Anybody have any experience with stop-animation / computer animation who would be interested in putting those skills to work on the off-chance they could become rich and famous and have scads of groupies touch and/or rub them in their happy places until they get that funny feel?
Or, alternately: Anybody willing to learn stop-animation / computer animation? Because let’s face it: JibJab is just too fucking wholesome, and the guys at “South Park” won’t return my phone calls ever since I got tipsy at a mutual friends’ party and told Matt Stone he looked like a “really gay bonsai tree.” Which, well, he does.
Anyway, come! Follow your dreams! Drop me an email or leave a comment.
Jeff:
It is with sincere regret and guilt that I must report having absolutely no experience in the areas you mentioned. Unless hitting “pause” a lot on the Nintendo GameCube offering PN03 counts. And the time I “animated” my Star Wars figures with a Super 8 camera back in 1980, until a got frustrated with the project because Chewbacca and Boba Fett keep falling over. Damn you, crappy LucasCorp merchandise!
Best of luck,
In my Super 8 version of Star Wars: the home movie, GI Joe and Princess Leia just went at it for hours while Han and Chewy watched.
Got. I still get hard thinking of that.
Sorry, old sound guy here…
I’m willing to learn animation, since I’m already used to your perversions and I have no previous experience … or talent … or taste. However, I would require the groupies “up front”, as it were, a ridiculously large advance, some of those red pills, and absolutely no deadlines.
Since I consider this comment our [quite legally binding] contract (and a full week’s work to boot), not to complain, but where’s my check ?
A really gay bonsai tree?
I’m finally beginning to understand that Hokusai/Stevie Wonder quote, Jeff.
I am your man! Send me an e-mail to [address removed for tech reasons]
(My nipples could cut steel right now.)
Uh, Jeff, you aren’t one of the ones who are going to touch and/or rub me, are you?
‘cause, you know, that just wouldn’t be right.
mixing business and pleasure and all that….
Whatcha got in mind Mr. Goldstein?
Animated short w/ audio. Then, world domination.
Been there, done that.
Business Plan:
Step 1: Create short.
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Profit!
Before I work myself to the bone for you, where is that Blog Machine I made for you?
If you’ve got a Mac and a Firewire video camera check out http://istopmotion.com/. I’ve only played with the demo version but it was pretty easy to work and produced pretty good results for the short time I diddled with it.
Hi Jeff,
I’m a long time reader of your site and think you do a great job with it. Funny Sh!t man.
I work in graphic design, photography and other computer arts, and I am familiar with several forms of animation, including the JibJab and South Park varieties.
Send me an Email if you want to let me know what you are thinking of… Sounds like it could be a lot of fun.
I’m seeing a lot of Family Guy phraseology up in h’yere too. “World domination”, “gin-soaked”, violent pancakes. All the tell-tale signs of Baby Stewie syndrome.