Just returned from the journey of a lifetime following @ludwigahgren and @michaelreeves808 as they went from Tip2Tip in China with no map and very limited mandarin knowledge. Spent a month editing in the back of an RV giggling at these two knuckleheads from Guangzhou in the south to Erenhot on the border of Mongolia. Shoutout to the amazing team at Mogul Moves for bringing me along- @missing_data@aliciacaichen@camerondiro were a joy to work with everyday and I didn’t get sick of being around them once. Also mad props to @drakeshizzle and @alltimegatz for offline editing in the states and @lilypichu for creating a special date night episode. It was an adventure (aka cat line) that I’ll remember forever.
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#ludwig #michaelreeves #tip2tip #tiptotip #china
The official trailer for I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado...
A “mobbed up” gopher treats his avocado associate to a lavish weekend of private planes, fancy hotels and expensive gifts, lulling the unsuspecting fruit into a blissful stupor, before tossing him off a high-rise balcony in this stop-motion journey filled with danger, intrigue and rhymes.
Narrated by Joe Pantoliano, I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado is written and directed by Mark Roberts, animated by David Wall and Lauren Wall, produced by Mark Roberts, Lisa Cisneros, Matt Hennessy and Ty Caughell and features music performed by Nikki Lynette and produced by Galaxy Francis.
I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado was originally published as a poem in the second volume of Bad Mule Rag, a comedic and thoughtful newspaper of illustrated poems from Mark Roberts that can be found at badmuleinc.com.
All Links in Bio
Watch other short films from Bad Mule at /@badmuleinc.5810
Listen to the original audio version of I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado performed by Cathy Moriarty on the Bad Mule Rag, Vol. 2 (Live) album featuring Mark Roberts & Gina Schock, available on Apple Music/iTunes and Bandcamp.
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All sales of Bad Mule Rag, Vol. 2 (Live) are donated to Animal Rescue Corps, an organization dedicated to the rescue, safety and care of animals.
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👻 I ain’t afraid of no ghosts! 📸
Here’s a little behind-the-scenes timelapse showing the making of the papercraft stop-motion I made for @ghostbusters franchise. A bit of a challenge figuring out the downshooter aspect but once that was in place it was smooth sailing! Had a great time working with @tongalteam@sonypictures@indoorrecessofficial to make this thing happen. Many more in this series coming soon!
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#stopmotion #animation #directing #ghostbusters #movies #sony #stopmotionanimation #handmade #framebyframe #papercraft #timelapse #downshooter #multiplane
💥SPEAK MY LANGUAGE 📣 Had a blast cutting this insane AT&T ad starring @ludwigahgren and @aidencalvin for the good folks at Mogul Moves earlier this year.
Directed by Dan Najarian
Produced by @liza.mw
DP: @jacobmcaron
Edited by me
Color by @borna_jafari
#ludwig #att #streamer #bilingual #mogulmoves
We bought a house! After a few years in our townhome we decided it was finally time to upgrade to our own four walls with a patch of grass. Thanks to my lovely wife Lauren for making so much of the process possible while I was away the past month. We now have a cute split level in Downers Grove with a big yard for our animals!
New film from Bad Mule today! We are thrilled to announce that I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado has won BEST COMEDIC STOP MOTION SHORT at this year's Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation and Technology!
A “mobbed up” gopher treats his avocado associate to a lavish weekend of private planes, fancy hotels and expensive gifts, lulling the unsuspecting fruit into a blissful stupor, before tossing him off a high-rise balcony. This animated evolution of a film-within-a-film is a stop-motion journey filled with danger, intrigue and rhymes.
I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado is narrated by Joe Pantoliano, written and directed by Mark Roberts, animated by David Wall and Lauren Wall and produced by Roberts, Lisa Cisneros, Matt Hennessy and Ty Caughell. It features music by @galaxyfrancis performed by @nikkilynette
You can watch other films from Bad Mule here /@badmuleinc.5810 Don't forget to like & subscribe!
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🪄 Take a look at some moments from David Wall's recent Stop-Motion Animation workshop!
Attendees not only got an introduction to the fundamentals of animating, but got to make their own animation as well! Stay tuned for a look at some of our attendees' creations 😎
Come on down tonight at 7pm to @mainstagechicago for a little stop-motion workshop! I’ll be showing the basics of animation before letting you dive in and make your own works of art. Come say hi and learn a little about this niche filmmaking craft!!
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#stopmotion #animation #chicagofilm #stopmotionanimation #workshop
We are excited to announce that I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado is one of FOUR Bad Mule films that will be screening at this years Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation and Technology! More will be revealed soon!
A “mobbed up” gopher treats his avocado associate to a lavish weekend of private planes, fancy hotels and expensive gifts, lulling the unsuspecting fruit into a blissful stupor, before tossing him off a high-rise balcony in this stop-motion journey filled with danger, intrigue and rhymes.
Narrated by Joe Pantoliano, I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado is written and directed by Mark Roberts, animated by David Wall and Lauren Wall, and features music performed by Nikki Lynette and produced by Galaxy Francis.
I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado was originally published as a poem in the second volume of Bad Mule Rag, a comedic and thoughtful newspaper of illustrated poems from Mark Roberts that can be found at badmuleinc.com.
Listen to the original audio version of I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado performed by Cathy Moriarty on the Bad Mule Rag, Vol. 2 (Live) album featuring Mark Roberts & Gina Schock, available on Apple Music/iTunes and Bandcamp.
All Links in Bio!
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All sales of Bad Mule Rag, Vol. 2 (Live) are donated to Animal Rescue Corps, an organization dedicated to the rescue, safety and care of animals.
#badmuleinc #badmulerag #poemsforkids #childrensbooks #thelonelybanjo #markroberts #mikeandmolly #childrensillustration #childrensentertainment #shortfilm #joepantoliano #stopmotion #stopmotionanimation #animator #mob #mafia #thesopranos #mobbedup #shortfilms #comedyvideo #funnyvideos #itookmyavocadotoaspencolorado #portland #portlandfestivalofcinemaanimationandtechnogy #pfcat #filmfestival #shortfilmfest #shortfilms
Hey yall- I’m leading a stop-motion workshop at @filmscapechicago next Saturday, 6/21 at 10:45am, and it’s free!! Come on down to learn a little bit about stop-motion animation, then get your hands dirty by making a little animation of your own. Register now at the link in my bio and I’ll see you there!
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#stopmotionanimation #workshop #stopmotion #animation #chicagofilmmakers #filmscape
Fun to figure out solutions for water in stop-motion. It’s a tricky thing to do! But @stolatisfab had some great ideas that @potluckcreative and I worked into the process while working on @revbrewchicago videos inspired by Harryhausen movies. Also.. repping Bell’s while working on Rev… oops!
📸 @mrlitch
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#stopmotion #animation #craftbeer #handmade #framebyframe #stopmotionvideo #stopmotionanimation #harryhausen
