Escape of the Gingerbreadman!!!The making of an animated short film.The Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-39731528640068687322010-02-22T19:56:00.000-08:002010-02-22T20:14:09.557-08:00Sounds of Baking BreadI've taken some time away from the short to get married to a wonderful girl, and work on some paying jobs. Now that my schedule is freeing up ... I am planning to devote more time to the film. One thing I have been thinking about recently is the music.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGG4KcEjliCT81w2E72bZLbrPQBOgCxgoA1AA3IesvHskJ5fut9-PpxG9DU2ByarXgA9lsq6sOzgGxbGgWdT8jupevTI36-fdJFbzr6dn2FVHEqbpZQaUQ7C-rU2qyuQVP52iZnMA54k/s1600-h/SqueezeBoxTod.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440404316881227682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGG4KcEjliCT81w2E72bZLbrPQBOgCxgoA1AA3IesvHskJ5fut9-PpxG9DU2ByarXgA9lsq6sOzgGxbGgWdT8jupevTI36-fdJFbzr6dn2FVHEqbpZQaUQ7C-rU2qyuQVP52iZnMA54k/s320/SqueezeBoxTod.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GU3125_G34USDutUFSBpVF4qn_z8ojgQMY5mOULa0jKcKwks3D8nlA0YRQ1BFR2u0op5sUUf9KlG56Penb9em_scloXcct8VaXnsVgSOrpftt4BIDC7TYeXx0VAhBN9XjKPNmI0eim4/s1600-h/HurdyGurdyTod.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 199px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440404306995950322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GU3125_G34USDutUFSBpVF4qn_z8ojgQMY5mOULa0jKcKwks3D8nlA0YRQ1BFR2u0op5sUUf9KlG56Penb9em_scloXcct8VaXnsVgSOrpftt4BIDC7TYeXx0VAhBN9XjKPNmI0eim4/s320/HurdyGurdyTod.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5bZynC6ayFKmfkhykgbvzdxmlzSj5TWTAVEMQUUgHNZkHrttfIkE2A0aoORamq6SZmuB8_JKOxafcMSaf74z3Q7rdHqvUgNrUm6ocPmAfO_0a0VpDWbzIPMj4_8bDSIoyBsWLJEKEco/s1600-h/GuitarTod.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 192px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440404296778106178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5bZynC6ayFKmfkhykgbvzdxmlzSj5TWTAVEMQUUgHNZkHrttfIkE2A0aoORamq6SZmuB8_JKOxafcMSaf74z3Q7rdHqvUgNrUm6ocPmAfO_0a0VpDWbzIPMj4_8bDSIoyBsWLJEKEco/s320/GuitarTod.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXRbuj6r1V4qnM3L2E8Wkzl6XuN7BRUg1U4MVCBDzi8sQLCOLs0Veny7ZITWB9QMCRNF1sp5LOBUTVrfzYAQNW-J3rF7sp51yDWmAa-4aGRpasYs7Dv5KmSO3KEqE_5QGACbSw3_6d-w/s1600-h/BanjoTod.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440404292576711586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXRbuj6r1V4qnM3L2E8Wkzl6XuN7BRUg1U4MVCBDzi8sQLCOLs0Veny7ZITWB9QMCRNF1sp5LOBUTVrfzYAQNW-J3rF7sp51yDWmAa-4aGRpasYs7Dv5KmSO3KEqE_5QGACbSw3_6d-w/s320/BanjoTod.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Above: Revisiting some of my old instrument designs for the "Band" of sheep in my short film ".<a href="http://www.rungingerrun.blogspot.com/">Escape of the Gingerbread Man.</a>!!! ". </div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>The actual music for the film was recorded at Doon Studio, Waterford Ireland. All arranged and played by squeezebox man Benny McCarthy and a few of his friends. I am a huge fan of Bennys traditional Irish bands Danu, and. <a href="http://www.rattletheboards.com/biography.html">Rattle the Boards.</a>. Fantastic stuff!!! I hope he's pleased with what I've done with his delightful music.</div></div></div></div><br />I've asked my pal Billy "Keys" Benson to help with the film score this summer. Bill is an amazing artist, and has scored several of my personal films, working with Maurice Noble and I in the early days developing our "NobleTales" project. I'll write about Bill in a later post ... but I am very excited to be working with him again.<br /><br />Until then ... tod.The Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-7420372370254807612009-04-28T19:14:00.000-07:002009-04-28T19:15:22.000-07:00Sweet goodness from the land of DanesI am pleased to share with you the reels of 5 young talented animators. I worked with them over the winter in Viborg... and now they will be joining me this summer in Thailand. -should make for a great animated time. tod<br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4150537&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4150537&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/4150537">Untitled</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1585351">angel aguirregomozcorta</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="320"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4164618&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4164618&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="320"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/4164618">showreel</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1579029">jan rybka</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4149551&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4149551&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/4149551">Showreel</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1337488">Henrik Sønniksen</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="230"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4174238&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4174238&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="230"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/4174238">Showreel-Animation</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1594195">Thomas Huusmann</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4145021&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4145021&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/4145021">Showreel 2009</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1289235">Benjamin Nielsen</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.The Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-54655697497612944262009-03-22T22:54:00.000-07:002009-03-22T23:27:13.781-07:00Colorful confection<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbMX4I_BDDSUP-gNA5r7cw_8VRHbCg4XGX_Y69r7WKd70oUUJDEDRXsjByTzUbHNZguhf-Qzh8CQeCxn5zxiM0gWpATOumgOmD5ohQEe_2rHlBjSuD8xrdaZK9jp6RbJ8MIrCJXM0iMnX/s1600-h/GBM_KEYS006.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0KX_dvO5a9Anivc6lwP060RYc7aZMCIVgwy7Itxkms1vPLMzMurtV1XxCf-tWW_9R2hJgKTGlhEUGA7Yz2N6ONglWI93TkiAkMjUeWMoGEJXl3OKILCx7QKAzU0Sj9lBbL7Pur06rHp7/s400/GBM_KEYS004.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316259111138139154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTiy62NT1LHxit3NBE5LvbeDai5Rl3UGc_Jrjhi6G1C3nEBlrCribvqcc3j7RhpEx_H7RU9BxuDeOMjDn7leH3LPshXJJ7YvoQbrsooyTNOKRObkqKcZII3xT_TgUnYmiotds_dfaPuSs/s1600-h/GBM_KEYS003.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTiy62NT1LHxit3NBE5LvbeDai5Rl3UGc_Jrjhi6G1C3nEBlrCribvqcc3j7RhpEx_H7RU9BxuDeOMjDn7leH3LPshXJJ7YvoQbrsooyTNOKRObkqKcZII3xT_TgUnYmiotds_dfaPuSs/s400/GBM_KEYS003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316258500405455314" /></a><br />Above: Some of the color script for Ginger. The main focus of the color script is really making sure the characters read on the backgrounds... and making sure that there is a artistic progression in the film... making sure each sequence and place feels unique from one another... yet still tie together in some way. For Ginger I have used mostly variations of green and red... for some reason this feels Irish to me.<div><br /></div><div>The color scripts start out as boards... then I fill them in with rough color passes... then eventually more finished backgrounds. This board is a combination of my, and Susanne's bgs... all based on my layout and color sketches. The more 3d looking scenes are keyed by going over frames from maya... and early render tests. For some sequences of the short, I lean the red more towards orange or yellow... and the green to blues depending on the mood. I keep the yellows and whites primarily as accent colors in all the sequences... using them to help focus the eye to specific parts of the screen. Of course I try to keep the orange of the Ginger cookie reading... depending on what's happening in the story -tod</div>The Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-81513821321345200242009-03-19T01:50:00.000-07:002009-03-19T02:01:28.787-07:00Kanome cookie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByI5V2VloB2TUTnUo1QRVvL6SWFcWfo4AgE8Quhdv8C15NoxRvgG_uhSBwLFFOyQ8j2ux6mCxXLPVsurP_dXEJ4QIwio6vQk_XX-Cr_2h-2fZjyUOELd7OeUGKoohtjnogRiYfyCCOhuV/s1600-h/Gbm_handbill_front_Small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByI5V2VloB2TUTnUo1QRVvL6SWFcWfo4AgE8Quhdv8C15NoxRvgG_uhSBwLFFOyQ8j2ux6mCxXLPVsurP_dXEJ4QIwio6vQk_XX-Cr_2h-2fZjyUOELd7OeUGKoohtjnogRiYfyCCOhuV/s400/Gbm_handbill_front_Small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314820248665614978" /></a><br /><span><span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhuxO_otHsYmMSUV7Y7aSdPhIDOe45EiXl0eaIxED-AHNS-ekqyyefY84OXMt2IYBFKtiDQtWRhRTPKzvEMoKCyknRXGZ5kWs2kpBz1E47MnT_7DidpGiq9sMMLomBLv3qBGV2CD4rMW8/s1600-h/Gbm_handbill_back_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhuxO_otHsYmMSUV7Y7aSdPhIDOe45EiXl0eaIxED-AHNS-ekqyyefY84OXMt2IYBFKtiDQtWRhRTPKzvEMoKCyknRXGZ5kWs2kpBz1E47MnT_7DidpGiq9sMMLomBLv3qBGV2CD4rMW8/s400/Gbm_handbill_back_small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314819368267252066" /></a><div><div><br /><div>Above: A small handbill made by one of the artists at "The Monk". The studio is helping promote "Escape of the Gingerbread Man!!!" at various events. Showing clips, and artwork... drumming up interest in the project. As we get closer to finishing... we hope to enter the short in the film festival circuit. - tod<br /></div><div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div>The Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-39912103452343399742009-02-10T13:13:00.000-08:002009-02-10T13:19:45.484-08:00Monk-ees<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeP0fieL5Ck8JGKWNqecenopwITKuLrwctgqVjNBphV5-D0jEFGus2xeP4g7L5GHCFJPxHvMCB4M-KxA_lTLipeZoZO5539wI8erkDXbs52BMUFuEboDXk8-wMAYAB7EsivOHvWWhYvdH/s1600-h/The+Monk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301280007500036130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeP0fieL5Ck8JGKWNqecenopwITKuLrwctgqVjNBphV5-D0jEFGus2xeP4g7L5GHCFJPxHvMCB4M-KxA_lTLipeZoZO5539wI8erkDXbs52BMUFuEboDXk8-wMAYAB7EsivOHvWWhYvdH/s400/The+Monk.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Above: Animation wrap at "The Monk Studio": Every person here has contributed in some way in the production of Gingerbread man. I owe a great deal to Juck, and the gang. Thank you all! Now on to render and post production!</div>The Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-42953799394273923292009-02-09T03:39:00.000-08:002009-02-09T03:59:51.043-08:00Fresh baked to your door<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTW_BK65sOI6nkdO5LDIsilXwDbGrgsP5CIrbJVcuDxIi8_V8M-aaD_kdbQrcwxm31uF29lsmMgSAHclRPGIGGHoNtBPH5UHPQsLM9cp57XnaYws_Z9dIJDnWLcASaWaeQAznDzHBBmJuT/s1600-h/turnaroundDeathMetal.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyogGv4wL6mWFIOdZPmZRlAHEzP-URuyrCskhG9g0I7gwVI8Yz5wyXR5yBsVx5MayvH01Tf5kmq6wSmwmW9WSVJfZMIYJWmxAyCAiiFl04rFw_cFTgAapWD-ZcVthbJK0-apSGDB6Sy47X/s1600-h/grannylogo_ontruck_design1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300761107239281986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 292px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyogGv4wL6mWFIOdZPmZRlAHEzP-URuyrCskhG9g0I7gwVI8Yz5wyXR5yBsVx5MayvH01Tf5kmq6wSmwmW9WSVJfZMIYJWmxAyCAiiFl04rFw_cFTgAapWD-ZcVthbJK0-apSGDB6Sy47X/s400/grannylogo_ontruck_design1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Above: A rough design for Grannies delivery truck. I say rough because this design will be translated to work in 3D... and sometimes certain lines in the design have to change slightly in order to work. The main thing is keeping the "feeling" of the design. </div><br /><br /><div>Below: A sketch by Jannick Grool... In the long version of the story I had imagined Granny being a sort of heavy metal momma... dressed in black leather. Heavy Metal versions of traditional Irish folk songs would boom out of her ride. The big plow on front isn't for snow... it's to clear the sheep out of the way. Granny is one of my favorite characters in the film... but unfortunately I had to cut some of her best bits early for time sake. Hopefully someday I can make the complete long version of the story.</div><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300765616282100690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UMP0PYiFm7aLTjt5dJbTH2tGtIotnVs-F3MBUmaUb-SzNJ-I8pyqKM0giiUOutssLqns0oVSx3U_r_RsXYvibrhC1FG8pTZ6VgBmXkbxZf0Ao_ygqG418Pgcpffioq3invk488dNP78W/s400/turnaroundDeathMetal.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>The Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-73381549926912455782009-02-05T14:46:00.000-08:002009-02-05T14:55:35.671-08:00Small Bites<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUF-qignqKigHgb4jk1O5QuI1FXdBQvZglUPm_u4to2gDwpSaumya4q5okCCYx7emADemRHkU2Oc7xKW5Zz9QSAwb8x0vn1k3jvS2mFWfjIf8_37D9gUD1May6oHgz8Uyus1GfEETzF27L/s1600-h/Sq027_Sc003_040s.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299448742508138994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUF-qignqKigHgb4jk1O5QuI1FXdBQvZglUPm_u4to2gDwpSaumya4q5okCCYx7emADemRHkU2Oc7xKW5Zz9QSAwb8x0vn1k3jvS2mFWfjIf8_37D9gUD1May6oHgz8Uyus1GfEETzF27L/s400/Sq027_Sc003_040s.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTwwLyfgaqlBzHzTI1MKh1mL7wpwwXsTNi5-1CHWAn8QDk-9dxb5V0N2chPjU0Cq-bveHMsG2eOIm4qTRRbjwAWf8QYgp1MtGR6QmYx6D4LIwwIEuhUiGixKG02QJVJFhzLfb5bVfBms1/s1600-h/Sq027_Sc002_007s.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299448643911130882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTwwLyfgaqlBzHzTI1MKh1mL7wpwwXsTNi5-1CHWAn8QDk-9dxb5V0N2chPjU0Cq-bveHMsG2eOIm4qTRRbjwAWf8QYgp1MtGR6QmYx6D4LIwwIEuhUiGixKG02QJVJFhzLfb5bVfBms1/s400/Sq027_Sc002_007s.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Uploading a few of Aarons test renders from the famous race sequence. The gag being that there wasn't enough of a budget to paint proper backgrounds, or do proper animation in this section of the film. The back story being that school children were employed. The truth is... two school children designed the animals for this sequence... Nate and Ean Moretti... but I never actually paid them. Though I will probably take them out for an ice cream, or a glass of water once I have save enough money to actually go home. Hope they like the end result. -tod<br /><div></div></div>The Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-44269127566519788162009-01-22T01:46:00.000-08:002009-01-22T01:50:02.726-08:00Brune Kager<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Z0uQSNiu4Or3tJ9Zgp2PXFCcJv1Se8I3tgS2uuS3rvzF2wHiixyQSXIJReG_QTX39EfJgT-2eLlEX-0NVBTM1Z_eMpgxJv-b223G4zO2X2OVo9tmTotZ8s211DLJ5W1DSX3obdMhdI_u/s1600-h/Sq010_Sc001_12tsmall.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294052331858746722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Z0uQSNiu4Or3tJ9Zgp2PXFCcJv1Se8I3tgS2uuS3rvzF2wHiixyQSXIJReG_QTX39EfJgT-2eLlEX-0NVBTM1Z_eMpgxJv-b223G4zO2X2OVo9tmTotZ8s211DLJ5W1DSX3obdMhdI_u/s400/Sq010_Sc001_12tsmall.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Above: A test render of the storyteller by Aaron in Bangkok. We have been using combustion, and after fx for our composites. This part of the production has been put on hold until I return from Denmark, and Aaron returns from his honeymoon. -tod</div>The Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-73618531273094029842009-01-20T00:45:00.000-08:002009-01-20T01:02:43.929-08:00Brunkage<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYH_sH7qx2zmWPQ9atL4vFLtNwzGXVOGenJcDW0kBPW1JXkNewA7TyYnNMjIHhBrL2zLTWihZn7Oo_lRgTVVMx6pO_uaDcrflbLdSY2cTPDHMB5FnPWLCYwKa7Q-C5qArUsxf36Lk12XDS/s1600-h/TodOffice003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293296385719936738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 323px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYH_sH7qx2zmWPQ9atL4vFLtNwzGXVOGenJcDW0kBPW1JXkNewA7TyYnNMjIHhBrL2zLTWihZn7Oo_lRgTVVMx6pO_uaDcrflbLdSY2cTPDHMB5FnPWLCYwKa7Q-C5qArUsxf36Lk12XDS/s400/TodOffice003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IozIVdKiuh03m36S_kfX3xh-2PM06IFr2oRvqhkM5nO9fmZj4V9EKSRcVEtlXkMLESowrIOn1caBy8XfVhC2F63hQYJzIg9dYWmZJTDPLWtgmVuOlsM8xo8rmQfnKV9G93Cl07pfph_5/s1600-h/TodOffice001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293296146107794306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IozIVdKiuh03m36S_kfX3xh-2PM06IFr2oRvqhkM5nO9fmZj4V9EKSRcVEtlXkMLESowrIOn1caBy8XfVhC2F63hQYJzIg9dYWmZJTDPLWtgmVuOlsM8xo8rmQfnKV9G93Cl07pfph_5/s400/TodOffice001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Been a while since the last post... things are moving forward however. Our pal Aaron is busy compositing in the land of the free (that's what the name "Thailand" means) . Kaywood Foos is whacking away (whatever that means) on the final shot there in Krunthep... and our man In DK... Nicolai Slothuus is helping on the atlantic side of things. Hope to have a few images from the film up soon! Here I am in my "new" old office in Viborg. The animation workshop allowed me to decorate a bit... lights, chairs... in the color scheme of the old "ship wreck inn" from that delighful short film "Escape of the Gingerbread Man!!!" Now if only I could find a leather wing back chair. -tod<br /><div></div></div>The Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-87001262817665084762008-10-22T11:53:00.000-07:002008-10-22T12:11:01.032-07:00Run Ginger Run away<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7L6ExTuExZmBFqxR0HGMjcxUuJN2kd-RZkbEFtlOj7yoeby6ufEvAcViGb4m-zOuUSSmLkvAt1r48hReVC0rKzvsbEjC-sBfyltGm7SSVuSfauBj-Q7KX9rFd-9HjtqC7_RLTEQeXcHk/s1600-h/Race_Animal_Sketches.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7L6ExTuExZmBFqxR0HGMjcxUuJN2kd-RZkbEFtlOj7yoeby6ufEvAcViGb4m-zOuUSSmLkvAt1r48hReVC0rKzvsbEjC-sBfyltGm7SSVuSfauBj-Q7KX9rFd-9HjtqC7_RLTEQeXcHk/s400/Race_Animal_Sketches.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260056497015128050" border="0" /></a>Above: Inspirational sketches by my two good pals Nate, and Ean Moretti.<br /><br />The above animals are for the infamous race/ chase sequence of the film... I wanted a different look for this sequence... something creative and fun... Nate and Ean didn't let me down. We just finished the animation, and it's really fun to watch... Thanks fellahs! -todThe Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-62136270439920664422008-10-20T19:37:00.000-07:002008-10-20T19:54:17.383-07:00Visitors from far lands<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIm5Uvx9dS_fkkwwkfbAU7UvPB8Ycak8YRT3QADszl3a6H2vmANMt8890Mi8yQyAiAO_0qn_IfTrAxeeXknt1A79EDVFPThm8EEriCF28u6r7ezJ0MQc8HjKcBvMTGP2wsrlP4-6f9wP33/s1600-h/Visitors.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIm5Uvx9dS_fkkwwkfbAU7UvPB8Ycak8YRT3QADszl3a6H2vmANMt8890Mi8yQyAiAO_0qn_IfTrAxeeXknt1A79EDVFPThm8EEriCF28u6r7ezJ0MQc8HjKcBvMTGP2wsrlP4-6f9wP33/s400/Visitors.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259431815813984770" border="0" /></a>Above:Poul, Salvador, and Ingo at "The Monk"<br /><br />Salvador came for a month earlier this year to help with boards and layout. Now he is directing the other project in the studio... a 60 min commercial! He just returned from Spain this week... his paddle pop in hand. All three of these fine gentleman have added so much to the Gingerbread Man. It's been a fun time. -todThe Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-12757135322786785802008-10-20T03:52:00.000-07:002008-10-20T04:00:04.650-07:00Background Sprinkles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKms9D-qLJhbvFMEcMvlnh4maKFw2rYkV8dWI0psWgyUIZGG85lkhobUwXvTGjnWOEpbGIhZ-VrWvG4qB_V5GlABfUzWl7WUYCfrZgTxqEb9Zyz23_CSnfSgBGWRtvYNhiqmiJUUYfMFaN/s1600-h/poster_final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKms9D-qLJhbvFMEcMvlnh4maKFw2rYkV8dWI0psWgyUIZGG85lkhobUwXvTGjnWOEpbGIhZ-VrWvG4qB_V5GlABfUzWl7WUYCfrZgTxqEb9Zyz23_CSnfSgBGWRtvYNhiqmiJUUYfMFaN/s400/poster_final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259187444080340274" border="0" /></a>Above: The matchmaking festival poster by Chanya "Pu"<br /><br />Both Chanya and Susanne finished up the BGs this last weekend... it was great to have them both involved... and they added so much to the production. Susanne finished up around 70 or so backgrounds... giving a nice graphic artsy look to my keys... and Chanya focused on logos, prop textures... and all the other bits and bobs that needed designing. Thanks to both of you! - TodThe Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-19225526502105314982008-10-15T22:50:00.001-07:002008-10-15T22:57:40.872-07:00Title wave<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYDrlyJRvRUvUgbLRgfYu_c2q2YCe5mid6KOmWR8Rq30xlysGSzWfKS64nlJY2wMmJvEeZpuOxSWBxzs9za7HXsMiI4vFK2EKk9ny2BRZLf7NFGgZWPv216ZZupNP7Tg6lwSb1FM0tb2p/s1600-h/test.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYDrlyJRvRUvUgbLRgfYu_c2q2YCe5mid6KOmWR8Rq30xlysGSzWfKS64nlJY2wMmJvEeZpuOxSWBxzs9za7HXsMiI4vFK2EKk9ny2BRZLf7NFGgZWPv216ZZupNP7Tg6lwSb1FM0tb2p/s400/test.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257626075430763842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HSeLgbQPz-fPcWNO9UU8W5ZkVBSes0gRmmpJC1fsY83DwQi0v4zVQc_3JfTngZjk8UaEIIjOvFFURBf0Ddkw2Yt2EPvqojtji3pg9KVUEHuuQtFsGAM-ZRPGzlWMx7i_dCHwcgcaO3Zi/s1600-h/Sq001_Sc005_001SAMPLE003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HSeLgbQPz-fPcWNO9UU8W5ZkVBSes0gRmmpJC1fsY83DwQi0v4zVQc_3JfTngZjk8UaEIIjOvFFURBf0Ddkw2Yt2EPvqojtji3pg9KVUEHuuQtFsGAM-ZRPGzlWMx7i_dCHwcgcaO3Zi/s400/Sq001_Sc005_001SAMPLE003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257625322083625154" border="0" /></a><br />-Susanne and I are working on the title sequence of the film... trying to get a more "water-colory" style... above are two "tests" ... basically not finished art... just taking stabs trying to get the right feel... mixing her painting, my painting... and borrowing examples of things for inspiration. Still a ways to go... but getting there... todThe Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-61551252252894299082008-10-12T22:46:00.000-07:002008-10-12T23:03:14.604-07:00Shaw This<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSm7zujYifeTaFDTSfV7Kp6JJGPLH4PLzC0BJ3RKWHo3Fb1XEhoqDThHQFFi_-rAkTLCOoRSAx5Ye-RwQo3AWzjuaZlHVmwZhmIm7bbB-Pvmd0s4j-JH2Tcu2U0JTlgUZDDd-KTKecrDOj/s1600-h/m197701892653.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSm7zujYifeTaFDTSfV7Kp6JJGPLH4PLzC0BJ3RKWHo3Fb1XEhoqDThHQFFi_-rAkTLCOoRSAx5Ye-RwQo3AWzjuaZlHVmwZhmIm7bbB-Pvmd0s4j-JH2Tcu2U0JTlgUZDDd-KTKecrDOj/s400/m197701892653.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256511288864032962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRG90GM5n5btSleO5yfIR809PY8IShU9hkZVHKVSAwCB0UuAPm7tbHyocdpRDh0XHP_kHMVHnj0e7xyLNWGo-STnbti4GKRNAMuIPrMnT0Weo6UhakDbQ3UcPDyZc71YBE9q-KBQEsorNJ/s1600-h/m197701892638.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRG90GM5n5btSleO5yfIR809PY8IShU9hkZVHKVSAwCB0UuAPm7tbHyocdpRDh0XHP_kHMVHnj0e7xyLNWGo-STnbti4GKRNAMuIPrMnT0Weo6UhakDbQ3UcPDyZc71YBE9q-KBQEsorNJ/s400/m197701892638.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256511137056109698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1g6WCELSGYgLdJSYh9DEN8sYSkVCFpLEFgbemKHP4-RTP_MxAlm5fYw-qNF891648iClUbNmamhOk-iVja8eGYMNB1ltCWVWwALtG67FK9Bf54N6pPzTN-sODqtUxQDjS5t2tf6hbfi2/s1600-h/m197701892640.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1g6WCELSGYgLdJSYh9DEN8sYSkVCFpLEFgbemKHP4-RTP_MxAlm5fYw-qNF891648iClUbNmamhOk-iVja8eGYMNB1ltCWVWwALtG67FK9Bf54N6pPzTN-sODqtUxQDjS5t2tf6hbfi2/s400/m197701892640.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256511003126122322" border="0" /></a>Above: George Bernard Shaw<br /><br />-GBS was a huge inspiration for the storyteller character in GBM. He was such a character himself... and had such charisma, confidence, and was such a great storyteller. Below are some more development sketches by the fantastic Maahir Pandie. The storyteller uses his hands a lot in the film... so it was important that they have character as well. - Tod<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBWJhVp-R-w28sohPKElqpmjqg_ze7AzTvsqB8_3tjogN6ACRjlJdmm3gnFnlR7G2i0z_oitPdVQluDTlqgVYIiw9ODTrgXRbsWW8WgDq7JdnjGTK0-Xk_bHsyN98dOf9u4K1_sPRZJgQ/s1600-h/bernie_poses_03a.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBWJhVp-R-w28sohPKElqpmjqg_ze7AzTvsqB8_3tjogN6ACRjlJdmm3gnFnlR7G2i0z_oitPdVQluDTlqgVYIiw9ODTrgXRbsWW8WgDq7JdnjGTK0-Xk_bHsyN98dOf9u4K1_sPRZJgQ/s400/bernie_poses_03a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256514475376857186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSKYSQHwmdw_lh3OH_AbOVM5a96OnhyphenhyphenI5GrZ1G2LmScx2OCm9_nlTBjbzJRHXMk-bv8_AULrKgRt9F_5VmbaTYO6nOqGOj4u08aJ19z0o-m8HHJdRvlDKMzUoU77SCh_1xv0PA41YNhVv/s1600-h/bernie_hands_01a.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSKYSQHwmdw_lh3OH_AbOVM5a96OnhyphenhyphenI5GrZ1G2LmScx2OCm9_nlTBjbzJRHXMk-bv8_AULrKgRt9F_5VmbaTYO6nOqGOj4u08aJ19z0o-m8HHJdRvlDKMzUoU77SCh_1xv0PA41YNhVv/s400/bernie_hands_01a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256514699347566898" border="0" /></a>The Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-25129065465593804262008-08-11T23:17:00.000-07:002008-08-11T23:29:15.161-07:00Picture this<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPOl343w_owOamVtFwhiFNBnYk6AcFDoI5SZiHAlDBkG7yKleJmRsj-uiSkTzkUeRHVXaFgdPj2iyNuVaKRZHMuDFbwZgD-0vwziD7wMWwJo3OBTea15ZXW7tMQ6bS8QzWE6DOke_GEXg/s1600-h/WallLight.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPOl343w_owOamVtFwhiFNBnYk6AcFDoI5SZiHAlDBkG7yKleJmRsj-uiSkTzkUeRHVXaFgdPj2iyNuVaKRZHMuDFbwZgD-0vwziD7wMWwJo3OBTea15ZXW7tMQ6bS8QzWE6DOke_GEXg/s400/WallLight.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233513418549350594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJCZr7Nh6rAvJUFjw5hN2qhlkJVH4gZoyz7WhXPXrQY6Ularh3kDM05ZKTw6ejwWeJWTP7qSY2Oc1XDwaFsMwcqD9egRoNl_GMCZN_EcGfI2d7fFTj4xMMb9O1Nnyct3CEg3ai2xhemB5/s1600-h/ThomasMoore.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJCZr7Nh6rAvJUFjw5hN2qhlkJVH4gZoyz7WhXPXrQY6Ularh3kDM05ZKTw6ejwWeJWTP7qSY2Oc1XDwaFsMwcqD9egRoNl_GMCZN_EcGfI2d7fFTj4xMMb9O1Nnyct3CEg3ai2xhemB5/s400/ThomasMoore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233511947135113298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fBXCp35KOAMx_O4tknqUwfJnEBjncJ6jlt2YS2-kZLE_QH58zHDvdS5ZC6XkamFP9bnzNaKmXxG6teMfC4Z-hdzY4W-yuDwFnbazBPIlRbF1NeqGVfSfaIgUCflECA76gHmmATfYHh9A/s1600-h/yeats.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fBXCp35KOAMx_O4tknqUwfJnEBjncJ6jlt2YS2-kZLE_QH58zHDvdS5ZC6XkamFP9bnzNaKmXxG6teMfC4Z-hdzY4W-yuDwFnbazBPIlRbF1NeqGVfSfaIgUCflECA76gHmmATfYHh9A/s400/yeats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233511737221028834" border="0" /></a><br />Above: More sketches for the pub... things to be hung on the wall to warm up the overall atmosphere. I imagine the pub to have been built around 1850 or so... the story takes place in 1950... so various artifacts from different periods littler the room. The old part of the pub is mostly stone and timber. The newer section of the pub ... made during the Victorian era... reflects a slightly different more ornate style. todThe Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-77147807921298753872008-08-07T07:03:00.000-07:002008-08-07T07:10:24.331-07:00Brewing Away in GingerLand<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsmNJcaqdn_4e1Sgqt8TZ1gCENGz15JX6pVWiOPNURuPXqdpO_lBIhXEENRNsQXR7zsWcr_J_se9nDWSrYcCyVMeGzsK8K7xCmJ6nKRL5ZfRsgz_j-98ZXprNgOgOLZBxi7RkSB2PAPgK/s1600-h/Guinness.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsmNJcaqdn_4e1Sgqt8TZ1gCENGz15JX6pVWiOPNURuPXqdpO_lBIhXEENRNsQXR7zsWcr_J_se9nDWSrYcCyVMeGzsK8K7xCmJ6nKRL5ZfRsgz_j-98ZXprNgOgOLZBxi7RkSB2PAPgK/s400/Guinness.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231776841619791746" border="0" /></a>Above: A color key for one of the portraits hanging in the old Pub. Arthur is reacting to Paul and his silly ways.<br /><br />In Production! Animation has started and looking good ... models are being textured... the pub is coming along well. In Ireland... a band is cooking up some "New pub songs" for the film... in a traditional style.The Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-44648248284686492052008-06-27T09:28:00.000-07:002008-06-27T09:38:19.457-07:00Putting the Ingredients Together<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VCq4Qrai0z8vy97d2zDhzO-RmUal8GJBHTDZhZKr9EaogWROlFTuSWDK19ifXPIsReT8cv9dNBJv1TOGzyDtH6Op5eNPBanXFng1RUksBhNegA8-XFu2Ya7PuASCBG6WrU8mhU6TR_8R/s1600-h/The-Band.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VCq4Qrai0z8vy97d2zDhzO-RmUal8GJBHTDZhZKr9EaogWROlFTuSWDK19ifXPIsReT8cv9dNBJv1TOGzyDtH6Op5eNPBanXFng1RUksBhNegA8-XFu2Ya7PuASCBG6WrU8mhU6TR_8R/s400/The-Band.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216600648412454242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's been a long while since I posted here... mostly it's because the whole team has been busy finishing up the pre-production on the film. A lot of final art... keys... character models and designs... tightening the timing on the animatic... working on 3D layout... But it's all coming together and looking good... I will be posting more frequently now that I am through the hardest part of pre-production... todThe Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-27771855580426754912008-03-10T12:47:00.000-07:002008-03-10T13:01:39.296-07:00NobleTales Re- Re Post<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJJ4rc18k9x_fESFCyG8LWVM-38_JaQcyZ4UFYYGFTPM6M-ZcpejOrVjvZ08U-pEugBbLBG9ECXJGWXaPAQUQIsqgBMEppqXsUv-dQs9xV3o3OZYI2zJXMCmTya30ZriWt1sWRY4mhKsF/s1600-h/3-Nobletales-MAPSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJJ4rc18k9x_fESFCyG8LWVM-38_JaQcyZ4UFYYGFTPM6M-ZcpejOrVjvZ08U-pEugBbLBG9ECXJGWXaPAQUQIsqgBMEppqXsUv-dQs9xV3o3OZYI2zJXMCmTya30ZriWt1sWRY4mhKsF/s400/3-Nobletales-MAPSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176203283948111714" border="0" /></a>Above: Only a few of the stories that have been in development for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">NobleTales</span> series... there are many more at various stages... and a lot more blanks on the map to fill in.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7L_1GT0XLgNHJp7phVfv0ZUlyAGbggTh6YtA6AWmn9kn2Q3QciczJzFQvyeiUBVbVpqpWm2jyTKvuQrdG3Rf9vHgIrhFslrw_vjE0hJV29jQ7nfrQyqCUAnHWEKlGjQCqzw0AOAcCShs0/s1600-h/Nobletales-1sheetSMALL.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7L_1GT0XLgNHJp7phVfv0ZUlyAGbggTh6YtA6AWmn9kn2Q3QciczJzFQvyeiUBVbVpqpWm2jyTKvuQrdG3Rf9vHgIrhFslrw_vjE0hJV29jQ7nfrQyqCUAnHWEKlGjQCqzw0AOAcCShs0/s400/Nobletales-1sheetSMALL.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176202704127526738" border="0" /></a>Above: Part of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">NobleTales</span> TV series pitch... But originally designed to be a series of theatrical shorts... inspired by the classic shorts that Maurice himself helped create. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Pumpkinlove</span> website is not working at the time of this post... but I am hoping to get it back up and running soon. <br /><br />This post has a lot less to do with Gingerbread, and more to do with the series Gingerbread is a part of... Noble Tales. I posted some of the presentation material from the series a while back... but for some reason the images were too small. So I have been asked to re-post the images at a larger size. You can see a few more examples of art from the series here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/todpolson/ and can read more about the project, and Maurice Noble himself here: http://www.nobletales.com/ Enjoy! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">tod</span>The Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-75776653855961803162008-03-05T20:30:00.000-08:002008-03-05T20:40:24.760-08:00Kenny in the Can<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HXVtEnEvMRDeBJoboVovkrakgqaGKkLc71Wgt6KGO6yXUXH_rS71pW5tqazOpBMjuadkizfg8ifFebEY1HyfW_IHDMpAMKWcrRki-CKe-1ptzFdIaCT-gC5_MgrOKoOqPIRX3FcG8WJt/s1600-h/Jon+Kenny+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HXVtEnEvMRDeBJoboVovkrakgqaGKkLc71Wgt6KGO6yXUXH_rS71pW5tqazOpBMjuadkizfg8ifFebEY1HyfW_IHDMpAMKWcrRki-CKe-1ptzFdIaCT-gC5_MgrOKoOqPIRX3FcG8WJt/s400/Jon+Kenny+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174482198199248658" border="0" /></a><br />We haven't posted here in a while... but January and February have been busy months... working on design, script, boards... and most importantly recording Jon Kenny. The animation workshop brought Jon all the way to Denmark for a 3 hour recording session... and he did a fantastic job... bringing new ideas, along with his talent. The night before the recording session, Jon, Michelle <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Nardone</span>, and Tod stayed up until 6am... sharing song, stories, and Irish whiskey... just to "get to know each other a bit better". Seemed fitting. Tired during the recording session... but a much better vision of what we were actually doing.<br /><br />Congratulations as well to Susanne, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Jannick</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Jeppe</span>, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Maahir</span> on graduating, and getting your bachelors degrees. Thank you for sharing your talents, and humor... I hope we cal all work together again soon. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">tod</span>The Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-6768967074086865942008-01-17T10:45:00.000-08:002008-01-17T10:54:17.525-08:00A little Pandie- monium<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYURGxD3NOUHOQYQyoo07baSwDaL62-WkU5MYi-okJq1FHrlgbVAX6qhEC6UHXdhosbuiADBtp77-yO594noREvtZzF6fd7f1ymoUpbMH-EYbV2CvuzkDeqD5kavh2mYa212QdTFVRJ1p/s1600-h/bernie_03a.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYURGxD3NOUHOQYQyoo07baSwDaL62-WkU5MYi-okJq1FHrlgbVAX6qhEC6UHXdhosbuiADBtp77-yO594noREvtZzF6fd7f1ymoUpbMH-EYbV2CvuzkDeqD5kavh2mYa212QdTFVRJ1p/s400/bernie_03a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156519972031094050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8umP9rKisslpp7oESWshUbA6szIbd-icUQfrJBV2b0SZDaWXuId4Qgvl7MdYjKbaqctchgtzET67ZO82oxkXCag0yfQsOo_Ti-w29Nu0VVdJ-ZekDRr-9IBB5lVuBmuonTrCKoWXlqFDo/s1600-h/bernie_02a.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8umP9rKisslpp7oESWshUbA6szIbd-icUQfrJBV2b0SZDaWXuId4Qgvl7MdYjKbaqctchgtzET67ZO82oxkXCag0yfQsOo_Ti-w29Nu0VVdJ-ZekDRr-9IBB5lVuBmuonTrCKoWXlqFDo/s400/bernie_02a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156519134512471314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh904L730rxiNWsuewAKIxPRsOCIFS1Cai3lbaZX92rW4X-OnjJGVBoygg3SbFSI7kBbE9it0RaGcpT4UKANs7RXDGItF4fRtbfBK1zoU24OmUUiVm4L3ReIH_Zo2d1DTWtlEyeQj8-Ar7s/s1600-h/bernie_poses_02a.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh904L730rxiNWsuewAKIxPRsOCIFS1Cai3lbaZX92rW4X-OnjJGVBoygg3SbFSI7kBbE9it0RaGcpT4UKANs7RXDGItF4fRtbfBK1zoU24OmUUiVm4L3ReIH_Zo2d1DTWtlEyeQj8-Ar7s/s400/bernie_poses_02a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156518881109400834" border="0" /></a><br />The internship is over, but a few of the students are still helping out with the short... Including Mr. Maahir Pandie. He has spent the last week or so trying to come up with a final design for the "story teller" character. We've all taken a crack at him... but nothing has been quite right. He's difficult... because he is the main character in the film... and he has a fairly deep and complex personality. Getting closer though... and I expect Maahir will nail the thing down this week. todThe Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-69861606678489642862008-01-03T10:33:00.001-08:002008-01-03T10:41:51.531-08:00Santa Bros. Storm Bangkok<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_wr8-21ZGQ6Gcwa_jvV01qBjPI-ylQxpSYi4NWqrG1yQbZtJJxTTzXzm-B5gHyDyqYA96KavVczNj0auXcwlr6KD0uNyzEkGEB_PdMhFnpi5i7bRxVXLJ7hOYbvPOZWDKab50NxNnjQg/s1600-h/Mini-Elf.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151321085917977842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_wr8-21ZGQ6Gcwa_jvV01qBjPI-ylQxpSYi4NWqrG1yQbZtJJxTTzXzm-B5gHyDyqYA96KavVczNj0auXcwlr6KD0uNyzEkGEB_PdMhFnpi5i7bRxVXLJ7hOYbvPOZWDKab50NxNnjQg/s400/Mini-Elf.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDl3aksrpoZXPCwgRWjgkh52J0_of2DaqKOD3qlJo0tHcDCc9gnlzYbUQ6LZw8Ojvh1z1mQ2ryxGMBRm0BXuk0PlKK5vAYUPfkM-2-40PTuyEeP2DEuEbt18jH2ApChxX55Rkr1meqA11/s1600-h/Sukumvit-Santas.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151320793860201698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDl3aksrpoZXPCwgRWjgkh52J0_of2DaqKOD3qlJo0tHcDCc9gnlzYbUQ6LZw8Ojvh1z1mQ2ryxGMBRm0BXuk0PlKK5vAYUPfkM-2-40PTuyEeP2DEuEbt18jH2ApChxX55Rkr1meqA11/s400/Sukumvit-Santas.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tisMHkNjr8CObBrWxMRYBGGQFD5ASWxjQppvVGD-Cjx0hkPaLpYZvpd8z537rfRpzLYNakkT_bY2aYmkhtRDeVT0ijBEMAVBAxGFgVEQMMu_7fSqD6KM9aW4nzxKdjJGW8ABtZkzOIyI/s1600-h/Shwarma-Santas.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151320531867196626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tisMHkNjr8CObBrWxMRYBGGQFD5ASWxjQppvVGD-Cjx0hkPaLpYZvpd8z537rfRpzLYNakkT_bY2aYmkhtRDeVT0ijBEMAVBAxGFgVEQMMu_7fSqD6KM9aW4nzxKdjJGW8ABtZkzOIyI/s400/Shwarma-Santas.jpg" border="0" /></a> (photos by Aaron)<br /></div><div>Every tuesday night, animators from around Bangkok get together and eat "shwarmas". However, this night it was just Ingo, Aaron (shy behind the lens) and I with the rest of the gang on vacation... or busy back in Europe, South Africa... or wherever they happened to land. My santa suit is in storage... so thanks to Da... Ingo and I were able to continue the Santa Brother tradition another year. Bringing smiles to children of all ages here in the Kingdom of Thai.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div>The Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-31891946689072481942007-12-16T19:32:00.000-08:002007-12-16T19:35:20.387-08:00Grande Finale at The MONK STUDIO<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5516O0fzg6uai9u1ESH_P3iWWN8GhkV4m5pmaMpBzlv4bKlkSv1rvueu5oJQUXZ5dga7GYl2zZT47vB60nfjdAatcAJtJaILHIwcmdZeqga2a1AEVKt8OSv38aQOKgGlXPWM4oaxmClJG/s1600-h/interns_poster_01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144779953805384898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5516O0fzg6uai9u1ESH_P3iWWN8GhkV4m5pmaMpBzlv4bKlkSv1rvueu5oJQUXZ5dga7GYl2zZT47vB60nfjdAatcAJtJaILHIwcmdZeqga2a1AEVKt8OSv38aQOKgGlXPWM4oaxmClJG/s400/interns_poster_01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>It's over.. the internship at the Monk Studio has come to an end and tonight Jannick, Jeppe and I will go back home to Denmark. Maahir left already Saturday - uh it was so sad! But WOW it's been a crazy time!! We have made this poster for the studio - picturing ourselves off course - it's the greatest gift we could think of :o)<em> It was made last night and its kinda corny, Jannick made the beautiful title while I struggled with the maincharacters and grafics.</em>We thank the Monk Studio for having taken so well care of us and for the whole crew for being so fantastic and generous!! We definately want to come back some day!!!</div><div>(by Sus)</div>The Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-47190783495694060792007-11-22T23:39:00.001-08:002007-11-22T23:41:41.938-08:00<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135937597044431506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3fS2h1AdEO1OFlno15wlwpQD_2zVT9qeoF7_4COaCp3EJo8HTL4ch5fAeN-UsispKDjiES6rkS6gx4Pqhw1tXtMcCgbreq0mB7azL4HRrc2Q5DHRs2HTftN_ahVAvJQhBNstQqaoZ44W/s400/kitchen_08_char_color_06+copy.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkpWfHTB7iwblf2anueb7nXAIjPMD-Xt3ulYyi3OdE-G50GJAufyJgLuKOkoFLKNHKYucMuW4Q3pXPyzlJY7J9nt1XH5N-OVikh2u4NV8Gt6BFbGFMV5p_ZUvLXOMz-dBzljSW6YO_6YC/s1600-h/kitchen_08_char_color_06+copy.jpg"></a> So, it took me a long time to post this thingy. It's not done yet, I will probably finish it in january when I get back to good old DK.. I'm coming up with the kitchen for Granny, where the Gingerbread Man comes to life. Meanwhile I have also played around with character designs, storyboard and color keys for the film - so this kitchen has been put on hold. Working with the over all color concept is really interesting and very important, It is some of the first things you want to deside, otherwise you may have to go back and change your artwork later on. And by "you" I mean "I". Take this kitchen; I cant tell you too much, but it aint gonna be yellow!! (by Sus)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsoSrfUu-f6e4vNbbDIfWE_MDe8VP8VFISIQ08BOvXqMYC-e6dF6h4ETXzctVyPWX_NPm2gwjzZH1L1hiY5rs4TMLSniREaoyq-NT2l7QQ9x6nFbyZaTaXy2tmX1FndvL5Y3-Z4X0Lm3c/s1600-h/book_forest_07.jpg"></a> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135937588454496898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOcxJgv1jtaElpKicFfWnd_5xCWsc5t7G5oK2rSyoLMWlzM52xPPv2RuACN-Pszq4Yy6lXgWOhkSC-s8xABQXawMI9z3DVp9WeRjQ4aGXumNOGgbrapQkkO_yVpheoVOf_7f2MOTR3bRJ2/s400/book_forest_07.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div> In the story there is a story book which I am working on Pt. Quite interesting! Here I am trying to find a good color for this illustration/forest and the cottage of the old man and the old woman. I like the happy nice feeling that the green forest has and should be. But otherwise my favorite is the 1st thumbnail. I'm trying to have the house stand out from the forest, using contrast in warm/cold colors and saturation. The characters need adjusting in color to fit in now... This is work in progress.. (by sus)</div>The Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-3993739536129387462007-11-03T11:37:00.000-07:002007-11-03T11:58:33.832-07:00Jon Kenny<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQj9qZs-YQvGG3DzKd6HhCBMx1MPcPdKz-KYDdaHVKPZBxsN5Hqsoc4jZxYhYvm9E4U7469StXeYm5WNakddEXd2yVjnLbWrzJS3A1MBn9ToMqxx9k8GOqXuW0_INp2pQu3XSgPDGtJgaX/s1600-h/JonKenny.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128686344605629010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQj9qZs-YQvGG3DzKd6HhCBMx1MPcPdKz-KYDdaHVKPZBxsN5Hqsoc4jZxYhYvm9E4U7469StXeYm5WNakddEXd2yVjnLbWrzJS3A1MBn9ToMqxx9k8GOqXuW0_INp2pQu3XSgPDGtJgaX/s400/JonKenny.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Above: Irish funnyman, writer, actor Jon Kenny has agreed to do a voice for "Gingerbread Man". It's exciting to bring his talent and brain onto the project.<br /><br /><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/docaoimh/">http://flickr.com/photos/docaoimh/</a> photo by Donal O' CaoimhThe Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245990682360600173.post-61920827710715488412007-11-01T01:35:00.000-07:002007-11-01T01:40:20.057-07:00Monsters of Kerry revisited<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpoOj3PZIVmmxF4LlojOMMKfnu0Ou0YM_rhk4SjBwHtraGL-9c9w6p1KkSJO4nvIxOzBFtTHYZ9Hg-vbGLGuC3sU45pnH6cF24XPQAdkuxWiydPSxeRjrc_ArzxCOKjU6ZaKIg_Asq7LMD/s1600-h/monsters_02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127788133800049202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpoOj3PZIVmmxF4LlojOMMKfnu0Ou0YM_rhk4SjBwHtraGL-9c9w6p1KkSJO4nvIxOzBFtTHYZ9Hg-vbGLGuC3sU45pnH6cF24XPQAdkuxWiydPSxeRjrc_ArzxCOKjU6ZaKIg_Asq7LMD/s400/monsters_02.jpg" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Jeppe</span> has been working on the little boy monster design... and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Maahir</span> the little girl monster design. Finally getting them to a place where we can start building the models in the computer. Above is a little sketch by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Maahir</span> based on the designs of both fellows.<br /><div></div>The Ginger Group, inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002228940819318629noreply@blogger.com2