After A Long Absence

It`s been a long time since I`ve written in my Exploding Toad blog. A lot has happened in the meantime. Last summer I decided to take a step to do something I`d long dreamed of…go to Japan. I got hired by an English conversation school. After lots of packing, goodbyes and paperwork, I found myself here in Kobe, Japan teaching full time. Now after a couple months of getting adjusted to my new lifestyle, I`m ready to start working on my personal video/art projects and exploring this beautiful country.

One exciting development has been that Matt Morillo, a very talented Writer/Director and friend of mine, is going to have his hit play (Angry Young Women In Low Rise Jeans With High Class Issues) published. I designed the poster and logo so that will be on the cover as well as another poster of his newest play, which I also designed. I`m proud to have worked on these projects and I`m looking forward to seeing the finished book.

I`ve been working on some new tests sort of related to what I was doing last year. Now I`ve decided 2D animation (with perhaps some 3d rotoscoping of elements) might be better for the idea I have in mind. They are too short and sketchy to post, but once I have more than a few seconds of tests…I might start posting some of this.

Super Deluxe Loves CHEW!

“People, People who need people, are the luckiest people in the world” – Barbara Streisand

CHEW has been featured on the People page of Super Deluxe as one of their 6 recommendations this week “For All You Lovers Out There”! Horray!

Special FOUR EYED MONSTERS Screening

What are you doing for Valentine’s Day today? If you haven’t made plans yet and are in the New York area, IFC Center is hosting a special 7:30pm screening of FOUR EYED MONSTERS.

These kids really understand how to market online. If you haven’t seen their website yet, you should check it out. My favorite feature is the smart way they had people request to see their movie across the country. The requests are represented visually by hearts. The bigger the heart, the more people. And of coarse they podcast and podcast often.

In fact, they were part of what inspired me to start learning about blogging and podcasting. Since they were one of the first video podcasts out there on Apple Itunes, they introduced me to the medium.