While I'm animating giant robots, check this out. PopTub Daily featured Tootsie Blow Pop on their show today! It's Sansoneriffic!
Showing posts with label Tootsie Blow Pop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tootsie Blow Pop. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Tootsie Blow Pop- Now Jumbo-Sized!
I got an email from Brian Lee, a cadet at West Point yesterday. Apparently they're looking to expand their number of wheelchair bound recruits to create a new special strike force called "Hell on Wheels" and they want me to lead them. I leave tomorrow.
Okay, not really, but that'd be kind of cool. Mount a cannon on my chair and I'm good to go.
For real though, Army has a football game against Temple this Friday night. Temple's mascot is the owl, so Army is going to play Tootsie Blow Pop on their Jumbotron.
I can't believe I just typed that. I love it.
Fan Film is still rolling along as fast as I can push it, which, sadly, never feels fast enough. One way or another, it will premier in November (more on that soon).
In other news, I'm leaving Monday morning for my birthday trip to Niagara Falls and I'm really looking forward to the break.
Okay, not really, but that'd be kind of cool. Mount a cannon on my chair and I'm good to go.
For real though, Army has a football game against Temple this Friday night. Temple's mascot is the owl, so Army is going to play Tootsie Blow Pop on their Jumbotron.
I can't believe I just typed that. I love it.
Fan Film is still rolling along as fast as I can push it, which, sadly, never feels fast enough. One way or another, it will premier in November (more on that soon).
In other news, I'm leaving Monday morning for my birthday trip to Niagara Falls and I'm really looking forward to the break.
Monday, December 31, 2007
Jacob's Yearly Year's End Review of the Year- 2007
If you're just joining us, howsabout a brief recap of 2007?
Creatively, the year jumped off with an amazing start. January started with Batman's Gonna Get Shot in the Face being voted the 4th Best Short film of 2006 by FilmThreat.com
I also finished my work on Harvey Daggit and the Devil's Olives as well as the music video for Raine Maida's Sex Love & Honey.
Personally speaking, things were rough, as things were a bit turbulent in Kris' life.
February saw an amazing trip up to Windsor to see Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida.
March brought Harvey Daggit's acceptance to the website for Spielberg's show, On the Lot. Sadly, that's as far as it went.
It was also in March that we announced The Greatest Fan Film of All Time and The Girl and the Ghost.
April started with my very first newspaper interview about our films and continued with Tootsie Blow Pop exploding after being featured on MySpace.
The summer was mostly quiet as I worked away on Fan Film and Ghost until late August, when Mom and I embarked on another Canadian adventure.
More animation led me into November, which brought my first experience in live action filming. In a complete turnaround from the way the year started, Kris became a father and I became an uncle.
December was mostly more animation, enjoying being an uncle, and prepping for Christmas. Which leads me to now.
As I type this blog with the arrival of a new year at hand, I find myself feeling more optimistic than I was at this time last year. Though busy working on things I love, I spent most of 2007 frustrated and stressed out. In recent weeks, things have changed and I feel I've changed (for the better) too.
2008 will bring the completion of Ghost and Fan Film and, if my hopes become reality, the start of some wonderful new things.
I wish you all joy, health, and prosperity in the year ahead. Happy New Year!!!
Creatively, the year jumped off with an amazing start. January started with Batman's Gonna Get Shot in the Face being voted the 4th Best Short film of 2006 by FilmThreat.com
I also finished my work on Harvey Daggit and the Devil's Olives as well as the music video for Raine Maida's Sex Love & Honey.
Personally speaking, things were rough, as things were a bit turbulent in Kris' life.
February saw an amazing trip up to Windsor to see Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida.
March brought Harvey Daggit's acceptance to the website for Spielberg's show, On the Lot. Sadly, that's as far as it went.
It was also in March that we announced The Greatest Fan Film of All Time and The Girl and the Ghost.
April started with my very first newspaper interview about our films and continued with Tootsie Blow Pop exploding after being featured on MySpace.
The summer was mostly quiet as I worked away on Fan Film and Ghost until late August, when Mom and I embarked on another Canadian adventure.
More animation led me into November, which brought my first experience in live action filming. In a complete turnaround from the way the year started, Kris became a father and I became an uncle.
December was mostly more animation, enjoying being an uncle, and prepping for Christmas. Which leads me to now.
As I type this blog with the arrival of a new year at hand, I find myself feeling more optimistic than I was at this time last year. Though busy working on things I love, I spent most of 2007 frustrated and stressed out. In recent weeks, things have changed and I feel I've changed (for the better) too.
2008 will bring the completion of Ghost and Fan Film and, if my hopes become reality, the start of some wonderful new things.
I wish you all joy, health, and prosperity in the year ahead. Happy New Year!!!
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Power of the Pop (Follow Up)
In its 24 hours of being featured on MySpace, Tootsie Blow Pop brought in a combined total of roughly 430,000 hits among all of our videos. That's the number of times Nintendo: OldSchool Revolution has had over the past year at iFilm. In one day.
Color me flabbergasted.
I love Tootsie Blow Pop, but it was really just an in-between-projects project, I don't think any of us ever expected it to trigger a surge anywhere near this size.
Wow. What a day.
In other news, my sinuses still hate me.
Color me flabbergasted.
I love Tootsie Blow Pop, but it was really just an in-between-projects project, I don't think any of us ever expected it to trigger a surge anywhere near this size.
Wow. What a day.
In other news, my sinuses still hate me.
Friday, April 06, 2007
Power of the Pop
Looks like weird dreams aren't the only thing that can perk up a guy whose sinuses have declared war on him.
I was signing in on MySpace a little bit ago and found myself unexpectedly face to face with Mr Owl. Apparently one of the mighty Tom's many friends decided to feature Tootsie Blow Pop on the main page. This is a biggie, all of our videos are seeing a huge surge in views and it's only been a couple hours.
This definitely makes the uprising behind my face a bit more bearable.
I was signing in on MySpace a little bit ago and found myself unexpectedly face to face with Mr Owl. Apparently one of the mighty Tom's many friends decided to feature Tootsie Blow Pop on the main page. This is a biggie, all of our videos are seeing a huge surge in views and it's only been a couple hours.
This definitely makes the uprising behind my face a bit more bearable.
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Jacob in Print, Batman in Jersey, Frylock in My Yard
I did an email interview last Monday for a small Spotlight piece that runs in a bunch of newspapers around the area. April Helms did the interviewing (I did the answering, of course) and not being a fan of talking on the phone, I quite liked the email-based method. I met April last year as she did a story on the premier of Batman and Losers. None of the papers are available in my neck of the woods, but April was kind enough to send a copy my way, I'm looking forward to checking it out. It actually ran on April Fool's Day. Oddly fitting for this goofball, no?
I got an email back in January from Jay Wulff. He told me he's hosting the Kevin Smith Fan Fest and asked for a DVD so they could screen Batman, so I sent him the nearest handy DVD with the cartoons on it. He sent me a note tonight to remind me that the fest is next Saturday, April 14th. Looking at the lineup, I was surprised to see that not only are they showing Batman's Gonna Get Shot in the Face, but also Nintendo: OldSchool Revolution and Tootsie Blow Pop.
Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it out for the fest, but if you're in the Franklin, New Jersey area, swing by, support the event, and have some fun!
In similar news, Larry was contacted a couple weeks ago and told that they want a screener of Batman for the 16th Annual St. Louis International Film Festival (November 8th-18th). How awesome is that?
I'm working hard on The Girl and the Ghost these days. We haven't even recorded voice work yet, but there's still plenty for me to do before that. It's coming along slowly, but I'm loving the look more and more.
Once again, the weather's going from 70s to snow this weekend, but it was enjoyable while it lasted. One odd thing happened during the warm spell. While outside, I noticed our rake bears an uncanny resemblance to Frylock from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. What do you think?
I got an email back in January from Jay Wulff. He told me he's hosting the Kevin Smith Fan Fest and asked for a DVD so they could screen Batman, so I sent him the nearest handy DVD with the cartoons on it. He sent me a note tonight to remind me that the fest is next Saturday, April 14th. Looking at the lineup, I was surprised to see that not only are they showing Batman's Gonna Get Shot in the Face, but also Nintendo: OldSchool Revolution and Tootsie Blow Pop.
Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it out for the fest, but if you're in the Franklin, New Jersey area, swing by, support the event, and have some fun!
In similar news, Larry was contacted a couple weeks ago and told that they want a screener of Batman for the 16th Annual St. Louis International Film Festival (November 8th-18th). How awesome is that?I'm working hard on The Girl and the Ghost these days. We haven't even recorded voice work yet, but there's still plenty for me to do before that. It's coming along slowly, but I'm loving the look more and more.
Once again, the weather's going from 70s to snow this weekend, but it was enjoyable while it lasted. One odd thing happened during the warm spell. While outside, I noticed our rake bears an uncanny resemblance to Frylock from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. What do you think?
Friday, March 02, 2007
A Call to Digg
Okay, another small update. As of yesterday, the absolute best looking version of Sex Love and Honey is at iFilm.com. Right here, as a matter of fact:
Monday, August 14, 2006
The Premier
Wow. What a day.
I don't even know where to begin.
Nervous energy prevented me from getting much sleep last night, so I'm running on fumes as I type this.
We got to Classic Fairways fairly easily, only making one wrong turn along the way. As soon as I got there, the meeting and greeting began. I said hello to everyone in Larry's group I had met before as well as those I hadn't, which was a bit odd, I've seen their films so many times I wasn't 100% sure whether or not I had met a few of them.
The place itself was really nice. Lots of space, really clean, big couches, a bar, and a bunch of enormous projection screens all around.
Shortly after 6 PM, the show began. Larry said a few words and The Losers Have a Junkyard started playing on all the screens.
The hard work put into Losers wasn't hard to see, Larry and his crew should be proud of themselves. The atmosphere, the music, every bit of it made for a really cool and fun short film.
Next up was Batman's Gonna Get Shot in the Face. Larry started to introduce it, I could hear him on the microphone, but I couldn't see him. I leaned over and whispered to Mom, "Where is he?"
She responded by pointing, behind me. I spun around and he was right there. Before I knew it, I had the mic and I was rambling off my thoughts on the cartoon. Considering I hate public speaking, I think I did alright on the mic, except I didn't have time to position myself, so I sort of had my back to most of the audience. Ah well, let's just say it was an artist's eccentricity.
After a brief hunt for the remote control, Batman began on the screens.
That was a very surreal moment. The project created entirely on my little 13" laptop was now being projected onto giant screens in every direction in front of over 100 people. And the people were loving it. They were laughing at all the right places, some even had tears in their eyes from laughing. The laughter was followed by applause, which was interrupted by the last joke during the credits, which was followed by more applause.
That was such a rush and absolutely worth all of the work.
The cast of Batman's Gonna Get Shot in the Face
After that, Larry had all of the other films playing. Zombies in My Neighborhood, Nintendo: OldSchool Revolution, Real Men of the Mat, The Eyeball Papercuts, and Tootsie Blow Pop along with some behind the scenes stuff and deleted clips.
Another surreal moment was watching the Johnny McCocky skit from Eyeball Papercuts with Andy Larsen, Johnny McCocky himself, standing 5 feet away.
In the hour or so following Batman, I said "Thank you" more than I ever have before. People kept congratulating me and saying how much they enjoyed the cartoon. What really caught me off guard was when people would introduce themselves as fans of my work.
I really don't even feel like I've done that much yet. I haven't even been doing this for a full year yet and I have fans? Cool!
Surrounding me from left to right- Allan Derby, Aaron Longstreth, Larry Longstreth, Clint George, and Vince Bruno
What a crazy and awesome day. I want to thank Larry again for bringing me into all of this wonderful madness. I also want to that everyone who came out to support us and see what we've been working on, I hope you all enjoyed myself.
The films should be online sometime tomorrow.
Now I'm gonna go kick back and relax.
PS- Sorry about the dark pictures, I'm looking into getting a new camera.
I don't even know where to begin.
Nervous energy prevented me from getting much sleep last night, so I'm running on fumes as I type this.
We got to Classic Fairways fairly easily, only making one wrong turn along the way. As soon as I got there, the meeting and greeting began. I said hello to everyone in Larry's group I had met before as well as those I hadn't, which was a bit odd, I've seen their films so many times I wasn't 100% sure whether or not I had met a few of them.
The place itself was really nice. Lots of space, really clean, big couches, a bar, and a bunch of enormous projection screens all around.
Shortly after 6 PM, the show began. Larry said a few words and The Losers Have a Junkyard started playing on all the screens.
The hard work put into Losers wasn't hard to see, Larry and his crew should be proud of themselves. The atmosphere, the music, every bit of it made for a really cool and fun short film.
Next up was Batman's Gonna Get Shot in the Face. Larry started to introduce it, I could hear him on the microphone, but I couldn't see him. I leaned over and whispered to Mom, "Where is he?"
She responded by pointing, behind me. I spun around and he was right there. Before I knew it, I had the mic and I was rambling off my thoughts on the cartoon. Considering I hate public speaking, I think I did alright on the mic, except I didn't have time to position myself, so I sort of had my back to most of the audience. Ah well, let's just say it was an artist's eccentricity.
After a brief hunt for the remote control, Batman began on the screens.
That was a very surreal moment. The project created entirely on my little 13" laptop was now being projected onto giant screens in every direction in front of over 100 people. And the people were loving it. They were laughing at all the right places, some even had tears in their eyes from laughing. The laughter was followed by applause, which was interrupted by the last joke during the credits, which was followed by more applause.
That was such a rush and absolutely worth all of the work.
The cast of Batman's Gonna Get Shot in the Face
After that, Larry had all of the other films playing. Zombies in My Neighborhood, Nintendo: OldSchool Revolution, Real Men of the Mat, The Eyeball Papercuts, and Tootsie Blow Pop along with some behind the scenes stuff and deleted clips.
Another surreal moment was watching the Johnny McCocky skit from Eyeball Papercuts with Andy Larsen, Johnny McCocky himself, standing 5 feet away.
In the hour or so following Batman, I said "Thank you" more than I ever have before. People kept congratulating me and saying how much they enjoyed the cartoon. What really caught me off guard was when people would introduce themselves as fans of my work.
I really don't even feel like I've done that much yet. I haven't even been doing this for a full year yet and I have fans? Cool!
Surrounding me from left to right- Allan Derby, Aaron Longstreth, Larry Longstreth, Clint George, and Vince Bruno
What a crazy and awesome day. I want to thank Larry again for bringing me into all of this wonderful madness. I also want to that everyone who came out to support us and see what we've been working on, I hope you all enjoyed myself.
The films should be online sometime tomorrow.
Now I'm gonna go kick back and relax.
PS- Sorry about the dark pictures, I'm looking into getting a new camera.
Monday, May 08, 2006
I'm Still Here
It's been a while, eh? No blogs, no reviews, no site updates. First impressions might suggest I've just been lazy, but on the contrary...brace yourselves...I've actually been really busy.
Where to begin?
Nintendo: Old School Revolution exploded at iFilm since its debut. To date it's been viewed over 380,000 times at iFilm, not to mention it's popped up on countless other sites across the web.
I knew Revolution was going to be good, but its success has blown my mind. To top it off, the film was recently added to the Internet Movie Database. How cool is that?
After finishing up my work on Revolution, I animated a logo for the folks over at Twitching Monkey Productions. You can check it out here.
After finishing that up, I worked on another animated short with The Brothers Longstreth. This time around, we attempt to answer the age old question: How many licks does it take?
Ladies and gents, I give you...Tootsie Blow Pop.
And if that's not enough, I'm slowly nearing completion on our third animated short. The title is...ready for this?...Batman's Gonna Get Shot in the Face.
Yep. That's the title. And y'know what? It's gonna be good.
Well, I best get going for now. I'll try my best to update the site more often, bear with me. Until next time, hang in there!
Where to begin?
Nintendo: Old School Revolution exploded at iFilm since its debut. To date it's been viewed over 380,000 times at iFilm, not to mention it's popped up on countless other sites across the web.
I knew Revolution was going to be good, but its success has blown my mind. To top it off, the film was recently added to the Internet Movie Database. How cool is that?
After finishing up my work on Revolution, I animated a logo for the folks over at Twitching Monkey Productions. You can check it out here.
After finishing that up, I worked on another animated short with The Brothers Longstreth. This time around, we attempt to answer the age old question: How many licks does it take?
Ladies and gents, I give you...Tootsie Blow Pop.
And if that's not enough, I'm slowly nearing completion on our third animated short. The title is...ready for this?...Batman's Gonna Get Shot in the Face.
Yep. That's the title. And y'know what? It's gonna be good.
Well, I best get going for now. I'll try my best to update the site more often, bear with me. Until next time, hang in there!
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