The LEGO Movie - Trailer 2

Meet the LEGO Characters

X-Men: Days of Future Past - Official Trailer

Justice League: War

Star Wars Blooper Reel

*There is no sound for the first :49 seconds.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier - Official Trailer

Mr. Peabody & Sherman - Official Trailer

Superman 75th Anniversary Animated Short

Monsters University - "Drama Class" Bonus Clip

Toy Story of TERROR! Sneak Peek

Blue Sky's Rio 2 - Official Trailer

Stortytelling with Austin Madison

Check out Austin Madison's blog here and his Tumblr site here.

Dear J. J. Abrams

Reel FX's Free Birds - Trailer #2

Disney's Frozen - Full Trailer

The Nerdist: Monsters University Roundtable

Celebrity Bowling with Team Nerdist

I would love to go bowling with any of these people!!

Toy Story of Terror! - October 16 on ABC

Hobbitception

I know these videos have been out for a few months already but I just found out about them the other night. Still, it's pretty damn cool.

The first video is the trailer for "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" followed by the reaction video of Alex (Kili) and Kellie (Fili) of Happy Hobbit. They are huge fans and apparently were VERY excited about the new trailer. Well, apparently word got to Peter Jackson and the cast about the video and they decided to film their own reaction video to the girls' reaction video. Then the girls found out and filmed another reaction video to the crew's reaction video of the girls' reaction video to the trailer for "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug".

Confused? I know I am.









I heard about this on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Orlando Bloom was there promoting his play "Romeo and Juliet". At the 3:12 mark he mentions the girls and their video.

COIN by Chris Burns

Doctor Whose Line is it Anyways?!

Angry Birds Star Wars II: The Pork Side

LEGO The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Teaser Trailer

Animation Polishing Tips with Michal Makarewicz

The Ultimate "Art of" Book

This is the ultimate "Art of" book! I saw this the other day and it is unbelievable! I don't own an iPad but now I really, REALLY want one!! To see the full low down on what it can do check out this article from Cartoon Brew.

Patton Oswalt's Rant Animated

Disney's "Frozen" - Clip

Who you gonna call?!

Here's a clip from "Movie Magic" discussing the visual effects used in "Poltergeist" and "Ghostbusters".

Art work by Dan "Dapper Dan" Schoening

Stephen Colbert - Daft Punk's "Get Lucky"

And the new Doctor is....

Dennis Pena - God of War Ascension Animation

Dennis Pena God of War Ascension Animation from Dennis Pena on Vimeo.

Simon's Cat - Suitcase

The Cafe Kickstarter - 9 days left!

We only have 9 days left and we still need your help! I really want this project to get funded so everyone can see all the amazing and hard work that has been done over the past few years. So please watch the video and donate if you can. If you can only donate $5, great! We thank you for your support. But if we get everyone who watches it to donate $20 - $30, we might actually get this project fully funded.



Go to the Kickstarter page by clicking here. Many thanks in advance!!

Star Wars Round-up

Star Wars Celebration Europe - Words with Warwick

Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks

Here's a little comparison between the official "Two Weeks" music video by Grizzly Bear and a fan video by animator Gabe Askew. I kind of like the fan video better.

Here's the official video....



And here's the fan video......

Cartoon Round-up 36: Happy Birthday Bugs Bunny!

 Happy Birthday, Bugs Bunny!

"Falling Hare" (1943) directed by Robert Clampett



"The Wakiki Wabbit" (1943) directed by Chuck Jones



"The Case of The Missing Hare" (1942) directed by Chuck Jones



"The Wacky Wabbit" (1942) directed by Robert Clampett



And you can't talk about Bugs Bunny without talking about the man behind the Wabbit, the man of a thousand voices, the one and only Mel Blanc.

"Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices"

Frankenweenie VFX Breakdown

Collabs Webcast with Dana Boadway Masson

Head on over to Collabs and see my mentor/director Dana Boadway Masson chatting with my Animation Mentor mentor Kenny Roy. I had Dana for classes 3 and 4, Intro to Acting and Advanced Acting. Kenny was my mentor for the short film part of the curriculum in classes 5 and 6, Short Film Pre-production and Short Film Production.

Then click here to head over to the Kickstarter page for Dana's short film "The Cafe". We're making progress but we still need your help!

Legend of Korra: Book 2 - Spirits

Rio 2 - Teaser #2

"The Cafe" Kickstarter Video Update

Here is my director/mentor Dana Boadway Masson and her producer/husband Terrence Masson with an update about "The Cafe" Kickstarter campaign.



Please visit the Kickstarter page by clicking here. Also please share the link and the update so we can get the word out to as many people as possible. Also be on the lookout for future updates where you'll see a little bit of me and my story with "The Cafe."

Man of Steel - HISHE

How To Train Your Dragon 2 - Teaser

Monsters University Progression Reel

"The Cafe" - Kickstarter is LIVE!

Here we go, my friends! I'm so excited to announce that the Kickstarter campaign for "The Cafe" from Killerjellybean Animation is now LIVE through Friday, August 9, 8:00 am EST. I have been working so hard on my scenes and I still have a few to go. You'll be able to see some of my work at the 2:39 mark. After working on that spin for days and days, and getting to look like it does now....THAT is why I was high fiving a million angels!! You'll also see some of the work from my fellow animators Richard Vant Hul and Liz Bernard. We animators are not featured much in the intro video, but we will be sharing our testimonials in future updates. So be on the lookout for that. You will see a bit of our regularly Skype meetings with Dana.

So please click on the link here or on the picture below to contribute.

Again, many thanks in advance!! This has been a wonderful experience so far and I can't wait for you to see the finished film!

Drew: The Man Behind The Poster

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 - Trailer #2

Disney's Frozen - Japanese Trailer

The Boxtrolls from Laika

Coming Soon: "The Café" by Killerjellybean Animation

Hey everyone! Please click on the picture below and like its Facebook page, Killerjellybean Animation. Follow along over the next few weeks as exciting updates will be coming soon. "The Café" is the short film I am so happy to be a part of with my mentor and director Dana Boadway Masson. It has been an amazing experience so far to work with such talented animators from across the continent and all around the world, but the journey is not complete. The Kickstarter campaign will be starting up soon and we would be ever so grateful for your support. Many thanks in advance!!

Soundworks Collection: The Sound of Monsters University

Five Princesses and a Lion

Monsters University - On The Verge

Monsters University - Making of

Reel FX's Free Birds

Beware the Batman

The LEGO Movie - Teaser Trailer

"Disney's Frozen" Teaser Trailer

Mirage by Iker & Dana

Mirage from Iker & Dana on Vimeo.

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!

Despicable Me 2 featurettes

Cartoon Round-up 35: Saturday Morning Cartoons

The Mighty Orbots



M.A.S.K.



The Centurions



Turbo Teen



He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

HISHE - Iron Man 3

Animation Mentor Showcase 2013

Turbo - Internatinal Trailer

Doctor Who Regenerations

Star Wars: Episode VII - WIP

Writing Star Wars w/ Michael Arndt - watch more funny videos

Epic - Featurettes

Monsters University - Trailer #3

Thor: The Dark World - Trailer

Star Wars: Episode VII - by Patton Oswalt

DIGIC Demo Reel 2013

Tomb Raider: Lara's Evolution 1996-2013

I finished the latest Tome Raider game a few weeks ago. It was amazing! The graphics were outstanding! The story was great! Everything about it was so much fun! This marks only the second time I finished a Tomb Raider game. The first one I finished all the way though was the second one which was, in my opinion, one of the best. So here's a look back at how Miss Lara Croft has changed over the years.

Star Trek: Into Darkness - One More Trailer

R.I.P.D. - Trailer

My Birthday Summer Blockbusters

One of the great things about being born on June 15 is there is usually a big Summer Blockbuster released around that time. Last year it was Brave (June 22). In 2011 it was X-Men: First Class (June 3) and Super 8 (June 10). In 2010 they released The A-Team (June 11) and Toy Story 3 (June 18).

This year is gonna be another great year!

After Earth (June 7)



The Internship (June 12)



This is the End (June 12)



World War Z (June 21)



Monsters University (June 21)



Oh yeah, and then there's this little movie.

Man of Steel - Official Trailer #3

Simon's Cat - Screen Grab

Cartoon Round-up 34: More Pixar Studio Stories

"Tia Quits"



"Cereal Bar"


"Gary's Birthday"

Cartoon Round-up 33: Pixar Studio Stories

"The Movie Vanishes"



"Clean Start"



"McQueen Has No Hands"



"Where's Gordon?"

Disney Pixar's Finding Dory

Coming November 2015!!

Click here for the post from Coming Soon.net with the official press release from Disney•Pixar.

And here is Ellen Degeneres making the announcement on her show!

The Wolverine

New International Trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness

Epic - New Trailer

Here is the latest trailer from Blue Sky's Epic. Also, here is a great article from Coming Soon.net.

Dreamworks Turbo - New Trailers

Depsicable Me 2 - New Trailer

Monsters vs. Aliens on Nickelodeon

I have always been hoping for a sequel to "Monsters vs. Aliens", but I guess this will have to do.



The first episode "Welcome to Area Fifty-Something" will premiere on March 25. The series will start April 6 on Nickelodeon.

Laika Studio Tours

"Masks" by Patrick Smith

"Masks" Animated Short Film (2011) from Patrick Smith on Vimeo.

Mickey Mouse in Croissant de Triomphe

Croissant de Triomphe on Disney Video

Epic - New Trailer

Iron Man 3 Trailer

Cartoon Round-up 32: Bill Plympton

I'm surprised I haven't posted anything specifically about the great Bill Plympton. And then I realized there really isn't anywhere on-line to find full copies of his animated shorts, only clips here and there. I did post his opening to one of The Simpsons episode which you can see here. One of the things I love about Bill Plympton is his unique drawing and animating style. It could be described as limited animation but he makes it work. AND he pretty much animates everything himself. Not many filmmakers can say that.

You can also subscribe to his YouTube channel here.

And visit his website Plymptoons!

"Summer Bummer" (2012)



One of my favorite characters that keeps coming back is his Guard Dog character. That little guy cracks me up every time! He's just trying to do his best but it just seems his best is not good enough. Poor little guy.

"Guard Dog" - clip (2004)



"Guide Dog" - clip (2006)



"Hot Dog" - clip (2008)



"Horn Dog" - clip (2009)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Shuffle

Cartoon Round-up 31: 2013 Oscar Nominated Shorts

I'm a little late posting these but better late than never.

And the Oscar goes to...

"Paperman" (2012) directed by John Kahrs



Here are the other amazing nominees...

"Adam and Dog" (2011) directed by Minkyu Lee



"Head Over Heels" (2012) directed by Timothy Reckart



"Fresh Guacamole" (2012) directed by PES



"The Longest Daycare" (2012) directed by David Silverman

Animation Review: The Blue Umbrella

Animation Review from Rainycitytales332 on Vimeo.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 - First Trailer

Thank you Rhythm & Hues

Rhythm & Hues: a brief history of animal CGI from Kevin B. Lee on Vimeo.

And the Oscar goes to...

Monster University - UK Trailer

Disney's Paperman

ENJOY!!

How To Train Your Dragon - Finding the Story

THIS is the type of special features I LOVE!!!

Glen Keane Dancer Animation

Pixar's "The Blue Umbrella"

Here is the first clip from Pixar's new short film "The Blue Umbrella".



As soon as I saw it THIS classic Disney short popped in my head!

"Johnny Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet" (1946) directed by Jack Kinney

The Avengers - Visual Effects Reel

2013 Oscar Nomination

The players have been set for my "Super Bowl"!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE NOMINEES!!!