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Nonsense* (my first cartoon short)

Nonsense* (my first cartoon short)
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After being on the road  working with Kevin Max, and having a decent jump back into the flow of creating and sharing my music again, I took a brief vacation between legs of the tour and went to Colorado to spend time with my family. During that time I went to the theatre to see “Talladega Nights” of all movies. As I left the theatre and headed over I-70 I had to immediately stop due to a team placing construction cones on the highway. Everyone in front of me was able to stop in time and avoid an accident. Then there was Ricky Bobby behind me who thought he could stay at speeds of 55mph and go through me. That didn’t work out so well for him, or myself. Needless to stay I had to miss out on the rest of the touring that year. And also missed out on an opportunity to write in a studio in LA with a Grammy winning songwriter and complete a demo. 

Such is life, and His ways are definitely not mine. So that brings us to this. This being the first cartoon I made while teaching myself to animate. Having nothing really to do while rehabbing 3-5 times weekly, and not being able to hunch over a guitar to write. I purchased a plethora (I love that word.) of books on web design and animation. Having always wanted to be an animator for Disney as a kid it was kind of exciting. I had to learn a new trade and fast to be able to supplement some form of income. So in a few short months I taught myself how to use Flash and various other programs. Nonsense* is a senseless collaboration of my learning process. It won’t change your life or lead you to Jesus. But it may make you laugh for a brief moment. ;)

(The characters are original and made from scratch piece by piece. And of course, the audio is taken from various films and television clips and slightly altered.)