WE DID IT! Thank you so much for your generosity and support! We're really looking forward to sharing this journey with you, and we're just getting started! There will be lots more to come in the next few weeks! --Dirk and Team Paradigm Shift
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The Paradigm Shift: Chinatown Kickstarter is LIVE!
We’re super excited to announce:
The Paradigm Shift: Chinatown Kickstarter is now LIVE!
Help us bring this dream to life!
Kickstarter launches in 7 days!
The Paradigm Shift: Chinatown Kickstarter launches next week!
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Chinatown Kickstarter launches 10.15.2024!
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!
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...