Always Animated: Production Journal

My Favorite Lesson

llauria — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:16:14 -0800

My favorite lesson is one of the hardest for newbies to understand - and it is one of the most fun.

More from Bloomfield, New Jersey and the Incubator Studio with MIMI AND GACK.

llauria — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:31:44 -0700

Life on the road can be challenging! As the Studio headed into the its last week a familiar cadence ensued. It began with me awakening each morning at 5:30 am

MIMI AND GACK and the Bloomfield Incubator Studio.

llauria — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:59:05 -0700

We are just finishing our second week of production on MIMI AND GACK. This year there is a whole new crew with a set of veterans from last year’s production of PETE’S ODYSSEY.

Here I am hip deep in GACKS and MIMIS.

llauria — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:42:00 -0700

Larry Lauria highlights the thumbnail process that precedes the animation process.

It takes tons of Images to Develop An Animated Film - a sampling

llauria — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:37:30 -0700

As with all animated films, tons of images are created during the pre-production process. Color keys, layouts (the camera angles for the eventual backgrounds or environments, animation tests, etc. Here is a smattering of the images created for MIMI AND GACK. PRODUCTION HASN'T EVEN BEGUN YET! Just to give you an idea, PETE'S ODYSSEY, a 6 minute film - generated over 6,000 drawings!

The Beaufort International Film Festival is a Smashing Success!

llauria — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:21:34 -0800

As mentioned previously, the BIFF screening schedule is not for the faint of heart. There are Beaufortonians that have seen EVERY film at all four BIFF festivals since its inception. This year over 4000 people watched the films and attended the Festival’s events.

!!! As I sat at the abyss of the cyberland, I received the bad news.

llauria — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:26:30 -0800

My computer was a goner!!! As I sat at the abyss of the cyberland, I received the bad news. My computer’s hard drive was corrupted. Gone were my Flipbook files, Christmas pictures, drawings and movies and itunes (third party entries – meaning my CD’s).

My Winter Wonderland Animation Tour…continues in Jersey

llauria — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:21:14 -0800

MOTHER NATURE INTERVENED WITH A VENGEANCE!!!

Not So Late Resolutions for the New Year

llauria — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:34:43 -0800

Even though the New Year has begun, it’s not too late to think about a few resolutions… animation and otherwise…

Art Time!

llauria — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:23:12 -0800

We are entering PETE in festivals to take advantage of her shelf life. In the meantime, I am working on other projects - preproduction and scripts.