Shot in the Dark Animated Short

Its done! Our collaborative animation project for Tragic Gadget's latest music video is finished, and were so excited to share it!

Director + Animator:  Abraham Dieckman
Producer + Editor:  Timothy Hahn
Lead Artist:  Pamela Goodman
Music by:  Tragic Gadget

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shot in the dark sneak peek

I'm so excited about "Shot in the Dark" the animated music video project I had the privilege to work on with Chinese Takeout Films. The animation stage is just about wrapped, and I was blown away by the sweet nuances in expression and emotion in our little bee character, thanks to our talented animator Abe Dieckman! Little bee is absolutely adorable as she is coming to life, and we we cant wait to unveil the finished video!

Shot in the Dark: Art

I've been working on some pre-production art for Tragic Gadget's animated music video"Shot in the Dark" with Chinese Takeout Films. Here's some of my latest sketches, for the characters and critters that appear throughout. Its so much fun to see these drawing come to life, and have personality. Were pretty excited to be working on this, and cant wait to share it when its done.

the main characters

ideas for the little girl who owns the flower

bugs and butterflies

Animated Short with Chinese Takeout Films & Tragic Gadget on Indiegogo!

Tragic Gadget an LA based band, is gearing up to create their first music video. It's going to be an animated short for their song "Shot In the Dark" about a young bee who falls hopelessly in love with a flower. I'm excited to be a part of the animation process again, working on character design and production art with Chinese Takeout Films, the talented Tim Hahn & Abe Dieckman.

They launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund the production, and we need your help, we want to see this animated short happen! Thanks for your support, and share with your friends!

Contribute to "Shot in the Dark" Animated Short on Indiegogo

lovestruck bee

some initial character design

Quigley the Caterpillar got Top App of the Week!

Quigley the Caterpillar just got onto the #1 APP OF THE WEEK on iHeartThisApp.com!! Thank you everyone for your votes and support! It's exciting to get some buzz going for the app, which after all the work we put in we are very proud of! If you haven't had a chance yet to purchase it:

download, on the iTunes app store here 

or purchase on Amazon for kindle fire here

Animated music video "The Ancestor" by Darlingside

I recently had a huge opportunity to help create an animated music video for the band Darlingside, with two friends Abe Dieckman who did the amazing animation, and Timothy Hahn, producer. I created the background paintings and textures, as well as many of the individual assets: trees, clouds, plants, stars, furniture etc. It was such a fun project to work on, and I realize how much I miss collaboration! It turned out beautifully and we are all so proud to share it! It was just mentioned on Cartoon Brew, Everything Animated, Maimed and Tamed, and was a staff pick on Vimeo! We are trying to get the word out so please share it in as many ways as you can.

"The Ancestor" by Darlingside – Official Music Video from Crazy Lake Pictures on Vimeo.

credits
music by: Darlingside
director: Keith Boynton
producer: Mike Lavoie
producer/editor: Timothy Hahn
lead animator: Abraham Dieckman
lead artist: Pamela Goodman