Hasani Walker: Stop Motion Artist

 Here is an interview with Hasani Walker, a very talented artist, designer, stop motion artist who's work can be seen in the upcoming Guillermo Del Toro's "Pinocchio" on Netflix. 

Orginally from Phoenix, Arizona, Hasani moved to Portland to work at Liaka on "Missing Link" where he made contacts and was eventually hired onto "Pinocchio". 

Please enjoy his Animateducated interview below and subscribe if you like what you see.

Thanks for watching!!!

Halloween 2022 episode

"Dark Fantasy" was a radio suspense show which premiered this episode on Friday the 13th as their 13th episode called "W is for Werewolf". 

The story follows Jim who visits his old friend Bill to discover there some odd things happening on Bill's island home. I won't spoil the story, but you will need to take a drink everytime you hear "Jim" or see the name.

I am currently working on a rough animatic of this radio show, which I will be included in this year's Halloween episode. I have edited down the 24 minute to a shorter version of 15 minutes. Here the final rough animatic of "W is for Werewolf"!

If you have any requests, please let me know in the comments below or go to the Community section on the Animateducated YouTube channel.

A very hot week

You know it must be bad when I start posting weather conditions. Usually, the last bit of August and the beginning bits of September decide to end Summer as hot as possible. So here is Burbank, we are hit with a heat wave of about a week of 100,103 and even 107 degrees of heat.

The Animateducated YouTube channel is slowly chugging closer and closer to 1,000 subscribers and half way to the 4000 watch hours required to get annoying, but paying ads to the channel. Really not sure what to expect when we get there, but I do need to post some more videos.

Working on some ideas where I would document making a short animation which I posted here. I have a sound recording outtake from an episode of "Thundercats" which I have always wanted to add animation to. So here I am introducing you to my plans below.

I have discovered that I am currently teaching 8 animation classes this semester and so far, I'm keeping everything juggling along. I only have one in person on campus class teaching animation principles and the rest are all online. Its a full schedule for sure, but I have managed to have Saturday and Sundays, so I can't complain. 

This summer, we planted tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, corn and luffa. We discovered a few surprises like a large bush of cherry tomatoes seen above looking quite confused and angry. We also got several vines of butternut squash and one cantaloupe.

The tunnel of corn...

Here's my Scare Crow...

Have been enjoying the corn, cucumbers and tomatoes, but curious about those hanging Luffa plants. Once they grow larger and dry out, you can peel off the dry skins to reveal Loofah bath sponges! 

And you thought they only grew in the ocean...