Right here Im playing around with hairstyles of Goth Claire as some call her from the Flashback in Par Avion.
Friday, August 08, 2008
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Roughs: Claire from Lost
Rough face sketches of island & Goth Claire. I like the island Claire better.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
My trip to Comic-Con 2008
Day 1 Friday:
Friday My friend Steve & I arrived at Comic-Con and separated since we both had different panels that we wanted to attend. I first went to The Dharma Booth (Lost the TV show) to try to take an aptitude test, but they we filled up for the day.
Then I went up to a panel on the Warner Brothers Animation TV show Batman: The Brave & the Bold. It looks like Bruce Timm won't have anything to do with the show, but it still looks very good. It pairs Batman with different lesser known heroes from the DC comics universe like Red Tornado, Plastic Man, The new version of The Blue Beetle, etc. to show new light to Batman's character as he interacts with them. It has an age 6 - 11 demographic. I handed out some portfolios to some of the creators.
After that I wandered thought the Exhibit Hall for an hour looking at all of the cool stuff. I was so crowded though this year.
After that I went to a Panel on Sony's Animated Spectacular Spiderman's 2nd season. It looks like theres going to be a lot of cool stories this season, with villains like Kraven the Hunter, Mysterio the return of a lot of the season 1 villains and other new ones.
In the same room was another panel hosted by Entertainment Weekly's Doc Jenson with TV Showrunners Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindeloff (Lost), Josh Schwartz (Chuck, Gossip Girl), Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies) & Josh Friedman (Terminator: Sariah Connor Chronicles). I went mostly to see the Lost creators, I'm going to use my Lost blog to talk more about what they said and about other Lost experiences. http://lostroom23.blogspot.com/
After that I met Steve, and as we were walking out of the building who do I run into, but Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof the main creators of Lost! It was such a cool experience! After that Steve & I checked into our motel and I called my friend Eddy from the Lost blog to tell him all of the stuff that I learned about in the EW panel about Lost so that he could post it on the blog. Then Steve & I ate a very late dinner at McDonalds, and went to bed
Day 2 Saturday:
This morning I tried again to sign up for the Dharma Test, but it filled up again. So I entered my name in a drawing, but didn't get called. Then I picked up a few more free stuff for my boys http://ben-nathan.blogspot.com/2008/07/comic-con-swag.html and then headed for the long line to get into Hall H which had the big stuff. On my way to the line I walked by a guy that looked just like Hurley from Lost.
And this kid dressed like the main kid in Avatar yelled out to his Dad "Hey, theres that guy from Lost!" It was pretty funny. I was going early to try to get into the Heroes panel. I don't really care for Heroes, but I wanted to make sure that I had a seat for the Lost Panel. It cut off right before I got it, but that meant that I was able to be first in line to get into the Lost panel. Some people camped out at 5 & 6am to be first in line to the Heroes panel, but I didn't want to go that far. When I got in I was in the middle, but I was just happy to have gotten in. It was a great panel with lots of Lost stuff which I talk more about in the Lost blog http://lostroom23.blogspot.com/ I spoke with the Hurley guy afterwards and got a picture.
After that I tried to go to a panel on the TV show "The Office", but it was full, so I called Eddy to tell him about the Lost Panel. Then I went to a panel on Warner Brothers DC Direct to video series. They spoke about the upcoming Wonder Woman movie and about their previous movies. Bruce Timm was their who created most of the previous WB DC comics animated shows. Nathan Fillon (Firefly, Serenity, Desperate Housewives) was there also since he did a voice for the movies. I got to meet all of them afterwards and got them to sign a Wonder Woman poster. I gave a portfolio to the director and got to meet Nathan Fillon face to face at the Warner Bros booth.
After that I met up with Steve & picked up a free Lost T-Shirt at the ABC booth.
Then we went upstairs & looked at the different D list celebrities signing autographs like Elvira the guy from CHIPS, a Power Ranger, an Ewok and others.
Then I had an interview with two people from JMP creative (A toy company) and they really liked my portfolio. The thing that impressed them the most was my Lost drawing and how I was able to translate the characters into recognizable designs. We spoke about Freelance & Fulltime work and he said that he was going to pass my book on to the next person up and once a project that fit what I do came up they would use me. Unfortunately the company is 2 hours away.
After that we walked around the Exhibit Hall and made final purchases before we drove home.
Friday My friend Steve & I arrived at Comic-Con and separated since we both had different panels that we wanted to attend. I first went to The Dharma Booth (Lost the TV show) to try to take an aptitude test, but they we filled up for the day.
Then I went up to a panel on the Warner Brothers Animation TV show Batman: The Brave & the Bold. It looks like Bruce Timm won't have anything to do with the show, but it still looks very good. It pairs Batman with different lesser known heroes from the DC comics universe like Red Tornado, Plastic Man, The new version of The Blue Beetle, etc. to show new light to Batman's character as he interacts with them. It has an age 6 - 11 demographic. I handed out some portfolios to some of the creators.
After that I wandered thought the Exhibit Hall for an hour looking at all of the cool stuff. I was so crowded though this year.
After that I went to a Panel on Sony's Animated Spectacular Spiderman's 2nd season. It looks like theres going to be a lot of cool stories this season, with villains like Kraven the Hunter, Mysterio the return of a lot of the season 1 villains and other new ones.
In the same room was another panel hosted by Entertainment Weekly's Doc Jenson with TV Showrunners Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindeloff (Lost), Josh Schwartz (Chuck, Gossip Girl), Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies) & Josh Friedman (Terminator: Sariah Connor Chronicles). I went mostly to see the Lost creators, I'm going to use my Lost blog to talk more about what they said and about other Lost experiences. http://lostroom23.blogspot.com/
After that I met Steve, and as we were walking out of the building who do I run into, but Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof the main creators of Lost! It was such a cool experience! After that Steve & I checked into our motel and I called my friend Eddy from the Lost blog to tell him all of the stuff that I learned about in the EW panel about Lost so that he could post it on the blog. Then Steve & I ate a very late dinner at McDonalds, and went to bed
Day 2 Saturday:
This morning I tried again to sign up for the Dharma Test, but it filled up again. So I entered my name in a drawing, but didn't get called. Then I picked up a few more free stuff for my boys http://ben-nathan.blogspot.com/2008/07/comic-con-swag.html and then headed for the long line to get into Hall H which had the big stuff. On my way to the line I walked by a guy that looked just like Hurley from Lost.
And this kid dressed like the main kid in Avatar yelled out to his Dad "Hey, theres that guy from Lost!" It was pretty funny. I was going early to try to get into the Heroes panel. I don't really care for Heroes, but I wanted to make sure that I had a seat for the Lost Panel. It cut off right before I got it, but that meant that I was able to be first in line to get into the Lost panel. Some people camped out at 5 & 6am to be first in line to the Heroes panel, but I didn't want to go that far. When I got in I was in the middle, but I was just happy to have gotten in. It was a great panel with lots of Lost stuff which I talk more about in the Lost blog http://lostroom23.blogspot.com/ I spoke with the Hurley guy afterwards and got a picture.After that I tried to go to a panel on the TV show "The Office", but it was full, so I called Eddy to tell him about the Lost Panel. Then I went to a panel on Warner Brothers DC Direct to video series. They spoke about the upcoming Wonder Woman movie and about their previous movies. Bruce Timm was their who created most of the previous WB DC comics animated shows. Nathan Fillon (Firefly, Serenity, Desperate Housewives) was there also since he did a voice for the movies. I got to meet all of them afterwards and got them to sign a Wonder Woman poster. I gave a portfolio to the director and got to meet Nathan Fillon face to face at the Warner Bros booth.
After that I met up with Steve & picked up a free Lost T-Shirt at the ABC booth.
Then we went upstairs & looked at the different D list celebrities signing autographs like Elvira the guy from CHIPS, a Power Ranger, an Ewok and others.
Then I had an interview with two people from JMP creative (A toy company) and they really liked my portfolio. The thing that impressed them the most was my Lost drawing and how I was able to translate the characters into recognizable designs. We spoke about Freelance & Fulltime work and he said that he was going to pass my book on to the next person up and once a project that fit what I do came up they would use me. Unfortunately the company is 2 hours away.
After that we walked around the Exhibit Hall and made final purchases before we drove home.
Comic-Con 2008 pictures
Silly Princesses they forgot part of their dresses, I have no idea why Pheonix from the X-Men is with them.
Comic-Con 2008 pictures
Batman & Poison Ivy
These signs were posted in front of every bathroom as a movie promotion.
Lego Batman & Robin Display
Original Nightmare Before Christmas set piece
My friend Steve & a robot
These signs were posted in front of every bathroom as a movie promotion.
Lego Batman & Robin Display
Original Nightmare Before Christmas set piece
My friend Steve & a robot
Comic-Con 2008 Pictures
Teela & Evil-Lyn form He-Man
Evil-Lyn & Trap-Jaw from He-Man
Stormtrooper
Evil-Lyn from He-Man
Anakin Skywalker's Padawan
Evil-Lyn & Trap-Jaw from He-Man
Stormtrooper
Evil-Lyn from He-Man
Anakin Skywalker's Padawan
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Glumby's Don't Belong
Back in the 6th grade a friend & I created a children's book called Glumby's Don't Belong about these creatures & about where they belong and where they don't belong. I am currently redesigning the Glumby's
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Glinda
Monday, May 12, 2008
Monday, May 05, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
What Killed Saturday Morning Cartoons?
I found this interesting.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/677347/what_killed_saturday_morning_cartoons.html
By Lee Andrew Henderson, published Mar 30, 2008
When I was just a boy I hated school. Teachers, school work, kids other than me. All of these things were annoying. I always had one thing to look forward too though. Saturday Morning cartoons. Unfortunately the days of Saturday Morning cartoons are now dead. Every once in a while I'll hear people wonder, "Whatever happened to Saturday morning cartoons?" Well I am here to answer that question. These are the eight reasons that Saturday morning cartoons are a thing of the past.
Saturday Morning Cartoons are Dead Because Kids Grow Up Faster
In the year 2007 kids grow up faster than they did in 1987. Not grow up faster physically, most kids I know are twerps. But the kids now face things in the real world at a much younger age. They grow up so fast that it is no longer cool to watch cartoons once you're 10 years old.
Saturday Morning Cartoons are Dead Because Cartoons are For Adults
If you think about a lot of the cartoons beings made, most of them are being made for adults. Shows like the Simpsons, Family Guy and Futurama are not for young kids.
Saturday Morning Cartoons are Dead Because of Home Video Popularity
If you think back to when you were a kid, assuming you weren't a kid like five years ago then home videos were probably not as huge as they are today. Sure you probably had a video or two that you liked but now kids are practically raised on videos rather than Saturday morning cartoons.
Saturday Morning Cartoons are Dead Because of Cartoon Network, Disney and Nickelodeon
Thanks to Disney, Nickelodeon and especially Cartoon Network, there are cartoons on every hour of the day, every day of the week. Saturday morning is no longer the only time of the week that cartoons are available.
Saturday Morning Cartoons are Dead Because of the Internet
The internet offers some great things and so bad things. One of the good things about the internet is if you want cartoons you can find them somewhere at any time. Try going to YouTube and search for your favorite cartoon. Chances are you'll find a couple of episodes or at the very least a few clips.
Saturday Morning Cartoons are Dead Because of the Federal Communications Commission:
The Federal Communications Commission requires that every broadcast station in the United State show at least three hours of educational and informative television every week. Networks aren't going to show these programs during the day while kids aren't at home and they aren't going to air them at night instead of their prime time shows. So they put them on Saturday mornings instead of cartoons.
Saturday Morning Cartoons are Dead Because of Japanese Anime:
Networks are getting lazy. Once they saw that Japanese Anime was popular they decided to just steal a bunch of Japanese Animes instead of making their own cartoons. Unfortunately most animes aren't kids shows so they don'ot come on Saturday mornings.
Saturday Moring Cartoons are Dead Because of Video Games:
When I was 7 years old Saturday morning consisted of Transformers and G. I. Joe on the television. By the time I was 10 years old Saturday morning was spent with the Super Nintendo and Genesis. The video game industry increases more and more every year and kids are replacing Scooby Doo and Fred Flinstone with Mario and Zelda.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/677347/what_killed_saturday_morning_cartoons.html
By Lee Andrew Henderson, published Mar 30, 2008
When I was just a boy I hated school. Teachers, school work, kids other than me. All of these things were annoying. I always had one thing to look forward too though. Saturday Morning cartoons. Unfortunately the days of Saturday Morning cartoons are now dead. Every once in a while I'll hear people wonder, "Whatever happened to Saturday morning cartoons?" Well I am here to answer that question. These are the eight reasons that Saturday morning cartoons are a thing of the past.
Saturday Morning Cartoons are Dead Because Kids Grow Up Faster
In the year 2007 kids grow up faster than they did in 1987. Not grow up faster physically, most kids I know are twerps. But the kids now face things in the real world at a much younger age. They grow up so fast that it is no longer cool to watch cartoons once you're 10 years old.
Saturday Morning Cartoons are Dead Because Cartoons are For Adults
If you think about a lot of the cartoons beings made, most of them are being made for adults. Shows like the Simpsons, Family Guy and Futurama are not for young kids.
Saturday Morning Cartoons are Dead Because of Home Video Popularity
If you think back to when you were a kid, assuming you weren't a kid like five years ago then home videos were probably not as huge as they are today. Sure you probably had a video or two that you liked but now kids are practically raised on videos rather than Saturday morning cartoons.
Saturday Morning Cartoons are Dead Because of Cartoon Network, Disney and Nickelodeon
Thanks to Disney, Nickelodeon and especially Cartoon Network, there are cartoons on every hour of the day, every day of the week. Saturday morning is no longer the only time of the week that cartoons are available.
Saturday Morning Cartoons are Dead Because of the Internet
The internet offers some great things and so bad things. One of the good things about the internet is if you want cartoons you can find them somewhere at any time. Try going to YouTube and search for your favorite cartoon. Chances are you'll find a couple of episodes or at the very least a few clips.
Saturday Morning Cartoons are Dead Because of the Federal Communications Commission:
The Federal Communications Commission requires that every broadcast station in the United State show at least three hours of educational and informative television every week. Networks aren't going to show these programs during the day while kids aren't at home and they aren't going to air them at night instead of their prime time shows. So they put them on Saturday mornings instead of cartoons.
Saturday Morning Cartoons are Dead Because of Japanese Anime:
Networks are getting lazy. Once they saw that Japanese Anime was popular they decided to just steal a bunch of Japanese Animes instead of making their own cartoons. Unfortunately most animes aren't kids shows so they don'ot come on Saturday mornings.
Saturday Moring Cartoons are Dead Because of Video Games:
When I was 7 years old Saturday morning consisted of Transformers and G. I. Joe on the television. By the time I was 10 years old Saturday morning was spent with the Super Nintendo and Genesis. The video game industry increases more and more every year and kids are replacing Scooby Doo and Fred Flinstone with Mario and Zelda.
Sunday, April 06, 2008
More Locke
My Lost blog that I created with a group of on-line friends.
http://lostroom23.blogspot.com/
http://lostroom23.blogspot.com/
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