leonardo

adventure and absurdity in making an animated short

Friday, December 11, 2009

Leonardo Model Sheet Calendar on sale NOW!


Just in time for the new year! A calendar of the animation model sheets used in making the short. All drawn by myself in preparation to launching production. Designed to communicate Leonardo's design and movement to the animators they are an insight into the process of making an animated film. These have never before been published.

buy your calendar and other Leo stuff at Leonardo's Swag Store

HAPPY HOLIDAYS !
- JIM

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

walking buoys


spelling was never my metier

Friday, October 30, 2009

Leonardo to screen theatrically with Ready, Set, Bag!


Starting next week for an initial Bay Area run Leonardo will be screening in front of the great feel good documentary Ready, Set, Bag! (formally Paper or Plastic?) . See the trailer here!


You'll also see Aerial Contrivance's little animation short How to be a Good Bagger with in the film.

Screening Info below:

Join us for the theatrical tour kick off of Ready, Set, Bag!
in the SF Bay Area next week:

Tues. Nov. 3rd at 7pm - Rialto Cinemas Elmwood (Berkeley)

Wed. Nov. 4th at 7pm - Rialto Cinemas Elmwood (Berkeley)

Thur. Nov. 5th at 7pm - Rialto Cinemas Cerrito (El Cerrito)

Thurs. Nov. 19th at 7pm - Roxie Theater (San Francisco)

As part of our release here in the Bay Area and across the
country, we are partnering with the local food banks to raise
awareness, food, and money for them in this much needed time.

You'll get $1 off the ticket purchase for bringing in 2 or more
cans and 50 cents off popcorn. This discount is sponsored by
The Mechanics Bank and the Theaters and for each ticket
purchased, the Mechanics Bank is also giving $1 to the food bank.

Your purchase will make a difference!

Q&A after the film with the directors and special guests from the film.

We are also thrilled to announce that we will be showing oscar
nominated Jim Capobianco's new beautiful short film, 'Leonardo',
before our film. 'Leonardo' is doing the festival circuit and
recently played at Telluride. You can view a trailer and find
out more about the short at http://www.aerialcontrivanceworkshop.com/

Please forward the information and invite your friends, families and
coworkers to join you at the screenings.

Thank you and hope to see you there.

Justine

Keep an eye out for this very awesome package coming to a theater near you.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Leonardo showing today at Imagine Science Film Festival

Leonardo plays today in the New York City region at NY Hall of Science as part of the Imagine Science Film Festival


MAP

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Leonardo to screen for Oscar qualification



'Leonardo' is screening for Oscar qualification this weekend at the Sunset 5 in Los Angles.

Show times are 11:45AM and 12:25PM on the 18th, 19th and 20th.

This is a rare chance to see the film outside a film festival. It is on 35mm with a lovely dolby 5.1 mix. The old fellow is playing with two other qualifying shorts 'Birthday Gift' (animated) and 'After Tomorrow' (Live Action). I don't know what those films are about or anything about them.

Hope you can make it. I am going to be there for the Sunday shows.

Leonardo at Telluride!


Sorry this post took awhile to put up. The Telluride Film Festival doesn't let the filmmakers announce that their films are screening until they release the schedule which is the first day of the festival! Any way Leo played at beautiful Telluride over labor day weekend three times and to a very receptive crowd. The festival is a truly unique experience all about the love of movies and not so much the business or the glitz. I am very grateful for the opportunity.

some pics:

the projection booth of the outside theater at Telluride

Leonardo showed at the Chuck Jones cinema. Again another honor. (photo by james cunningham, my roommate at the fest. and director of 'Poppy' another short playing at the festival.)


Monday, August 24, 2009

Interview with YFtR animator Bob Scott about his comic strip ~

at the Libro di Bottega the Aerial Contrivance blog

Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Paper or Plastic and "How to Be a Good Bagger" in LA


Another chance to see the awesome feel good documentary - Paper or Plastic . My compatriot Craig Foster and I did a little animation on is playing down LA this saturday. It is a wonderful documentary about the grocery bagging competition held every year in Las Vegas. We did about a 3 min segment called "How to be a Good Bagger" . Check it out if you have a time on Saturday.

site and trailer

Info about the screening -
This Saturday, Paper or Plastic? on the big screen at the historic
Egyptian Theater at the Feel Good Film Festival.

Saturday, August 8th at 1pm
Egyptian Theater
6712 Hollywood Blvd.

Advance ticket purchases are available at:
Brown Paper Tickets

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and soon to be added additional clips


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