A sneak peak of Scene 2 of Police Cops Animated.
Sequence Voiced and Co-written by Voice Talent, Ryan Nelson Reid.

A web-commercial I finished for the good fellas at Projecho.com.
They were cool enough give me a great amount of creative space on a blank canvas.

I co-wrote, directed, designed, voiced, animated and noodled on my guitar to accomplish this, in what I think took about 2.5 weeks.

Concept art for Armando and Virgil. Been working hard on The Police Cops Website as well as the Police Cops Animated stuff.

Canucks out in second round this year.
Still a great season though.

Armando having second thoughts about the Police Cops infiltration strategies.


Uh oh.

... I don't know what picture I was referencing. Coffee Shop drawing with Ali.

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Police Cops Animated!

2nd Place for Best 2 Minute Short at the ILaugh Short Fest.
Enjoy :)

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Here's a run cycle test for Hunter.
Gonna animate my way through this wretched recession.

The Captain, giving First Mate, Mr Dangleberry instructions for the big plan.
And yes, that's a peanut for a peg leg.

(Characters by Ali and I)

Hunter having some difficulty ordering a drink

Some stills from the live action PC Stuff.
AJ Board as Dr Brokowski.

Here we go again.

Halloween - Bob Sran, Gordy Scutt from 97-98

Design based upon character created by Mr. Ryan Reid

Inspired by the late Robbie Dopierala.

An abundance of free furniture in my community results in this rare photo op of some sugar charged hooligans with a plan.

Police Cops Animated continues it's sluggish but determined production.

Design by Me.
Characters created by Ryan Reid, Dave Walsh, Stu Hoffmann, Andy Board, Bobby Sran and I.

Travelling hobo. Complete with, as Sir Snoop of Dog might call it, bird shiznit.

Carved for Father's Day.

Some coffee shop sketches I liked.

I was going through my files when I came across a screenshot I took from when I worked at Carbunkle Studio.
I still look at this and wonder: Of all the animators names to muck it on, they choose "Jones".
Don't matter though. That was one of the best jobs ever.

Photoshopped version

Wizard statue won at staff party.

"Read into this however you like."

My new Lighthouse Lamp. I love it.
Apparently used to belong to my Gramps who was a submarine engineer during the first world war.
It's made of heavy lead, and the shade is made of deer hide, I'm pretty sure.
I replaced all the doohickies so it would light up again. -Worth every penny.
I freakin' love looking at it on my desk, and have thus dubbed it,
'My Favorite Lamp Ever'.

Capt Jones

This is pretty much how my pops looks if you see him on one of his many walks around the city.
Notice the excellent retiree attire. (say that ten times fast)
The practicality of this attire is easily explained.

-The parka is to shield him from the cool ocean air that can sweep into the coastal city.
-The RCMP hat is there in case he runs into trouble with the cops. -They'd spot the hat, and figure he's a retired cop. To which they'll give him a break if he's caught pissing off parking ticket commissionaires by walking a block ahead and plugging all the timed-out meters with quarters.
-The golf club serves as protection against aggressive, unleashed k-9's which he occasionally comes across on his walking adventures around the city.
-And finally, the socks are there, too add a more multi-seasonal aspect to what he considers the worlds most excellent footwear..."Birkenstock's"

So at first glance, this may appear to be just a good natured senior of whom possesses no fashion sense or awareness...

...But alas, dig a little deeper, and one may just see that he actually makes more sense than most things do in a world that's stripped of simple well being and practicality, only to be replaced by flashy, head up your own ass, designer clothes that wreak of materialism. I'm pretty sure I'll be exchanging the ipod for the golf club one day as well.

As he would quote from his Buddhist studies... "Ask not of 'WHY' things are, ...but 'WHAT' of the reasons are behind them.

...excellent

Been trying some new things these days as far as my character design goes.
I like these two dudes.