tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79308459180404431512024-03-13T23:41:12.189-04:00Scribble JunkiesWelcome to the Animation and Art Blog of Independent Animation artists Patrick Smith and Bill Plympton.Patrick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552602595171543818noreply@blogger.comBlogger1673125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-59883175982907210182024-03-08T18:06:00.005-05:002024-03-13T17:10:31.426-04:00SLIDE screenings - January + February<p>SLAMDANCE FESTIVAL - January 19-25</p><p>I used to go to the Sundance Festival every couple of years - but it's become much tougher to get any film into that festival, plus they only accept Premieres, and we'd already screened "Slide" at a few festivals as a work-in-progress. So we entered the film into Slamdance, which usually only accepts feature films from first-time filmmakers, except they have a "Breakouts" section for non-first timers, and I happen to be an alumni of Slamdance, having screened my feature "Hair High" there in 2004, and other films over the years. So when I heard it got in I just HAD to go to Park City, and my super-producer Daniel Neiden joined me there. </p><p>Big problem, all of the local hotels were overbooked, even though they were charging overpriced rates - so Daniel wisely got a room in Salt Lake City (about an hour away) and I decided to sleep at the airport in order to catch an early flight home.</p><p>But first Daniel and I hit the festival running - we had all the needed publicity items: postcards, posters and even clever guitar picks with a QR code on the back, because it's a musical western, get it? We were fortunate to run into many old friends, like two of the original organizers of Slamdance, Dan Mirvish and Paul Rachman, and they helped us get organized and figure out how to find everything we needed in the large Yarrow hotel. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX4NcjDSiJLOCguKUZQ0Z8IG0Jo8p9kVzuuFmpjsvUjH4TOsnRWpF9dDyyKVr9ufwUc_HyYOaDl7oeM5qpha39-gh-u8OtG_bXEkKhGl9PBu4Lq6TkhgIO_mx6KYDZ-bSWys914rotMz0OJ5ax1feZZUwTqwpxcc3wqV2e1er73bYb1i7t3j4SpAcrq8y6" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX4NcjDSiJLOCguKUZQ0Z8IG0Jo8p9kVzuuFmpjsvUjH4TOsnRWpF9dDyyKVr9ufwUc_HyYOaDl7oeM5qpha39-gh-u8OtG_bXEkKhGl9PBu4Lq6TkhgIO_mx6KYDZ-bSWys914rotMz0OJ5ax1feZZUwTqwpxcc3wqV2e1er73bYb1i7t3j4SpAcrq8y6" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Slamdance with Paul Rachman, Karin Hayes & Daniel Neiden</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzFyVS2IeTNsWK_-_eXscwuN5C8gGbwt09xSFagwU6SOhVqjeA1xhlV4ODiz8FDWXw4U_B7Mbas-N1x1-O_j6aPyEQkMflAbPzkxhamfX6-FUhw1DroU6CrnPbrj8eaTW611DdVnUVNWG39L2xlO0KOHO68H536rqK8L-TjhfKu6s2oYzqjJFqJn9vj-1D" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzFyVS2IeTNsWK_-_eXscwuN5C8gGbwt09xSFagwU6SOhVqjeA1xhlV4ODiz8FDWXw4U_B7Mbas-N1x1-O_j6aPyEQkMflAbPzkxhamfX6-FUhw1DroU6CrnPbrj8eaTW611DdVnUVNWG39L2xlO0KOHO68H536rqK8L-TjhfKu6s2oYzqjJFqJn9vj-1D=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Slamdance with Richard Lorber</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I was dressed up as a cowboy to get people into a Western state of mind. I sat through the screening, which was an almost-capacity crowd, and of course I loved hearing the laughs of the crowd, and hated that there were a couple non-laughs. After we did a Q&A session and I signed cards for fans and sold artwork. One lady came up to me and told me how her husband used to watch my cartoon on MTV and study my work - it turns out she was married to Mike Judge! </p><p>But the best part was there were a number of distributors in the audience, and we actually had buyers lined up to inquire about rights to the film - and that's never happened with my feature films before! Plus we won a big award at Slamdance, Honorable Mention in the Breakouts section, and that's with a version of "Slide" that was only about 90% done! </p><p><br /></p><p>INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM - January 25-February 4</p><p>Over the years I've heard a lot about the Rotterdam festival, that it was basically like the Berlin Festival, but in Holland - that it was a great place to meet dealers and make sales. So Daniel and I decided to attend the screening of "Slide" there too. Also, my terrific French distributors, E.D. Distribution, wanted to meet us there. The festival put me up in a wonderful Marriott hotel just around the corner, and my screenings were hugely successful, lots of applause and laughter. The people at the festival were so helpful and friendly so I could have a successful signing afterwards and sell some artwork. A lot of people wanted to take photos with me. </p><p>For some reason, my films are more popular in Europe than in the USA. So the high point of the trip for me was visiting a local Rotterdam animation studio. Aneta from the Kaboom Animation Festival was kind enough to guide me to the party, where I ran into the greatest animator in Holland, Hisko Hulsing (please check out his work, he's fantastic!)</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikLJ-9N6t2tFl_-lxcSC3VNRCIxMlSE8YoYfnHsMBejxJ2lVDl7R3K2d8zXQi080MjgIwz5o01uH_9P7m2OxEIPmYimXGwXdc-P5kZaqbH7--MO60_HXk3KxxfU7vowtEwXgtTcHVIpCZq2nH_4O6qRiKKCVPjjHBYkgWex0WnutZL4kVtewTe1atNcojN" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikLJ-9N6t2tFl_-lxcSC3VNRCIxMlSE8YoYfnHsMBejxJ2lVDl7R3K2d8zXQi080MjgIwz5o01uH_9P7m2OxEIPmYimXGwXdc-P5kZaqbH7--MO60_HXk3KxxfU7vowtEwXgtTcHVIpCZq2nH_4O6qRiKKCVPjjHBYkgWex0WnutZL4kVtewTe1atNcojN=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the IFF Rotterdam with Hisko Hulsing!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Early the next morning, I discovered that my image of Rotterdam being a market festival proved to be somewhat false, as we were unable to meet with any prospective buyers. It's too bad, because our screenings were packed to the gills, and the film received loud applause and laughter. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2UNgJ3ppwoRA2J59pIj1kCT8j37ZVsF-U2_H2CTbbmTWViV2U4V3RNNtZhhVjVUt2NCpRecxOCjUhtbis73N81EjEXX7N7iqd6lkhARp-oImbmUJmbEGG5dg_f4niPPY9ghOuyuaanHYN7ysigAFHn5qc5jGtFqJu9wBsTqmDKOd7OoQTPrpQP1rwyrRm" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2UNgJ3ppwoRA2J59pIj1kCT8j37ZVsF-U2_H2CTbbmTWViV2U4V3RNNtZhhVjVUt2NCpRecxOCjUhtbis73N81EjEXX7N7iqd6lkhARp-oImbmUJmbEGG5dg_f4niPPY9ghOuyuaanHYN7ysigAFHn5qc5jGtFqJu9wBsTqmDKOd7OoQTPrpQP1rwyrRm" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLkuctATRWK2IW44-fHMEN_9dDQ3r9DNHPq4DCYb_W4--xcSLJ19d5W6oA_2RbnyQvDmGYt6wIBdXsfhKwHt91211z7yBDMT_tCrTiG1YTe-xYXsWEfb3nKzsqEyPHJpr_lplB0t2BUJWiPH3_52JxTxuobtX22S9plfLIQtJSuJRYCFQVesFztjkFXBS_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLkuctATRWK2IW44-fHMEN_9dDQ3r9DNHPq4DCYb_W4--xcSLJ19d5W6oA_2RbnyQvDmGYt6wIBdXsfhKwHt91211z7yBDMT_tCrTiG1YTe-xYXsWEfb3nKzsqEyPHJpr_lplB0t2BUJWiPH3_52JxTxuobtX22S9plfLIQtJSuJRYCFQVesFztjkFXBS_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0EbhXWlfpF4MIbF0Nh5Za2P-fahVbP7Ua0njQv2k_6fyIfpph7pnh7Qb_IJhtMnTNBfAPl54oh66agzQap0ubcLSyGmj5SoBWGJEoTn27zlGZHK4HmQGq_ea3iE47HFYLFBXgHbRIZAR3tJ2lZePuoDnOzjhYzOik3sUiOdAhVkfnOO2D6j9gfu8L4KUP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="760" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0EbhXWlfpF4MIbF0Nh5Za2P-fahVbP7Ua0njQv2k_6fyIfpph7pnh7Qb_IJhtMnTNBfAPl54oh66agzQap0ubcLSyGmj5SoBWGJEoTn27zlGZHK4HmQGq_ea3iE47HFYLFBXgHbRIZAR3tJ2lZePuoDnOzjhYzOik3sUiOdAhVkfnOO2D6j9gfu8L4KUP=w400-h278" width="400" /></a></div></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWJ-6E_as-mE-ZRs2jgRD2b03T540SLqSggUn_ogjClAjdeA9yThvYZMCS9mAnbIgI5iA9JMFEA6YfsVrxGar5Cgtj6LCwp5ypHNVMC30lwWFnjwZ7c0iY8sQv5OT2W5Rcu5SPTTLliAxbgjgvhjkHM2rCSs2IEpnqy7UYCL-zNh1vIwuVlctHAXgi_Hop" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="762" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWJ-6E_as-mE-ZRs2jgRD2b03T540SLqSggUn_ogjClAjdeA9yThvYZMCS9mAnbIgI5iA9JMFEA6YfsVrxGar5Cgtj6LCwp5ypHNVMC30lwWFnjwZ7c0iY8sQv5OT2W5Rcu5SPTTLliAxbgjgvhjkHM2rCSs2IEpnqy7UYCL-zNh1vIwuVlctHAXgi_Hop=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>CINEMA ARTS CENTRE, HUNTINGTON, LONG ISLAND - February 18</p><p>Deep into the North Shore of Long Island, there's this "Brigadoon"-like cinema, it seems like a magical place where they show a lot of gems that aren't just big Hollywood pictures. And they're all total film nuts there. It feels like I end up there every three or four years, and then it's like I never really left. </p><p>So again, I found myself at the legendary Cinema Arts Centre to show my newest feature "Slide". Again, I wore my cowboy regalia and I brought Daniel, my magical producer and Sasha Odesa, one of the great actresses who did voices for "Slide". Plus, of course, the woman who wrote and sang the wonderful cowboy music for "Slide", the genius Maureen McElheron, and she kicked off the show by singing a song from the film. </p><p>The full crowd went crazy with love for her! Then came the film, and the crowd laughed their asses off. We had sustained applause at the end (which I've never encountered before) and I had to tell them, "Stop! Enough!" And then we held the usual "meet and greet" (or "sign and sell") with a line that lasted an hour! I was in heaven, so many photos and autographs - and after they took me out for a beautiful seafood dinner. What a day! </p><p>Let's hope I can return to this "Brigadoon" of movies soon! </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaiBURZlT0ZG3wN8UIgshcC6edPMwaQ8akaQHPuPMRNrZojAy_We3a5Pz3le0-e2TEDXH96gSExaKeIiotsxxhpAA0papwY-xxNRQrctpOJYareEA6Ur3HBXkio3KOcTT-8ZZS4ov461F5qy_tBzNMWZQ7KwdJ1zfZAl1b8ukxNyp1CB8zaHgl2Ondx2yb" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaiBURZlT0ZG3wN8UIgshcC6edPMwaQ8akaQHPuPMRNrZojAy_We3a5Pz3le0-e2TEDXH96gSExaKeIiotsxxhpAA0papwY-xxNRQrctpOJYareEA6Ur3HBXkio3KOcTT-8ZZS4ov461F5qy_tBzNMWZQ7KwdJ1zfZAl1b8ukxNyp1CB8zaHgl2Ondx2yb=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maureen McElheron warming up</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I remember Quentin Tarantino telling me how he traveled around the world for a year, presenting "Reservoir Dogs" and never spent a dime of his own money. </p><p>So here I am with a new film, and my daily calendar is filling up with festivals - about three times a month somebody wants me to present my new cowboy musical. And my office manager is working hard, looking for new festivals to enter, trying to pick the best ones that "Slide" is qualified for, and trying to find ones that don't conflict with each other, it isn't easy! </p><p>We had a screening of "Slide" at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival, which was held at the Roxie Theater, February 8-18 (we kind of missed their deadline, but they e-mailed me and said it wouldn't be a festival without a new Bill Plympton film) and unfortunately they didn't have a travel budget for me to attend. </p><p>But instead, just a week later, I was able to attend another festival in beautiful Alameda, on the San Francisco Bay, next to Oakland. It's a prosperous little community with one of the most gorgeous, 1930's-style ornate cinemas. The festival had a lot of great programming and super volunteers and was organized very well. All of my shows were sold out (happily) and my Master Class was packed!</p><p>I was also able to take part in a few social events there - the best was a function at the local tycoon's cool Victorian home. Alameda is apparently chock full of beautifully restored Victorian buildings. Another wonderful side trip was organized by an old friend of mine who moved to San Francisco. She took my on a drive up the side of a local mountain called "El Diablo" - she's a great driver but I must say that the very narrow road was unencumbered by fencing, which would have protected the vehicle from falling off a very steep cliff. But there was a beautiful view of the bay and the nearby neighborhoods. </p><p>By the way, "Slide" ended up winning the Grand Jury Prize at the Alameda Film Festival!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguJcqSaa3SzfvaYRUn1pb6LsOe0tvWAqypf-VgSsZ9nXP19pDmBrSOwVjkzt2tUFg9ebW2JmM6M4KX7DAdStPw9-g_eDFHTtaWMI7SqMEXCzC5BpEeRtIF5uASJvS9LoQxBb-OaPxcKi7JE9oXVoqVUgymBymX9ivcEiAdlD4tumA4-thIliW_mcwjQK8t" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="765" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguJcqSaa3SzfvaYRUn1pb6LsOe0tvWAqypf-VgSsZ9nXP19pDmBrSOwVjkzt2tUFg9ebW2JmM6M4KX7DAdStPw9-g_eDFHTtaWMI7SqMEXCzC5BpEeRtIF5uASJvS9LoQxBb-OaPxcKi7JE9oXVoqVUgymBymX9ivcEiAdlD4tumA4-thIliW_mcwjQK8t=w400-h398" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOPLb2t4BLsxBvQEaDL4s2ovvL-jEbKT2gp_hXSXBqez_2WeZh26s3d3nzGz2uJs8F7n6DRDS63toINiwMvKeZmz2z5UMTxpvomJcVH1s2tWLMWfGXJR5_4_zmqkLY7UdmEA9rqI2agxaMpBvpf6SNsl-mNZuDA_IG2taDwP-Dvz5iuIFHe01Twww5_PHq" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="613" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOPLb2t4BLsxBvQEaDL4s2ovvL-jEbKT2gp_hXSXBqez_2WeZh26s3d3nzGz2uJs8F7n6DRDS63toINiwMvKeZmz2z5UMTxpvomJcVH1s2tWLMWfGXJR5_4_zmqkLY7UdmEA9rqI2agxaMpBvpf6SNsl-mNZuDA_IG2taDwP-Dvz5iuIFHe01Twww5_PHq=w322-h400" width="322" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">holding the Grand Jury award for "Slide"</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUubkjNTzk_uk4vEwIVn9XuD1eHkDPVC8fwHFSbzRnjxBW7RLdxUZzQRTuqHnCvUz003hNQhWTU8vCxhKgJgV35xDVHx6LAYacik2qoMeDq8iKDLbFiximWKYpWXSRQmrlH30xzGCjDCfB7FmTwTcDC0sJy0LkLGUOWM0Hc_EymxzMZglRExgmaucw1hDS" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1545" data-original-width="1642" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUubkjNTzk_uk4vEwIVn9XuD1eHkDPVC8fwHFSbzRnjxBW7RLdxUZzQRTuqHnCvUz003hNQhWTU8vCxhKgJgV35xDVHx6LAYacik2qoMeDq8iKDLbFiximWKYpWXSRQmrlH30xzGCjDCfB7FmTwTcDC0sJy0LkLGUOWM0Hc_EymxzMZglRExgmaucw1hDS=w400-h376" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the Alameda Film Festival with Webster Colcord and Steve Segal</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p></p><br />JOANNA QUINN EVENT<p></p><p>Back in New York now, and Joanna Quinn is visiting. She's one of the all-time greatest animators alive today, and I see her very rarely because she doesn't travel that much. But she's here this week to be feted by the city of Philadelphia for her great work and she decided to make a side-trip to NYC.</p><p>Candy Kugel put together a wonderful evening for ASIFA-East to introduce Joanna to her many animation friends in NYC, and also meet some new ones. It was a great crowd - all the animation "hoi polloi" were there, like George Griffin, Signe Baumane, Sturgis Warner, Debbie Solomon, Biljana Labovic, Lisa Labracio and Frank Morris. What fun! I believe that with COVID finally fading away, we'll be able to have more social events like this one!</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6t-bZvnZ4D0T0AnHM4XTRUsFDNxWfF_FL-OxFrDYIpaosSPCCmiausKN4nJ7uqIG8syeHS6ZpFpd_Es_mW8RfCOrQvbDToazv7O_OozXj99FK3yBILC1Pm_dIFpiylSWNAJ4IZbvRMd6JGMqmOQsflW1Gar7vhRbC9zQiSKyPRE2bRc01lUcQpCwFhETK" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6t-bZvnZ4D0T0AnHM4XTRUsFDNxWfF_FL-OxFrDYIpaosSPCCmiausKN4nJ7uqIG8syeHS6ZpFpd_Es_mW8RfCOrQvbDToazv7O_OozXj99FK3yBILC1Pm_dIFpiylSWNAJ4IZbvRMd6JGMqmOQsflW1Gar7vhRbC9zQiSKyPRE2bRc01lUcQpCwFhETK=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Joanna Quinn and Les</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwCR1cj2uLTNaRXB08M2TTAMjfRoOe_QMVJ83N_1HZs7eg_YgZGXjwe1wXSu6HQbsdIE4hMlJfJZnOBKkmQvYzYJIi4wYC0iO9-0oOhewgYQWtu0fkyfxI5rEtxR0h2k3A7Pm65v1JQUxpQKemv8JVEg4OJGeP3qImYj7Pw0omz_D3mm0lKO4J45Q6DFPX" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwCR1cj2uLTNaRXB08M2TTAMjfRoOe_QMVJ83N_1HZs7eg_YgZGXjwe1wXSu6HQbsdIE4hMlJfJZnOBKkmQvYzYJIi4wYC0iO9-0oOhewgYQWtu0fkyfxI5rEtxR0h2k3A7Pm65v1JQUxpQKemv8JVEg4OJGeP3qImYj7Pw0omz_D3mm0lKO4J45Q6DFPX=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">with Sandrine, Lucas and Biljana Labovic</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>We'll post a schedule shortly with more festivals coming up that are planning to screen "SLIDE", so please check back soon and then come out and join me at a festival!</p><p>-Bill P.</p></div>John Holderriedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234722883150347405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-49263368481185433502024-01-15T16:24:00.004-05:002024-01-15T16:33:40.300-05:00SLIDE screening at Slamdance, Rotterdam<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCbEBKPvXO-pGvL9E5AvZUQMz4WXEXLQN7kcXpUtrjZAo1361Zse49sSXOG868Bk3j3UKqxOtUwYblXrbzUkmGOGkktJgtX8x5OKEf2civAcoHF_o1768bqdXM9LREI7kN8mCn848uuSIWAVXFaQF9NlA0Oo31ZelIDobiIPU7JPGRfdm7ph9oKLiM57yE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="1236" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCbEBKPvXO-pGvL9E5AvZUQMz4WXEXLQN7kcXpUtrjZAo1361Zse49sSXOG868Bk3j3UKqxOtUwYblXrbzUkmGOGkktJgtX8x5OKEf2civAcoHF_o1768bqdXM9LREI7kN8mCn848uuSIWAVXFaQF9NlA0Oo31ZelIDobiIPU7JPGRfdm7ph9oKLiM57yE=w640-h288" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Hello, animation fans! Sorry again for my absence - I've been preparing my new feature, "Slide" for the festival circuit. And guess what, I've put the finishing touches on the film and put it on a DCP, which is the requisite format for films today. </p><p>So I wanted to tell all of my fans about the festival schedule for "Slide". I've been to Sundance many times, and I've also had films screen at Slamdance, which is a much more intimate and personal festival that also takes place in Park City, Utah at the same time. This year, "Slide" got selected for Slamdance, in their "Breakouts" section. The festival begins on January 19 and the screenings will take place at the Yarrow Hotel, 1800 Park Ave. in Park City. </p><p>Unfortunately, Park City gets very crowded and hotel space is difficult to find and also extremely expensive. So I decided to attend only ONE of the screenings, the one on Sunday, January 21 at 4:30 pm. So please tell all your friends to come by and check out this premiere. I will be there IN PERSON, making sketches, selling my art and DVDs and giving out free guitar picks. </p><p>Then after I return to NY, my brilliant producer, Daniel Neiden will host the 2nd screening at Slamdance, on Thursday, January 25 at 4:45 pm, also at the Yarrow. Daniel is a supreme entertainer and if you go, you'll have a ball. </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">SLIDE </span><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">will be playing in the </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: white; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">30th Anniversary Slamdance Film Festival </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: white; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">in Park City, UT @ THE YARROW </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: white; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">on the Following dates</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">January </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">21,</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 2024 @</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 4:30 pm</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">January 25</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2024 @</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 4:45 pm</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: white; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For tickets, visit: <a href="https://slamdance.com/festival/#tickets-and-schedule">https://slamdance.com/festival/#tickets-and-schedule</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: white; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">To Buy Passes to both In-person & Virtual Festival </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">visit</span><a href="https://slamdance.com/festival/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://slamdance.com/festival/</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p>After I get back from Utah, I'm getting whisked off to the prestigious International Film Festival Rotterdam, where I'm doing three screenings of "Slide" and as an added attraction, I'm also hosting my famous Master Class on Animation, January 30 from 4 to 6 pm.<div><br /></div><div>My screenings of "Slide" in Rotterdam will be:</div><div>Sunday, January 28, 1:00 pm at the Pathé 4</div><div>Monday, January 29, 5:00 pm at the de Doelen Jurriaanse Zaal</div><div>Saturday, February 3 at 9:45 am at the Cinerama 1</div><div><br /></div><div>So, if you know anyone in Europe, tell them to hustle their butts over to Rotterdam and catch the premiere of "Slide", say hello to me and get a cool guitar pick. </div><div><br /></div><div>Tickets are available here: </div><div><a href="https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2024/films/slide">https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2024/films/slide</a><br /><p>I'm now also embarking on some new projects, now that my work on "Slide" is completed. I've been commissioned to do an episode of a compilation sci-fi feature film out of Poland, that's very exciting. </p><p>And my studio has been hired to produce an animated feature by the great political cartoonist, Jeff Danziger. He's written a great script about two detective cats and made a beautiful animatic - so I've been charged with completing the animation and coloring and then putting all the pieces together. Wow, this is going to be so much fun!</p><p>See ya in Slamdance or Rotterdam - </p><p>Bill</p></div>John Holderriedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234722883150347405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-41821727949560311052023-12-04T17:58:00.006-05:002023-12-04T18:10:16.843-05:00Spark in Vancouver, Future Film Festival in Italy, Los Angeles Animation Festival<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hello, everyone, once again I've been way too tardy in my correspondence. I blame it all on the post-production for "Slide". I must say the film is looking very wonderful - it's a completely new look for me, and it hearkens back to my early days in New York City as an illustrator. Lots of pen and ink, cross-hatching - which means a lot of extra work, but does it end up looking great!!</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsyw7hRPOZ08r89orIeowwFtYwz2n54RBX-Zfcki9T5IP0fudjMFZRrquysqhSls0ofCVrAPoNthwnfevoP8tBXrIswDnJbf6JxBD9ydTvRbaSNPSoKaB6HqirTChqkowUcg6biHRQsQ1c2aBllCjFIf9Wy7PTsgDAjxijFzCRLRMakDKr5jSAQT27jOcY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="883" data-original-width="660" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsyw7hRPOZ08r89orIeowwFtYwz2n54RBX-Zfcki9T5IP0fudjMFZRrquysqhSls0ofCVrAPoNthwnfevoP8tBXrIswDnJbf6JxBD9ydTvRbaSNPSoKaB6HqirTChqkowUcg6biHRQsQ1c2aBllCjFIf9Wy7PTsgDAjxijFzCRLRMakDKr5jSAQT27jOcY=w477-h640" width="477" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="text-align: left;">Also, I'm beginning to get back into traveling, "Slide" is at a stage where I can show an almost-finished copy at festivals - so let's start with where I went last month.</span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I got invited to the Spark Animation Festival in Vancouver, BC, Canada, organized by Keith Blackburn. I love this festival, Keith brings in a lot of the "creme de la creme" of animation stars. Plus, Vancouver itself is home to many animation greats: David Fine, Allison Snowden, Danny Antonucci. Robert Valley</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSJj3fQMvvOkZ3IyJTclAQIhyeUCModNoRKtLzSbm_Gt3GdPd-rdT0UaOMLHr27DyvbMvi-MgV4ZNhXdwkKzRMlvYBJXQCEmNPdFflPgvm17tVhynNe9SChWzCTJo2jnjRjIq2NorCJRf5z3yX-1TL72VgoisDn2nfdXaQBVY-o6P4Yi_ap2z6PeXCpQwi" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSJj3fQMvvOkZ3IyJTclAQIhyeUCModNoRKtLzSbm_Gt3GdPd-rdT0UaOMLHr27DyvbMvi-MgV4ZNhXdwkKzRMlvYBJXQCEmNPdFflPgvm17tVhynNe9SChWzCTJo2jnjRjIq2NorCJRf5z3yX-1TL72VgoisDn2nfdXaQBVY-o6P4Yi_ap2z6PeXCpQwi=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Bill with David Fine and Allison Snowden at Spark Animation Festival in Vancouver</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />And of course, the great Marv Newland - who, by the way, was the MC at my ceremonial Lifetime Achievement Award event. I'm not an emotional guy - but as Marvelous Marv was reading his testimonial, I thought, "Here I am, getting such a prestigious award from my animation idol..." a tear came to my eye. As a kid I never would have thought I would achieve so much. </span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2AN8oNTfYO_SiImJA7oh9uabk3kmX_UmCVSDw6G-75CnYvK4k9WAM0si24Fs6Z77_MoaK4l215N7rE1XhcgkG5T4cQwkzh1p0GeW5UpkM_Icd1k-LnaToNRQO_ne0JLgCKPK9WQ1D2G2g3Rtnwqu6eWBC1lIABkUxS8WzDDbW5Lmgku73VTkdE1f1qjf3" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2AN8oNTfYO_SiImJA7oh9uabk3kmX_UmCVSDw6G-75CnYvK4k9WAM0si24Fs6Z77_MoaK4l215N7rE1XhcgkG5T4cQwkzh1p0GeW5UpkM_Icd1k-LnaToNRQO_ne0JLgCKPK9WQ1D2G2g3Rtnwqu6eWBC1lIABkUxS8WzDDbW5Lmgku73VTkdE1f1qjf3=w640-h360" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Marv Newland presents Bill Plympton with the Spark Animation Festival Lifetime Achievement Award</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">They also screened "Slide" in Vancouver - but to top off the whole experience, my hotel shower had a floor-to-ceiling window, open to the hotel across the street. Now, I'm a big fan of outdoor showers, but this was a bit too close to indecent exposure! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Next up was the Future Film Festival. Now, I said "Yes" to both festivals and accidentally overbooked myself - and I neglected to look at the two itineraries side-by-side. But when my office manager was putting both trips on my calendar, he saw that I was due back from Vancouver on November 14, and was also scheduled to fly to Italy on November 13. Well, it turned out that between these two trips, my itinerary was impossible - you have to get BACK from one festival BEFORE you can leave for the next one. John H. spotted the mistake right away and got in touch with the hospitality coordinator at Spark, and they graciously moved my flight by 24 hours so I could arrive at Newark Airport on Monday instead of Tuesday, wait a few hours and then catch the flight to Italy from the SAME airport. Whew, that was a close one. Thankfully the Spark Festival had given me an extra day in Vancouver to relax and enjoy their city, and I wish I could have taken advantage of that - maybe next time. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKpPCU0rjfsMwLm8wdzJF2Fx25FEbHIkpyhy2qGm-1AuGAEmFDsSZ8AT5izwIMNCKBjnJ9HMozB0FaWsS27vlEpZNuh3soAIJuFxI7h-8Fo_m-K_BjH2w_0jVqtIT2fOdu4UzO8hv6XVSJvQ7sTbl9dtiAQmaey46NVvn1_KIR-Z88c93LEHs8GDVc940t" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="602" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKpPCU0rjfsMwLm8wdzJF2Fx25FEbHIkpyhy2qGm-1AuGAEmFDsSZ8AT5izwIMNCKBjnJ9HMozB0FaWsS27vlEpZNuh3soAIJuFxI7h-8Fo_m-K_BjH2w_0jVqtIT2fOdu4UzO8hv6XVSJvQ7sTbl9dtiAQmaey46NVvn1_KIR-Z88c93LEHs8GDVc940t=w320-h400" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />So from lovely Vancouver I flew to Newark, and then to lovely Bologna, Italy for the Future Film Festival - they took over an old train station and remodeled it into a cinema complex - with lots of events, I had my Master Class on indie animation and of course, I showed "Slide" to a wonderful laugh-filled audience. They had their own private kitchen and chef service and it was pasta all day long - but great pasta! They also had built four great theaters to watch animation in - so it was like a 4-ring circus, always something great to watch. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9PANBy7uV_vzbyYXlqYBMZ90BiTORA6PvSELHWG_pTyf5qN5KmuY9UXFj4L12Ul5F8mbdecXDstJ_yPPBPp4YQpoRdS8K57gXT2D3DAMY0uRdSAepvoRj7A1PpfSTFaSlFESjvkGLAteosWZ0SCbTMqH4ZbVu6zxQa6pV3xuiir41rRNdttgk-BoaYFmA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="514" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9PANBy7uV_vzbyYXlqYBMZ90BiTORA6PvSELHWG_pTyf5qN5KmuY9UXFj4L12Ul5F8mbdecXDstJ_yPPBPp4YQpoRdS8K57gXT2D3DAMY0uRdSAepvoRj7A1PpfSTFaSlFESjvkGLAteosWZ0SCbTMqH4ZbVu6zxQa6pV3xuiir41rRNdttgk-BoaYFmA=w275-h400" width="275" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />Back in New York City, Oscar season is beginning and so every week there are screenings of all the Oscar hopefuls. I saw the new Miyazaki film, "The Boy and the Heron" and like almost all of Miyazaki's films, it was beautiful to look at but made no sense. To me, there was just no sense of emotional arc or tempo or timing. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipJ7olNocHcH-t5d3dEIBqXSsM0FwVng_hC4It72rvOlkqWSG3xFkDGoq7zRWbHZo4jhjWGUjXPeZN6Yt6WgNBt-muhiTysWZjnNovjlVxDCsVPI6jY3IAnK6ooynuMyAr6ynjcMTtH9ALhxNwgO5AXgfG9fcrpH3mNw8JESsrimwMaq4jot8txJlqd5UL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="504" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipJ7olNocHcH-t5d3dEIBqXSsM0FwVng_hC4It72rvOlkqWSG3xFkDGoq7zRWbHZo4jhjWGUjXPeZN6Yt6WgNBt-muhiTysWZjnNovjlVxDCsVPI6jY3IAnK6ooynuMyAr6ynjcMTtH9ALhxNwgO5AXgfG9fcrpH3mNw8JESsrimwMaq4jot8txJlqd5UL=w270-h400" width="270" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />I also got invited to see Disney's newest animated feature, "Wish" - about a princess and wishing on a star. Frankly, I can't remember a whole lot about the film. The story didn't make a whole lot of sense and I didn't laugh at all, but there were lots of references to earlier Disney films and wishing on a star. I give it a C+.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh08qG6HQEzD33GYjIjg-fjjijPp05kV9TgEwbuDJgL0XSE3v5luahPLCu8W0pz7ifZ8Ku2OMpmPs0d_HcOI-1fei0fltg24ZJOpWKV4c3CHDRgl0WtiXChzWzYKksMWsF9u765Qsj_72DRU2CVunXVKHHlOc5uc6Qr6weCaW5fwdRjv8QZV0wAiYWzP1ZN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="503" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh08qG6HQEzD33GYjIjg-fjjijPp05kV9TgEwbuDJgL0XSE3v5luahPLCu8W0pz7ifZ8Ku2OMpmPs0d_HcOI-1fei0fltg24ZJOpWKV4c3CHDRgl0WtiXChzWzYKksMWsF9u765Qsj_72DRU2CVunXVKHHlOc5uc6Qr6weCaW5fwdRjv8QZV0wAiYWzP1ZN=w270-h400" width="270" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />Then I saw this film called "American Fiction" by Cord Jefferson, starring Jeffrey Wright and the beautiful Leslie Ugga<span>ms. It's actually a political film about the stereotyping of black films into brutal, poverty-ridden vulgar stories, as opposed to more middle-class ones. But the way Cord told this story was full of humor and wit, it was a laugh riot. I thoroughly enjoyed "American Fiction". </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUar0kr4Ot5yBb7lTYgXOH8IajK8cl9vinoVNfkkPf71EpaCnlhkvo7q6YYntbhfFqL6R2q4PapMWP-Hdm9bBfOV-xw0usu6evM055lUP8rMNGB0S-6E-mI9oIs-V4Tbqx0qb70x1e3Q9ZTUoySHxdb3aOriBLu-3EZWnHKSDxfwM-sqkiGX7lYLjVGWSs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="1003" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUar0kr4Ot5yBb7lTYgXOH8IajK8cl9vinoVNfkkPf71EpaCnlhkvo7q6YYntbhfFqL6R2q4PapMWP-Hdm9bBfOV-xw0usu6evM055lUP8rMNGB0S-6E-mI9oIs-V4Tbqx0qb70x1e3Q9ZTUoySHxdb3aOriBLu-3EZWnHKSDxfwM-sqkiGX7lYLjVGWSs=w640-h320" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />But the really big news I want to chat about is the upcoming Los Angeles Animation Festival (L.A.A.F.) that's taking place on December 9-10, and there's a screening of "Slide" scheduled for Saturday, December 9 at 1 pm. It's happening at the Jaxx Theater, 1089 North Oxford Avenue in L.A. and tickets are available here: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/los-angeles-animation-festival-2864979">https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/los-angeles-animation-festival-2864979</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And the whole schedule for the festival is here: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://blog.laafest.com/schedule-2/">http://blog.laafest.com/schedule-2/</a></span></div><div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'll be there IN PERSON to talk about the new film and sign cards for everyone. I also have a short film playing in that festival, it's called "Lipstick of the Brave" and it's a music video by an act called Tripping Jupiter, a tribute to the queer icons of rock and roll and movies, like David Bowie, Tim Curry, Marc Bolan and more. That's playing in Program 4 on Sunday, December 10 at 1:35 pm at that same location - the Jaxx Theater on North Oxford Avenue. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Please tell all your friends about this important event, you'll love it! And now we're getting ready for some upcoming festivals: the International Film Festival Rotterdam in January, which is a very important industry festival, and then Slamdance, which is a little later in January. And of course, I'll make appearances at both festivals, and I hope to see you there - please help spread the word!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Also, since it's the holiday season I wanted to remind everybody that I'm always selling DVDs of my animation, and they make great gifts! Plus I sell caricatures in my web-store, and they ALSO make great gifts, you can see what you or somebody you care about would look like if you were characters in one of my cartoons! I can draw couples or your whole family if you like! For more details, please visit my web-store at:</span></p><p><a href="https://www.plymptoonstore.com"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">https://www.plymptoonstore.com</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">ALSO, we're going to start up another art sale very soon, in case anyone wants to buy up any of my collectible animation drawings to give as Christmas or Hannukah gifts! More info on this VERY soon, or you can just e-mail me for details on the sale. It will be a lot like the other sales we've run in the past year, where art from "Your Face" or my "Simpsons" couch gags will be $300 plus postage, art from "How to Kiss" or "25 Ways to Quit Smoking" will be $200 plus postage, and art from any other films, drawn or cel, paint or pencil, will be $100 a piece. You just have to name the film and we'll e-mail you some samples to choose from. Don't wait, e-mail us NOW at studio@plymptoons.com if you want to get in on this deal and buy some signed art for your holiday gifts!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I've got some animated films with art that would make GREAT holiday gifts, like "12 Tiny Christmas Tales" or "Santa, the Fascist Years" - but if you just want to buy a piece of art from "The Tune" or "Mutant Aliens" that's great too, just let us know what you want to collect! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">ALSO ALSO, I wanted to remind everyone that we still need to raise a bit more money to get "Slide" properly promoted and entered into festivals. It costs money to enter all the best festivals, some have high entry fees, and also we still need to cover the cost of making a DCP version of the film, because some festivals will ONLY screen the film in that format. SO, if anyone is still inclined to donate, we've set up a donation page with a non-profit organization called Filmmakers Collaborative, so if you're looking to save some money on your 2023 taxes, you can donate to F.C. in December and then you can take a deduction on your taxes so you won't pay the IRS as much in April. Look, I don't really understand how it works, but check with your accountant and see if you can get a tax break AND help me get "Slide" on DCP in time for next year's festivals. I would really appreciate it, you can use this link to make a donation for "Slide" with Filmmakers Collaborative...</span></p><p><a href="https://filmmakerscollab.org/films/slide/"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">https://filmmakerscollab.org/films/slide/</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thank you so much, for reading my blog and being a contributor or a supporter, making a donation or buying some art or something from my web-store!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Later, </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Bill P.</span></p></div></div>John Holderriedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234722883150347405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-79594012922260511402023-11-03T16:40:00.004-04:002023-11-03T16:40:41.486-04:00NYCC Wrap-up and "Slide" Festival screenings <p>Hey, Plymptoons fans and Scribble Junkies - </p><p>I know it's been a while since I wrote anything, but I suddenly became very busy. I wanted to get something posted about the New York Comic-Con before it gets too late - we had a great time over four days in October at the Javits Convention Center!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIFrDKV_dKs4hzItjYEA9ot5Ksb9gvpdllXIZoPI5YTs_0tOVR6OSmJLHzN05XzsOJTVNaqRFUx4C9McxwBwfCQN509DNTzKjtDFXIAMPkFXP3os5ENDx0hG8_hugTcd3YuB-euX3lTAKXQCeiQZF-7hB-kWae22L9UhXJYSGPmEJu2druE0CeBBmLUJp9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="680" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIFrDKV_dKs4hzItjYEA9ot5Ksb9gvpdllXIZoPI5YTs_0tOVR6OSmJLHzN05XzsOJTVNaqRFUx4C9McxwBwfCQN509DNTzKjtDFXIAMPkFXP3os5ENDx0hG8_hugTcd3YuB-euX3lTAKXQCeiQZF-7hB-kWae22L9UhXJYSGPmEJu2druE0CeBBmLUJp9=w640-h366" width="640" /></a></div><br />While I was there at NYCC, I got interviewed by Mary Fan of the Workprint, and I got to talk about the progress on "Slide" and when I expect the film to be finished and released, and you can read that interview here:<p></p><p>https://www.theworkprint.com/nycc-2023-cartoonist-and-animator-bill-plympton-on-slide-his-most-personal-film/123</p><p>The NY Comic Con is a big sales event, for sure - I got to do some caricatures for my fans who were willing to pay for the privilege, and this is always a big thrill for me also, I love to draw people and to see their faces light up when they what they look like as one my cartoons!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioplthe3XekMBTVgrBo2l343GCkMJr8fDUd8Xd233VRwExCt8rs3hkMWHZLM85g-3ni9Xq9Vl8aH5z4rlXLWhdGyG5V6L-dyai960jmKvd5kZzuSFlX6XRsNal6PBs9pkGCBhQ2qOaHq0zgqrn77G4eo-jcyCCc9XgGyDyfIx-NHO-LOKsZWKazUIJntNx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioplthe3XekMBTVgrBo2l343GCkMJr8fDUd8Xd233VRwExCt8rs3hkMWHZLM85g-3ni9Xq9Vl8aH5z4rlXLWhdGyG5V6L-dyai960jmKvd5kZzuSFlX6XRsNal6PBs9pkGCBhQ2qOaHq0zgqrn77G4eo-jcyCCc9XgGyDyfIx-NHO-LOKsZWKazUIJntNx=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>It's also a chance for me to connect with some old friends - like Bob Camp, animator for "Ren & Stimpy", we go way back and we've been neighbors in Artist Alley in previous years! Also Mike Richardson, head of Dark Horse Comics, he came by my booth also. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg17WPmgTHKEL0amk3ti6TlJcXH-4l4kvlR0JkstfKjGuaIzU3JMJoMH-pAxa3Qzr-g7_nW7ad1ugS_9E9ybUC3WrnslTnrJ4pkFLfcR7tVbiBkgj1sdzaMX59zzWqp1npRl1q00eDLsBFu-jF0WsRQa6uWhDW9Xab0BmK4GlA-UnZ2KOdEVn3qH8Y0XyXV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="956" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg17WPmgTHKEL0amk3ti6TlJcXH-4l4kvlR0JkstfKjGuaIzU3JMJoMH-pAxa3Qzr-g7_nW7ad1ugS_9E9ybUC3WrnslTnrJ4pkFLfcR7tVbiBkgj1sdzaMX59zzWqp1npRl1q00eDLsBFu-jF0WsRQa6uWhDW9Xab0BmK4GlA-UnZ2KOdEVn3qH8Y0XyXV=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXWV4Ps3ee3D2lLQ8n_3NFYfOJ2_MJXMihfmw1K85rwKplt38Ip-Azf0R3bm07Fqmq9huRWw4mzxfmKeVYrM9CwKwOdyXzLN5fY1ZYRAsPR3ZQ3Y3EOHCwCzPidn0955Qp3zsMrNilTfIDHAHCtSdixVceM075dS5YY1XsPa7j6USQHaHbAWmARNFkoOhe" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXWV4Ps3ee3D2lLQ8n_3NFYfOJ2_MJXMihfmw1K85rwKplt38Ip-Azf0R3bm07Fqmq9huRWw4mzxfmKeVYrM9CwKwOdyXzLN5fY1ZYRAsPR3ZQ3Y3EOHCwCzPidn0955Qp3zsMrNilTfIDHAHCtSdixVceM075dS5YY1XsPa7j6USQHaHbAWmARNFkoOhe=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br />On Sunday there was a group signing at the Z2 Comics booth, for a hardcover comic called "The Illustrated Al", where different artists took the opportunity to illustrate some of Weird Al Yankovic's best (non-parody) songs. I had done the illustrations for his song "One More Minute", so I was part of this group of artists who each illustrated a song and put their own spins on it! What a great opportunity to meet all of these talented people and sign some books together! My thanks to Z2 Comics!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9jyyjUFDEXnc20oZUjtveTa7Ul8Bm5h9EkT7xbb0b8uKO1N4OYjzC2Bg_XqhD9g1_UYk4nBEG4FM1q6vvcaMa0y_nJWH2MA2lF7o4QPG25GS6KYfn3VI0ayCfIcNjk5UWLkHYvOBOh4e-vtSf8u3_EGzdDDL73YrPWjTKo1-BgvTi0IZIfKO3L92mZAtd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="526" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9jyyjUFDEXnc20oZUjtveTa7Ul8Bm5h9EkT7xbb0b8uKO1N4OYjzC2Bg_XqhD9g1_UYk4nBEG4FM1q6vvcaMa0y_nJWH2MA2lF7o4QPG25GS6KYfn3VI0ayCfIcNjk5UWLkHYvOBOh4e-vtSf8u3_EGzdDDL73YrPWjTKo1-BgvTi0IZIfKO3L92mZAtd=w640-h632" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course, I'm there to sell my own stuff, too. Selling art from my animated shorts has become a big part of my business plan, so I brought about 4 portfolios of art from "Your Face", my "Simpsons" couch gags, "How to Kiss" and "25 Ways to Quit Smoking", plus art from a few other films. But people on Friday were asking me if I had any art from the Kanye West music video "Heard 'em Say", which I animated years ago. I didn't think to bring any on Friday, but I stopped by the studio on Saturday morning and grabbed some, and I'm so glad I did! These teenagers bought up 10 pieces of art from that video - they must be big fans, of either me or Kanye! (Probably Kanye....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1Y4B4lnZLAviLmDFzUWdfYaTmgt1IJGgYvAV-2kdmFh9EtzhAp0oOv8mOGgRmYfZeGSPqCHdI3W8i0DpB2_w-BMP5GpMUBuRDDBnFg7hNUQysltbd912M2DTwYbweIkezRd7lPZv4i-_ifphTNVDt6y4Ve_Wt2WzTDfiFsvCS8FMY8xcceycwJ3jfC63O" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1Y4B4lnZLAviLmDFzUWdfYaTmgt1IJGgYvAV-2kdmFh9EtzhAp0oOv8mOGgRmYfZeGSPqCHdI3W8i0DpB2_w-BMP5GpMUBuRDDBnFg7hNUQysltbd912M2DTwYbweIkezRd7lPZv4i-_ifphTNVDt6y4Ve_Wt2WzTDfiFsvCS8FMY8xcceycwJ3jfC63O=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Then a few days later, I had to jump on a plane and go to Taiwan for a screening of "Slide" at the Taiwan International Animation Festival! More about that next time, I guess. But I hope everybody had a safe and fun Halloween, and I'll let my office manager post some of the great costumes he saw at the NYCC below! </div></div><p>You might remember this first costumed guy, he came to my booth last year dressed as a dinosaur in a leather jacket, and he bought a few of my DVDs. Well, he came back dressed as Donkey Kong, complete with a banana gun and a banan-dolier full of bananas! And he bought a few more DVDs, which is great! I'm always happy to sell them! 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Of course, there are still some last-minute shots and editing changes and sound mixes to take care of. But already we've booked the film into a number of festivals:</p><p>The International premiere will be at the Seoul Indie Ani-Fest in South Korea, starting September 14. By the time you read this, I'll probably be in South Korea, to present the film and also do an animation Master Class. Then there will be a special screening, the Spanish premiere, in the Canary Islands on September 19-21, sponsored by the Animayo Festival. </p><p>Then the U.S. premiere will be at the Woodstock Film Festival, one screening at the Woodstock Playhouse on Friday, September 29 at 11:30 am, and another at Upstate Films in Saugerties on Saturday, September 30 at 10:30 am. If you want to go, you can get tickets here:</p><p>https://woodstock2023.eventive.org/films/64af03c398cdfc0084e62db2</p><p>The Woodstock pre-festival party was last night in NYC, just down the street from my apartment, so I just HAD to go. Also, I designed the poster for this year's Woodstock Festival, I'll include it here so you can see how great it looks! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRYUS9UBmfjh5ucH1vwB34YC3aj656hwhG_SNKFs15tp_9SKu4er__w4fIcjZDJU2d7HQvhsM9PYx1uou2jFP_5uCrFJbInoz8miKKDI0_YHnBR-shXEWdS85YL3-Gu1gA8UCgrF1mfr7ecgR0lZfEUcG8E_BaODFzHiLCkexOofY-AWfmgwjekTEjcxyg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="1367" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRYUS9UBmfjh5ucH1vwB34YC3aj656hwhG_SNKFs15tp_9SKu4er__w4fIcjZDJU2d7HQvhsM9PYx1uou2jFP_5uCrFJbInoz8miKKDI0_YHnBR-shXEWdS85YL3-Gu1gA8UCgrF1mfr7ecgR0lZfEUcG8E_BaODFzHiLCkexOofY-AWfmgwjekTEjcxyg=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcxJm35ptnHYipLr_hVjvDSjP2K_4VYesz_eampv8b4Wx3avnokqsKmudXKlAAKleuuFcYPJf413EuN0HPP3OC5330sDARgHI36kPp6a7cF14JN1J_ObjVtkfqYM-Vrjv899P76R39Jc1XVmKlpXxm8X4_IC-wfW_uZ5oTgx0SOwCrd1xM1W3IkWseKAcW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="607" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcxJm35ptnHYipLr_hVjvDSjP2K_4VYesz_eampv8b4Wx3avnokqsKmudXKlAAKleuuFcYPJf413EuN0HPP3OC5330sDARgHI36kPp6a7cF14JN1J_ObjVtkfqYM-Vrjv899P76R39Jc1XVmKlpXxm8X4_IC-wfW_uZ5oTgx0SOwCrd1xM1W3IkWseKAcW=w483-h640" width="483" /></a></div><br /></div>And "Slide" has been invited to the prestigious Mill Valley Film Festival! The screenings will be on Sunday, October 8 at the Rafael 3 at 6:00 pm and again on Monday, October 9 at the Roxie Theater at 9:00 pm. You can check out the program and get tickets here:<p></p><p>https://www.mvff.com/program/slide/</p><p>After that, the film will screen at the Taiwan International Animation Festival, which takes place October 13-21. I'll be appearing at ALL of these festivals to introduce the films and do a Q&A after. So if you're around any of those festivals, please stop by and say HELLO!</p><p>In the middle of all of that, I'll also be appearing at the New York Comic-Con, at the Javits Center, which is October 12-15. Travel is important, but so is staying close to home and going to Comic-Con! You can find me in Artists Alley, I think I'll be at table G-08. We'll have art for sale, and also my DVDs and books and some special surprises! </p><p>Since I've pretty much finished my work on "Slide", I am now free to take on other projects. One of the more interesting is a feature compilation of animated sci-fi stories, put together by a gentleman from Poland. The story I chose is very compelling, both visually and dramatically. I've already done the storyboards and I think it could be a whole lot of fun to animate. I can't really say any more because it's still under wraps. I'll definitely let you know more about the project as it develops. </p><p>But the coolest event lately was my winning the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award from the prestigious National Cartoonists Society, who hand out the Reuben Awards! When I got the phone call about the prize, I was somewhat dumbstruck, flabbergasted and even gobsmacked! I've been out of the cartooning business for 15 years! What the hell? I do create an occasional gag cartoon every so often, but I'm now immersed in animation. But hey, I'm not going to turn it down, it's a BIG DEAL!</p><p>The Reuben Awards were held on September 7 at the luxurious Hyatt Regency in Jersey City. It was tremendous fun, because I get to mingle with some of the biggest names in cartoons - Brian Bassett, Peter Kuper, Mike Peters, Jim Davis ("Garfield"), Bill Griffith ("Zippy the Pinhead") and of course, the great Peter de Seve (whose new large art book is now being released) did my introduction and presented me with the award. Peter and I go way back, although he doesn't look it, we hung out in the late 1970's and early 80's. </p><p>The award is really important to me, although I was a print cartoonist 30 years ago and am now an animator, for the comic and illustration world to celebrate my career like that is really a life-affirming (and art-affirming) event. This is the highest award I could hope to get, except perhaps an Oscar!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9jSN5ASLwFCqjF2dkLxo7cTjYF355TGz1n60GAfSZI6bu1u0rwedDzz83Z4AFEYQ8Qb-wND2XPLaLJnKIdput4vz5um5dV-x1jq_GvWeLBRq2YkNpq9rg4PGflU7FPaI3Gx293nVsauBY8IcNXbjEY93Z7-SQr-rq8F8eS32MRr68madIXjTCHh-WYvz2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9jSN5ASLwFCqjF2dkLxo7cTjYF355TGz1n60GAfSZI6bu1u0rwedDzz83Z4AFEYQ8Qb-wND2XPLaLJnKIdput4vz5um5dV-x1jq_GvWeLBRq2YkNpq9rg4PGflU7FPaI3Gx293nVsauBY8IcNXbjEY93Z7-SQr-rq8F8eS32MRr68madIXjTCHh-WYvz2=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />See you all soon, <p></p><p>Bill P.</p>John Holderriedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234722883150347405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-63147101518879333842023-07-14T17:38:00.005-04:002023-07-14T17:43:05.192-04:00"Slide" update, "Elemental", "Indiana Jones" and Summer Art Sale<p>Once again, I want to thank you all for your patience. I believe I've finally finished with my animation for "Slide" and now I move on to finish the editing and the sound, which I delegate to my crack team of post-production geniuses.</p><p>So, now I have a little more time to concentrate on some new projects, and also take a little summer vacation break in Oregon. I got used to going up there every year after San Diego Comic-Con, so even though I stopped going out to SDCC in 2018 (it just wasn't profitable any more, once we factored in travel costs, shipping and the rising cost of just having a booth) I still try to make it back to Oregon for a week each summer. The next exciting part will come this fall when I can begin another tour of the international film festival circuit and show "Slide" to the waiting world. </p><p>It's taken me seven years to finish this damn film. The delay was caused by the COVID pandemic. The cinemas closed, universities and film studios closed down so my touring and master class fees disappeared and I had to take on commercial work - music videos, ads, documentaries and even illustration work. Well, now that the virus has abated I can finally get out there and make appearances again.</p><p>All the people who have seen the rough cuts say it's my best film. It's very different from my other features, the artwork is reminiscent of my illustration style, which is a ballpoint pen and colored-pencil mizture. In fact the look is very impressionistic, which is rare among today's digitally animated films. So it kind of has the look of a Van Gogh painting.</p><p>"Slide" premiered at the Annecy Animation Festival, but as a work-in-progress, so I had to open each packed screening with a disclaimer that the film was not yet finished. Surprisingly, the audiences all loved the film and encouraged me to finish it soon.</p><p>We're now entering other festivals and searching for distribution and we hope that the film will get some good reviews and pick up some great sales. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnmCWKe4qvGoksurVIIVPTUISsMI-zpHhxgJNlFOWwBLxZCrrqWBQS-fyj-K9mjMGA0YwQVTDFDOcDL4uq6p6dHzymkPiw0wvnJ_6nWe43oqZ737-R4Sn4ECsgIkdMbuH8ECqIFyHv4QQPUPhpWIMF5nJrY8frS9gMbeQkSg9_i6BobgVbBKrH3JkEjCVa" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="504" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnmCWKe4qvGoksurVIIVPTUISsMI-zpHhxgJNlFOWwBLxZCrrqWBQS-fyj-K9mjMGA0YwQVTDFDOcDL4uq6p6dHzymkPiw0wvnJ_6nWe43oqZ737-R4Sn4ECsgIkdMbuH8ECqIFyHv4QQPUPhpWIMF5nJrY8frS9gMbeQkSg9_i6BobgVbBKrH3JkEjCVa=w273-h400" width="273" /></a></div><p></p><p>I just saw "Elemental", the new Pixar animated feature, and I was disappointed. On my all-time Pixar list this film is hovering near the bottom, along with "Lightyear". </p><p>The story starts off very slowly and picks up some momentum at the end. I think the script needed a few rewrites - it also needed the genius of John Lasseter and Joe Ranft. They need to get their stories back up to the quality level of their earlier films. And in a film about the elements, what the hell happened to Earth and Air? I give it a B-.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6WARKk3GMQJkHt9AmjpeVy59l1dFh81iEV6VR1PQci8UauN3TMvjRMAelJgnCdyZju2KRUvx2aOJXAC4CxXReDmUSnza3Uy5ZbCuzG30AitR1ZdgsG-sEMN4_lOvp7qypHHk3b2NESLn3oKVnrQj6l1ZNHbsR2ckKF6cI0a9f6Q5RHk4EbhLCVUHLBOVA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="530" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6WARKk3GMQJkHt9AmjpeVy59l1dFh81iEV6VR1PQci8UauN3TMvjRMAelJgnCdyZju2KRUvx2aOJXAC4CxXReDmUSnza3Uy5ZbCuzG30AitR1ZdgsG-sEMN4_lOvp7qypHHk3b2NESLn3oKVnrQj6l1ZNHbsR2ckKF6cI0a9f6Q5RHk4EbhLCVUHLBOVA=w285-h400" width="285" /></a></div><br />I was also excited to see the new Indiana Jones film, "The Dial of Destiny", which I loved. The recreation of Harrison Ford as a younger version - was magnificent. What does this mean for the future? Actors don't need plastic surgery any more - nor do they need make-up artists. It's a bold new future!<p></p><p>In my mind, the most satisfying of all the film mega-franchises is Indiana Jones - more than James Bond, Jurassic Park or Mission: Impossible. I could watch "Raiders of the Lost Ark" every day and never get bored!</p><p><br /></p><p>We're working now on a web-site to promote "Slide", and we're going to be selling original drawings from the film, made by my own hand, there. Keep an eye out for that. In the meantime, we've still got our Summer Art Sale going on, led by my intrepid office manager, John H., who's been working with my fans and customers to get them the art they want to collect from my films. John's a collector himself (comic books and "Star Wars" autographs) so he gets it. </p><p>John noticed that a few people were asking about buying matching frames from my Oscar-nominated short "Your Face" and also from the Simpsons couch gag "Homer's Face", which is a tribute, Homer sings the same song and his face goes through most of the same crazy contortions. So he went through all the art that's left from both films (which isn't much at this point) and he found a bunch of matching frames. </p><p>Check these out - these matches are still available, you can buy a pair of drawings for just $600 plus postage. 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margin-right: 1em;"><br /><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><p></p><p>We have a few more sets than this, so if you're interested please e-mail John at studio@plymptoons.com and he can show you more of what we have available. You can also still get signed art from my other films, like "How to Kiss" and "25 Ways to Quit Smoking" for $200 each, and from ANY other Plympton film ("The Tune", "I Married a Strange Person", "Mutant Aliens", "Guard Dog", "Guide Dog", "One of Those Days", "Plympmania", you name it...) for just $100 each if you want to choose the art.</p><p>Or there's still the "Director's Pick" from those films for $50 if you don't mind letting ME choose the art for you. ("Your Face" and any "Simpsons" art is ineligible for the Director's Pick). Just e-mail if you want to get in on the Summer Art Sale, while summer lasts! </p><p>These art sales have been extremely helpful in keeping my studio up and running while I've been rushing to get "Slide" finished. We still have to pay off all the post-production expenses, so if you can buy some art and help me out, I would greatly appreciate it! Or if you're looking to get a tax break before the fiscal year is over, you can still make a donation through Filmmakers Collaborative at this link:</p><p>https://filmmakerscollab.org/films/slide/</p><p>I know it's been a while - hey, I've been busy with "Slide" - but here's a new gag cartoon - </p><p>Stay cool, </p><p>Bill P.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0oEldcLwA_OWy9ch2Y2CCFn6QLqvXkKRwMEmM3bm5kayCSgVNbAEjrzg9F87yK1LdLR2BpoyyzE3_p-PT9yM7fieL4PUE4F1LgLTlRQ-JfHCOfWgqVZSIw99CtD1aKZptYchRs3ib5aIHH4mQ77CYy6T4FjiBO8ANnXyqRhanaRPw5ZBI-QtM0UHYIz3/s2089/PieFight.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1438" data-original-width="2089" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0oEldcLwA_OWy9ch2Y2CCFn6QLqvXkKRwMEmM3bm5kayCSgVNbAEjrzg9F87yK1LdLR2BpoyyzE3_p-PT9yM7fieL4PUE4F1LgLTlRQ-JfHCOfWgqVZSIw99CtD1aKZptYchRs3ib5aIHH4mQ77CYy6T4FjiBO8ANnXyqRhanaRPw5ZBI-QtM0UHYIz3/w640-h440/PieFight.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>John Holderriedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234722883150347405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-23061806528528313462023-05-15T13:25:00.000-04:002023-05-15T13:25:07.028-04:00Slide funding campaign on Hourglass24.com<p>Hey, gang, there's a lot to talk about this week - but that's because there's a lot going on! We're almost finished with my new animated feature, "Slide" and it's just in time - the film was invited to the "Contrechamp" section of the Annecy International Animation Festival. It's kind of like the Oscars of animation, one of the biggest and best animation festivals out there.</p><p>It's been a long road, finishing "Slide", thanks to COVID-19 our studio was shut down for a while, plus so were film festivals and theaters and comic-cons, so all that extended my work schedule. But I must say that the film looks really great and I hope we'll have a finished film for the big French premiere. </p><p>The style is sort of a synthesis of all of my illlustration styles - when I was a freelancer I loved pen and ink and then water-color on top. The new animation style is very similar to that, except instead of water-color, it's colored pencil, which is a lot more controllable than water colors. </p><p>You can see the trailer for "Slide" on my YouTube channel here:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYOpnjhQlJg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYOpnjhQlJg</a></p><p>Speaking of "Slide", on Tuesday, May 16, I'll be hosting a live broadcast on Hourglass24.com - for 24 hours, I'll be holding conversations with my favorite artists - we'll be talking about animation (of course), tricks of the trade, how to make money and lots of anecdotes (both funny and tragic) but always educational. </p><p>Some of the participants are: Pat Smith (animator of "Handshake", "Drink" and "Pour 24"), Mike Smith (rock star of "Tank Girl", "Futurama", and "The Boxtrolls"), John Payson (early MTV producer), and John Andrews (also MTV producer), Maureen McElheron (musical genius on "The Tune", "Your Face" and "Hair High"), Jerry Beck (animation guru), the great Signe Baumane (who just finished her second feature, "My Love Affair With Marriage") and others!</p><p>This is a very exciting event - for 24 hours I'll be talking with animators to help raise money to pay my post-production bills from "Slide". Plus YOU can call in and talk to me or ask questions about "Slide" or my other work. I hope I don't burn out during the broadcast, but it seems that I have endless energy while talking about animation. </p><p>So, please, tune in to Hourglass24.com starting at 12:24 pm on Tuesday, May 16. I think there's also a way you can follow the broadcast on Facebook, but as you probably know, I'm not great with all these technical computer things. </p><p><a href="https://hourglass24.com/">https://hourglass24.com/</a></p><p>In other news, last week I was saddened to hear about the passing of the great cartoonist, Sam Gross. He's the guy who was most famous as a cartoonist for The New Yorker and National Lampoon. I met him at a cartoonist party while I was also creating gags for National Lampoon. We became friends, and he even invited me to his beach house on Fire Island. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwUJUywauPesT-xQkUk_kXstkIUxRLcQCZ0Th6VKyOQVUrCSFXt1BOkRm-OHHC9WDkCO-P73kNTWJJBpyMflWECzbFz7IE481T113ji6tn5WOSZtELTdd23oMuzkbZaLF3jLP8s5W1SB40-xqV79xXcBhviX1FP1-siPBmgS_qMayiABQUQa-4THR1mw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="603" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwUJUywauPesT-xQkUk_kXstkIUxRLcQCZ0Th6VKyOQVUrCSFXt1BOkRm-OHHC9WDkCO-P73kNTWJJBpyMflWECzbFz7IE481T113ji6tn5WOSZtELTdd23oMuzkbZaLF3jLP8s5W1SB40-xqV79xXcBhviX1FP1-siPBmgS_qMayiABQUQa-4THR1mw=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><p>If you've ever met him, you'd be aware of his over-the-top profanity. It's too bad that very few magazines were able to print profane cartoons. Sam was sort of in the same quandary as me when I'm trying to sell my adult animation. There seems to be some national mental brain block about cartoons for adults being a profitable genre.</p><p></p><p>Sam's cartoons were wickedly sick and twisted - and that's why I liked them. </p><p><br /></p><p>Be sure and check out the 24 hours of Bill Plympton, Tuesday May 16 on hourglass24.com</p><p>watch the promo here:</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Plymptoons/videos/1002466221163530">https://www.facebook.com/Plymptoons/videos/1002466221163530</a></p><p>See you there, and be sure to call in and talk to me!</p><p>--Bill P.</p>John Holderriedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234722883150347405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-22642595942533539992023-05-05T15:58:00.007-04:002023-05-05T16:00:44.502-04:00"Slide" to premiere at Annecy Animation Festival 2023<p>Yes, believe it or not, I'm still alive. I've been amazingly lost for the last few months. Lost in the deep light box in my studio, trying to finish my latest production, called "Slide". You may have heard of it, I've been in production on it for the last six years, maybe more!</p><p>So here's the update. I'm so close to being finished. The scanning, coloring, animation, voices, music and editing are essentially all completed - however, the bottleneck is the compositing. That, I can not do, I'm a No. 1 klutz when it comes to computers. And all the interns we hire (and I love interns) have left my studio because they need to finish their own thesis films. And I have no more money to hire extra help.</p><p>I did do a test screening of the rough cut of the film, back in March, at the SVA Theatre, and even though the film was in terrible shape - no lip sync, half the film was uncolored and scenes were missing - to my surprise, it scored very well. WHAT?!? So I've now corrected the small weaknesses and I've started to send the rough cut to the festivals. Lo and behold, it got accepted into one of the most prestigious festivals around, the Annecy Animation Festival, in their "ContreChamp" features competition! Only one problem, can I finish the film in time?</p><p>So, I'm calling in all my friends, to pitch in and help me finish the damn film. I must say, it looks really good now, I'm using a new technique that I developed that looks fantastic - also, I believe the story is very interesting and funny. So, it should perform well. </p><p>To learn more about the upcoming screening of "Slide" at Annecy, please visit the festival's web-site:</p><p><a href="https://www.annecyfestival.com/the-festival/competition/2023:lmcc">https://www.annecyfestival.com/the-festival/competition/2023:lmcc</a></p><p><br /></p><p>We are still accepting donations to help with finishing funds and promotional costs for "Slide", I've partnered with Filmmakers Collaborative, a non-profit organization based in Boston - so if you can spare any amount for a donation, it will be tax-deductible! Here's their web-site: </p><p><a href="https://filmmakerscollab.org/films/slide/">https://filmmakerscollab.org/films/slide/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>In April, I made a presentation at the acclaimed National Arts Club, located in Gramercy Park, here in NYC. They wanted to screen my first animated feature, "The Tune", and have me then discuss the film with the audience after. I was thrilled to see such a large crowd turn out for the event, and it was fun to see the old film I made 30 years ago and hear such enthusiastic laughter from the audience. Someone suggested it should be a Broadway musical - yeah, why not? </p><p>After I autographed a bunch of postcards for fans, we we put up some original cels from "The Tune" for sale and people raced to buy them! The other reason I mention this event, besides the fact that it was a lot of fun, is because a company called Deaf Crocodile is going to re-release "The Tune" later this year, for its 30th Anniversary. And then after screening the film in select theaters, they want to finally get the restored version of "The Tune" released on BluRay! </p><p>It's another bit of good news that the film holds up very well after so long - people still laugh and sing along with Maureen McElheron's wonderful music.</p><p>So, watch for the re-release of "The Tune" some time this fall or winter - </p><p>And here's the link to the trailer for "Slide" on my YouTube channel:</p><p><a class="style-scope ytcp-video-info" href="https://youtu.be/HYOpnjhQlJg" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: nowrap;" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/HYOpnjhQlJg</a></p><p>I think you'll like it! Now that I've delivered my "child", "Slide" I believe I can devote more time to this Scribble Junkies blog and to my fans.</p><p>Thanks for your collective patience - </p><p>Bill P.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-z-UkiawrH2foPpN8YC7FdPFs478MXUwx7_DPZffLOT0vHxaBl46InjjIP3iu58wlGUmSW78-dz7VZsHGjhcJWz4j3UtnJxZk7pYPcBsrif2-aLKUWa0RgFbVgyGWi2Aj9sdsGa6dwxIJgXUWgihmlGAKLuxQ8Dh_YVSNE5ullBGPQFTN7bhWEuf-0g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1235" data-original-width="1970" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-z-UkiawrH2foPpN8YC7FdPFs478MXUwx7_DPZffLOT0vHxaBl46InjjIP3iu58wlGUmSW78-dz7VZsHGjhcJWz4j3UtnJxZk7pYPcBsrif2-aLKUWa0RgFbVgyGWi2Aj9sdsGa6dwxIJgXUWgihmlGAKLuxQ8Dh_YVSNE5ullBGPQFTN7bhWEuf-0g=w640-h402" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>John Holderriedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234722883150347405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-90990929016988810082023-03-03T15:09:00.005-05:002023-03-03T16:22:39.659-05:00A VERY Busy March schedule<p>March 3, 2023</p><p>So, I'm back! I apologize for being out of touch for the last two months. I was in "FINISH SLIDE" mode, which was all-consuming. Now I've finished the rough cut to enter into Cannes and show to the Annecy Festival, I can come up for air and maybe take a little rest. Now I can give you an update on my upcoming events! It seems now that society is finally getting back to normal (?) I have a bunch of events where I'll be appearing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcrHghirjfErc-zfX58DLdJknW-OetNVEgyyA7ggma52JxucC_bRzVi9YpNDbkau0Tc79UEMCHrMCh94VZhnUO5aUXWYaVxXdNjqUP3fNkXTncfN8oJBNPsceEwALVm4VHRq7tNBSo6nWtXebXVn4lw2CdX8QhLUjx_wbAM-tfeRoj8sWQ1JvdBW91Q/s1080/NECOMICCON.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcrHghirjfErc-zfX58DLdJknW-OetNVEgyyA7ggma52JxucC_bRzVi9YpNDbkau0Tc79UEMCHrMCh94VZhnUO5aUXWYaVxXdNjqUP3fNkXTncfN8oJBNPsceEwALVm4VHRq7tNBSo6nWtXebXVn4lw2CdX8QhLUjx_wbAM-tfeRoj8sWQ1JvdBW91Q/w640-h640/NECOMICCON.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>Starting with March 10-12, I'll be up in the Boston area at the Boxboro Regency Hotel for the NorthEast Comic-Con and Collectibles Extravaganza. I'll be selling original art and showing some excerpts from the new feature, "Slide" and everyone who attends my Master Class and screening will get a free sketch! Please note, though, that there is an additional ticket required to attend my screening, it's not included in the price of admission to the Con!</p><p>You can get all the convention information, schedule, directions and tickets here:</p><p>https://necomiccons.com/necc-schedule/</p><p>Then on Monday, March 20, I'll be screening the ROUGH CUT of "Slide" to get audience feedback on my film. It's very important that I make any appropriate changes to make it the best feature I can make. The screening will be at NOON on 3/20 at the SVA Theatre, which is at 333 West 23rd St. in Manhattan, between 8th Ave. and 9th Ave. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPLTBFSwnwxmCKClKUO_wthTnfWLtd2J2iWbeyFlSKL20J7uHBOB5f3ZbHulRfaTJirJFfPj8zms-D43gJ-dYMK4wwVKpAsj_3bu4Y6cGpubekitswt3rW-b1DBbjnDqdEVlRcX0BSFh7bUogFUTV7lgXruTUdU9VLK1qnJJxd2im8kzd-EFwJwruoA/s1500/1500x500.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1500" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPLTBFSwnwxmCKClKUO_wthTnfWLtd2J2iWbeyFlSKL20J7uHBOB5f3ZbHulRfaTJirJFfPj8zms-D43gJ-dYMK4wwVKpAsj_3bu4Y6cGpubekitswt3rW-b1DBbjnDqdEVlRcX0BSFh7bUogFUTV7lgXruTUdU9VLK1qnJJxd2im8kzd-EFwJwruoA/w640-h214/1500x500.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Then on March 25-26, I'll be appearing at the Big Apple Comic Con - I've always enjoyed this event in the past, even though it's mostly for comic book collectors. I've still found that I have a lot of fans there. I'll also be doing a Master Class there screening clips from "Slide" at this event, and I'll do quick sketches for anyone who stop by my booth. The Big Apple "Back to Spring" event takes place at the New Yorker Hotel, 481 Eighth Avenue in Manhattan. </p><p>For convention info, directions and tickets, please visit:</p><p>https://bigapplecc.com/venue-info/</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDq79PzuKofGr8y5mm58Ujc8Z00JZYIe6JdMV_yjwWXDx9Uv_WwM8EY115dCK6xYT38Tj2mS9Ys4zK1sQvV9iqoxU-dpbuCqIkSO5SVEyP7IjrQCfrEszSDmePcH0W9B7zBmiYRHPNTw7ap3snS2qBxRhH1Kbd9Rx54CVAc_HmnuMWGuu91sX6XBIkvQ/s942/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-03%20at%204.11.45%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="942" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDq79PzuKofGr8y5mm58Ujc8Z00JZYIe6JdMV_yjwWXDx9Uv_WwM8EY115dCK6xYT38Tj2mS9Ys4zK1sQvV9iqoxU-dpbuCqIkSO5SVEyP7IjrQCfrEszSDmePcH0W9B7zBmiYRHPNTw7ap3snS2qBxRhH1Kbd9Rx54CVAc_HmnuMWGuu91sX6XBIkvQ/w640-h370/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-03%20at%204.11.45%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And then on March 30-31, I'll be in sunny (?) Palm Springs for AmDoc (American Documentary and Animation Film Festival), where I'll give a Master Class and show clips from "Slide" and some of my other big hits. I believe my event is on March 31 at 11:30 am but you can check out the festival's schedule here: </p><p>https://www.amdocfilmfest.com/</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdCk7N800J8ifCUPDVRAQRhdH6zvH0H9HcZsEwB2moZPPiDMOKimXSY1MR3IRk4SOpwfGLEjfzcbGgD4VJh3DG_4o1pzoCT6sw4xKbJ02gdoxoVHCWySCPeZa1ubRPlOzrdYPbPmTf_09-P1uqNSBQYrIS95H-BjWkL2rDoF3ErHfSJ_POV5Q18f2XA/s1500/Fo8CEchWYAA-dg1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdCk7N800J8ifCUPDVRAQRhdH6zvH0H9HcZsEwB2moZPPiDMOKimXSY1MR3IRk4SOpwfGLEjfzcbGgD4VJh3DG_4o1pzoCT6sw4xKbJ02gdoxoVHCWySCPeZa1ubRPlOzrdYPbPmTf_09-P1uqNSBQYrIS95H-BjWkL2rDoF3ErHfSJ_POV5Q18f2XA/w640-h640/Fo8CEchWYAA-dg1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I then fly QUICKLY back to NYC on the red-eye and go straight to the one-and-only MoCCA Arts Festival, which is being held April 1-2 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th St. This is one of my favorite events of the whole year! They only present books and films that are independent, and I fit very nicely into that category! So please stop by and say "Hello!" You can get tickets and directions here:</p><p>https://www.moccafest.org/</p><p>WOW, this is a lot to process! I haven't had this much on my schedule in about three years! I hope to see a lot of my fans again in March! It's finally time to leave the house! See you soon!</p><p>--Bill P.</p>John Holderriedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234722883150347405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-68473437784522371232022-12-09T16:34:00.001-05:002022-12-09T16:38:37.349-05:00Guillermo Del Toro's "Pinocchio" and Animation School UPDATE<p>Hello, everyone - </p><p>I've been very tardy in my correspondence and my blog posting, and I apologize. I'm working very long hours because I'm trying to finish my new animated feature, "Slide". </p><p>However, I was able to sneak away a few nights ago to see a screening of Guillermo Del Toro's new "Pinocchio" film (I get all these e-mails about the Academy screenings taking place around town, but I've asked my office manager to only tell me about the animated films - I just don't have time for any live-action films right now). The screening I saw was at the Crosby Street Hotel, but Guillermo came to town and made a bunch of appearances all over, like MOMA and the SVA Theater. I got wait-listed for a couple screenings, it took a few tries for me to get lucky! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9SnY3VpUsJl24tsx2GVXGDvSTo4HIrg3UwIL_mpEa-XI3YybO5mGwhI4RFAJUV8NQRQNfnV69cY-hfsF8Jf5s7XinBkMS2qDguPhCdy8b9uy_44zjLXBsX0tQAQC6I0ndYjcScOygdpz8XEoaqxjpmwh1wMzxW_SLGMhB2HeAjDUU5kI9jKgcRKG-Kw/s746/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-09%20at%204.37.06%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="457" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9SnY3VpUsJl24tsx2GVXGDvSTo4HIrg3UwIL_mpEa-XI3YybO5mGwhI4RFAJUV8NQRQNfnV69cY-hfsF8Jf5s7XinBkMS2qDguPhCdy8b9uy_44zjLXBsX0tQAQC6I0ndYjcScOygdpz8XEoaqxjpmwh1wMzxW_SLGMhB2HeAjDUU5kI9jKgcRKG-Kw/w245-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-09%20at%204.37.06%20PM.png" width="245" /></a></div><p>There was a wonderful Q&A session after the screening with (among others) co-director Mark Gustafson and Guillermo. And then after that there was a reception, where I got to chat with my old buddies. We talked about this wonderful version of "Pinocchio" - and it's a terrific film! It's much more powerful and touching than the earlier Disney version, I found myself almost crying. And visually, the film is stunning - it's puppet animation, which is something Mark has been doing for years with Laika (formerly Will Vinton Studios) and for "The Fantastic Mr. Fox". When I got to talk with Guillermo, he's such a friendly guy, he talked to me like we grew up together. I predict great things for his "Pinocchio" - and if you can't get to a screening where the directors are appearing, the film's going to be on Netflix later this week! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRC3KolxKLq3EJikWkJ8GqIeOvPbnBGdnvdDq-yF-0BVJXZXgKbnwdlzwRk7cCbZIC0UjBIuAuW9VvDN4-WU4jp2XQZEDjesEBtK9n9eVc6xP5OdaFEqBNccaiIoacOF7pXQan8abCi_BXJ70062qRm6R2U4DmzlLVDkfCv-iSCkf-YygppROWZ0uBLA/s640/_LL_1718_5ab2f611-8aa1-4ca5-9b41-e0a3d5cc2a07.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRC3KolxKLq3EJikWkJ8GqIeOvPbnBGdnvdDq-yF-0BVJXZXgKbnwdlzwRk7cCbZIC0UjBIuAuW9VvDN4-WU4jp2XQZEDjesEBtK9n9eVc6xP5OdaFEqBNccaiIoacOF7pXQan8abCi_BXJ70062qRm6R2U4DmzlLVDkfCv-iSCkf-YygppROWZ0uBLA/w400-h268/_LL_1718_5ab2f611-8aa1-4ca5-9b41-e0a3d5cc2a07.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>As most of you know, I've decided to hold a Master Animation class at the beginning of 2023 - it will be eight 90-minute sessions, one per week. I'll talk about everything creative involved in the making of an animated short or feature. Originally the price was $1,600 - but now I feel that I was asking too much. So, I'm now lowering the price to $1,000 for 8 sessions. It's going to be a great class, where else can you learn from the King of Indie Animation, someone who's made 9 animated features, almost 50 shorts, won the Prix du Jury at Cannes and has two Oscar nominations? </p><p>So, please tell your friends about this great deal - thanks for your support!</p><p>--Bill P.</p>John Holderriedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234722883150347405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-73041250017410982982022-11-30T16:24:00.003-05:002022-11-30T17:32:50.574-05:00Bill Plympton Animation Master Class<p>Hey, everyone, great news! I've decided that now's the time to bring back the Plympton Animation School. It was about five years ago when I last held my super popular set of Master Classes.</p><p>But there's a difference - because back then people had to fly in from all over to attend. This time, it's going to be on Zoom, so it will be much more accessible. </p><p>Right now, I'm finishing up my new animated feature, "Slide" and I've decided to use the creation of that film as a teaching tool. I will start the class with the original concept and end with the premiere at some theater. </p><p>My plan is to begin the classes on the first Monday in January, 2023 and finish on the last Monday in February - that will be eight 90-minute classes. I will be drawing, showing films and talking on Zoom. I will take questions and critique the work being done by the students. </p><p>Here's a list of the topics that the classes will cover: </p><p>1. Introduction: concepts, ideas, influences, financing</p><p>2. Outline & storyboards</p><p>3. Character design</p><p>4. Layouts & backgrounds</p><p>5. Animation</p><p>6. Coloring</p><p>7. Editing, music & voices</p><p>8. Festivals, distribution, contracts & promotion</p><p>The price will be $1,600 for the two months, or about $200 per class. So please sign up and tell your friends to check out Bill Plympton's Animation School, and all students will receive a diploma after the last class.</p><p>You can order the classes here: </p><p>https://www.plymptoonstore.com/merchandise/plympton-university</p><p>See you there!</p><p>-Bill Plympton</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJ-jNJHHOZUQixdNuWC8ozluqKxkGIVkfC4kxhFIdxuufzkTFzT8rZy8mmg5tS2OBk-ixwLxawlbQSb5bnDnjxXxwxZQ0q4O3iku9WP2OL_zFoqlBjY5uK_5EpT4MGhduoJqFhIdg_KAfmMcxi4O_lst6FjmbIUjpF9lV3GH4Hc4wNmL0Tn3OOhRAaQ/s583/Animation%20School%20Image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="533" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJ-jNJHHOZUQixdNuWC8ozluqKxkGIVkfC4kxhFIdxuufzkTFzT8rZy8mmg5tS2OBk-ixwLxawlbQSb5bnDnjxXxwxZQ0q4O3iku9WP2OL_zFoqlBjY5uK_5EpT4MGhduoJqFhIdg_KAfmMcxi4O_lst6FjmbIUjpF9lV3GH4Hc4wNmL0Tn3OOhRAaQ/w366-h400/Animation%20School%20Image.png" width="366" /></a></div>John Holderriedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234722883150347405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-23105331414245911762022-10-28T16:06:00.005-04:002022-10-28T16:11:41.270-04:00October wrap-up - Simpsons, NYCC, Tucson FilmFest <p>Hey all you Scribble Junkies, I'm sorry it's been a while since I posted, but I've been busy working on the rough cut of "Slide". It's been a very busy month with everything going on, all while I'm trying to edit this feature, record some of the voices and try to get some of the music for the film in place. </p><p>First off, I hope you caught my new couch gag for "The Simpsons", which aired on October 2. It's called "The Rug", and it's the EIGHTH couch gag that they've let me animate, and I'm truly thrilled, and proud that I probably have the most guest animator segments on the show! What an honor, seriously! If you missed it, the episode is called "One Angry Lisa", and it's episode 2 of Season 34. </p><p>You can catch it on YouTube here (I didn't post it...):</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tij2iVNIqmA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tij2iVNIqmA</a></p><p>On my YouTube channel I made a playlist of (almost) all the couch gags I've animated over the years, you can find that here:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL022D27CB9866EEBA">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL022D27CB9866EEBA</a></p><p>Then I spent four days in Artist Alley at New York Comic Con, I had a great time meeting fans and selling art, they gave us a great table very close to the entrance of Artist Alley. The number of people attending was up this year, because last year they were still limiting attendance because of COVID. However, this year I think there were a lot more panels and screenings going on, because there were times where it felt like nothing was going on down in Artist Alley. Oh well, I still had a blast signing things for fans and drawing caricatures, and we made some sales. Oh, and I got to meet Eric Appel, who's the director of the "Weird Al" Yankovic movie that's about to be released! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCiZaPbRK6HMCWAhBYlv1EF6YXvuldhzb3nxpJobY-t0FfJ1RXA_m2cfuDCShYgmKy3gbckjg3eDUBS3V_pjd9i4hxN94ZW0MIBXHLCNl3DcrBMYcVd_HsKbEyArC6fASUR-Jt9Hk0K6DvwwrFq5M1oV2DA9RK-ItNJ-fCZDEkbQeKvcGNHDY2Ze11YQ/s2048/FejuhxjWYAA-6nF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCiZaPbRK6HMCWAhBYlv1EF6YXvuldhzb3nxpJobY-t0FfJ1RXA_m2cfuDCShYgmKy3gbckjg3eDUBS3V_pjd9i4hxN94ZW0MIBXHLCNl3DcrBMYcVd_HsKbEyArC6fASUR-Jt9Hk0K6DvwwrFq5M1oV2DA9RK-ItNJ-fCZDEkbQeKvcGNHDY2Ze11YQ/s320/FejuhxjWYAA-6nF.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuI1trLpFIDk8oyMRckhsgw_pVSOyfcH2eVXAVwRcJ6YIgrGAVxPxTtZSo3DyMcBxgHUY5vl6e3ai9LrJj31Pi7cYrx7Yh6Dy1xZowTY5zqhtmLTixmqnVy9309woX1WOTidUuX_0tZTlOhNq3ucUjYm9P2GpuwFOXB-xleiH0pG38VsNZZlfUOnhcbg/s1440/FeljU6cWIAAE0TR.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuI1trLpFIDk8oyMRckhsgw_pVSOyfcH2eVXAVwRcJ6YIgrGAVxPxTtZSo3DyMcBxgHUY5vl6e3ai9LrJj31Pi7cYrx7Yh6Dy1xZowTY5zqhtmLTixmqnVy9309woX1WOTidUuX_0tZTlOhNq3ucUjYm9P2GpuwFOXB-xleiH0pG38VsNZZlfUOnhcbg/s320/FeljU6cWIAAE0TR.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGsfg6rNFT9x-iM04dkSJ-5AVj1QBmgyiUQ4Qmu_tkS2l0OqwgcG3XG63uc4w0G0XMzCIc9KroFXk-1MTQ8lXwjJSrO3kFQgLJrbbQXDC5eDCtihUEyyBDCh3Mz0Wgis7HUL-z94KL213v6dIK7tTOdtxQdzhDN8sVls2QfVBYjXwr3Xzp7v92KfSPA/s2016/IMG_0900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGsfg6rNFT9x-iM04dkSJ-5AVj1QBmgyiUQ4Qmu_tkS2l0OqwgcG3XG63uc4w0G0XMzCIc9KroFXk-1MTQ8lXwjJSrO3kFQgLJrbbQXDC5eDCtihUEyyBDCh3Mz0Wgis7HUL-z94KL213v6dIK7tTOdtxQdzhDN8sVls2QfVBYjXwr3Xzp7v92KfSPA/s320/IMG_0900.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">with Eric Appel</td></tr></tbody></table><p>A week later, I was off to the Tucson Film Festival - Herb Stratford, the director, arranged for me to fly out there and do two shows, one that was a collection of my recent short films and music videos, like "Demi's Panic", "Odd Duck", "Voodoo Doll" and "Lipstick of the Brave", then I did a second show with clips from "Slide" and a presentation about the making of the new feature. I got to attend a couple parties there, so that was a nice little break for me. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FVqQAKnVwgWimGtLBTjmlsw9kGhGydjhrg0xHSIzBgor9gQdSH-FgHLMRc5aQHQq2Jr5_rmmnR3IPn0ATlr7l7P2aI6dYJIhxHsOz7Y1y4oXQHk1lyEzOPV-_4jIbpVjN-uOPytVyAmC-o3wOV1k_MDPKfin7g9fTgFHIj6ZIyXhNrB3ttgScsVYhg/s1800/312649699_3038577293107193_1534684273445088570_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FVqQAKnVwgWimGtLBTjmlsw9kGhGydjhrg0xHSIzBgor9gQdSH-FgHLMRc5aQHQq2Jr5_rmmnR3IPn0ATlr7l7P2aI6dYJIhxHsOz7Y1y4oXQHk1lyEzOPV-_4jIbpVjN-uOPytVyAmC-o3wOV1k_MDPKfin7g9fTgFHIj6ZIyXhNrB3ttgScsVYhg/s320/312649699_3038577293107193_1534684273445088570_n.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63R8yBYBIgANOELbv2fVUXo9u50zfq80qnpMqf5CJD0LPKgdShhUHt1ro7_3146aeOFuqwkLErPTlgvoS2AfBxUzgn9bSFj-FzkeiwlbG22ahnQIq4qbbfWQlafVzp_xhRNs-DVPrJAw-viif--7a3yCFsJiD8Bu0SJsLVuMUiJoG7tNNL7zJM1PXbg/s1800/312503250_3038241106474145_3419213555081385437_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63R8yBYBIgANOELbv2fVUXo9u50zfq80qnpMqf5CJD0LPKgdShhUHt1ro7_3146aeOFuqwkLErPTlgvoS2AfBxUzgn9bSFj-FzkeiwlbG22ahnQIq4qbbfWQlafVzp_xhRNs-DVPrJAw-viif--7a3yCFsJiD8Bu0SJsLVuMUiJoG7tNNL7zJM1PXbg/s320/312503250_3038241106474145_3419213555081385437_n.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div><p>But since I got back from Tucson I've mostly been working on "Slide" around the clock. I'm getting all of these notices for Academy screenings of animated movies like "Wendell & Wild", "My Father's Dragon" and the new "Puss in Boots" movie, plus a lot more, and I wish I could go to all of them, but I'm just too busy! Maybe now that I have a rough cut almost done, I can sneak out to one or two of these this weekend, and take my son Lucas along. </p><p>Lucas is also very excited about Halloween - and it's just about that time, too! I may not have time to do much, but here are some photos of people in costume at New York Comic-Con, that were taken by my office manager, John H. I hope you enjoy them, and have a great Halloween! </p><p>Check out his whole Flickr album here:</p><p><a href="https://flickr.com/photos/66064297@N00/albums/72177720302743125/with/52412922727/">https://flickr.com/photos/66064297@N00/albums/72177720302743125/with/52412922727/</a></p><p>--Bill P.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCN5qdae615yT9BrR07AqHUO8niSeJs4Nv2AUFbeA5CVnNQrS2KTxZBAh5HQmH-0XwuJSRNAOayS3MTlbWlzkXBGgmswIQXvsmjvTpZb6Nhz8aqC_cCMx7Rb_cgBhZAEIovaosC67J2Mw_FtUGPDGCg-eD8jh9m4G0m6vyIRI1v9uX8fOLM0qG9m1W6A/s800/52413965888_195d0f6c7e_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCN5qdae615yT9BrR07AqHUO8niSeJs4Nv2AUFbeA5CVnNQrS2KTxZBAh5HQmH-0XwuJSRNAOayS3MTlbWlzkXBGgmswIQXvsmjvTpZb6Nhz8aqC_cCMx7Rb_cgBhZAEIovaosC67J2Mw_FtUGPDGCg-eD8jh9m4G0m6vyIRI1v9uX8fOLM0qG9m1W6A/s320/52413965888_195d0f6c7e_c.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZSrVruxqXKWkxMAKoh0rRnWBcZP0fx7OmxSgNQpT1hZyf2Ww5NaMhqrS_4oR9Qu7frnAvZ3La-VlU_68zEzxF7VdfPNrAeqRy7Bdcgmr4fOXHZhhmcjNAIkHrTVpzqp-L-QyFaXJ-onodEqT-fDpyuq2xa_SbDoWrv2NuX4_Y3BfXbEIlUrVJM3YPA/s800/52412934317_4c30ee985a_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I'm frantically trying to get the work done on "Slide". As you probably know, I'm finished with drawing all of the animation - and I'm very happy with it. It looks very different and very close to my illustration style, pen and ink with water color on top. So now I'm editing a rough cut - putting all my composited shots together - what fun!</p><p>But, as I do that, I realize how much more work needs to be done. There are gaps in the animation that need to be filled, and the storytelling needs more attention. And when the rough cut is done, then I'll need to add the voices. I'm having Maureen McElheron, Tom Racine and the epic Jim Lujan create 90% of the voices. Then I must finish the coloring. It's a hell of a lot of work but it looks so good! </p><p>Then I'll move on to the music by Maureen McElheron, with the guitar wizardry of Hank Bones. I'm looking for a Hank Williams sort of sound - and then, finally, the special FX and final edit. The goal is to finish it by March 2023 but the big problem is, because of the COVID pandemic, I lost a lot of work (movie screenings, film festivals, lecture appearances and such) so my studio is bare bones, with the great assistance of interns (God bless them). </p><p>But, luckily, we sent out word that I'm offering my older animation artwork for sale. I'm also running out of room in my tiny studio, so it makes sense to sell as much art as possible - I have to make room for storing all the "Slide" artwork. Fortunately, we found out that there are a lot of collectors of Plympton artwork out there (YEAH!) and so my office manager has been putting in extra hours posting about the sale on Facebook and Instagram, and dealing with all of the requests to buy specific images from my films. The money that's been coming in from these sales has been financing the post-production of "Slide" and keeping the studio's bills paid, so if you want to buy some art from "Your Face", "How to Kiss", "25 Ways to Quit Smoking", "The Tune" or my couch gags for "The Simpsons", now's the time to check out our sale or get in touch with us by e-mail. </p><p>Speaking of "The Simpsons", my brand new couch-gag for them will be premiering this coming Sunday, October 2, it's pretty crazy so please check it out. It's called "The Rug" - and I want to thank everybody at the Simpsons, Matt and Al and Tom, for letting me put my crazy animation on national TV. </p><p>Also, I've got a short animated music video in the Woodstock Film Festival this weekend, it's called "Lipstick of the Brave", the song is by Tripping Jupiter, and this music video has been getting some attention on the festival circuit lately, because it references David Bowie and Tim Curry and Marc Bolan and other LGBTQ icons, so if you can get to the Woodstock Festival for the animation screening, please check it out! My co-blogger Pat Smith also has a film in the program, and Signe Baumane will be showing her 2nd feature, "My Love Affair With Marriage" at the Woodstock Festival, which runs September 28 to October 2.</p><p>https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/</p><p>Also, remember that I'll be appearing in Artists Alley, Table H-05, at the New York Comic-Con, offering my original animation artwork for sale. That runs October 6-9 at the Javits Convention Center in NYC.</p><p>https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkglryyQo0uwIpVrwAiwhFfgsn7pe_3HKtFUTs4yoSuhGqT_R-aeJLqWbnhH322BTuHnzUP0F2cJLcXn8IoWDg-rzllwxkS1T9d7-tstsp5FJNgswypIAPSfraSp6Trzwbg1HVOMwCa8lyxec9cayLEk4pInC7tZ7CT58CeSb5uSO-ElTkRobW7LIrvw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="509" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkglryyQo0uwIpVrwAiwhFfgsn7pe_3HKtFUTs4yoSuhGqT_R-aeJLqWbnhH322BTuHnzUP0F2cJLcXn8IoWDg-rzllwxkS1T9d7-tstsp5FJNgswypIAPSfraSp6Trzwbg1HVOMwCa8lyxec9cayLEk4pInC7tZ7CT58CeSb5uSO-ElTkRobW7LIrvw=w270-h400" width="270" /></a></div></div><p>Final thing, last week I took my 10-year-old son, Lucas to see "Luck", John Lasseter's new production from Skydance Animation. It's directed by Peggy Holmes, who oddly comes from a dance background. It's not really my kind of film, it's geared for the kiddie audience - But my real problem with it was that 90% of it takes place in the magical world of good luck & bad luck, and trying to understand how luck works there was so complicated, I thought my brain would blow up. I truly expected something better from the great John Lasseter, who I usually rank in the pantheon of animation geniuses: Winsor McCay, Walt Disney, Tex Avery and Chuck Jones. </p><p>--Bill Plympton</p>John Holderriedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234722883150347405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-25663628382597493912022-08-24T16:55:00.000-04:002022-08-24T16:55:08.758-04:00Back from Oregon and Upcoming Events<p> Dear Scribble Junkies fans, </p><p>It's been a while since I posted, sorry about that. In the hot summer I tend to slow down a bit. In any case, summer's almost over and fall's coming, so there's a lot to report on.</p><p>The production of "Slide" is coming along very well. I'm extremely happy with the finished artwork (see examples below) and the animation (drawing) is done. I just watched a rough cut and I think it's a great movie. But I still need to record voices, add sound and music. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVofCEATkn3MdRWTFkCuomGm3leN-ECjQaKJJa3YN00inU8ggMELmb3tNId7tvGbOjyn4erNLFKCZ1JbbVI9bR70wojYau4GWnjR6K-ef0433s_cO_pmUGk-0KGRfsbmzulWxaL5oZ81H2TCYrO67tOapg7lZPHitx04pX33RypU_5tMQ-2gq-hiL9ag/s3693/BG_469_Colored-FLAT.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2843" data-original-width="3693" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVofCEATkn3MdRWTFkCuomGm3leN-ECjQaKJJa3YN00inU8ggMELmb3tNId7tvGbOjyn4erNLFKCZ1JbbVI9bR70wojYau4GWnjR6K-ef0433s_cO_pmUGk-0KGRfsbmzulWxaL5oZ81H2TCYrO67tOapg7lZPHitx04pX33RypU_5tMQ-2gq-hiL9ag/w640-h492/BG_469_Colored-FLAT.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>I just got back from Oregon, where I did a Q&A at the premiere of "Claydream", a new documentary about Will Vinton, the legendary Oregon claymation mogul. It's really a wonderful and fair documentary about his career in animation, and there's a wonderful cameo from Phil Knight and his son Travis, the head of Laika Studios. So watch for the film in your local theaters. </p><p>Here are a few events coming up that I want to promote:</p><p>I'll be making an appearance at the fantastic Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival, Sept. 10 in Vineyard Haven. Daniel Leonard, the writer of "Demi's Panic" and I will be there to do a Q&A with the animation program, screening at the Martha's Vineyard Cinema at 4 pm. </p><p>Then, the following weekend, September 17 + 18, we're throwing a mega Open House Party and Animation Art sale at my studio, 151 West 30th St., 4th Floor, from 10 am to 4 pm, here in Manhattan. I'll be there signing cool stuff - we're selling all my animation art, DVD's, everything - and if you buy anything you get a free poster. So please come by, say hello, it should be a blast. Please spread the word among the animation community!</p><p>And then in October, the New York Comic Con is roaring back, bigger and better. I'll have a table somewhere in Artists Alley, so be sure and stop by for a free sketch, at least. It's October 6 to 9 at the Jacob Javits Center in NY, NY. See you there!</p><p>--Bill Plympton</p>John Holderriedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234722883150347405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-21615049475502833592022-07-20T12:32:00.001-04:002022-07-20T17:40:52.115-04:00Upcoming Studio Art Sale and two film reviews<p>I've got two film reviews and a major announcement to cover today - </p><p>If you saw my review of "Cryptozoo" you probably remember I voted it the worst animated feature of the year. Well, now I believe it's got stiff competition. I just saw "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On" at an Academy screening and apparently the producers have hopes for an Oscar.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_ER3aGjvwDHyFhFgRMSHG_Lewy_fuQ1PjM3VlFRZtDVb9muWJH1NnCni-od4YV_XN-yOq0TbwPQi90ExeMDIBBdnse0O-TELaTSR-PBTd8FRKUMYty5ZPIFNiox7UDjUSEOwUeekFJrEXt6fTWnapbSPDk7KLehzZrnyaTW9c3RCj8eMOo-QTZBdqA/s840/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-20%20at%2012.28.12%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="561" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_ER3aGjvwDHyFhFgRMSHG_Lewy_fuQ1PjM3VlFRZtDVb9muWJH1NnCni-od4YV_XN-yOq0TbwPQi90ExeMDIBBdnse0O-TELaTSR-PBTd8FRKUMYty5ZPIFNiox7UDjUSEOwUeekFJrEXt6fTWnapbSPDk7KLehzZrnyaTW9c3RCj8eMOo-QTZBdqA/w268-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-20%20at%2012.28.12%20PM.png" width="268" /></a></div><p>As I was watching this technically pretty film, I was wondering,"How the hell did they get the money to make this piece of crap?" It's about a talking sea shell (with a very ugly design) who lives in an empty house and he talks about his mundane life. The only event in the film worth mentioning is when Lesley Stahl visits to interview Marcel for "60 Minutes". </p><p>Who would invest money is a script like that? I was fuming, why can't I get money to make my films? Is Lesley Stahl a big investor? Is there a huge body of snail fan backers? Then, after talking to people I found out that apparently Marcel began as a star on the internet with a huge fan base and the investors figured "It's a ready-made audience." </p><p>In any case, apparently it's doing well in the cinemas and has already made a million bucks!! Imagine that? My next film will be called "Snail's Face". I give it a D-</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbp-9Qa-N6bBrWSgrxKIS8EJqrNINl1UuW9LXC9UeE1JKVtnX3q2JDt9ZkliqTy3EbHxnLlGSKVghWekDXBXBgh5ZEGLLzT7hHIt-y26r0gkIt6oHn5wKkyXTRrPMBh7_XaOTysQO5DmCbzMiK-ce7yeg0mF3oWv6yPAyNPJZVt53ginP59gsvfqYIw/s818/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-20%20at%2012.27.23%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="567" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbp-9Qa-N6bBrWSgrxKIS8EJqrNINl1UuW9LXC9UeE1JKVtnX3q2JDt9ZkliqTy3EbHxnLlGSKVghWekDXBXBgh5ZEGLLzT7hHIt-y26r0gkIt6oHn5wKkyXTRrPMBh7_XaOTysQO5DmCbzMiK-ce7yeg0mF3oWv6yPAyNPJZVt53ginP59gsvfqYIw/w278-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-20%20at%2012.27.23%20PM.png" width="278" /></a></div><p></p><p>The other film I watched was "The Gray Man" directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. And it was a gas!! The story has Ryan Gosling's character being recruited from prison to be a U.S. Special Ops hitman who has morals. However, another branch of the Special Ops needs a pendant (McGuffin) that Ryan has, so they send an immoral hitman, played by Chris Evans, with an unlimited budget to retrieve the pendant any way possible. </p><p>What's really unique about this film is that there's so much crazy surreal action. These set-piece battles are like mini-features that build and build and climax in glorious and surprising ways. I would guess there is about ten times the action of a James Bond or "Mission: Impossible" film. It was interesting that the Russo Brothers showed up for a Q&A after the screening and they talked about what fans they are of Hollywood action films and how they were influenced by their predecessors. I give "The Gray Man" an A.</p><p>The last bit of news I want to talk about is a Studio Art Sale I'm having in September to offer a lot of my artwork and merchandise for sale. This will include art from my classic shorts "How to Kiss", "25 Ways to Quit Smoking", "Guard Dog" and "Your Face", plus original art from my features, from "The Tune" to "Revengeance". I haven't done this for a few years, but now that my work is a big hit at auction houses I feel like it's time for me to cash in on the many fans I have. More details will be posted here soon, but we're shooting for the weekend of September 17-18 at my studio in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. </p><p>I hope to see you there - I have to warn you though, I'll probably have Matt Groening and Steven Spielberg on the phone. </p><p>--Bill P</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08CI51_JbFssa-ByQom2_gqbVoLTT6Tt3cDU7oJlJgDh3cUINF7yCYGLDB73WY-GZUzytf9nTuyR2ZfkdPciP5zFqHKrtmXb0FrMahsXD1N6enNgfUVvqzKMU_Ru7AilDBbKRTMvRRrQZP0xxBc-QlUhgJHcPu4DQkaWIkhbUTlIbEIVE1sTY_L2QVA/s640/Art%20Sale%20poster%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08CI51_JbFssa-ByQom2_gqbVoLTT6Tt3cDU7oJlJgDh3cUINF7yCYGLDB73WY-GZUzytf9nTuyR2ZfkdPciP5zFqHKrtmXb0FrMahsXD1N6enNgfUVvqzKMU_Ru7AilDBbKRTMvRRrQZP0xxBc-QlUhgJHcPu4DQkaWIkhbUTlIbEIVE1sTY_L2QVA/w496-h640/Art%20Sale%20poster%202022.jpg" width="496" /></a></div>John Holderriedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234722883150347405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-855146481068341202022-07-01T14:47:00.007-04:002022-07-01T14:52:41.251-04:00Film reviews - "Lightyear" and "The Sea Beast"<p>I've been able to see a couple of films recently, despite my busy deadline schedule. Both of these films were preview screenings, in order to get some buzz going - so, I took my son, Lucas, with me, and we got free soda and popcorn!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xKlkTUqEwbxnb2u4Ff5JsQrAKSKbnT38Rcwe-Pmf0-DgrIZB744uVX2dLzgFFQHR2_8hEH_5inzrY0CTEAGYq7DduToxNlHV38RCD2MTwVGOqThHtkFk0lz7lxkxfECBt_sZCMyrPVw8-6uMJK-aW0VMmpnyewG7Vdi16bNLbEMQ9oWyPIVQdfOFzw/s837/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-01%20at%202.15.24%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="566" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xKlkTUqEwbxnb2u4Ff5JsQrAKSKbnT38Rcwe-Pmf0-DgrIZB744uVX2dLzgFFQHR2_8hEH_5inzrY0CTEAGYq7DduToxNlHV38RCD2MTwVGOqThHtkFk0lz7lxkxfECBt_sZCMyrPVw8-6uMJK-aW0VMmpnyewG7Vdi16bNLbEMQ9oWyPIVQdfOFzw/w270-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-01%20at%202.15.24%20PM.png" width="270" /></a></div><p>The first film was "Lightyear", from Pixar/Disney, directed by Angus MacLane. It's the back-story for Buzz Lightyear (from "Toy Story") and his adventures as a young space commander. It measured up to Pixar's beautiful visual standards - but the film took place over many years, and for me, that took away a lot of the potential in-the-moment excitement. </p><p>The only character I really loved was the cat robot - he was kind of a synthesis of R2D2 and C3P0. In a film without much humor, he added a lot of laughs, which I appreciated. </p><p>But my big problem with the film was at the end, it got very confusing as to what was going on, there were so many rules and characters that my brain kind of shut down and I just watched the visuals - which were very nice. </p><p>I give "Lightyear" a B-minus.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xFusgimHknt1C7hG6LjTHJvsG79mIHQXFe2MnRslLgyewFsvvWOPEC8wIpaIqoecJTDxgnNzETvVNZEWuEiJtu8WosvY8QdYQI_dhjO4cT4Iv0ld7PHPp5RC8IUC29f_I7C5h9iFeK6DhPAya7nMOcFCeeLzN_ySanlAUla31ZrlOtlVRViWalo4_Q/s838/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-01%20at%202.17.17%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="566" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xFusgimHknt1C7hG6LjTHJvsG79mIHQXFe2MnRslLgyewFsvvWOPEC8wIpaIqoecJTDxgnNzETvVNZEWuEiJtu8WosvY8QdYQI_dhjO4cT4Iv0ld7PHPp5RC8IUC29f_I7C5h9iFeK6DhPAya7nMOcFCeeLzN_ySanlAUla31ZrlOtlVRViWalo4_Q/w270-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-01%20at%202.17.17%20PM.png" width="270" /></a></div><p>The next film I watched with my son - to get a little children's perspective - was "The Sea Beast", directed by Chris Williams ("Moana", "Big Hero 6", "Bolt). Immediately at the beginning of this film, I could feel that this was something very different from your usual Pixar/Marvel-type movie. </p><p>The visuals are exquisite. I saw elements of Herman Melville and N.C. Wyeth, and characters straight out of an Errol Flynn film from the 1930's and I was hooked. The action and battle sequences were fantastic - and the point of the film was very meaningful. I'm sorry, I'm going to give away the ending - but the monster is really a hero and everybody sings "Kumbaya" at the end. </p><p>The hint at the beginning that the beast is really a good guy was that the design of the monster fish was way too cutesy and pink. That was not a scary monster. But, nevertheless, I loved this film and my son kept yelling throughout the film, "I love it!" </p><p>So I'll give "The Sea Beast" an A. </p><p>If you're looking for some more movies to watch on this long holiday weekend, I just found out that <br />"Adventures in Plymptoons", a documentary that was made about me back in 2011 is available on Tubi for FREE. It was directed by a friend of mine, Alexsiya, and it's really a fun watch, but you didn't hear that from me...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVzhvlg46jdsF-dklmdi83iGy9XzYeKyipC0Bc7re14xclbWYXBrcXnKfIhTY7WLMYk6cq-bNQ6BT7F-OHM9RuCyZ02h_NNgZgD2M7biv-dTZ7GWhk0FinceKO90kklhOFqVy2JtdDsaOpe9zXtbg3JBnVhHrg34rOPvcTl6D2Qu1Xi20HsMqQmZNZQ/s839/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-01%20at%201.22.48%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="584" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVzhvlg46jdsF-dklmdi83iGy9XzYeKyipC0Bc7re14xclbWYXBrcXnKfIhTY7WLMYk6cq-bNQ6BT7F-OHM9RuCyZ02h_NNgZgD2M7biv-dTZ7GWhk0FinceKO90kklhOFqVy2JtdDsaOpe9zXtbg3JBnVhHrg34rOPvcTl6D2Qu1Xi20HsMqQmZNZQ/w279-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-01%20at%201.22.48%20PM.png" width="279" /></a></div><p>Here's the link:</p><p><a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/169474/adventures-in-plymptoons">https://tubitv.com/movies/169474/adventures-in-plymptoons</a></p><p>My distributor, the wonderful Shout Factory, has also made most of my animated features available on Tubi, and they're also FREE, so if you've got some extra time this weekend after the BBQ and the fireworks, you can make a whole movie marathon out of it! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zfdM9-6aRiz3IGZCMN6olaNzH05l8I87oQCNCpQw5BacWMX2tFnqEpZOOGUaVH6vRCa8WBC7jOnrealiO0Sc01ZOJHhG0WHp3g4I7bM_CtDh1EG3jcujgB27zx-PBwxZJOtSHzIoUBamfhIz41mzJv3Vo4spguE5mzkmABhNQuJS_21d3H_lZjjPsQ/s331/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-01%20at%202.34.38%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="228" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zfdM9-6aRiz3IGZCMN6olaNzH05l8I87oQCNCpQw5BacWMX2tFnqEpZOOGUaVH6vRCa8WBC7jOnrealiO0Sc01ZOJHhG0WHp3g4I7bM_CtDh1EG3jcujgB27zx-PBwxZJOtSHzIoUBamfhIz41mzJv3Vo4spguE5mzkmABhNQuJS_21d3H_lZjjPsQ/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-01%20at%202.34.38%20PM.png" width="220" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>"Revengeance" (co-directed with Jim Lujan)</p><p><a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/506250/revengeance">https://tubitv.com/movies/506250/revengeance</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Well, I guess you don't have to ask me what my new favorite streaming service is... (It's Tubi.). My thanks to Tubi and Shout Factory for making all of these films available for FREE! I think you have to watch a few ads, but so what? You could watch all my features in a day, instead of waiting for the DVDs to arrive in the mail! But if you still like DVDs, too, which is OK, I sell them on my web-site...</p><p>Boy, when did the Fourth of July get so commercialized? Anyway, if you can't make it to the movie theater this weekend, I've given you another great option! </p><p>--Bill Plympton</p>John Holderriedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234722883150347405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-83872942228768294262022-06-15T16:43:00.001-04:002022-06-15T16:43:22.752-04:00Mendocino Film Festival, June 2-5<p>I've just returned from my exciting trip to Mendocino, CA - </p><p>I was invited by the great Herb Stratford to do some programs at the Mendocino Film Festival, in this Northern California gem of a town, which was made famous by the classic 1969 hit by the Sir Douglas Quintet. Also, it was the filming location of the famous 1950's James Dean movie, "East of Eden" (along with Salinas and Monterey).</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmusxK4v9rRoD9L8LSLWoW5PFHJ3UP1BckPL2v6TKRc1CvGQddUBcdpldoaZTa3eRp4naJmgnCp3E5ruY4aMoi7aOlo0MzUdT7kkp_endNtTf5AFYrHvyBywZJ1HlyzK-DQjrpOD17OMAZCUkr14QYBk4V_wBjLdvnG6CR6qALT5-S6IpuStV8bQ3mw/s640/284085856_10159878562447460_3946858389271557580_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmusxK4v9rRoD9L8LSLWoW5PFHJ3UP1BckPL2v6TKRc1CvGQddUBcdpldoaZTa3eRp4naJmgnCp3E5ruY4aMoi7aOlo0MzUdT7kkp_endNtTf5AFYrHvyBywZJ1HlyzK-DQjrpOD17OMAZCUkr14QYBk4V_wBjLdvnG6CR6qALT5-S6IpuStV8bQ3mw/w512-h640/284085856_10159878562447460_3946858389271557580_n.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><p>But my first stop was in Sacramento, where two of my cousins were promoting their business, Nitty's Cider, by having a lively party at their tasting bar in downtown Sacramento. Since I designed the company's logo, I was invited to do caricatures of all their guests. They had a great lap-steel guitar band, which seemed very appropriate since that's the favored instrument of Slide, the main character in my upcoming animated feature, also named "Slide". </p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VHJwdMKynieoIICuh5eL7HYzRC-5W2-EvVsYGjKLfkHhGqeor70EBg9GYF6vjrQe69euh2ltRBVHUw2iKsXvMh35wYJIS_PoA0e8M_bkyL1H3TbZZOW6z_onylu5AO95rTb6njDIDtCg5d4BMPc_uWwiWTCGaLs8yCQo8TwQUQAe4OSJc5QDaGKEEw/s720/285828423_10160180303134629_2602916319759709835_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VHJwdMKynieoIICuh5eL7HYzRC-5W2-EvVsYGjKLfkHhGqeor70EBg9GYF6vjrQe69euh2ltRBVHUw2iKsXvMh35wYJIS_PoA0e8M_bkyL1H3TbZZOW6z_onylu5AO95rTb6njDIDtCg5d4BMPc_uWwiWTCGaLs8yCQo8TwQUQAe4OSJc5QDaGKEEw/w640-h480/285828423_10160180303134629_2602916319759709835_n.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>By the way, their cider was delicious and next year, they'll name a cider for Yours Truly. Yum yum!<p></p><p>The next day, I drove the winding narrow back roads, 200 miles to Mendocino. It's a charming, historic, cookie-cutter town overlooking a cliff above the shark-infested Pacific Ocean below. Herb put together a great list of films. He also kept me busy, with an animation panel, a work-in-progress screening of clips from "Slide", a Master Class, and finally a screening of 10 of my favorite Plymptoons. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1bmQxCCMQ9yMCX020Tcc5Y-PTw0WvyLTgBPiMwJIm34W5iwPaDux-dANL0tfMXrLKoiNlWBpJTmXhAG_orEi6WqEhT-or-_zTBMlVhRNEiu7EqVOf0hUebrMrd4uDC0m6S2UFESc55eUVdnC0zgSoo9JufEwkJGzPmU_J5l-bSn1TTn0bqLLtDpXug/s2048/285984021_10159294766828248_8556338523023702788_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1bmQxCCMQ9yMCX020Tcc5Y-PTw0WvyLTgBPiMwJIm34W5iwPaDux-dANL0tfMXrLKoiNlWBpJTmXhAG_orEi6WqEhT-or-_zTBMlVhRNEiu7EqVOf0hUebrMrd4uDC0m6S2UFESc55eUVdnC0zgSoo9JufEwkJGzPmU_J5l-bSn1TTn0bqLLtDpXug/w640-h480/285984021_10159294766828248_8556338523023702788_n.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaK4CMfTzcCik9esNvKe0S4Az8hZMK2Go1GZSQHlhG_LKWjfACiB0QhAu8jreu0-i1NZLw6RceIcIRtnLxm7FseWqv5jbWFTTh3ddy59RSwippHbcT8TBJPosDDiHViKAk0N9U6QHjEcha7FzbEQq_Gu10WGHNdayEvX81BE61arGbxGYxNeIMIj0jA/s2048/285412847_10159295279453248_2784120080749199248_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaK4CMfTzcCik9esNvKe0S4Az8hZMK2Go1GZSQHlhG_LKWjfACiB0QhAu8jreu0-i1NZLw6RceIcIRtnLxm7FseWqv5jbWFTTh3ddy59RSwippHbcT8TBJPosDDiHViKAk0N9U6QHjEcha7FzbEQq_Gu10WGHNdayEvX81BE61arGbxGYxNeIMIj0jA/w640-h480/285412847_10159295279453248_2784120080749199248_n.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wDJkFqxZ86FRXA5ApR5mlXxHUgANZnhUEKs6JmSSs0BuuATo1a1TD-4dFwx4WKpCw86qHEjkRytbJpHKtbvARHU-Yb0CU2PWnhkIJyKFgojPoxouR3lx9_B0R9C38urGGt7_Sd3cFNeIvQnzEaa5Dh2-tCcYW7olshoYuW4m-rn56jGcGLfHpsQA9g/s2048/284659637_10159294767008248_521061366898255477_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wDJkFqxZ86FRXA5ApR5mlXxHUgANZnhUEKs6JmSSs0BuuATo1a1TD-4dFwx4WKpCw86qHEjkRytbJpHKtbvARHU-Yb0CU2PWnhkIJyKFgojPoxouR3lx9_B0R9C38urGGt7_Sd3cFNeIvQnzEaa5Dh2-tCcYW7olshoYuW4m-rn56jGcGLfHpsQA9g/w480-h640/284659637_10159294767008248_521061366898255477_n.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>I was lucky to stay at the Stanford Inn, a delightful hotel nestled in the forests of Mendocino. I even got my own fireplace - lah-de-dah!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY118VzfWDLkJQVA4Tvsf1kWtRODbydddvXtF58_oOaLyUlRRzZAkcmYNqaXYhD6Zf4-Wlpi9tqk0xA8u5Oi6f4B4NIf1Sw0Jw-N-Xw13Iyicx6D-NACsc8PQOOoprxeKvle4ZblyHtIzn7ZiRFEAG9sy_w23gdFzQa03Y1uashpZdN2dbQ7LChWzP1Q/s2048/284507483_10159295279428248_6993153229279491624_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1386" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY118VzfWDLkJQVA4Tvsf1kWtRODbydddvXtF58_oOaLyUlRRzZAkcmYNqaXYhD6Zf4-Wlpi9tqk0xA8u5Oi6f4B4NIf1Sw0Jw-N-Xw13Iyicx6D-NACsc8PQOOoprxeKvle4ZblyHtIzn7ZiRFEAG9sy_w23gdFzQa03Y1uashpZdN2dbQ7LChWzP1Q/w434-h640/284507483_10159295279428248_6993153229279491624_n.jpeg" width="434" /></a></div><p>The opening night gala was terrific! And even though I knew nobody there, and the weather sucked, it was all rain and fog - they had unlimited fresh oysters and wine, now THAT'S how to throw a party. I eventually met a lot of people and fans, and had a great time there. </p><p>Even though it was a crazy drive to get there - it was still worth the trip. I love the Mendocino Film Festival! </p><p>--Bill P. </p>John Holderriedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234722883150347405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-48014570384756693292022-05-27T16:06:00.001-04:002022-05-27T16:06:31.783-04:00"Demi's Panic" in Boston, "Lipstick of the Brave" , Mendocino FF and Weird Al<p>Last weekend I was up in the Boston area, at the Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA. Danny and Lorena Leonard of Rock Farm Productions, who wrote and produced "Demi's Panic", arranged a show to thank their Kickstarter backers, where we screened "Demi's Panic" and a curated selection of my other short films. The extra tickets were available to the public - I introduced the shorts and then after we took questions about the making of "Demi's Panic" and we talked about how great it is to be back in theaters, doing live events again. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXVnhRzUNMFK9M0rF1tU3f2pZTRSV3rdpmIusCoaJKxlJOMTNE36shzNOQrGTGYZK2lBa6YSLzEbT99E9slj0VWwz4m4mQ4f2MUMNlrb_Ss_F3unR9IZZRR2yDTdn7JD3L5AWsTqLE7f5bJ_wEIEkyBNIyqzHzi1twrjTw-xlErjhg-liTasoJFUCWA/s2048/282385557_10159695577958381_4359022726333224932_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXVnhRzUNMFK9M0rF1tU3f2pZTRSV3rdpmIusCoaJKxlJOMTNE36shzNOQrGTGYZK2lBa6YSLzEbT99E9slj0VWwz4m4mQ4f2MUMNlrb_Ss_F3unR9IZZRR2yDTdn7JD3L5AWsTqLE7f5bJ_wEIEkyBNIyqzHzi1twrjTw-xlErjhg-liTasoJFUCWA/w300-h400/282385557_10159695577958381_4359022726333224932_n.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p>Also, Danny announced that "Demi's Panic" is now playing on YouTube, on a channel called Omeleto. So please, if you can, check the film out on YouTube and please post a message there about how much you liked it, or what you liked about it, that would really help us out. </p><p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt2gDo1rLtQ</p><p>"Demi's Panic" won another award in May. while I was traveling - a Gold Remi award from the Worldfest in Houston, TX. This means the film has won four awards now, including the First Place prize for animation at the USA Film Festival in Dallas. </p><p>"Demi's Panic" will be playing at three more festivals in June - </p><p>1) The Philadelphia Latino Film Festival, May 29 to June 5, in the "States of Reverie" shorts section of "Bloque Dos". For tickets and schedule please visit:</p><p>https://www.phlaff.org/festival/2022/film-guide/demis-panic</p><p>2) The New Media Film Festival in L.A., June 1-2, For schedule and tickets, please visit:</p><p>https://www.newmediafilmfestival.com/demis-panic/</p><p>3) The Southside Film Festival in Bethlehem, PA, June 14-18. For tickets and schedule (coming soon), please visit: </p><p>https://southsidefilmfestival.com/festival/tickets/</p><p>If you're near any of these cities, please check these festivals out! </p><p>Speaking of festivals, this week a new music video from Tripping Jupiter played at the Big Apple Film Festival's spring edition here in New York, it's called "Lipstick of the Brave". I animated it a few months ago, and it's just starting to get some festival appearances - I wasn't able to make it to the screening on Thursday, but I love the Big Apple Film Festival, "Demi's Panic" won an award there last year in their fall edition. "Lipstick of the Brave" is a video that pays tribute to David Bowie, Lou Reed, Tim Curry, Lady Gaga and Marc Bolan and how inspirational they've been to music fans and the LGBTQ community. If you want to catch "Lipstick of the Brave", please follow Tripping Jupiter on Twitter or Instagram for more news about screenings. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNXnh6LeMcof7tbg4al5l9FMyqjtKXOEVz5mKDr-eiOspzFVbDTyR5hC5a40Rc0yen9CfjzY1xF4GB1YXHvEbwtkGyVBc2-qAwEhgcmtOfAmWMPcgoE9tiMfcHO1Bt1rp0F8zUv60Cb4V0kFaPU16INBH6V9YNL_9mn4Gx8wqirLslT4f3jjRRO6_dg/s1080/FTd-zjlWAAwzxJT.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNXnh6LeMcof7tbg4al5l9FMyqjtKXOEVz5mKDr-eiOspzFVbDTyR5hC5a40Rc0yen9CfjzY1xF4GB1YXHvEbwtkGyVBc2-qAwEhgcmtOfAmWMPcgoE9tiMfcHO1Bt1rp0F8zUv60Cb4V0kFaPU16INBH6V9YNL_9mn4Gx8wqirLslT4f3jjRRO6_dg/s320/FTd-zjlWAAwzxJT.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>And next week I'll be off to California, I'll make a stop in Sacramento and then drive up to the Mendocino Film Festival - on Saturday, June 4, I'll be on an Animation Panel in the Cafe Beaujolais Garden at 9:00 am, then I'll show clips from my upcoming feature "Slide" in Crown Hall at 10 am - then later on Saturday at 2 pm I'll host an animation Master Class in Preston Hall. Finally, on Sunday June 5, a special screening of my classic animated Plymptoons shorts in the Festival Tent at 10:00 am. If you find yourself in Northern California that weekend, I hope to see you there! </p><p>https://mendocinofilmfestival.org/festival/artist-spotlight/</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVujldQOkBXzCi-9qcbCtXXoIppk58ds9SjT6eSP-5aR66AxU_g6JmxS-mZ0X6bLmDHfL6OmuFWrbgfCYTxroWx832kDXMLFlE4tBZA0SXxti09PjaZpGdK_lk6vuTOWUsj3TVWQHKL7ddgfAyG_O7kF1o9fZRi3dekUk0KTiBwGo8meKNHQL04nooZQ/s694/MFF_ProgramBook_2022_cover_small.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVujldQOkBXzCi-9qcbCtXXoIppk58ds9SjT6eSP-5aR66AxU_g6JmxS-mZ0X6bLmDHfL6OmuFWrbgfCYTxroWx832kDXMLFlE4tBZA0SXxti09PjaZpGdK_lk6vuTOWUsj3TVWQHKL7ddgfAyG_O7kF1o9fZRi3dekUk0KTiBwGo8meKNHQL04nooZQ/s320/MFF_ProgramBook_2022_cover_small.jpeg" width="247" /></a></div><p>The news also broke this week about "The Illustrated Al" - this is going to be a large-format comic book - or perhaps "graphic novel" is a better term, because it's going to be GRAPHIC. Z2 Comics is hiring a bunch of famous illustrators and cartoonists to interpret the lyrics to some of "Weird Al" Yankovic's greatest songs! And I'm so excited to be part of the project, because I made two music videos for Al in the past, "Don't Download This Song" and "TMZ", and they were both so much fun to animate! But this is going to take me back to my illustration roots, and the project is going to focus on Al's ORIGINAL songs, not the parody songs. I think Al's out on tour right now, performing those same songs, on something called "The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour". If you want to go see Weird Al on tour, and you KNOW you do, please visit:</p><p>https://www.weirdal.com/tour/</p><p>Oh, yeah, the illustration. I don't think I can talk about which SONG I'll be illustrating, but I can't wait to get started on it. (You know the one. No, not THAT one, the other one. Yeah, that's it.). I have to confess that my office manager helped me pick the song, because John H. is a huge Weird Al fan - I think maybe he only started working for me 28 years ago because he thought it might get him closer to Al. It turned out he was right, because John got to go see Weird Al in concert at the Beacon Theater after I did those music videos, and he got his picture taken with Al, and really, he shows it to everybody and won't shut up about it. He even left my booth at San Diego Comic-Con 2 hours EARLY one day in 2016 because Al was playing a concert up at SD State University. I probably should have fired him for that. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8lDalYI_2qIlQUhFfOPyH36CxPuuyCNL8X55JwgtCRxj4MmCWmYOeWmj7IP6zvkIfNOCemf-tJR34FJwlPppjLgQ0NeXVuiuJ-h_NZPn5IZwMcDed0pTVTPY8kWjNH-F4xOm85Md6F0XyY7oK72EA3uiVbPR0bdNMBxdrHL4rFfohBsNu9yX1tvDZQ/s1500/IllustratedAl.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8lDalYI_2qIlQUhFfOPyH36CxPuuyCNL8X55JwgtCRxj4MmCWmYOeWmj7IP6zvkIfNOCemf-tJR34FJwlPppjLgQ0NeXVuiuJ-h_NZPn5IZwMcDed0pTVTPY8kWjNH-F4xOm85Md6F0XyY7oK72EA3uiVbPR0bdNMBxdrHL4rFfohBsNu9yX1tvDZQ/w320-h400/IllustratedAl.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I'm getting off track again. You can pre-order "The Illustrated Al" at the link below, in standard, deluxe or super-deluxe editions. Super Deluxe editions will be HAND-SIGNED by Weird Al and come with a bunch of other cool goodies. The cover art is by Drew Friedman, the foreword is by Emo Philips, and the other interior artists include Peter Bagge, Sam Viviano, Danny Hellman, Aaron Augenblick and more! Order now at:</p><p>https://z2comics.com/products/weirdal</p><p>Sorry, no gag cartoon this week, I've been too busy drawing other projects while my staff is coloring and compositing scenes for "Slide". But I hope everybody has a great Memorial Day weekend, get out there and enjoy some BBQ but watch out for monkeypox! </p><p>--Bill P.</p>John Holderriedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234722883150347405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-46371792642041393762022-05-20T15:28:00.004-04:002022-05-20T15:31:12.960-04:00Anifilm, Czech Republic<p>Yeah! The film festivals are back in operation! I'm starting to get invitations to far-flung festivals again, and that's very important to me for a number of reasons: I get to travel, I get to reconnect with my international animation friends plus I get income from screening fees and merchandise sales. </p><p>The last time I was in the Czech Republic was years ago, when it was held in a cool spa town called Trebon. This year, it was moved to a larger town, Terebec. I stayed at an 18th century chateau - I felt like an Austrian prince without the sword.</p><p>The best part was hanging out with two of my best animation friends, Michaela Pavlatova, who was there with "My Sunny Maad" - a wonderful feature about emigrants in Afghanistan. And then I got to hang out with my rock-star animator buddy, Hisko Hulsing - he's now the director of a smash Amazon hit, "Undone". It's a very surreal drama using rotoscope in every frame - it's very cool!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_r8Bu1ZZ8Y50n7ODVgBehN58A_0bg2JSNz5T6Um4LWe-TLl6ov6mbfuHHUxoPghQXdCVXiQRS3YFekjci_i-whVo3S5Nknr2_q77o6-4hKHeQvIXHLtQjYzLE6hJgVPVnnlps_2KdBBjvyqRXKDx-Lpicgp-XkJeJWWSmDdbrsFB4Q1sQE-muGIKdw/s960/280881776_10221124199886896_5075597855839607958_n.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_r8Bu1ZZ8Y50n7ODVgBehN58A_0bg2JSNz5T6Um4LWe-TLl6ov6mbfuHHUxoPghQXdCVXiQRS3YFekjci_i-whVo3S5Nknr2_q77o6-4hKHeQvIXHLtQjYzLE6hJgVPVnnlps_2KdBBjvyqRXKDx-Lpicgp-XkJeJWWSmDdbrsFB4Q1sQE-muGIKdw/w400-h400/280881776_10221124199886896_5075597855839607958_n.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2rbFOLNwvvLGUyaGKu-gs7YRlJtklGai3ZKBSHjud4gBbJxQvjftQ2Gji9iUfr_4JOKMD9vC7KoNGupHdqvg5Pguj0Zjr3bTzYc321e8M-rQCdHz1-hSgoVGj9MsPdbgeroSLGS1pbuN3tV9rrdyyrAv9VHmz98auLTjhnMhGYapk26zZA_2ibQMBg/s4032/AnifilmPhoto7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2rbFOLNwvvLGUyaGKu-gs7YRlJtklGai3ZKBSHjud4gBbJxQvjftQ2Gji9iUfr_4JOKMD9vC7KoNGupHdqvg5Pguj0Zjr3bTzYc321e8M-rQCdHz1-hSgoVGj9MsPdbgeroSLGS1pbuN3tV9rrdyyrAv9VHmz98auLTjhnMhGYapk26zZA_2ibQMBg/w300-h400/AnifilmPhoto7.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p>If you're living in Northern California, I'll be making an appearance at the Mendocino International Film Festival from June 3 to June 5. I'm doing a bunch of shows, one's a retrospective of my previous animated shorts and another one is a sneak peek at my upcoming feature "Slide", a country musical comedy along the lines of "Blazing Saddles". </p><p>And I'm sorry if this is late notice, but I wanted to remind you again that this Sunday night, May 22, I'll be at the Regent Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts for a special screening of the award-winning short film "Demi's Panic", written by Danny Leonard and produced by Danny and Lorena Leonard, preceded by a curated selection of my classic animated shorts. It's going to be a fun film event with lots of guests - I hope you can all make it. I'll do a free sketch (on a postcard) for everybody who attends, so buy a ticket now, there are still some available.</p><p>Again, it's the Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St., Arlington MA - Sunday, May 22 at 7 pm. You can buy tickets at regenttheatre.com or use this link:</p><p><a href="https://ci.ovationtix.com/36186/production/1120877?performanceId=11066006" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">https://ci.ovationtix.com/36186/production/1120877?performanceId=11066006</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkayd4ug5ClBdpNfXROo1jcPHfZ_FQpmSazNfeq1hI3RRxQUvlMiv422HiGBvVNDDebbWmDXGIrDLxyLTp4PgYlvDMouwVYrFuQkNZCPWldGbLdqxFLLlVU8TTxECusOJTikdn43HhCDYXN5KgUdZ1_JkQ23IdtYvWbx5rrfuh8umAuhIHa-Ehg8uGg/s1050/RegentPoster.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkayd4ug5ClBdpNfXROo1jcPHfZ_FQpmSazNfeq1hI3RRxQUvlMiv422HiGBvVNDDebbWmDXGIrDLxyLTp4PgYlvDMouwVYrFuQkNZCPWldGbLdqxFLLlVU8TTxECusOJTikdn43HhCDYXN5KgUdZ1_JkQ23IdtYvWbx5rrfuh8umAuhIHa-Ehg8uGg/w426-h640/RegentPoster.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><p>Hope to see you there! </p><p>--Bill P.</p>Bill Plymptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788748264702413463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-37130859434559945502022-04-25T16:52:00.000-04:002022-04-25T16:52:17.197-04:00Thoughts on Ukraine and April/May events<p> I can't believe April's half over already, and my schedule is really starting to fill up. I've been mostly isolated indoors for the past two years, just like everyone else, but now the travel restrictions and the mask mandates are getting lifted, and events are starting to happen again! Last year I only went to New York Comic-Con and on one festival trip, to the Malaga Festival in Spain - and so far in 2022, I've only appeared at that sneak peek screening of "Slide" at SVA with co-presenter Signe Baumane. (By the way, it looks like her film, "My Love Affair with Marriage", is going to screen in June at both the Annecy Animation Festival in France AND the Tribeca Festival here in New York. That's incredible! My congratulations go out to Signe and Sturgis and their team. </p><p>Before I get to other events, I want to talk about the tragic war in Ukraine. I must say, I've been to Ukraine and had a delightful time - and I was very impressed with the city of Kiev - or Kyiv, as they're now calling it - such a beautiful and warm city! In any case, I have a wonderful solution for the current war situation. If everyone in America who owns a few guns could just ship them over to the Ukraine and the heroic fighters there, the war could be over in just a matter of a few days. Also, this would help cut down on the number of shootings in the U.S. And yes, I'm available to go to Sweden to accept the Nobel Peace Prize. </p><p>OK, now on to the April and May events. First, I'm off to Brazil to make a new compilation of shorts featuring my "Guard Dog" character, who is really popular in Brazil for some reason. The shorts will show him visiting Carnival celebrations around the country - they got delayed this year because of a COVID outbreak down there, but my sponsors say I should be able to attend some of the rescheduled Carnival events myself, which I'm really excited about. So I'm leaving tomorrow, and I should be back in about two weeks. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkD7wR-iPIc6BRMhyBleKhp-DUFK-L-ThBC_Wg4fkx-EokC40eZWYbMtrgj0j8PUJCgwcQhVoyUimmq5_4kwCdwykFsY7Xjy-CfgQJ2aMO1bl4mMUdSKRlmZdiKCZJ4mHlHslyGNxLFEE26-8Mc3hBz9ASuZ2U_y3Q7HPTzx0syotMK3zDNFR4HHxfQ/s478/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-25%20at%204.08.53%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="138" data-original-width="478" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkD7wR-iPIc6BRMhyBleKhp-DUFK-L-ThBC_Wg4fkx-EokC40eZWYbMtrgj0j8PUJCgwcQhVoyUimmq5_4kwCdwykFsY7Xjy-CfgQJ2aMO1bl4mMUdSKRlmZdiKCZJ4mHlHslyGNxLFEE26-8Mc3hBz9ASuZ2U_y3Q7HPTzx0syotMK3zDNFR4HHxfQ/w400-h115/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-25%20at%204.08.53%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>As soon as I get back in town, I'll be conducting an online talk with Signe Baumane for the Stuttgart International Festival of Animation, which runs from May 3 to May 8 as a hybrid event. Our talk will be live-streamed on May 7, it's going to be a little like the show Signe and I did at SVA last month, where we'll each show clips from our upcoming animated features and also talk about film production, fundraising and life as independent animators trying to complete features during difficult times. In addition, the Stuttgart Animation Festival will be screening/streaming one of my features, "Idiots and Angels", so please check that one out if you haven't seen it before! </p><p>https://www.itfs.de/en/</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoU3J2ggyLCxfOyRghh99-pDcQaYCgM2sipDj-Grv3HdB0GGGdUXjf_vZ2H1yEPjPXrUCpVmxiG43uHrjkCh9HObf7Knu3W8Ogz3RsHb1ATxO5AVdD1gqJy_ZwOPPLxvttzSZ8XuqvePWaHG5WgQji3Gt2LrzJFmif4Ceqh2h7-Xah6TZ93GBzIPTB4g/s585/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-25%20at%204.14.47%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="235" data-original-width="585" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoU3J2ggyLCxfOyRghh99-pDcQaYCgM2sipDj-Grv3HdB0GGGdUXjf_vZ2H1yEPjPXrUCpVmxiG43uHrjkCh9HObf7Knu3W8Ogz3RsHb1ATxO5AVdD1gqJy_ZwOPPLxvttzSZ8XuqvePWaHG5WgQji3Gt2LrzJFmif4Ceqh2h7-Xah6TZ93GBzIPTB4g/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-25%20at%204.14.47%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>Then, I'm flying to the Czech Republic, to attend a festival called Anifilm, where I will serve on the jury to award the prize for Best Animated Feature. While I'm there, I'll also be presenting a Master Class drawing demonstration, and the festival will be showing one program of my classic short films, from "Your Face" and "25 Ways to Quit Smoking", "Guard Dog" and its four sequel films, up through "The Fan and the Flower" and "The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger". Also, the Anifilm Festival will be screening TWO of my features, "I Married a Strange Person" and "Cheatin'"! Wow, I may be too busy screening features on the jury to attend these screenings, but you can! Check out the whole program at: </p><p>https://www.anifilm.cz/en/</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4s_RCmEsNGIauGA7jFjVodvxlxlF0anaKSY4DsFt-ufj5_a_2_ivbd1EIGWjsUeWd-9WObiqrclP4aT1oVmoO75mEvd85MZ4XABcgwKg2BJ_WspLMJUnX2PKhd_7N7Yp0ebkCm82EWAcv3Q-BUohpgYaG62jTFjp-9JezqigAyV_vCd5axEEI9HZrQ/s1050/RegentPoster.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4s_RCmEsNGIauGA7jFjVodvxlxlF0anaKSY4DsFt-ufj5_a_2_ivbd1EIGWjsUeWd-9WObiqrclP4aT1oVmoO75mEvd85MZ4XABcgwKg2BJ_WspLMJUnX2PKhd_7N7Yp0ebkCm82EWAcv3Q-BUohpgYaG62jTFjp-9JezqigAyV_vCd5axEEI9HZrQ/w426-h640/RegentPoster.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><p>And the weekend after that, I'll be riding up to the Boston area for a special show in Arlington, MA where we're going to screen "Demi's Panic" for some of the Kickstarter backers who helped make the film happen - this will take place at the Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St. in Arlington - and after the backers get their tickets, then the remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public. But you won't just get to see ONE Bill Plympton short, I'm putting a whole program of shorts together, in addition to "Demi's Panic", you'll get to see "Your Face", "Guard Dog", a couch gag from "The Simpsons", and a whole lot more! Plus I'll introduce the films along with writer Danny Leonard and producer Lorena Hernandez Leonard from Rock Farm Productions, who made the whole thing happen! This special screening will happen on May 22 at 7 pm - again, at the Regent Theatre in Arlington MA. </p><p>You can buy tickets for the Arlington event at the Regent Theatre here:</p><p><a href="https://ci.ovationtix.com/36186/production/1120877?performanceId=11066006">https://ci.ovationtix.com/36186/production/1120877?performanceId=11066006</a></p><p>You'll also have time in May to catch "Demi's Panic" at a few other festivals around the world, like the Stuttgart International Festival of Animation, May 3 to May 8, where it's going to play in a special program called "Pandemic Animation" featuring films that were about or produced during the pandemic, the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival, May 29 to June 4, and the New Media Film Festival in Los Angeles, June 1 to June 2. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqb8T0ZrPDZUZDnBHzrxZpU_qll4hnzSjbRxogITzdmv6TLk9USY0rilnbjbrVNBxrel7aygNz-pLAVFduroodRNqKP0icqpllJJzO7BRb0tYs1Qd-xvt3POw_xnBvNdTjjmaS5wCAPTcziSayg7zn28l_7X8-fj4wJevVPoE0CEww5LV63ohsROwFQ/s490/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-25%20at%204.20.14%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="490" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqb8T0ZrPDZUZDnBHzrxZpU_qll4hnzSjbRxogITzdmv6TLk9USY0rilnbjbrVNBxrel7aygNz-pLAVFduroodRNqKP0icqpllJJzO7BRb0tYs1Qd-xvt3POw_xnBvNdTjjmaS5wCAPTcziSayg7zn28l_7X8-fj4wJevVPoE0CEww5LV63ohsROwFQ/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-25%20at%204.20.14%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>And then I'll be appearing at the Mendocino Film Festival in California, June 2-5. I'll also be doing two shows there, one program of my short films and also a Master Class, which will include short films like "Eat", "Santa the Fascist Years" and "Demi's Panic". </p><p>https://mendocinofilmfestival.org/</p><p>I've posted a new "Making of" video for my upcoming feature, "Slide". It's a clip of me coloring the backgrounds for the new film. We are also coloring the film digitally, but I'm coloring keyframes for each scene so my new interns will know what color everything should be. It's a lot of fun for me, and I want to do more "behind the scenes" videos that show examples of my animation method. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="506" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ytkm7FxwnMk" width="608" youtube-src-id="Ytkm7FxwnMk"></iframe></div><p>I hope you can come out and see one of my shows in May or June! </p><p>I've also included a new gag cartoon below - enjoy!</p><p>--Bill P.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYPX3Hc_XHbWKEkmIXJgzVSecHxofc36jo-K9KnxD6gIgybaflUhxmLX2vV0cwUk2NOkk1ntg3v9Bm-mjQS6lf5es-z3Ob8i-wmNX49E3wOA4IPDY6Nht7AlBB5qVIjbdvGJlKEorcdZNMiKNIsPqInXiIazGTCGuvarori8oMl_ITdQCofLcMiK9zQ/s1898/DeepDeepThroat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1898" data-original-width="1360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYPX3Hc_XHbWKEkmIXJgzVSecHxofc36jo-K9KnxD6gIgybaflUhxmLX2vV0cwUk2NOkk1ntg3v9Bm-mjQS6lf5es-z3Ob8i-wmNX49E3wOA4IPDY6Nht7AlBB5qVIjbdvGJlKEorcdZNMiKNIsPqInXiIazGTCGuvarori8oMl_ITdQCofLcMiK9zQ/w458-h640/DeepDeepThroat.jpeg" width="458" /></a></div>Bill Plymptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788748264702413463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-58199365937719007852022-03-30T17:10:00.003-04:002022-03-30T17:10:26.148-04:00Crazy Town<p>There's a lot going on, all of a sudden, so I'll start with the easy stuff. Signe Baumane and I appeared at the SVA Theatre on March 23, the show was called "Secrets of Indie Animators Revealed" and we had a very good turn-out - my thanks to all of our fans who attended, and thanks to everyone for bringing their vaccination cards and wearing masks so we could all comply with the COVID rules that are being observed at the venue. The theatre is run by the School of Visual Arts, so they haven't waived the mask rules like some other theaters have, they have to think about the health of the students, which was fine. </p><p>Signe showed her trailer from "Rocks in My Pockets" and then a clip from her new feature, "My Love Affair with Marriage", and talked about how she ran a Kickstarter campaign to raise the initial funds for her feature, then applied for grants from arts organizations, and then found co-producers in Latvia and Luxembourg to help finance the completion of her feature. She's been tirelessly working on this film for over six years, and it's very close to being done, so I'm very envious. </p><p>Then I came on stage and I talked about my fund-raising process for "Slide", I also ran a Kickstarter campaign (with some of the same people working on it...) but then turned to other sources like making commercials, music videos and "Simpsons" couch gags to keep my studio running during production. And of course, we've both been making our features during the pandemic, a time when most other film productions had to stop working. I showed two new clips from "Slide" and then we took questions from the audience. </p><p>After the show, we both sold DVDs out in the lobby to our fans, so thanks again for all who attended, and to Terrence Masson for setting up the show and acting as moderator. I'm going to start traveling again next month, and this was a great way to get back into the habit of speaking before an audience!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEMoXqNYh6f7ML1HQT-xUw1zYPpoFy58nbMvF2kIZhUjVhN614JuGAOKgd5XPOxAHluSl4wcsNbObd8zsvVkehgkEEN3FD-a8GdgjQEiXGOwVACNhIZ79_qU1Cy5MRQ_OWWwt0JgiUZXy6tJij2QvK3DGGyBMGCEWN_tmuwPIy6tjYGtT01qJuDblgw/s640/IMG_9307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEMoXqNYh6f7ML1HQT-xUw1zYPpoFy58nbMvF2kIZhUjVhN614JuGAOKgd5XPOxAHluSl4wcsNbObd8zsvVkehgkEEN3FD-a8GdgjQEiXGOwVACNhIZ79_qU1Cy5MRQ_OWWwt0JgiUZXy6tJij2QvK3DGGyBMGCEWN_tmuwPIy6tjYGtT01qJuDblgw/w400-h300/IMG_9307.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuUKqjFWAvxMpOQFmZr9kB_Jxu66G_3psC238UcUjo9LmTVhwswT-RMjyKnGnxsdQgIhvA1XLMJkoFcYfUxPbQLJGpUc9YLPaBVwMkUmsIRInw3-Jy8rRbgd7N8Yw-yxxRuhLTdCRbsB1x4Q8fuP4dH-7NvMWtX8Ez8diGMjiYSj_uF2T5oVGNmqVTg/s640/IMG_9315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuUKqjFWAvxMpOQFmZr9kB_Jxu66G_3psC238UcUjo9LmTVhwswT-RMjyKnGnxsdQgIhvA1XLMJkoFcYfUxPbQLJGpUc9YLPaBVwMkUmsIRInw3-Jy8rRbgd7N8Yw-yxxRuhLTdCRbsB1x4Q8fuP4dH-7NvMWtX8Ez8diGMjiYSj_uF2T5oVGNmqVTg/w400-h300/IMG_9315.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bOdWTJFNszNS2Jfuj4fX1rg-fxYP0FSbA_s6A7LgHETkzoqj77Tsy5w5Ak15nwfnN3znYv9TN9iHI16nSnUwW0F6_PDsb0gJvSBkcpGCvWTGa46VCkmFIDLDWSrCrqMpzH5l93fJa9p2qqGsJ2qnBgn42o54_Guqh745qbFX_DxCwZWsXXzemdIq2g/s640/IMG_9301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bOdWTJFNszNS2Jfuj4fX1rg-fxYP0FSbA_s6A7LgHETkzoqj77Tsy5w5Ak15nwfnN3znYv9TN9iHI16nSnUwW0F6_PDsb0gJvSBkcpGCvWTGa46VCkmFIDLDWSrCrqMpzH5l93fJa9p2qqGsJ2qnBgn42o54_Guqh745qbFX_DxCwZWsXXzemdIq2g/w400-h300/IMG_9301.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I just saw Richard Linklater's new animated feature, "Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood". I saw it at the New York International Children's Film Festival, it was their closing night film and also a bit of a sneak preview. Richard has made two other animated features, "Waking Life" and "A Scanner Darkly". The style is sort of a hybrid of rotoscoped live-action and computer animation. It's a very fresh new style of animation that is fun to watch.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkq54Niyvwweh1Ivjl4_IgxN-NjOtc2aWo6nQ9s8au4UU6NNZ4w9npxV9ANrmKw3qP1X3mQCJza9jbFAsvkE7mCKP3_wtyoFhy82yr8WHaoTKKBE-fDVI-MH52d2jdiu3mMaWNbbcpODTTvBS35SCjZwdhOFffUtSKDo4HylQ2boV7-Oivayqw5ckHQ/s778/Apollo10-2022-03-30%20at%204.58.55%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="526" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkq54Niyvwweh1Ivjl4_IgxN-NjOtc2aWo6nQ9s8au4UU6NNZ4w9npxV9ANrmKw3qP1X3mQCJza9jbFAsvkE7mCKP3_wtyoFhy82yr8WHaoTKKBE-fDVI-MH52d2jdiu3mMaWNbbcpODTTvBS35SCjZwdhOFffUtSKDo4HylQ2boV7-Oivayqw5ckHQ/w270-h400/Apollo10-2022-03-30%20at%204.58.55%20PM.png" width="270" /></a></div><p>The new film, "Apollo 10 1/2", is more of a memoir of Richard's own childhood, growing up in Houston, Texas during the midst of the 1960's space race - and the film concentrates on his memories of the culture of his youth. So to me, the film was too personal for me to enjoy it - even though I grew up during the same time (I'm a few years older) I thought that what cereal I ate or what toys I played with just isn't that interesting. I wish that the film had a little more tension and conflict. I couldn't get excited about the story, I wasn't that involved - but I'm still a big fan of Mr. Linklater. He usually makes great films, but "Apollo 10 1/2" isn't one of them. </p><p>The other big news, of course, was last Sunday's Oscar telecast - I was sorry to see "Encanto" win Best Animated Feature - yes, it's a lovely film to look at, but the plot left me cold and there were just too many characters. My favorite animated feature was "The Mitchells vs. the Machines", probably the funniest film I've seen in a long time. When I think about the film, I still crack up laughing - and it had a brilliant concept. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJ8rnF38Gkv5fZeuDCVmlkjFB5QYs8un-CT-6woXwA12CP5ZH88mrIw6M8VF3uOY9iqE5joz3XK-LsIDsqIQ6OenW3N33Hqw0TtCcgiQuqfHK7n3i7hMl9GRojaarRuy77xz3r-qUajGw894J0_G0-724OShPmjwK4_SOJ0y2SVCQpRBJh-YQJ--WZA/s776/WindshieldWiper-2022-03-30%20at%205.01.54%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="521" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJ8rnF38Gkv5fZeuDCVmlkjFB5QYs8un-CT-6woXwA12CP5ZH88mrIw6M8VF3uOY9iqE5joz3XK-LsIDsqIQ6OenW3N33Hqw0TtCcgiQuqfHK7n3i7hMl9GRojaarRuy77xz3r-qUajGw894J0_G0-724OShPmjwK4_SOJ0y2SVCQpRBJh-YQJ--WZA/w269-h400/WindshieldWiper-2022-03-30%20at%205.01.54%20PM.png" width="269" /></a></div><p>The winning animated short was "The Windshield Wiper", it reminded me of "Apollo 10 1/2", since the style was also a hybrid of rotoscoping and computer animation. The story was a bit minimal but perhaps that was what the Academy liked about it. I much preferred "Affairs of the Art" by the genius Joanna Quinn. I believe this is the best film she's ever done, and it makes me want to give up drawing animation, because I'll never be that good. Keep going, Joanna!</p><p>And of course, I can't talk about the Oscars without mentioned the Will Smith / Chris Rock fiasco. What's that old cliché about "sticks and stones"? I hope the Oscars aren't turning into a thug festival. And then there was the gag when one of the hosts - Regina King - brought four of the handsomest male actors on stage and patted down their bodies to check for COVID. Now, I thought it was funny, maybe some women out there did not - but just imagine if a male hosts asked four cute women on stage and patted them down - he'd never work in this town again! </p><p>I'm not against the comedy bit - I'm just sorry that people are so afraid of sensual humor. And it seems like a bit of a double-standard if a woman can openly make passes at these men when the MeToo movement has been discouraging men from being this overt. </p><p>In any case, the ratings for the Oscars were up this year - better than last year, anyway, and perhaps all this publicity will do them some good. </p><p>As I mentioned, I've got a number of trips coming up this spring, to various film festivals in places like Brazil, Czech Republic and Northern California - I'll try to post my scheduled appearances here and on my Twitter feed and Facebook account. My short film "Demi's Panic", co-produced with Rock Farm Productions, is also still on the festival circuit, and you can catch the film at the following festivals:</p><p>Cinequest, San Jose, CA, April 1-17 (virtual) and August 16-29 (live)</p><p>Florida Film Festival, Maitland FL, April 8-17 (screening before the feature "As Of Yet", another pandemic film set in NYC!)</p><p>Ashland Independent Film Festival, Ashland, OR, April 14-28</p><p>Festival of Animated Film, Stuttgart, Germany, May 3-8 (playing in the special program "Pandemic Animation")</p><p>I hope you can get out to a film festival or other in-person event very soon, that's all the news I have for now!</p><p>--Bill P.</p>Bill Plymptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788748264702413463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-16475981411532295082022-03-11T16:04:00.007-05:002022-03-11T16:08:14.218-05:00Signe Baumane & Bill Plympton screening on March 23 and a new "Slide" clip!<p>I'm now going crazy, trying to finish the "Slide" pencil test - all of the artwork is done, and it looks great - but the art now has to be scanned, cleaned, composited and edited - but here's a new set of shots that we've been working on!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='489' height='407' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyG78QzC441s222VuQ5blYNVuDQ7BuPuLEnoY_lgtRI1FDwONI5ygfN-MLrjnNsLvwRW9jNCnqKdEDpOFFTUQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p>I also want to remind you all about the "Secrets of Indie Animators Revealed" Extravaganza at the SVA Theatre on March 23 at 6 pm. It's a FREE SHOW, so come one, come all. Remember that the theater is located at 333 WEST 23rd St. (do NOT go to East 23rd St., where the main SVA campus building is, you'll miss the show that way). Also, remember to check with the SVA Theatre's web-site for the latest COVID protocols - we haven't heard yet that anything has changed, so you still have to be double-vaxxed - and you need the booster shot if it's been a few months since your second shot. Also, you'll have to keep your mask on indoors, but that's a small price to pay, right? Again, it's a FREE SHOW.</p><p>We'll be showing clips from "Slide" and from Signe Baumane's second feature, "My Love Affair With Marriage". And we'll be discussing our different processes of making independent animation these days! It's a rare look "behind the curtain" with two independent animators! Plus I'll meet people after the show and give out free sketches at the merch table, until they kick me out! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhabt49w2aFhui5CP3PciNVfopTmc86tXh758SdyWWENe9ji7EGnl1Z44Ii7gKPJbmNLiYxcFfGa44KtI_k9Tje-yj6rxjtOVmaljaUqJBB36Q5oAClVPpp9n7Rot6mGryKJ_5Fj0mobY7gG5Z7Z0vEkn3Hbs6NJgpFjSBf2bVPBJIACc2t5qItAmzQ3w=s3300" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhabt49w2aFhui5CP3PciNVfopTmc86tXh758SdyWWENe9ji7EGnl1Z44Ii7gKPJbmNLiYxcFfGa44KtI_k9Tje-yj6rxjtOVmaljaUqJBB36Q5oAClVPpp9n7Rot6mGryKJ_5Fj0mobY7gG5Z7Z0vEkn3Hbs6NJgpFjSBf2bVPBJIACc2t5qItAmzQ3w=w494-h640" width="494" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Now here's a new cartoon gag for you, also - see you on March 23!<div><br /></div><div>--Bill P.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD2E0CkT-Ju7-IUQ8aKJ-vE-SaAq0BP3Y-stMRHTg_gNaFMGOYgfyu-8UIfhU9e3GVyMa5lJp5klfCs2z8ji6qbq6NPqr_9mDN_oCmqgWTNPIaZe-w0HGorPiZEUsoZe2SPmOFnYTN2e12EYvz-SY4CWkDbKbnLqjBoTbOzU0oXpjVIQf464-jHMzN1w=s1786" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1786" data-original-width="1376" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD2E0CkT-Ju7-IUQ8aKJ-vE-SaAq0BP3Y-stMRHTg_gNaFMGOYgfyu-8UIfhU9e3GVyMa5lJp5klfCs2z8ji6qbq6NPqr_9mDN_oCmqgWTNPIaZe-w0HGorPiZEUsoZe2SPmOFnYTN2e12EYvz-SY4CWkDbKbnLqjBoTbOzU0oXpjVIQf464-jHMzN1w=w494-h640" width="494" /></a></div>Bill Plymptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788748264702413463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-85467915238422000772022-02-09T17:11:00.001-05:002022-02-09T17:11:23.199-05:00Save the Date - special screening on March 23<p>I've got some exciting news for animation fans. The School of Visual Arts (my alma mater) has invited both Signe Baumane and me to do a 2-hour show at their terrific SVA Theatre on 23rd Street, showcasing our new feature films and talking about the entire process of creating and selling an independent animated feature. </p><p>Signe, who just finished her second feature film "My Love Affair With Marriage", will show excerpts from that and talk about the whole experience - and I will show clips from my upcoming feature, "Slide", a comic Western, and talk about how I survive as an indie filmmaker. </p><p>Then, in between our talks, we'll discuss the difference in our methods. We've done this before and believe me, it's not very polite. We take the gloves off and get down to the real nitty-gritty of the animated feature culture and industry.</p><p>The event will be moderated by the Chair of the SVA Computer Arts Department, Terrence Masson - and then we'll open the stage up for a lively Q&A session with the audience. </p><p>But that's not all - everyone who comes will get a free sketch from me, after the performance and we can hang around and chat. </p><p>The whole event takes place on March 23, from 6 pm to 9:30 pm. I know this is still a long ways off, so I'll be doing periodic updates and reminders as it gets closer. Please tell ALL your friends, it should be a blast! </p><p>Now, here's my cartoon for the week - </p><p>Bill P.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT-Fbnj19oTzOFyGYKFrXISAsmEEknhJzyE6nH-zMFjxcT8e11ZN88CntPBtqzZOjVC2ja9e7QH9hooydG-ygk0P0UVavwas0DNON_fi5dqoMOj1-CcTmTgPWunDMFpDySXvCPJ3HJeC-g9XdmdoNQnUuDnvyFTz6CJO3Otes3mRmOVce38D1HXhQH1g=s1842" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="1842" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT-Fbnj19oTzOFyGYKFrXISAsmEEknhJzyE6nH-zMFjxcT8e11ZN88CntPBtqzZOjVC2ja9e7QH9hooydG-ygk0P0UVavwas0DNON_fi5dqoMOj1-CcTmTgPWunDMFpDySXvCPJ3HJeC-g9XdmdoNQnUuDnvyFTz6CJO3Otes3mRmOVce38D1HXhQH1g=w640-h512" width="640" /></a></div>Bill Plymptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788748264702413463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-60499669908733332952022-02-02T16:37:00.007-05:002022-02-02T16:37:40.977-05:00The Latest Donald Trump Scandal<p>As you all know, I never use this site for politics - but I just have to tell you what happened a while ago, it's all just too weird.</p><p>I came home from work one day in December, and while checking my mail, I noticed a large, brown-paper package addressed to me. As I took it up to my apartment, I noticed a curious thing, it had no return address on it. Now, I'm not a paranoid kind of guy, but in these days of threatening phone calls and such, could this be an explosive package? Dare I open it? </p><p>"Oh, what the hell" I said, my curiosity was just too much. So I put on a very heavy overcoat, and very heavy gloves, averted my eyes and gingerly opened the damn package. Examining the contents, I realized it was just a bunch of typed papers - nothing dangerous there. Or was it? </p><p>As I began reading, I discovered the papers were from some whistle-blower, describing what he discovered while working in the Trump administration - some kind of scandal, as if there weren't enough of those already. But why send it to me? He explained it in the preface - apparently the guy is a really big fan of my animation, especially "Your Face" - and he wanted me to create a film that would expose this "fiendish" plan of Trump's that was so strange, only animation could do it justice, it was so surreal. </p><p>So here's the Trump plan: because Trump realized that his hold on the Presidency was lost, because of Biden's victory, he cooked up a cockamamie idea to invite Mike Pence to his lavish, gold-plated Trump Tower penthouse for a planning session on how to hold on to power - he had no plan to stop being the President of the U.S. </p><p>And, as Pence would be walking up Fifth Avenue to the so-called "meeting", from the entrance of Trump Tower, Trump would step out on to the sidewalk with an AR-15 and fire 20 quick rounds into the body of the ex-Vice-President. Of course, the entire scene would be witnessed by all the people on Fifth Avenue.</p><p>No one would know what to do - this is the President of the United States, who's gonna arrest him? Plus, he still has a fully-loaded, smoking assault weapon. So Trump would then probably casually return inside the golden entrance of his tower, laughing at full volume. </p><p>The papers went on to explain how the President of the U.S. can not go on trial for any illegal act because he's so damn busy, so he's immune from prosecution. Then Trump would move himself into the vice-Presidency role - I know this is a very unorthodox action, but Trump is famous for breaking rules and stereotypes. </p><p>And now I see the purpose of this Machiavellian move - Trump realized that Pence didn't have the cojones to declare the Electoral College count a sham, so Trump had to get rid of Pence, any way he could, so this was Trump's way of solving the problem. Of course, this was just a "Plan B" solution for Trump's re-election dilemma - it was cooked up by Rudy Giuliani and his gang of sleazy attorneys (wait, that's redundant...).</p><p>Apparently, Trump never executed Plan B, the rumor was that he was afraid that the bad press from the assassination of his stalwart Vice President would have depressed the rental value of his precious Trump Tower suites. </p><p>You probably don't believe my story - but just watch when the January 6 committee commences in person and releases the results of their investigation on worldwide TV. Some of these wacky plans are going to spill out into the harsh light of the TV cameras - and them come and ask me about the notorious Plan B - and I'll laugh in your face!</p><p>Next time, I'll have a big announcement about a fabulous upcoming event that I will be a part of - Stay tuned!</p><p>--Bill P.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnjIClHmehLsd-JKDvP_yyPD-nsYviMEbrLZ18jrz0BvubBOaNFYXRfuMFLpX3dLLMd7abR1BZ6tiOlVtWeQUrx2wR5aDnu4hDJrSIeFXPqdOfEwDWVm5tQd49r_2ASakGDYD8XQMLSo2BCCxaXLQQmvRxOPgR8sidWu9L_8_9jcCFbj2hPOt-mQaBLQ=s1979" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1605" data-original-width="1979" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnjIClHmehLsd-JKDvP_yyPD-nsYviMEbrLZ18jrz0BvubBOaNFYXRfuMFLpX3dLLMd7abR1BZ6tiOlVtWeQUrx2wR5aDnu4hDJrSIeFXPqdOfEwDWVm5tQd49r_2ASakGDYD8XQMLSo2BCCxaXLQQmvRxOPgR8sidWu9L_8_9jcCFbj2hPOt-mQaBLQ=w640-h520" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>Bill Plymptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788748264702413463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930845918040443151.post-8071110651436827412022-01-21T15:09:00.009-05:002022-01-21T15:25:46.190-05:00"The Tune" - 30th Anniversary of Sundance screening<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Well, it's that time of year again, the Sundance Film Festival is happening again, though it's all virtual this year, as it was last time around. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">About 30 years ago, I went to my second Sundance Festival, to screen my epic "drawn by one person" feature film, "The Tune". I had been there once before with my short film, "How to Kiss" - and Sundance was just kind of taking off as the place to be to see indie films. In fact, weirdly I was kind of a media star at the time - because they were running my shorts on MTV. I got to meet and hang out with people like Ethel Kennedy, Faye Dunaway, the beautiful Jennifer Beals and a young first-time filmmaker and big fan of mine, named Quentin Tarantino. He was there with "Reservoir Dogs", which was a nominee for the Grand Jury Prize that year. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It was a great event, the audience loved "The Tune" and I was very high on the experience. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Just last w<span>eek, I got an e-mail from a fan named Randy, who gave me his take on the Sundance screening - and so, here it is:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Mr. Plympton, I hope this short e-mail reaches you so that I can thank you personally. In early 1992, as a college student, I was set up on a blind date and being in Utah I thought the perfect idea would be to attend the Sundance film festival. I chose your film "The Tune" because it was described as a musical and I am quite fond of all styles of music. I bought two tickets for the film and was told they would be waiting at the Park City ticket office until 7 pm. At 6 pm I picked up my date in Provo and we headed toward Park City thinking we had plenty of time to arrive. However, after being held up in traffic for the first 30 minutes I began to be quite nervous and, needless to say, I began to drive a bit fast and maybe even reckless. I was NOT going to miss this film. My date was clearly nervous by my driving and hardly said two words the entire drive. We arrived at the ticket office *wipes brow* with 5 minutes to spare and collected our tickets to the film. All the way to the theatre and on the way to our seats she was again quiet and serious. My jokes fell flat and it was clear this date was bombing. I remember thinking to myself that there would definitely not be a second date and the sooner the date could end, the better. And then a miracle occurred. "The Tune" played to a packed house (as I recall) and it was both incredibly funny and wonderfully entertaining. At one point I remember looking over at my date and literally seeing her laughing so hard she was crying real tears. This is not an exaggeration. I thought to myself, "Hmmmm, I guess she does have a sense of humor after all. I suppose I could ask her out again." And that is exactly what I did. This year is our 30th wedding anniversary. 4 kids and 2 dogs later, we are all big, big fans. Of course I bought a DVD copy of "The Tune" and it has been watched dozens and dozens of times in our home. My kids know all the songs and it is often quoted at the dinner table. And I expect the love will be passed along to the next generation. But most importantly they know it as the film that enabled Mom and Dad to fall in love. I have read your coffee table book cover to cover and it brings great insight to your struggles and successes over the years. Thank you for making "The Tune" and thereby bringing us 30 years of marital bliss. I am forever in your debt. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Randy also made a picture book out of this story and sent me a couple of pages: </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PK8jKi0et5M/YesIRE5x0xI/AAAAAAAAGjo/E5M_JqGv8V4xpxp57AqeHbwcDD8VWT-IQCNcBGAsYHQ/TheFirstDate-A-Screen%2BShot%2B2022-01-21.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="949" height="507" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PK8jKi0et5M/YesIRE5x0xI/AAAAAAAAGjo/E5M_JqGv8V4xpxp57AqeHbwcDD8VWT-IQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h507/TheFirstDate-A-Screen%2BShot%2B2022-01-21.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ylJgQ2Qk1MM/YesIWl4igaI/AAAAAAAAGjs/wwWV3T3tK4IuTjlzNXWX2ADiV95jZflLwCNcBGAsYHQ/TheFirstDate-B-Screen%2BShot%2B2022-01-21%2Bat%2B2.22.53%2BPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="947" height="509" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ylJgQ2Qk1MM/YesIWl4igaI/AAAAAAAAGjs/wwWV3T3tK4IuTjlzNXWX2ADiV95jZflLwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h509/TheFirstDate-B-Screen%2BShot%2B2022-01-21%2Bat%2B2.22.53%2BPM.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: white;">That's such a great story! My thanks to Randy for sending this along, and allowing me to post it! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: white;">If you have any great stories about seeing "The Tune" 30 years ago, or any of my other movies, please share them!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: white;">--Bill P.</span></span></div></div><p></p>Bill Plymptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788748264702413463noreply@blogger.com0