STODOE STUDIOS is here

Well, I've finally gone out and started putting together the equipment and software that I need to do my own work. I've decided
that I'm tired of having ideas for films and shorts and not doing anything about it. So Now that I actually have a computer that can handle it, I'm proud to announce that I've started to create my own animated films, shorts and skits. So I bring you my production company, STODOE STUDIOS.

Stay tuned for my upcoming work.

FOOSBALL COUPONS

I know this is a wierd entry to start with after not blogging for quite a while.
But I thought I drew it, I might as well post it. At work my friends and I have little
foosball tournaments and we've started betting drinks. The loser has to get any drink
for them at any time of day. And to make it easier to keep track of who owes who we
agreed to all make drink coupons.
The actual coupon that I'm giving is the one that reads "DAVID IS A FOOSBALL GOD. EVEN IF HE DOES OWE ME A DRINK.
Why did I feel the need to post this? Simply because I havent posted anything in a while.

PO DOING SOME KUNG FU:a little animation I did

Kung Fu Panda 2 - Short Clip #1 - Happy Year Of Awesomeness
Uploaded by cinemakervideo. - Classic TV and last night's shows, online.

Here's a little kung fu sequence I animated of Po for the Dreamworks Marketing team.
I can't release anything else yet obviously because the movie isn't out but hopefully I'll get more
of my animation from Dragons and Panda up here soon.
I promise to start posting more everyone. Keep checking back.

DRAGONS GETS OSCAR NOD!

Well the Oscar nominees are finally out for 2011 and I'm very proud to annouce that HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON was nominated for best animated feature. We have a lot riding against us knowing that TOY STORY 3 won the Golden Globe but I still firmly believe that our film was original and something new that the world hadnt seen in animation and I'm really hoping the academy sees that.
I'm so proud to have worked on this movie with such an amazingly talented crew.
Congratulations to everyone who helped make this movie such a success.

THE GROOM'S LIFE SO FAR: ANIMATED BEST MAN SPEECH

Years ago my twin brother Paul and I agreed we'd be eachother's best men when the time came to get married. And whenever we decided that I always knew I wanted to do something special for him when it came to my speech. This is the result.
Congratulations Paul and Cheyenne.

(for those of you that don't know me. Dont judge me based on the drawings. I had only a couple of months to do a 6 minute short in the evenings. So I couldnt spend as much time as I would have liked.)
(why do I always apologize for everything I do?)

TEACHING MYSELF TOON BOOM

I've been animating in 3D for so long now that I've really begun to miss 2D.
I thought I'd pick up Toon Boom and try and learn the new software so I can start making my own little cartoons. Here's my first attempt at doing a full shot.
It's really rushed and stupid. But it was just a way to get to know the tools.
Dont judge me too hard.

WALKIN IN A WINTER ZOMBIELAND

The TB1z are back with their second installation of their WINTER ZOMBIE series. Still as zany as they were in the first video while at a cottage for New Years, they create their newest sensation WALKIN IN A WINTER ZOMBIELAND. A music video about being a zombie in the frozen North. Filmed on location in Canada by the most stupid bunch of idiots in a way that only the TB1z could bring. Enjoy WALKIN IN A WINTER ZOMBIELAND.

David's CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS REEL

For those of you that havent seen it yet, I thought I would post my shots from CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS on my blog. I couldnt get all the shots that I did but this is a pretty good
representation of my contribution to the movie.
I hope you enjoy it. And more importantly I hope you've seen the movie. If not get out there and
see it. You do NOT want to miss this one.

JUST DOODLIN'

I haven't drawn anything in a really long time. So I decided to just pull out my tablet and start drawin. I really gotta get back into it. My proportions are completely off but the idea came through okay I guess.

WINTER ZOMBIELAND

Have you ever wondered what happens when a bunch of actors, animators, directors, producers and musicians do when they go away on vacation for New Years? Well watch this video and see. Besides just hanging around the cottage and drinking the whole week we decided it would be fun to make a silly zombie movie (while drinking and and hanging out)
Winter Zombieland is a LOW BUDGET parody of those "B movie" zombie films that make no sense and make people roll their eyes at with a little cheesy love story in there as well. Enjoy.

p.s. When I say low budget, I mean this movie cost about 10 dollars to make.........10 CANADIAN dollars.

SKETCHING NOTRE DAME

Ever since I was a kid one of the things I wanted to do in my life is sit in front of Notre Dame and sketch it. Well on my recent trip to Europe I did that. I spend an afternoon just walking around drawing.

CARTOONS FOR CHARITY

There is a book being put together called "THE PICTURE BOOK PROJECT" by 50 artists in the animation industry for charity. I was asked to submit a couple of monster drawings for the book. I was honoured to be asked to join such a great group of artists on such a great project. Here are two of the drawings I came up with.

Eric's and Kim's Wedding Cover

This was a drawing I did for two of my good friends who got married in Vegas. They wanted a cover for their CD that they gave out to all the guests. I had a lot of fun doing this one.

Caricature

This is a caricature that I did for a contest at work this week. I thought I would go overboard and make it as corny as humanly possible.

Cowboys, Pirates and other things.

Some coloured stuff.

The Surf's up image was a little humour around Oscar time when we were all REALLY REALLY hoping for the win against Ratatouille. They took it though. DOH!!!!

MORE STUFF FOR YA

Fairytales and funny things.

Femmes Fatales, Jesus Arm Wrestling, Michael Jackson and more.

Munchkins, Affairs, and Twisted Elephants.

Donkey Kong, Bunnies, Girlfriends and mystical things.

Peter Pan sketches

Just some sketches for my Sketchclub