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jelloshotsrule

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Feb 7, 2002
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as many of you know, i'm a recent film school graduate (well, not THAT recent... '03). i studied animation and while i mainly do 3D stuff, i do some title animation stuff as well.

a couple years ago, one of my former professors hired me to do some animation scene scanning and timing, as well as some title animation for a project he was working on.

a few months later it was completed, and i went to new york for a private screening. the film was to be broadcast on bravo or cinemax or hbo, at some point in 2006.


last night i was watching the oscars with my girlfriend. they started announcing the best animated short nominees. i nearly fainted when i saw the film i worked on was nominated. i nearly crapped myself when i saw that it won. my girlfriend and i were shocked and just didn't know what the heck happened. it was surreal. still is. on the one hand, i played a relatively small part in a film that required many many talented people to get it done. on the other hand, i actually have a credit on an oscar winning film!

needless to say, my former professor is john canemaker, creator, director and producer of "the moon and the son: an imagined conversation"

i'm still a little in shock.

anyways, time to update the resume... hah
 

~Shard~

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Congrats, that's awesome! Not many people can say they've had something to do with a film, let alone one that was nominated for an Oscar, let alone one that won an Oscar!

Congrats! That must make you feel on top of the world! :cool:
 

Kernow

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Sep 30, 2005
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Congratulations - I'm dead impressed. Will you be able to give your former professor a ring and actually go and see the statue you helped win?
 

BoyBach

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Feb 24, 2006
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jelloshotsrule said:
as many of you know, i'm a recent film school graduate (well, not THAT recent... '03). i studied animation and while i mainly do 3D stuff, i do some title animation stuff as well.

a couple years ago, one of my former professors hired me to do some animation scene scanning and timing, as well as some title animation for a project he was working on.

a few months later it was completed, and i went to new york for a private screening. the film was to be broadcast on bravo or cinemax or hbo, at some point in 2006.


last night i was watching the oscars with my girlfriend. they started announcing the best animated short nominees. i nearly fainted when i saw the film i worked on was nominated. i nearly crapped myself when i saw that it won. my girlfriend and i were shocked and just didn't know what the heck happened. it was surreal. still is. on the one hand, i played a relatively small part in a film that required many many talented people to get it done. on the other hand, i actually have a credit on an oscar winning film!

needless to say, my former professor is john canemaker, creator, director and producer of "the moon and the son: an imagined conversation"

i'm still a little in shock.

anyways, time to update the resume... hah

Congratulations :)
 

Mr. Anderson

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Nov 1, 2001
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That's friggin great j-lo! Congrats :D

So any chance of viewing this film anywhere (one thing I don't like about the short animation category is that they never seem to be available unless they're pixar or for another movie).

D
 

emw

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Aug 2, 2004
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That's amazingly cool. It would be fun to see if your former professor would let you see the Oscar in person. Get a picture!
 

floriflee

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Dec 21, 2004
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Tres cool! Congratulations! You think the Academy could make you your very own Oscar statue???
 

jelloshotsrule

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Feb 7, 2002
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hah. thanks all.

like i said, it's weird because it was a while ago, and i didn't play a huge role in it. of course, i'm still proud to have been a part, and it's more than a lot can say for sure.

what's funniest is that i work a temp office job, not utilizing my artistic skills in the least. my family has joked that i should call the people i interviewed with for a tv job to let them know that "i won".. hahah

anderson- it will be on tv at some point, probably cinemax or bravo. sometime in the next few months. i'll update you when i find out, and can describe the seconds that i worked on. hahaha

oh, and i definitely plan to contact my professor, at least to congratulate him...
 

Doctor Q

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Sep 19, 2002
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That's very impressive, jsr. Congratulations!

They forgot to invite you onstage, but let's hear your acceptance speech anyway. We won't turn up the orchestra music unless you talk too long.
 

0098386

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Jan 18, 2005
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cha, thats no big deal.


just kiddin mate, awesome news :) I bet it feels surreal! Enjoy the moment. surreal is so comfortable.
 
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