Dates for Leonardo at da Vinci Film Fest.
The dates and times are now posted. The old man shows three times!
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Leonardo showing tonight in Jacksonville, FL.
As part of a sneak peak of the upcoming Citrus Cel 2010 Film Festival - April 9th to 11th - Leonardo is playing with an Oscar nominated shorts program in Jacksonville, FL. For show time and more info...
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Sale at Zazzle ends Monday
If you've been interested in some Leonardo stuff - t-shirts, mugs - Zazzle is having a sale until monday. Click here to go to Store
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FREE ground shipping at the Leostore!
Great chance to save money when buying Leonardo swag. Coffee cups, T-shirts, 2010 calendars (last chance), tote bag, baby clothes. - With FREE GROUND SHIPPING! Hurry! Use: GROUNDSHIP15 by Thursday...
View ArticleThoughts after making a film #2: Credits - check the spelling!
The main thing I want to say about credits is that you should check, double check, quintuple check, check, check, check the spelling of your credits. This may seem a no brainer but as you are reaching...
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LEONARDO online until April 26th!
Watch and VOTE LeonardoFans of Leo! Just in time for Leonardo da Vinci's birthday and Da Vinci Day! For a limited time you can see and VOTE for Leonardo, yes the entire short, online at Indieflix as...
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2 Golden Gate Awards for Leonardo!
Leo took home the award for Best Film for Children and Families as well as 2nd place in Bay Area Short Film yesterday at the 53 San Francisco International Film Festival Golden Gate Awards. The first...
View ArticleLeonardo showing tonight in Seattle in front of Ready, Set, Bag!
Starting today and through next week Leonardo shows in front of Ready, Set, Bag! the documentary Craig Foster and I animated a short segment called "How to be a Good Bagger" for. If you live up in...
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Leonardo DVD on the way!
First Views of packaging of Leonardo: the complete codex DVDDVD coming soon!!
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Leonardo at CTN-X 2010 this year!
Hey all I will be giving a talk about making the short film after hours at CTN-X 2010 in November. What I learned making it, basically cribbing, expanding, upon my blog posts. I will also have a table...
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But First! Next week Leonardo shows at Savannah
'Leonardo' is showing at the Savannah Film FestivalSunday Oct 31 2:30pmand again (and I will be in attendance) Thurs. Nov. 4th 9:30 amcome check it out if you can.info
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Leonardo DVD Now Available at ACW Store!
The Leonardo DVD - LEONARDO: The Complete Codex is here!ACW SHOPUnlike other DVD's The Complete Codex is virtually a little animation course of it's own. The DVD contains a lot of goodies to instruct...
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New Leonardo Short in the works!
Bandello character design by Matt JonesWow haven't posted to the blog in awhile. But I come to you with big news. There is a new Leonardo short in the works. I have currently scripted it and I am now...
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Leo Puppet construction notes - size matters
photos taken by greg dykstra. sculpt by jerome ranftFirst step in making a stop motion puppet - decide how big to make it. This is a huge decision since all the sets and everything will have to be to...
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Leo Puppet construction notes - Leg Armature
armature and photos by Kamela PortugesLooks like we are getting there. The knee looks small enough but Kamela at Images in Motion has reports that it has been trickier then she thought to pull off....
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Da Vinci Day sale! 14th and 15th
In honor of Leonardo's 560th Birthday! This weekend all items at the ACW store will be 15% off + shipping and handling. Promotion code: DAVINCID It is a great opportunity for anyone who hasn't...
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The Sale is on! + Leonardo showing on Vimeo
Hey all, the sale is on. Great time to pick up the DVD or get other Leo swag for a reduced price. Be sure to apply code: DAVINCID at checkout.and in honor of Leonardo's 560th Leonardo will be playing...
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Leo has legs!
armature by kamela portuges photos by jim capobianco (iPhone)Hoping to have better pics tomorrow but here are the old fellows legs! The yogurt cup on top is just to give them a little weight. So far...
View ArticleLeonardo 'legs' armature test
Well this is why you test these things. Tim Hittle took on the task of putting the Leo legs through a trial run. During Leo's first step the ankle broke when all the weight of the armature was on it...
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Tim Hittle pics of test
Awesome animator Tim Hittle (Nightmare before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, Pixar, and his own Jay Clay films) animating the leg test.
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Watch how meticulous a master animator like Tim is. All for one frame -
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Latest animation test by Tim Hittle.The armature is now fixed and Tim put it through its paces, even making it jump. No onto the rest of the armature. Leo's head next!
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Moving on to rest of the armature
Here is a mock up size relation to get the rest of the armature going. The legs are back at Images in Motion to have the torso and arms added. We will also be building the hands to be replacable to...
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Latest Leonardo armature
Updated armature from Kamela Portuges of Images in Motion, all hand milled and and hand crafted. Temp head and the hands are going to change. She still needs to make a few adjustments. His shoulders...
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Latest test from Tim HittleWe are now moving to finishing the puppet and storyboards for late spring.
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