Movie poster for “The Barnard Panther” that features a cartoon mountain lion.
It’s never too early to start working on the poster design for “The Barnard Panther”! #animation #vermont #mountainlion
Another shot complete! In this one, the mountain lion follows a firefly. It’s been a definite learning curve getting used to animating in 3D and in Blender, but I’m learning a lot…
Progress report for “The Barnard Panther”…
✅ Research, script writing, and character design complete!
⏳Storyboarding, animatic, background art, and animation is underway!
❌ Music, sound design, DCP creation, film festival submission, and local showings are for the future.
An example of the water effects in “The Barnard Panther”. This background artwork is set on the banks of the Connecticut River in northeastern Vermont.
I really enjoyed yesterday’s webinar, “Mountain Lions in VT?” presented by Vermont Fish & Wildlife. It was great hearing their perspective on mountain lion reintroduction in Vermont. I’d highly recommend attending the repeat of the webinar on May 19th.
After a year (or more) of planning, writing, and storyboarding I’m excited to finally be working on shot number one of “The Barnard Panther”. Here’s an idea of what it’ll look like with background art, effects, and animation!
Excited to announce that I’ll be working with my old friend Dylan Duncan on background art for “The Barnard Panther”!
Working in 3D to make it look 2D. 🤪
Have a listen to my conversation about animation and my deep connection to Vermont storytelling.
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I’ve lost track of what version this is, but here’s my latest mountain lion walk.
Some more mountain lion animation practice…
My first try at animating a head turn with my mountain lion character!
My continued work on creating the Barnard Panther for my animation project.
Over the holidays I’ve been practicing with animating the mountain lion. While it’s definitely not perfect yet, I’m learning a lot about animating in 3D!
Just reflecting on the past 365 days and how thankful I am for so much. One major thing is the outpouring of support for my short animated film, “Love of the Land”. Here’s an article that Seven Days just published.
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Getting used to some new software that I’ll be using for my next animated short film! 🎥
Had a great visit to The Nature Museum in Grafton this afternoon. By far, my favorite thing was the taxidermied mountain lion!
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“Love of the Land” just surpassed 𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 on YouTube!
I’m so excited to announce that I’m the 2025 recipient of the Richard Hathaway award from the Vermont Historical Society! The award is in recognition of my short animated film “Love of the Land” and its “outstanding contribution to Vermont history”. I’m beyond touched… 🥹
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Here’s a behind the scenes look at how I’ll be animating “A Mountain Lion’s Journey”. This 2D animation rig was created in Moho.
HISTORY TIDBIT: There used to be a bounty on mountain lions here in Vermont, as they were deemed “noxious animals”. This poster (that I created for my project) displays the $20 bounty from 1895. It might not seem like a lot, but that’s over $650 in today’s money!
Here’s the intro logo for my short animated film, “A Mountain Lion’s Journey”.
Catamount growling animation test for “A Mountain Lion’s Journey”.
I had a great research trip to Squam Lakes Natural Science Center today to see the mountain lions! I studied them closely so I could start to understand their movements and behavior for my animation project.
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