joel trussell's scribbledumpster

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

2009-09-29T11:29:00.000-07:00

lamentations

5 stars

2009-09-21T00:29:00.000-07:00

YouTube delivers the awesome.

gossip

2009-09-12T19:57:00.000-07:00

Pretty late on posting this, but this is what my July was all about. It's my first stab at directing live action so let me know what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12W0SfvJRfA

Here is the crew that helped pull it together:

Production Company: Partizan LA
Director: Joel Trussell
Producer: Cynthia Shreves
Editor: Michael Samstag
DP: Todd Somodevilla
1st AD: Angel Rosa
Animators: Anna Hollingsworth, Mike Hollingsworth, Crystal Stromer, Gene Blakefield, Eric Kilkenny, Anton Bogaty
Colorist: Tony Corapi

Many other mighty players involved in making this possible like the good Bryan Younce, Jeff Pantaleo, and the even the legendary Rick Rubin. This list is long and each player was totally vital! It was mostly a new process to me, but it was crazy fun to work out. I'd be anxious to try something like this again. Anyone need balloon headed rollerskaters out here?

A few other items of news:

1. I'm now repped by the goodfolk at www.specialagentproductions.com

2. I moved to Los Angeles.

3. I want to work for you.

smoking

2009-09-10T17:08:00.000-07:00

Hey there... remember me? I didn't think so.

Here's a project that Genndy Tartakovsky and the good folks at the Orphanage Hollywood started up for Arnold Worldwide. I was brought in to take the animatics and finish them up for the internets. Good times.

Minis Launch from Sig Gross on Vimeo

The Sig Gross and the team at Arnold are always golden, and who can deny the Orphanage Hollywood crew?

some early fruitiness

2009-05-08T10:37:00.000-07:00

Early concepts...

you're sick of zombies, right?

2009-05-06T08:48:00.000-07:00

Kid606 - Mr. Wobble's Nightmare

director - Joel Trussell
dp & editor - Michael Samstag
animators - Anna & Mike Hollingsworth, Joel Trussell
camera - Matthew Rogers
lighting - Jeff Reed
musician - Kid606

loaders earvaders morituri te salutant

2009-04-08T18:24:00.000-07:00

Loaders Earvaders Morituri Te Salutant from PSST! on Vimeo.

I forgot to mention... the good Chris Fox helped animate this one. Thank ye Chris!

new joeltrussell.com

2009-04-02T08:37:00.000-07:00

LA was great as always... met up with tons of talented people. The Flux screening at the Hammer Museum of PSST! Pass It On 3 was crampacked! Went up on stage after the show with Bran Doughtery-Johnson and Brian Gossett to rock a live exquisite corpse which was good times and met up with the Radical Friend crew afterward.

In more recent news though, no longer "coming soon" is the new joeltrussell.com. It was designed by the talent giants Also Design and the code wizardry rocked by No Ponies. Have a look, will ya?

psst preview

2009-02-18T12:26:00.001-08:00

psst pass it on!

2009-02-18T11:47:00.000-08:00

I'm headed to LA to attend the PSST Pass It On premiere. I was lucky to participate with such other talents such as Fons Schiedon, members of Shynola and the great Joey Garfield. I'll be in town for a few days so let's hook it up!

frederator's good peoples

2009-01-29T14:41:00.000-08:00

hey it's a new year and all

2009-01-05T20:34:00.000-08:00

2008 was pretty alright, right? I dug it. Let's hope 09 is even better.

Channel Frederator's setting it off with a nice quickie interview... HERE

Oh and I'm gonna try out this Twitter thing for a minute too. Maybe it's fun?...
http://twitter.com/joeltrussell

portland flickr bomb

2008-12-11T22:03:00.000-08:00

just dropped a ton off over at flickr about the Portland show

tonight in portland

2008-12-04T09:33:00.000-08:00

the grassy knoll gallery
123 nw 2nd avenue
2nd floor portland, ore 97209
6-9 PM

Still more work to do this morning. Roll through if you can!

more previewish stuff

2008-11-13T08:47:00.000-08:00

the lab

updates and previews

2008-10-13T19:42:00.000-07:00

Ok so recently I finished up a clip that I was luckily invited to direct for the new season of Yo Gabba Gabba. Equally lucky, I was invited to show the Morcheeba "Enjoy The Ride" and Jakob Dylan "Evil Is Alive And Well" videos at the San Francisco International Animation Festival! Gene Deitch is even gonna be there, and unfortunately I have to miss it.

I'm missing it though for a good reason. Over the next few weeks I have to concentrate on my upcoming (first!) solo art show at the Grassy Knoll Gallery in Portland, OR.

The good Ward Jenkins is currently showing at the gallery so be sure to check him out, and here are some unfinished previews to my show "Culture Jelly"...

The show's not entirely comprised of vikings, I promise.

that's serious

2008-09-16T11:14:00.001-07:00

A fan in California sent this in... (0_0)!

the evilest

2008-09-16T10:53:00.000-07:00

I slept on posting this latest piece I directed...

guilty parties include...
Animators: Anna Gallaspy, James Richards and Chris Fox
Backgrounds: Mike Gilbert
Big thanks to: WildBrain! and Bryan Younce

seattle show and spoiler alert radio

2008-06-26T20:29:00.000-07:00

Before I took off for Seattle I had a call to be a part of a radio show on 88.1FM, WELH, Providence, RI, so how could I pass that up? It's a great show called Spoiler Alert Radio which interviews directors and discusses film and such.

CLICK HERE FOR THE INTERVIEW

Buckle up for unbridled ramblings.

Hey so have you ever been to Seattle? When it's sunny outside it sincerely can't be beat. I guess I missed it pretty bad, but didn't even know how much until I got back. Gah! Love that place.

Here's some photographic evidence of the events...

the good Rob May and Rebecca Moline from the Animation Show
photo by Matt Tamaru

@ Flowers in the U-District
artsy photo by Matt Tamaru

from left to right: Anton Bogaty, Matt Tamaru, Rob May,
Rebecca Moline and Tom Deslongchamp
photo by errr... I think Tom

Tom and his wife Jessica Phoenix
photo by Tom... for sure this time

The mighty Troy Parke from Plexipixel
photo by Vicky Tamaru

Long distance shot in my old hood of Northgate.
from left to right: Matt and his wife Vicky Tamaru,
and the Blakefields- Huddle, Esther and boy genius Gene
photo by random passerby guy
with a taste for plenty of negative space

One day I'll post some drawings again.
Until then...

hello seattle

2008-06-17T13:40:00.000-07:00

Hey so just a quick note... I'll be headed up to Seattle for the Animation Show on June 20th. Come out to the Varsity and give a shout, will ya?

Oh and there's a nice and crisp QT posted over here of the Morcheeba piece "Gained the World"...

http://www.onesmallstep.tv/videos/JT_Morch_GTW320.mov

gained the world

2008-05-21T10:03:00.000-07:00

Morcheeba graciously asked me back to direct their second single off the Dive Deep album. Luckily I had the grand talents of Eric Kilkenny, Saxton Moore and Darin Bendall lending their animation wizardry as well as a generous tech hand from Sir Todd Schott. Of course Dan Kreeger and posse over at One Small Step were, as always, the finest a production company can be.

Endless thanks to Morcheeba and the label making both videos sincerely good times. Hey lemme know what you think, will ya?

In other news, just started up a new music video and tied up the end for the Animation Show. Did I ever tell you that Eric Kilkenny and Gene Blakefield were a big part of the Animation Show's opener piece? I'm truly an ass. These guys animate circles around me.

animation show and captain dumpers

2008-05-09T20:17:00.000-07:00

Say there... check out this trailer for ye olde Animation Show...

Austin's show was serious fun. Everything went really well. The people running the program are solid gold. I got to chat with the mighty Mike Judge who was very complimentary and generous, which pretty much blew my mind. The whole operation is top notch and that's no bluff. Good times are guaranteed. Go check them out over here...

www.animationshow.com

Oh hey here are some decorated admirals that were dumped on my hard drive. Rest in peace, cap'ns.
Salute!

animation show!

2008-04-23T18:14:00.000-07:00

So I know it's last minute but I'm headed off to Austin for the premiere of the Animation Show on the 25th. Amazingly the guys from the show invited me to create the opener for the tour this year. Here's a sneak peak of some screen grabs...

Don't wanna give too much away yet. Should be good times though. If you're around Austin come by and tell me what's what.

more?

2008-04-01T21:37:00.000-07:00

Sorry... I can't resist sharing though.

claudiufiat rock, rock on!

dug up this youtube gem

2008-03-19T09:04:00.000-07:00

Morcheeba's "Enjoy The Ride" vs The Sword's "Iron Swan"

thank you, good youtube citizen robopaul