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• COMMERCIAL ANIMATION FOR JAMAICA • |
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Looks like I may be doing even more traditional animation work for Jamaica! This time for a department store. More details as the job unfolds...got my fingers crossed.
You can check out the latest one for T-Shirt Express Here. |
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December 2012 will be the last time I spotlight a monthy Featured Link. It has been a fun process but time restrictions hinder me from continuing this neat little aspect of the site. I know I will miss doing it and hope to be able to continue it again at some time. Anyone interested in seeing Featured Links 2009-2012 can check them out below.
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• STUDENT CENTER GETS A NEW LOOK • |
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It was time for an update so I redesigned the Student Center! View the new look here starting the last week of Sept 2012- it's much cleaner and easier to navigate.
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• GRUFF NEIGHBORHOOD DEBUTS • |
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This stop-motion animated short is finally done! My students should be very proud...since all the animation was produced in less than 3 weeks.
You can view the final film here. |
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• STOP-MOTION PROJECT • |
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The Stop-Motion Animation page and project for Spring 2011 are up! Here is a page from the storyboards...you can check out the whole shebang here! |
• STOP-MOTION ANIMATION • |
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Well, it's finally happened! My Stop-Motion Animation elective at AiFL has finally been approved and is available for the Spring 2011 quarter. I already have the story worked out and will begin boarding it soon. Check back for storyboard images as well as pics of our progress and, eventually, the final film debut in my ANIMATION section. Good luck to the students signing up for this class...it's gonna kick your butts! |
• TASTEE ANIMATION • |
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Currently, I'm doing some animated spots for the Jamaican Patty Restaurant "Tastee". They have commissioned me to do a series of lower 3rd cartoons to run over locally televised sporting events in Jamaica. I'm told that the latest I am working on will be featured during the World Cup!
Here is the little star of these traditionally animated commercials. |
• GALLERY DVD ON SALE! • |
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Be sure to pick up your copy today! It's only $10.00 and contains all the animation featured in our gallery show, plus over 40 minutes of content including director & audio commentaries, 'making of' documentaries and hidden easter eggs! For those of you outside of the school that are interested in owning this one of a kind item, just contact me at randygossman@yahoo.com! |
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• GALLERY SHOW PICS • |
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Well, mine and Craig's show got off to a bang-up start with a great reception!!! Click on the images below to see what all the buzz was about. |
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Kudos to Arlene, Brad, Jason, Chef Rich and culinary, Mark and his crew and an all-time special big hot sexy thanks to Miss Trina R. Nicklas for making it all possible! If you were there...Thanks for making it a rockin' opening! If you haven't seen it yet...What'r yeh waitin' fer, huh? |
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Students, Click Here and you'll be able to view and print my syllabi, lecture materials, tutorials and work examples! This is not exclusive to just AiFL students but to anyone interested in learning animation production. Enjoy! |
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• GALLERY SHOW INVITATION • |
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Is Animation art? How does one create an Animation that does not serve as utility or common practice, that engages the audience’s sensibilities and makes the viewer think about greater things? In hopes of establishing our argument, this show couples pieces that are abstract, conceptual and poetic with that which are commercial, concrete and narrative. We hope you enjoy them. We hope it is Art. |
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©2009 Randy Gossman and Craig Kelly |
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Here is our official invite to the show! Craig pretty much designed it…I just threw in my imagery on the right and helped with the text. The show opening and reception take place the first Wednesday of March in the Mark K. Wheeler Gallery located at The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. So come out, have a Magners or a Guiness (or both) and check out what the kooky/artsy animators have been up to! |
• THE OLD SAP SHOWING AT THE ANIMATION FESTIVAL • |
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It will be playing the last Saturday in March in an hour-long block of animations starting at 7:00pm. The Miami Beach Cinematheque is located at 512 Espanola Way Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 673-4567. Hope you can make it! |
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©2008 Randy Gossman |
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• THE OLD SAP TEASER IS UP! • |
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©2008 Randy Gossman |
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With about a month left until the gallery show opens, I now have all my final audio laid into my films! Douglas “Lil’ Dougy” Thornton at Post Scores did yet another phenomenal job on both music and sound effects for all my pieces. Hats off to his son, Aidan, as well. Lucky little guy…how many kids can say they do sound effects for award winning cartoons?!? Check out the full version of The Old Sap and Shutterbird at my show in March or look for them in animation festivals soon after. Check back for details on which ones they’ll be in |
• POETRY & PROS: ANIMATION IS ART • |
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©2008 Randy Gossman |
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Above is my installation concept for the gallery show that me and 3D guru, Craig Kelly, are having in March. "Poetry & Pros: Animation is Art" will take place at the Mark K. Wheeler Gallery and will feature most of the animation and art produced during my Master’s degree, including Shutterbird, The Old Sap and my 30 second commercial, Fruit Hots! Craig’s section will be 3D animation set to poetry and music he wrote. Keep a look out for posters and check back before March to find out when the opening reception will be…we’re gonna have Magners!!! |
• THE OLD SAP IS FINALLY DONE! • |
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©2008 Randy Gossman |
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Initially, I finished this animated short back in late 2005 but I still needed to add all the (pain in the ars) bark detail to the tree. Shutterbird was next and sucked up all my time. When my buddy Craig and I decided to have our gallery show, I knew I had to finish animating the bark and show it off. Also, after 3 years, I had a touch of “Lucas syndrome” and felt the need to revision some of the background elements. Now it’s all up to my sound guy! Check back soon to see a clip from the finished piece before the show. |
