NEW STORYBOARD JOB…THOUGH, A BIG ONE

Let me see now.

In the last week and a half, I have been hired on to do some pre-pre-production work on a film called NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH.

The director is a very cool guy named David Dobkin who did THE WEDDING CRASHERS. Everything has gone fine so far.

Once again, I can’t discuss the film as I WILL GET FIRED, but it looks to be fun.

David likes to start with thumbnails and work from there. He has a good sense of story and character arcs and is quite open to contributions. David made me feel relaxed as soon as we met, as did his assistant, Seth.

I had to go home to NYC, as my Uncle, a great man named Rueben Holder passed away. I really loved him. He married my mother’s first cousin, and we all just called him “Uncle”. The exact relation never mattered, which is just as I believe.

Family is who loves you and whom you love.

After coming back from the funeral, I am grinding away on the boards. I am very happy not to be using paper as when you work digitally, you can reuse shots and make some wider or tighter.

After approval, I can either draw on another layer or just add detail to the sketches. Tomorrow, I hope to get in a quick workout, take my son to school and start drawing. I have three scenes to do by this coming Monday.

Yes, I am having a lot of fun, I might add.

 

SPARE TIME

I just went through the always-fun interview process as I look for a new gig.  The interviewer was a very nice producer named David Crockett.

If I get the gig, I’ll give a little more detail.

Meanwhile, as work is extremely slow, I did a few “freebee” frames for a director friend and did a LOT of writing whenever I could to finish a script.

I’ve also been doing a little animation design work to flesh out a concept I might try to sell.

When work is slow, you really have to put your time to creative use, especially if you are married with a kid and you don’t know when you might have this kind of time.

Not that I love a lot of time off, as I don’t. As a freelancer, I am always in fear of not working for too long. As I am not single, I can’t piss away time. There is always something to do around the house. I actually try to straighten my home office a little. Dust is ALWAYS a problem. Always.

Many of my illustrator colleagues are looking for work. A chosen few have moved on to new features. They deserve it. I do as well, but until I land one, I must move in a forward direction.

Through Facebook, I have re-connected with a number of my HIGH SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN classmates. Some of them (yo, Terri Bracchi, Vilma Alvarez, Steve Carr etc) are still in the arts and even have there own businesses.

I’ve been working out a lot as well. I’ve always sucked at pull-ups, as I never had a chin up bar.  I bought one this spring.  Now that I have been on the PX 90 (one month in and counting) workout program, I’ve pushed myself to ten pull/chin ups. The Kempo karate dvd workout that stopped half way when I started, I can now finish.

Thankfully, I always took care of my body with weights, so my climb isn’t as massive as it could be.

If only there was a PX GET A JOB workout, too.