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Exer-MATION!

2008-06-25T23:13:00.000-07:00

squishy squishy bounce...

WALL-E comes out in less then 24 hours!

YES!!! Can't wait to see it!

Exercising

2008-06-23T22:32:00.000-07:00

Really small overlap test to keep the juices in my animation brain flowin'... don't blink... seriously.

New Camera

2008-06-21T23:30:00.001-07:00

A few more photos I took today.

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I just bought a new camera yesterday, and I love it! I've been carrying it around everywhere with me. I haven't had much experience taking pictures but I bought this book that has some great info that I hope to start applying in my photos... plus stuff I could use for animation and art in general too. ( about emphasizing shapes, composition, perspective, use of texture and color, etc. ) Here's Jasmin with a nice yellow monotone throughout. Makes her feel warm and cuddly, which she is. :)

...and these are our dogs. Little brats... they think they could get away with anything. Jasmin thought it would be cute to give Buddy up there a mohawk.

Just messing around with some different camera functions.

I recommend the camera by the way. My buddy Chad, who recently bought one himself, recommended it to me. So if you're looking for something nice but not so expensive go check it out. ( SONY model no. DSLR-A200 )

Animation Update

2008-06-17T22:35:00.000-07:00

Animation on Open Season 2 is winding down and coming to an end.

Last Friday I finished my last shot and there are a couple of animators wrapping up their final shots. The project was unlike any other project I've been on and I'm very happy and fortunate to be part of this one of a kind team at Reel FX. Hats off to everyone who worked on this for dishing out such nice work, it was really a joy to be a part of.

So this week I've started my first couple of shots on the DVD short film for Kung Fu Panda. I enjoyed the movie A LOT and I'm extremely psyched to be animating on this. Hope you watch and enjoy when it comes out with the DVD.

Skadoosh!

Lupus Walk 2008

2008-06-09T18:32:00.000-07:00

Shirt design for my friend's Lupus pledge walk this year. :)

Iron Man

2008-05-11T15:17:00.001-07:00

I really enjoyed the movie. Go check it out!

Happiness Panda

2008-03-23T21:20:00.000-07:00

baby monster

2008-03-06T22:26:00.000-08:00

Here comes trouble...

Art of Bee Movie

2008-02-18T23:57:00.000-08:00

I went to Borders yesterday and lo and behold, Bee Movie had an art book sitting on one of the shelves. I haven't seen the movie (shame on me) but after I bought the book I wanted to see how it translated on-screen. There are a few very nice designs done for different bees and some great concept work involved in the pre-pro. As 1-dimensional the story may be (grant it I haven't seen it yet so hopefully I'm wrong about that) I'm sure the visuals and animation are worth seeing... either way, go check out the book! :)

Aphrodite

2008-02-14T23:01:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentines Day!

Feature Film Gig!

2007-11-05T20:17:00.000-08:00

I recently accepted a staff job at Reel FX and I'm super excited! They've worked on some really great and inspiring work and I can't wait to contribute my best to the studio. From the looks of it I'll be animating on Open Season 2. I've really admired the designs that Carter Goodrich sketched up for this movie and it'll be a pleasure getting to give them personality and bring 'em to life. He's definitely an inspiration in my own design work. I mean look at these guys... they're so appealing! :)

I start in December and I already feel welcomed by the people that I've spoken with from RFX. I've heard the environment is great there. I can't wait to get started!

Snobbery

2007-11-05T20:05:00.001-08:00

Lupus Walk 2007

2007-10-15T00:48:00.000-07:00

Here's a design I created for a good friend of mine and Jasmin who has recovered from Lupus and is walking to raise money to find a cure. If you'd like to help out with any donations you can visit her site here.

Thanks and take care. :)

Business Card

2007-09-28T09:19:00.001-07:00

So I have finally designed myself a business card. There have been a few moments where it would have come in handy in the past few weeks. Personally, I've always thought it's not a big deal but it wouldn't hurt to be prepared when it's needed. I think it's just that much more professional.

Looking forward to having it printed. :)

Website

2007-09-06T09:21:00.000-07:00

Hey all! For those of you who check in from time to time... thanks! :)

I've finally created my website thanks to Amy Provine. I met her during a Chicago sketchcrawl about a month ago and she convinced me to finish my site with her help. So it's finally up and running! There may be a few bugs depending on what platform and search engine you're using, but that will be fixed shortly.

Other then that, hope you guys enjoy.

http://www.dansegarra.net/

2007-08-21T11:03:00.000-07:00

So it's been awhile since I've posted. I need to get back into it.

Here's a little something.

A buddy of mine wants to create a short film with me... the same guy who painted my backgrounds for 'Sheep'. So here are some character variations I came up with for that.

Sheep

2007-08-04T23:38:00.000-07:00

CG Talk

2007-06-06T08:31:00.000-07:00

Check it out! My short film was plugged on CG Talk... and on Jason Schleifer's blog. Thanks Jason!

Also, a fellow Animation Mentor buddy of mine (Emanuele Pavarotti) was also plugged. Congrats for the plug Emanuele! Your short film's awesome, a huge congrats on finishing. Pretty sweet!!!

Figure Drawing

2007-04-18T15:54:00.000-07:00

If you're in the Manhattan area and want to know of a good Figure Drawing workshop, Salmagundi has been a great place to go. There are a variety of good models and at a pretty low price. ( $7 for 3 hours on Monday / $10 for 4 hours on Thursday ) Check it out if you're up for it.

Here are some of the sketches I'm able to post this week. I've got some more but I haven't had the time... or a personal computer, to scan 'em. KEEP DRAWING! ;)

SHEEP

2007-03-29T08:16:00.000-07:00

So here is my animated short film. It's been a long process but it's finally done... well, actually the music is still just a placeholder but hopefully not for very long. :)

If you want to read an interview I gave to AnimationMentor you can CLICK HERE.

Thanks for visiting and enjoy!

Stuffed Animals

2007-03-25T11:27:00.000-07:00

Just for fun...
I bought a new sketchbook, so hopefully I will post more often. :)

Animation Mentor in the HOUSE!

2007-03-19T16:24:00.000-07:00

Check it out!

Animation Mentor has featured my short film in their newsletter along with two talented alumni from the school.

ANIMATION MENTOR SHORT FILM SHOWCASE

I also have a clip of my short film in there winter student reel.

Pretty cool! Congrats to all of the students who had their work shown here.

TOTALLY inspiring work guys!

Whattup PSYOP!

2007-03-12T13:37:00.000-07:00

I was just called by Psyop a few days ago... they asked if I was available for some freelance work. So like, now I'm in New York for a few months sharing a room with Aja from Animation Mentor.

CRAZY stuff!

I'm working on fantastic project and I'm extremely excited to be part of this talented team. Today was my first day and I can't wait to get going on this already awesome looking animation!

Bond...

2007-02-26T22:11:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine!

2007-02-13T18:41:00.000-08:00

This is our puppy giving Jasmin a valentine chew toy...

yeah, our puppy chews on everything.

Happy Valentine, sweetie!