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"Eat for Energy" Brooklyn Chidrens Museum

Robert Lyons — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:36:00 -0500

Created for The Brooklyn Children's Museum, "Eat for Energy" is an educational animation that was used as a long-term installation at the museum. Animation graphics and optical effects were created on an Oxberry animation stand by first rotoscoping the stop motion animation in order to fit the effects to the action. The stop motion was shot with a 35mm Mitchell camera. Shared directorial credits go to Becky Wible and myself, shared producer credits to Becky's 181 Productions and my Interface Arts. Stop motion animation director: Cote Zellers.

Cast: Robert Lyons and Becky Wible Searles

Tags: Animation, Brooklyn, Children, Education, Graphics, Installation, Museum, Optical Effects, Oxberry and Stop Motion

Christmas Greeting

Daisy Gaston-Akinwanile — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:59:54 -0500

Christmas past and present.

Cast: Daisy Gaston-Akinwanile

Tags: Christmas wish, Snow, Christmas, Holidays, Santa, Snowman, Christmas Tree, kids, children, family, parents, teachers, fun, greetings, sentilmental, past christmas and present christmas

"Five Waltzing Chairs" Sesame Street

Robert Lyons — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:53:04 -0500

Working again as DP (Director of Photgraphy) for New York independent animation Director Jane Aaron and with stop motion animator Joe Laudati I helped create this spot for Sesame Street. This spot was also shot with a Bolex camera.

Cast: Robert Lyons

Tags: Jane Aaron, Animation, Bolex, Chairs, Director of Photograhy, Education, Joe Laudati, Sesame Street, Stop Motion and Waltz

"Chalkboard" Vaudeville 2-D Animation

Robert Lyons — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:52:05 -0500

This series of animated shorts were created by 8-14 year old kids that were part of The Children's Aid Society, Advantage program, Vaudeville Summer camp. None of these kids had ever animated before but they learned fast. Using a cheap video camcorder connected to a laptop computer running istopmtion software, I instructed the kids how they can do animation directly by drawing and erasing frame by frame on a chalkboard. These are the short films they animated, directed, and edited with my help and the help of the program director Rob McIntosh.

Cast: Robert Lyons

Tags: Advantage Program, Animation, Camp, Chalk Board, Children's Aid Society, Direct Animation, Kids, istopmotion, Summer Camp and Vaudeville

"Children's Television Workshop" (2 Spots)

Robert Lyons — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:49:04 -0500

I shot these two cel animation educational shorts directed by artist Frank Gresham for The Children's Television Workshop while working free-lance at Broadcast Arts in NYC. The first one is about "Cooperation", and the second is about "Beginning, Middle, End"

Cast: Robert Lyons

Tags: Animation, Beatnik, Beginning-Middle-End, Cel, Circus, Cooperation, Film, Frank Gresham, Music, Oxberry, Childrens Television Workshop, PBS and Sesame Street

"Claymation" Vaudeville Stop Motion

Robert Lyons — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:47:37 -0500

This series of animated shorts was created by 8-14 year old kids that were part of The Children's Aid Society, Advantage program, Vaudeville Summer camp. None of these kids had ever animated before but they learned fast. Using a cheap video camcorder connected to a laptop computer running istopmtion software, I instructed the kids how to do stop motion animation by making simple characters out of clay, and sets with cardboard and construction paper. There is also a little bit of pixilation and strata-cut included. These are the short films they animated, directed, and edited with my help and the help of the program director Rob McIntosh.

Cast: Robert Lyons

Tags: Advantage Program, Animation, Camp, Children's Aid Society, Claymation, Kids, istopmotion, Stop Motion, Summer Camp and Vaudeville

"Front/Back" Sesame Street

Robert Lyons — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:45:21 -0500

Working with NY independent director Jane Aaron, and stop motion animator Joe Laudati, I contributed as DP (Director of Photography) doing the camera and lighting on this animated short for Sesame Street that illustrates the differences between front & back using dancing yaks. This spot uses free standing cut-outs in a 3-D set and was shot on 16mm film with a Bolex camera.

Cast: Robert Lyons

Tags: Jane Aaron, Animation, Bolex, Cut-outs, DP, Education, Independent, Sesame Street, Stop Motion and Yaks

"Nickelodeon Seasonal Station ID's" (4 Spots)

Robert Lyons — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:46:34 -0500

Four animated holiday season station identifications for Nickelodeon & Nick Jr. directed by Chris Harvey, and produced for Curious Pictures in NYC. I shot these on 35mm film with my Oxberry animation stand camera. A variety of animation and graphics techniques were employed including; traditional cel animation, back-lit art, lens filter effects, water color in time lapse, motion control camera moves, in-camera multiple exposures, and hi-con elements for video post production compositing done at The Tape House.

Cast: Robert Lyons

Tags: Animation, Aurora Borealis, Christmas, Christmas Tree, Commercials, Hanukkah, Holidays, Menorah, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., North Pole, Oxberry, Rein Deer, Santa Claus and Sleigh

"Short or Tall" Sesame Street

Robert Lyons — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:45:20 -0500

This was A Sesame Street spot directed by NY independent animator, Jane Aaron to illustrate the differences between short and tall. I shot his traditional style animated spot on my Oxberry animation stand. The art was 8x10 photo prints of the outdoor backgrounds with hand drawn colored pencil animation on cel over-lays for the kid characters.

Cast: Robert Lyons

Tags: Jane Aaron, Animation, Cel, Children's Television, Education, Oxberry, Sesame Street, Short, Tall, PBS and Independent

"Short Films by Short People" Nickelodeon

Robert Lyons — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:43:55 -0500

Opening and closing animation for Nickelodeon program directed by animator and children's book creator Mo Willems. This was traditional cel animation shot to 35mm film on my Oxberry camera. I created the projector light flicker effect by alternating between two F-Stops every other frame.

Cast: Robert Lyons

Tags: Animation, Cel, Childrens Television, Effects, Film, F-Stop, Mo Willems, Nickelodeon, Oxberry and Short Films

"What is Space?" Sesame Street

Robert Lyons — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:42:24 -0500

Created for "Sesame Street" with my friend and partner in Accelerated Images, Director Peter Wallach.
I did the motion control photography and created the outer space star-fields and nebula.

Cast: Robert Lyons

Tags: Animation, Education, Motion Control, Motion Graphics, PBS and Sesame Street

"Do the Continental" (Africa) Sesame Street

Robert Lyons — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:40:12 -0500

Created for Sesame Street and produced through Peter Wallach Enterprises, this educational spot was intended as a much needed geography lesson for kids growing up in America. I was the animation cameraman for the spot. I had previously posted this as a duo of geographic education spots (Asia & Africa) but for some reason the "Africa" spot posted without audio, so here is a proper version.

Cast: Robert Lyons

Tags: Africa, Animation, Cel, Children's Television, Continents, Education, Film, Marie Plagianos, Oxberry, Peter Wallach, Sesame Street, Camel, Lion and Pyramids

Art In Motion

Daisy Gaston-Akinwanile — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:30:24 -0500

Illustrations presented to background music. Original sounds created by Miss Daisy.

Cast: Daisy Gaston-Akinwanile

Tags: music, art, illustrations, children, kids, parents, teachers, school, schools, sounds, educational and family

Santa's New Wear

Daisy Gaston-Akinwanile — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:29:50 -0500

There was a rumor being spread that I did not hear.
It was that on 2 days before Christmas Santa had a problem deciding what to wear.

Cast: Daisy Gaston-Akinwanile

Tags: christmas, santa, holiday, greetings, santa claus, elves, tree, fun, humor, kids, parents, teachers, school, family and reindeers

Mano Nano - Broken Picture

SUGARFOG — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:22:48 -0500

Cartoon series for children, from one and a half years of age. The protagonists are two bumbling dwarf , who shows how solve our small problems in household. Music: Evan LE NY - En retard ! (Le Lapin Blanc)
Client: Duck TV.
27 episodes. 2008

Cast: SUGARFOG

Tags:

Stop Bullying Now

Daisy Gaston-Akinwanile — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:45:56 -0500

Stop Bullying Now - Bullying can happen anywhere: face-to-face, by text messages or on the web.

Cast: Daisy Gaston-Akinwanile

Tags: stop bullying, bullying, parents, school, teachers, kids and children

FUMOstro

SUGARFOG — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:33:37 -0500

Created for an Anti-Smoking video compaign: 'Se la spegni ti accendi'. Made by Lili Kedves, Music : Diablo Swing Orchestra.

Cast: SUGARFOG

Tags: short animation and anti smoke

Mano Nano - The Cake

SUGARFOG — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:26:10 -0500

Cartoon series for children, from one and a half years of age. The protagonists are two bumbling dwarf , who shows how solve our small problems in household. Music: Tytyopa -Armoire rouge
Client: Duck TV
27 episodes. 2008

Cast: SUGARFOG

Tags: cartoon series, baby tv and flash animation

Magic Cafe - The Pizza

Joseph Blandamer — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:08:35 -0400

Episode 2 of the Magic Cafe.
Created 5/4/2011

Cast: Joseph Blandamer

Tags: 'Mr Ben' style!

It's Fun to Share

Daisy Gaston-Akinwanile — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 10:43:25 -0500

See why being selfish can be lonely, and learn why sharing can really be fun.

Cast: Daisy Gaston-Akinwanile

Tags: fun, share, friends, kids, children, family, happy and sharing

Christmas Humor

Daisy Gaston-Akinwanile — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 10:42:58 -0500

Are You In The Market For A Rewarding Job? Then Check This out. From stories4kidz.com

Cast: Daisy Gaston-Akinwanile

Tags: holiday, christmas, kids, family, fun, humor, snow day and santa