Really excited to announce that the Kickstarter for my new animated short, Paradigm Shift: Chinatown, will be launching in two weeks!
Set your calendars for Tuesday, October 15th!
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Making Kate
As promised, here's a look at the process it took to create Kate for the film. It took nearly a month of work to create her, all told. However, about a week of that came from a previous version I created back in 2022 before starting on Restless Sleep. Then earlier...
Building Character(s)
The most challenging part of making animated film is the characters. While it's not exactly easy to make all the sets and props in 3D, they don't have to move. Or if they do, they're relatively simple to set up. Not so with characters. Even the most basic human...
Chinatown — Backstage!
Ever since I drew the first pages of the Chinatown scene in Part One: Equilibrium, I've wanted to see it animated. Back in 1999 when I first wrote the scene, I could clearly picture it playing out as an anime. Even my comic storytelling style has always been heavily...
PARADIGM SHIFT—Chinatown is coming!
I’ve started work on a new PARADIGM SHIFT animated short! And this month I crossed a major milestone—finishing the teaser trailer!
Cornered — cover painting animated!
Look out! Just a little animation I’ve wanted to make for over 20 years!
The Origins of RESTLESS SLEEP
Why did I call the new film Restless Sleep? As I’ve mentioned, I’ve wanted to animate Paradigm Shift for a very long time. A lot of this hinged around Kate’s fateful transformation into a werewolf. The title of the new film—Restless Sleep—actually comes from a drawing...
Presenting: “PARADIGM SHIFT—Restless Sleep”!
PARADIGM SHIFT—Restless Sleep is now showing! Based on the cult werewolf detective comic series PARADIGM SHIFT, classic werewolf tale meets paranormal mystery in this new animated short! Detective Kate McAllister is in for a rough night. While investigating a strange...
Restless Sleep animated short film premieres June 27th!
I’m proud to announce that I finally have a release date for Restless Sleep! I’m hosting a local premiere at Back Beat Brewing here in Beverly, MA at 7pm EST on Tuesday June 27th!
How do you build a city from SCRATCH?
One block at a time. Chicago has always been a character on its own in Paradigm Shift. So, when I embarked on creating an animated version of PS, it meant I needed to bring the Windy City to life as well!! I started with Kate's apartment building. Using photos I had...