Check out this book trailer I animated for the re-release of Ann and Nancy Wilson's "Dog & Butterfly" children's book.  The book is set to release later this fall through Huqua Press.  I used illustrations from the book to create the trailer, all animated in After Effects. Enjoy!

Post by Heart.

Birthday Cake

La Portée des Mots

I recently worked on a series of short films for the online component of the second season of "La Portée des Mots" (TFO).  The show features different musicians, my job was to illustrate and animate anecdotes from interviews of each musician.  This was another collaboration with the great team at Secret Level Films, led by director Will Cyr and producer Renée de Sousa.  Here are the films:

Vincent Vallières - La Ninkazi from Espace Franco Images on Vimeo.

La course folle à travers Dakar from Espace Franco Images on Vimeo.

Yann Perreau - Cowboy-Panda from Espace Franco Images on Vimeo.

Mes Aïeux - Band de Salon from Espace Franco Images on Vimeo.

Andrea Lindsay - Mon premier premier show from Espace Franco Images on Vimeo.

Marie-Pierre Arthur - Le festival de chez nous from Espace Franco Images on Vimeo.

Les Hay Babies Master - C'tait meant to be from Espace Franco Images on Vimeo.

Parler zombie toute la soirée from Espace Franco Images on Vimeo.

Le truck stop from Espace Franco Images on Vimeo.

Chico Buarque from Espace Franco Images on Vimeo.

Avant l'MP3 from Espace Franco Images on Vimeo.

Sur le champ from Espace Franco Images on Vimeo.

"Little Boxes" comics

Check out www.jodisandler.com/littleboxes for more comics and cartoons!

Couple's Therapy

Proud to be a vagiterien

Supporting Movember

"Little Boxes" comic - Game of Thrones

Demo Reel 2013

Episode 1 of "Little Boxes"

The first episode of "Little Boxes" is online!  Click here to go to Film Annex to watch it.  Below are some concept drawings for some of the next episodes :)

VM Farms promo and website

This promo was done a little while ago, and was really fun to work on.  A lot of the ideas came from VM Farms (and Mr. Matt O'Leary), and the ninjas you see are actually employees.  What makes this promo unique is that the concept was followed through to their website.  Near the end of production I was asked to created a few illustrations and animated gifs for the site.  I don't usually get a lot of time to work on a promo, and rarely get a lot of time (if any) for pre-production.  So it's usually near the end of production that I really get to know a character and start having more fun animating them.  This time I got to keep the fun going by continuing the work after production.

The promo is embedded below, but check out the website as well.  You may have to mouseover or click a graphic to see it move, but there is something on each page :)

www.vmfarms.com

Sneak Peek!

I've been recently working on a series of shorts and I'm getting excited to share it!  Below are some concept sketches from pre-production.  The series features these two cuties, I hope you like them!

Ta Parole Est En Jeu!

Check out these films that were produced by the awesome team at Secret Level Films for the NFB (ONF).  I created all of the graphics and animated a couple of scenes.  There are 13 films, depicting a French hero from each of the Canadian provinces/territories.  The films are part of this campaign: www.taparoleestenjeu.com

Ontario:

Ta parole est en jeu - Les Franco-Ontariens par ONFB , Office national du film du Canada

Alberta:

Ta parole est en jeu - Les Franco-Albertains par ONFB , Office national du film du Canada

British Columbia:

Ta parole est en jeu - Les Franco-Colombiens par ONFB , Office national du film du Canada

Quebec:

Ta parole est en jeu - Les Québécois par ONFB , Office national du film du Canada

Nunavut:

Ta parole est en jeu - Les Franco-Nunavois par ONFB , Office national du film du Canada

Nova Scotia:

Ta parole est en jeu - Les Acadiens de la Nouvelle-Écosse par ONFB , Office national du film du Canada

Saskatchewan:

Ta parole est en jeu - Les Fransaskois par ONFB , Office national du film du Canada

Manitoba:

Ta parole est en jeu - Les Franco-Manitobains par ONFB , Office national du film du Canada

New Brunswick:

Ta parole est en jeu - Les Acadiens du Nouveau-Brunswick par ONFB , Office national du film du Canada

Newfoundland:

Ta parole est en jeu - Les Franco-Terreneuviens et Labradoriens par ONFB , Office national du film du Canada

PEI:

Ta parole est en jeu - Les Acadiens de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard par ONFB , Office national du film du Canada

Yukon:

Ta parole est en jeu - Les Franco-Yukonnais par ONFB , Office national du film du Canada

Northwest Territories:

Ta parole est en jeu - Les Franco-Ténois par ONFB , Office national du film du Canada

"How it Works" animated promo for Endurance Lending Network

I recently did this promo for the great team at Funding Circle.   It was a lot of fun to produce and the client was really easy to work with.

This is what they had to say about it:

"Jodi's an awesome animator. She helped Endurance create a professional, yet playful "How it Works" video that helps our customers understand our business while reflecting our easy-going brand personality. Our team is thrilled with her work, and we have received a number of compliments on it. She is responsive and easy to work with, walked us through the whole process as first-timers, and struck the right balance of quality and affordability that we needed as a startup."

-Mitchell Fox, Director, Product Management
Funding Circle (Formerly Endurance Lending Network)

"Shineland" on Film Annex

I recently signed up on Film Annex, a site that actually pays you for contributing content.   And the best part is that they select what films get played as opposed to having anyone upload random clips about their cat.

The first film I posted on the site is the final film I did when I was in my fourth year at Sheridan College, "Shineland".  Check it out!

  

Check out the latest promo I did for Bunch:

Lawzam!

I did this promo a couple of months ago, for LawZam through GrumoMedia. All animated in Flash and composited in After Effects.  Enjoy!

I was recently commissioned by Zak Profera to make this clip promoting that they are now selling Zak+Fox textiles through Harbinger, LA. I really liked the concept, and didn't hesitate to accept the job. The initial designs and storyboards took about a week and then about another week to complete the animation (rough and clean), all done in flash.
Here are some of the initial sketches that I did of Fox:

Don't forget to check out www.zakandfox.com!

Animated Logos/Motion Graphics Demo Reel

A compilation of animated logos and motion graphics from projects over the last few years.

Interactive Fishy!

This isn't new, but I never posted it before. From time to time I dabble in coding AS in Flash, I did this in a few hours as a simple exercise. It was a lot of fun and rather simple coding, just 10 lines! Click the pic below to go to the webpage, move the mouse around to see the fish chase after the worm!

Demo Reel 2012

The latest update to my demo reel, mostly highlights of the music videos and promo clips that I've done in the last few of years.

Old Painting

I did this painting a few years ago (2008) for my grandmother's 90th birthday.  It's acrylic on canvas board, done from a photo of my grandparents when they were young.  I'm getting back into painting traditionally so I'll be posting more (and hopefully better) paintings soon.  While this one captured the likeness and feeling of the photo, there are a lot of areas that need improvement.  

Shopcastr in 30 seconds

I did this in about a week, animated in Flash and composited in After Effects.

Shopcastr makes it simple for retailers to show off their best products and lets consumers window shop their favorite stores. Discover what your city has in store.
Check out shopcastr.com!

Winefox Holiday Promo

Dining Date Night

Check out the latest promo I did for diningdatenight.com.  It was animated in Flash and composited in After Effects. If you're in Toronto and like fine dining, sign up to take advantage of the great deals!

Watch how DiningDateNight.com works! from DiningDateNight.com

Anyone But Me Series Finale

Sadly this series is coming to an end.  I think it was just getting started, but hopefully we will see more shows like this soon.  I think we have, and it's awesome.  Let's keep it up!  The series' creators have reached out to fans to help fund a final episode wrapping up the series.  There have been awesome prizes, and now if you donate more than $150, you will also get an original India ink on canvas of one of the two images below.

 

 Check out the show, and help out if you can :)

www.anyonebutmeseries.com

India Ink on Canvas

A present for my girlfriend's birthday :)

Hipsell Promotional Video

This was the fastest video that I've produced.  Just 14 days from start to finish, and the script was only finalized after the first week.  But it was also one of the funnest projects I've worked on this year.  A project like this can only get done on time if the client is willing (and able) to make the process as painless as possible.  A big thanks to Matt and his team for making this possible.

Hipsell website

Charity Auction Ball Poster

I did this poster for the Kellogg School of Business Charity Auction Ball, benefitting One Acre Fund, wits, and wings. This is the third poster I have done for them, and this year's theme was "A Great Gatsby Gala"  It's too bad that the charity/sponsor logos weren't supplied without backgrounds,  but I still had fun working on the characters.

Flash vs Photoshop

Morning Sketches

Love Knows Not the Bounds of the Body Art Exhibit 2011

Currently up at Studio 561, until Jan. 17.  

All pieces are india ink on canvas.

Connectsy in 1 minute

I recently created a video for Connectsy, "The spontaneous way to share your plans and get together with others." It was a fun project, all done in Flash. Check it out!

www.connectsy.com

Flash Sketches

I've been sketching a lot in flash lately, sticking to a black and white, (sometimes) minimalist style.  Here are a few of the latest.  I've also been taking some of the sketches further and doing them in ink on paper/canvas. These along with a few more are posted here.

Warm up sketch

Pen sketch

Elephant Shoe!!

9x12" Watercolour with ink pen

For my beautiful and inspiring girlfriend Zahra <3
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sketches..random sketches

 

Butterfly Designs

Playing around with a butterfly design:

Zahra Sketches

"Paint Like That" Official Video!!!

And here it is!! I'm very excited to finally show the video that I've been working on for the past 7 months. The hand drawn animation was done in flash, composited in AfterEffects with some additional animation. Not only was this a really fun project to work on but I'm a huge fan of Sick of Sarah so I feel lucky to have been able to have this opportunity.
Check the video out and let me know what you think!!!



For more info on the band, click here.

Keeping you warm :D

Tequila Bajo 0º

Check out an interview I did with Tequila Bajo 0º, a blog that's made by women but not entirely for women. The topics on this blog are quite interesting, including features about art and artists. The blog is in spanish, but there are links in the grey box at the top with english titles.

Here's a link to the blog
And here's a link to the post about me in english

Portugal 2009!!!!

For the first weekend that I was in Portugal I was mostly partying, and for the last weekend I was sick and didn't leave the flat. But for the few days in between, I tried to make the best of capturing the beautiful sceneries. Here are a few pieces (not scans, just photos so some of the colours are slightly off).

Shake the World!!!

I animated this clip today, just a quick promo for a cool project, Shake The World.
For more info go to www.stwpictures.com. Thanks to Bryce Milburn (exec. producer of the project) for posting a drawing of this, click to go to his blog, where he has posted a few other artist's drawings.
And a very special thanks to Amy for the cutest voice ever :D

Sketchbook

Here are a couple of pages out of my sketchbook that I've done recently..

Drawing for Elliot Cowan

I am a big fan :P of Elliot Cowan, particularly his "Adventures of Boxhead and Roundhead" If you haven't seen them, check them out on youtube or his site is www.elliotelliotelliot.com and his blog is sandwichbag.blogspot.com
I did this sketch for Elliot and he posted it on his blog! Here's a link to the post. Thanks Elliot, glad you liked this and I'm looking forward The Thing in the Distance!! :D