The Bear would like to thank the academy…



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The Bear would like to thank the academy…
The Bear won Best Animated Short today!
The Bear made it into a festival already! Competition is pretty tough at these festivals so, for now, he’s thrilled just to get selected.
Here’s the new poster for the film festival circuit!
This is my first festival submission for Catching the L Train!
One really fun aspect of making my animated short film, Catching the L Train, has been all of the field research. While Google can instantly load up countless reference photos, there is something personally enriching about walking around in a real location and making direct observations.
On a whim, I drove down to a building I hadn’t visited in nearly 20 years. (read more)
The music is done! Here’s the jump scene from Catching the L Train with the final music in place. I owe a big “thank you” to composer Daniel Beja who is extremely talented and fantastic to work with!
It has been a blast working with a composer Daniel Beja located in Paris! As our days and nights are switched, I wake up to find delightful progress on the score to Catching the L Train in my inbox.
The score is nearing completion, which means the film should be ready to hit festivals in March!
Here’s a brief behind-the-scenes look at the animated short Catching the L Train along with a (nearly) finished scene at the end–enjoy!
Here’s a sneak peek at a scene from Catching the L Train!