August 29, 2005
Squibs
Well, it's here. Almost. The DVD project that I've been working on at Ignite for the past several months is almost finished. To bring you all up to speed on the project, Ignite is releasing a series of nine DVDs. Each disc will cover a different Science related topic and will contain animated media (or animated shorts depending on who you ask) about that topic. For example, Disc 2 is about the Earth, Moon, and Sun and it contains pieces about Earth's seasons, solar storms, phases of the moon, etc. As of last week, the Squibs website is up and running, but not quite ready to take orders. The last six discs will be added in the coming weeks. I'm excited to see the project finished and hold the DVDs in my hands. Having an actual product in hand makes it easier for people to grasp what it is an animator does. I know it doesn't seem like it would be a difficult concept to understand, but when answering the question of what it is that I do, I am still met with blank stares or comments like "Well, you draw me something real nice to read in the Sunday Funnies".
*sigh*
Update: After reading Brandon's nice comment, it occurred to me that I should mention that I am only building things that pertain to the actual DVD... such as the menu, robot characters, animated openings to the DVD menu, etc. The individual media pieces were put together for Ignite by a studio outside of the US. Though I have done a few media pieces myself, some of which are included in the DVD series, I am too ashamed to admit which ones they are. Hope I cleared up any confusion you probably didn't have to begin with.
