Thursday, May 15, 2008

Hansel and Gretel; Should I, or Shouldn't I?

I planned to make my own version of Hansel and Gretel but I might not since the outlook is quite grim in the video actually filmed department. I might; and I might not, we will see.

Randy Is Puzzled


Here's the image of Randy when the fishing pole flies out of his hand.
Nice, huh?
Check out the full picture by scrolling down, (it's down there somewhere).

Beasts


Beasts is a short film about two girls who are forced to go to a ball by one of the girl's father, who turns into a werewolf. The girls think that Mr. Wolf will give them shelter. They are wrong. They run away and go to the ball even though it's awful.

DSA: Takes To The Air! (Not Just Worm).


DSA: Dragon Slayers Academy is a movie that is based off the books. Worm, a dragon that the two main characters Wiglaf and Angus hatched, is pictured left. Isn't he cute? I modeled him and his eggshell in Cheetah3D. As he grows older, he looks less and less cute. It's too bad. Worm is always growing and saying, "Wormm come to mmummy!" and because the unfortunate Wiglaf is the "Mmummy" he has to care for Worm.
Angus is able to have direct eye contact with Worm, therefore, he is able to train him better then Wiglaf can.
I had the idea for making Dragon Slayer's Academy. I kind of regret making it because it's not something I'll be able to start filming in a while.
But at least none of the characters are stop-motion animated. That way thing will go faster for everybody.

The Maze


The Maze is about a girl who goes into a maze and has to find her way out again. She comes across a shadowy figure and runs away from it; she sees the dreaded Tiepitum- a creature with many heads and many eyes, and finally, she sees a beating heart in the center chamber of the maze. The thing is- its got a plot and blah, blah, blah but it has the same problem as with Adventure to Pluto, Mattimeo and all those other films that include stop-motion: I don't want to do stop-motion anymore; I am not into it. Problem, No? I am sorry I cannot fix it.

Being a Ghost


Boo! Being a Ghost is a fun-filled ghost movie that takes place in our house. (Not a surprise!)
When ghosthunter Malenda Popkins inspects the old, rotting house she is investigating, she runs into a whole lot of ghosts. First- Graves, a farm ghost, then Yards Gone, who is a practical joker, then- Luna Moon, a mysterious ghost, and then, finally, Reckless, a ghost who was murdered in his pajamas. Every ghosts she encounters doesn't scare her in the least. (Even Yards Gone.)
I am happy to say that Being a Ghost is on DVD.
Go to: http://www.jhhl.net/WMThing/BeingAGhost.html
to learn more!

Little Shop of Horrors Returns!


LSOH, or Little Shop of Horrors stars Quentin Champ-Doran as Seymore and yours truly as Mr. Mushneck. Audrey2 or "Twoie" as Seymore calls it, comes back too. He smashes fences, glasses, bottles and Mr. Mushneck. Not a pleasant plant!
(Especially for an alien),
Seymore is finally driven to distroy it by his girlfriend Audrey.
The movie ends in a high-note.
(Not really).
The End.
Audrey2 was modeled in Cheetah and is sometimes a puppet. Seymore loves Twoie until "Twoie" makes Mr. Mushneck end his life with a crunch.

Mystery Kids Solve the Mystery!


T.M.K or "The Mystery Kids" are a special TV show that I made up in 2007. These shows are based on the games me and my sister play with Playmobile®. They find out who The Skeleton Man was, who The Plant Ghost was, who The Ice Ghost was, and etc.
Although it is a whole lot like the series, T.M.K is the Playmobile® version of Scooby. I haven't aired it because:
#1: I don't have any money.
and
#2: Because Playmobile® would sue me.
And anyway, kids can make their own T.M.K movies. Why should I give them it? They have the Playmobiles®, and the imagination, that's all they need. (Except, maybe, the video camera.)
T.M.K's long list of TV spots continues until it runs out of the fluid of the brain. (That is; brain power), and it stops there. I've only made three of the ten TV shows I've worked out, and because, as they are stop-motion activated, the same problem arises as with Adventure to Pluto and Mattimeo.
Great.

Gerlock Holmes and Dr. Harm 1 and 2


Gerlock is a gargoyle. Harmony is a cat. Both of them go on a an adventure worth having in Gerlock Holmes and Dr. Harm #1. Gerlock Holmes (sometimes as 'Sherlock Jr.') and his assistant, Dr. Harm, go off in hot pursuit of the criminal who stole Racconi's ring. (It turns out to be in the cookie jar), in Gerlock Holmes and Dr. Harm #2, they go after a murderer who murdered Merecat's cousin, Racooni. (This episode was unfortunatly deleted.) The villain turns out to be "Ben" the monkey, who threw a shoe at Racooni when Racoon saw him stealing some silverware. All-in-all, they have fun solving mysteries together. Gerlock Holmes the gargoyle and Dr. Harm the beanie baby cat. Go to: http://www.jhhl.net/WMThing/Harmony.html to learn more!

The Sad History of Not Wanting; Mattimeo


Mattimeo, (The second mouse on the right) is a tiny mouse compared to his dad, (pictured far left) who is a warrior. Mattimeo wants to be a warrior too. "He is just to young." his father says of Mattimeo to Mayflower, (Mattimeo's mom), "He needs to be older." Mayflower think the opposite when a fox comes and steals the Redwall children.
Mattimeo and his friend Tess, are among those who get stolen. Mayflower encourages Mattimeo on his quest for revenge. The problem is; I don't want to stop-motion animate the whole of Redwall.
Its been a year and I have only made one minute of animation.
It's the same thing with Adventure to Pluto, year, after year, after year.
Somebody posted a comment on YouTube™ about how "I spelled Mattimeo wrong." The point is not about how you spell it, it's about what you do with it. That's the only thing that matters.

Following Kato Adventure; Sad Tale


Following Kato Adventure (F.K.A) and its sequel, Following Kato Adventure 2 (F.K.A2) have a sad tale behind the tail of a cat named Kato, the star of the series of movies where me and a friend try to chase Kato all over the house. Following Kato 2 (never made) was going to be the second of the two Kato movies, (The third was going to star a dog)
But, after I shot part of the footage, I couldn't shoot the rest. Kato died. (We think), rumors about a big, scary, cat were flying around. Kato may have been struck a fatal blow from the other cat.
Go to: http://www.jhhl.net/WMThing/FKA.html to learn more!

Ginco is Spelled Wrong! (Again!)

Many people, (I am not mentioning names), have said that Ginco is spelled wrong.
"I know," I always tell them frustratedly, "it's supposed to be that way. Ginko sounds like 'Gecko' and of course, Ginco is not a gecko. He is a crime-fighter. In fact, he is the best crime fighter in the world. That's why he fights crime. Obvious, right?" Even if Ginco is misspelled then it doesn't stop everybody from saying "It's good, Garden Spider, let me watch TV." That was what was said about the first one. The second one was too short, and the third one was accidentally deleted by my sister, (who was trying to make her own iMovie project.)
Ginco is a life-saver in a world full of garbage. I'm trying not to make Ginco garbage too.

Adventure to Nowhere

Recently I have not been working on Adventure to Pluto, its been something I just haven't got to. But sometimes I do work on it, by making trailers and blah.
I do animation for Adventure (That is, stop-motion; where you take a picture with your camera, move your model the tiniest bit, and take another picture, and so forth;)
And because I am starting to lose interest in stop-motion, this is a little grueling.
On the bright side, however, I have been thinking about taking Batwings and Zadar,
(See-Funny Flashes), to be W.M.Thing's mascots. Zadar is an endearing character who is scared of everything- "Heights, mice, licorice, spiders, moth-eating wasps, and aliens from pluto." He tries to make Batwings stop the rocket ship when it takes off accidentally, but to no avail. Batwings, even though he is shorter then Zadar is, is bossier then Zadar and likes to take control of things. That is why he isn't afraid when Lord Manyeyes faces him on pluto.
Adventure to Pluto has, unfortunately, become Adventure to Nowhere, seeing as I haven't finished the part when they fly off to pluto.
All-in-all, Adventure to Pluto has been fun to animate (Even if I haven't finished it) and so, when it comes out, I hope it will be OK.