Just thought I'd drop in with a few words to ensure those who may care that I am actually alive. I've been busy with a move to a new apartment, and other things. I am in the planning stages for a new animated short, and also have been sketching a good deal of new images. I'm not sure yet what form they'll take exactly, nor when I'll actually create them... but there are things in the pipeline. [6/23/09]
We're up to episode 4 of Monkey Talks. This one's called "Jobless", and features a discussion about our troubled economy. [3/12/09]
Check out the third episode of Monkey Talks; "The Penis Crock". This was the first script I wrote for the series. [2/23/09]
My highly anticipated (by me and my imaginary friends) animated comedy talk show has now launched on YouTube! It's called Monkey Talks, and features host Julius Larsen and guest Collette Taj -- both stylish robot monkeys. Please check it out, rate it highly, subscribe, and send it to any and all friends who are not easily offended! More episodes are on their way, and the animation will improve (slightly...) over time. [1/22/09]
It seems every time I post here, my short film has racked up another thousand views. 4,000 doesn't seem too far away for "Gone."
Meanwhile, my new animated comedy talkshow will make its debut any day now. The first epsiode is in the can, and the second is half done as well. Scripts for episodes three and four are floating around the edlundart HQ. Please stay tuned for Monkey Talks! [1/19/09]
We're now at 2,760 views of "Gone", and remarkably, the daily average appears to be rising!
The work on my new animated series is still going well, and I believe I'm more or less on schedule. In a matter of days, I should have enough clips to get a basic episode together, but I'll still need to add shots for the credits sequence, as well as a couple of filler shots for pacing. They'll be cool fillers though. Can't wait to try some voice recordings! A few scripts are ready to go, so we might do that soon, even if I haven't finished all the shots needed to cut the first episode.
Some of the technology that runs this site will no longer be supported by my web host in 2009. Rather than upgrading and fixing things, I'm contemplating redoing the site, possibly starting with a very bare bones site that I can build on. Since my focus has shifted more towards animation and music, a new approach might not be a bad idea anyway. We'll see. [12/3/08]
"Gone" is now slowly but surely approaching 2,000 views on YouTube! Thanks to everyone who checked it out, gave it five stars, and commented. If you still haven't seen it, please do catch the wave and surf on over to YouTube.
Meanwhile, my new animation project is in full swing. I am building this comedy show in a modular way -- more on that later. The short version of the story is that I have 2 shots done and will need 6-8 before I can attempt editing together an episode. I am very unofficially and very tentatively aiming to launch the first episode before the end of the year, or in the first days of 2009. [10/14/08]
My animated short has taken off to some degree, and has now racked up more than 1,500 views! Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to watch it so far! If you still haven't seen it, please check it out and give me a five star rating!
Meanwhile, I've been hard at work on my next animated project. As Ive said before, it's going to be a comedy series. I have now essentially completed the modeling of all the objects and characters I'll need, and have even rigged everything for animation. But, I'm experimenting with settings and compromises to cut down on render time. If I were to keep it as it is now, it would take nearly 2 years to render... I need to get that down to something like 3 months. Luckily, I think I have a decent plan to make that happen. [9/15/08]
Finally, my short film has been released to the world! Or at least the tiny portion of the world that will care about a slow-paced black and white visual poem with an ambiguous narrative, no dialog, and no facial expressions! Please do check it out on YouTube and give it a 5 star rating! [8/19/08]
My animated short film is now completely rendered! I've spent the last few hours editing, and have a decent rough laid out already. I did discover a bizarre problem with one of my shots, which may necessitate a full or partial re-render. Beyond that, everything is looking as planned. I'll need to lighten up some of the shots in post-production, but that was expected. All in all, this is a happy day! [7/17/08]
