What's NewWhat's Newhttp://www.jabimation.com/news/2009-10-11T17:43:09ZSquarespaceVehicle Toolkit at work in Michelin's Evil Gas Pumphttp://www.jabimation.com/news/2009/10/11/vehicle-toolkit-at-work-in-michelins-evil-gas-pump.htmlJAB2009-10-11T17:29:00Z2009-10-11T17:29:00Z<p style="text-align: left;">You can see the latest version of my vehicle rig spattered over just about every shot in the spot for Michelin.</p>
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<p>Seems a bunch of my co-workers were quoted in issue 140 of <a href="http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk" target="_blank">Digital Arts Magazine</a> for our work on Psyop's UPS store campaign.</p>
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<p>This years<a href="http://twenty120.com/" target="_blank"> twenty120</a> is coming up at the <a href="http://www.adcglobal.org/" target="_blank">Art Directors Club</a> on August 27. I worked on one of the pieces with a few colleagues of mine including Tony Barbieri and Jon Saunders so go check it out. Find out more about it at <a href="http://motionographer.com/2009/08/18/twenty120-nyc-premiere/" target="_blank">Motionographer</a> or just check out the <a href="http://motionographer.com/theater/twenty120-trailer-2009/" target="_blank">trailer</a>.</p>
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<p>For those who havent seen the first:</p>
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<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z3gPH8Thi8WWrW8I8rTsV62Ff-g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z3gPH8Thi8WWrW8I8rTsV62Ff-g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jabimation/URmE/~4/6GW-_QxdZlM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.jabimation.com/news/2009/5/1/2nd-ups-spot-out-in-the-wild.html"The Specials"http://www.jabimation.com/news/2009/4/8/the-specials.htmlJAB2009-04-08T03:55:24Z2009-04-08T03:55:24Z<p>Aside from the advanced character animation class I teach at The School of Visual Arts in NYC, I've had the pleasure of mentoring one of my prior students this semester while he worked through his thesis animation "The Specials." I think it turned out really great so check it out below. Congratulations to <a href="http://www.angelodcollazo.com/" target="_blank">Angelo</a> and the rest of the year's seniors who made it though.</p>
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<p>So here are some car models for an upcoming add-on to the game "Burnout Paradise" that represent exactly what I'm looking for.</p><p>Source: Vehicle Toolkit Demo Model (http://www.jabimation.com/news/2009/2/6/vehicle-toolkit-demo-model.html)</p>
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<p>If you're interested in having a model featured here and on other sites in the promotional material for the product please <a href="http://www.jabimation.com/contact/">contact me</a>.</p>
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<p>Stock car model credit to <a href="http://www.turbosquid.com/Search/Artists/copycatz" target="_blank">copycatz</a></p>
<p>And get more info on Vehicle Toolkit <a href="http://www.jabimation.com/vehicle-toolkit/">HERE</a></p>
<p>Contact <a href="http://www.jabimation.com/contact/">Jabimation</a> for further details</p>
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