Vacant Planet News!

Check out the new Production Blog!

The music and sound were intergral to 'Scrap.' It was done by Jamey Scott of Dramatic Music. Jamey is an animation fan who's worked on many popular short film projects. All you who download 'Scrap' are missing the wonderful Dolby Digital surround sound. In the windmill fields you are surrounded by the massive machines, and you can feel the gears they are churning under the ground.

Check out my new book! Professional Short Films covers my production , rigging and animation methods. And you can animate Bob the Bot, who is essetially Harvard with a new head. The rig is identical to the one use in A Curious Bit of Scrap. There is also a rigging tutorial for a squash and stretch rig with Mr. Generic. Also check out the work of Co-Author Josh Book.

Chapter 2 finally under way! The second part of Vacant Planet is now in pre-production. There are new characters and a little glimpse of the direction the whole thing is headed.

Chapter 2 Environment

Professional Short Films with 3ds Max, my new book, illustrates the production process behind the Vacant Planet films. The emphasis is slanted heavily towards character animation.