A plasticine sketch of Aber the worm. I plan to post more sketches of different characters soon.
I attended a workshop by stop motion Oscar winner Suzie Templeton at the NIAf. She was very generous in revealing her puppet-making secrets. She brought some puppets for us to hold in our hands. These puppets are from her film Peter And The Wolf. Amazing detail! Created by Polish animation …
I’ve had this tiny apple tree in my garden for at least eight years now, and this is the first time that it actually grew an apple. That’s a sign, right? It must be. I finally decided to go ahead and make my Apple Tree movie and tada! there’s an …
Rare, unpublished book illustration from Under The Apple Tree. The Klik! Amsterdam animation film festival needs your support. Join their crowd funding campaign and get an original illustration from the Under The Apple Tree book!!!
Wooohooo! The Appletree project has received funding from Productiefonds Oost Nederland. This is the true kick off of the project. I am so happy! A huge thanks goes out to the committee!
Dear crowd, The book is out! Have a look at the preview and click the order button, not just to help financing the movie but to get your copy of this fantastic, illustrated story! Oh, and may we suggest a lovely present for you to put under the apple…. ehr… …
The miniature sets will be extended using so called matte paintings. In the good old days this was done by placing a pane of glass between the camera and the partly built set, for instance the ground floor of a sky scraper. An artist would then come in and paint …
Last saturday I had the pleasure to present my work at DTO, Arnhem Holland, and promote Under The Apple Tree. I got lots of positive reactions from the audience, and great offers that will help me getting this show on the road. A big thanks to all who attended, and …
In front of me lies a fifteen page screenplay. It needs one more writing pass, just to polish it, and then I will start work on the storyboards. The film has an opening sequence which I plan to animate soon. It’s a shot of a rotting apple. I have always …
Please meet one or two of the main characters: Abernethy. The character design process is not finished yet. I’ll do that later tho, first I want to do decent storyboard.
