Geekie Awards - Animated Short Winner

Scrap Metal has won Best Animated Short Film at the 1st Annual Geekie Awards of 2013!

Scrap Metal is also in the running for Best Short Film. The awards are in Hollywood, but I may just have to make the trip out there because the event will also award Stan Lee a lifetime achievement award!

Sunday, August 18th, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM (PST)
The Avalon / Hollywood, CA

The Geekie Awards will celebrate the most talented indie creations in these categories: Short Films; Web Series; Podcasts; One Shots (Trailers, Music Videos); Comics & Graphic Novels; Toys & Tabletop Games; Art, Craft & Food; Websites & Retail Stores; and Crowdfunding.

The Awards show begins at 7:30 PM. Red carpet arrivals begin at 5:30 PM.

All guests who purchase tickets are invited to the after party on the main floor of The Avalon. The after party will begin around 9:00 PM.

Beverages and a limited food menu are available at nine cash bars throughout the venue. Credit cards accepted.

Dress is fancy attire… but you’re welcome to wear something crazy. Cosplayers welcome!

The Awards are planned to be streamed online, and all of the entrees can be viewed and even streamed from the Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/TheGeekieAwards

 View the live streaming of the awards here: http://www.ustream.tv/user/TheGeekieAwards  

update:

Videos of the event are free to view here: http://YouTube.com/thegeekieawards  

Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival 2013!

Scrap Metal has been accepted into the annual Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival (CCI-IFF) 2013, which is attached to the 2013 San Diego Comic Con!

I will personally be in attendance to speak about the film and answer any questions! I encourage anyone who can make it to come. My panel is scheduled for:

Thursday, July 18. 7:45-8:10pm

Marriott Hall 2, Marriott Marquis & Marina

View schedule here

Lakeshorts International Short Film Festival

Scrap Metal has been accepted into the 3rd annual 2013 Lakeshorts International Short Film Festival in Toronto, ON, Canada.

 

 

 

Scrap Metal was one of the 15 shorts selected out of over 160 submissions! I want very much to attend this fest as it is taking place in the Toronto homeland. But alas, my contract in the USA once again denies my the pleasure. Please check out the festival if you can:

 

The Assembly Hall

1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Dr

Toronto, ON M8V 3W8, Canada

 

Friday, May 3rd, 2013



2013 Rising Star Award Winner!

Scrap Metal has won the Rising Star Award from the 6th annual 2013 Canadian International Film Festival!

 

 

 

The award is in the Animation section of the competition. The Festival takes place on April 5th-6th in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

 

It is a great honour to be recognised by this prestigious community.



DragonFrame

Scrap Metal is featured on DragonFrame's blog, which is reserved for films that were shot using this awesome  frame-grabber software. Although, back in the day, the program was called Dragon Pro. The year Scrap Metal was shot was also the first year that Sheridan College adopted the use Dragon software for student films. Four other student films were shot that same year using Dragon and all of them were successfully completed and look terrific! I've also noticed that every stop-motion studio I've worked at uses DragonFrame as well; it is easily the best frame-grabbing software I've every used and I can't recommend it more to my fellow stop-motion animators.

Check out the DragonFrame post here.

Its got some behind the scenes info I haven't shared before!