Hasta La Motion!

A selection of work created under the banner of The Words are Pictures Studio from 2007-2014. Soundtrack is an instrumental recording of Paint it Black, © The Rolling Stones circa 1966 and is used without permission. I’m hoping they’re nice guys.

‘A frightening feline turns his owner into a scaredy cat!’

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CREDITS
Directed by: Simon Tofield
Animation: Laura Nailor
Sound: Shrooty

Executive Producer: Mike Bell
Producer: Edwin Eckford
Brand Manager: Mike Cook

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What software do you use?

This episode of Simon’s Cat was made using TVPaint. However the previous films have been made using Adobe Flash.

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14 year-old, Claire Wineland was born with cystic fibrosis or “CF”, a genetic disease that causes excessive mucus secretions and collection, especially in the lungs. In her short life, Claire has undergone dozens of surgeries and has spent weeks at a time in the hospital.

This is not, however, what characterizes her. Claire is a singer, an artist, a composer, and a natural-born comedian. She radiates with a warmth and wisdom beyond her years. She has been called a “little Buddha” a “bridge among people”, and a “true old soul.” She is precious to anyone who has met her, especially to her mother, Melissa, and her father, John.

On April 13, 2010 after a relatively routine surgery, Claire became septic and within 24 hours, was in complete lung failure. Her parents were given the option of watching Claire die or putting her on a dangerous oscillator vent, which no child with CF has ever come off of. Her parents opted to put her on the high powered vent and into a drug induced coma so the doctors could try everything possible to reverse the damage to her lungs and her body.

What followed was a remarkable two-week journey of prayer, love and healing. The family was buoyed by an inconceivable amount of support from friends and family. While Claire lay in her coma, kept alive by the maximum amount of life support possible, her friends and family began to pray. Spiritual groups of every possible denomination worldwide were given Claire’s name or in many cases her picture, round the clock vigils of sometimes 50 or more people met in the hospital cafeteria and Claire’s parents and family slept by her side and in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for 17 straight days.

So many people were inspired by Claire’s journey that a public Facebook page, “Claire Wineland Love, Songs and Updates” , was created to disseminate the seemingly ever changing information. Within two weeks, the fans on the page grew to over 900. Out of this grew the desire and need for a foundation.

Claire came through this harrowing event inspired, passionate, and very excited about making a difference for other children and teens by sharing her experience, strength and hope with them. She continues to suffer many setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and believes this is the key to living a fulfilling life — despite being burdened with such a deadly disease.

Claire and her parents want other families to experience the benefit from the kind of support that they received and continue to get; hence, this is the motivation for the foundation. Claire’s experiences have catapulted her into a position of being a spokesperson and an inspirational model for people living with this disease. She has documented and created videos on how to enjoy life with Cystic Fibrosis and live life to the fullest. Claire’s Place Foundation is a way for Claire to give back and make meaning of what she has had to go through; the foundation is her way to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

www.clairesplacefoundation.org for more information about Claire.

My kitty has been walking like this since being neutered Wednesday

Set in the stark backdrop of an American suburban winter, Small Little Things follows the story of two teenagers as they meet and fall in love. A dreamy, surreal portrait of young love, shifting between fantasy and memory. 2014 Official Selection at the Raindance Film Festival 2014 Official Selection at the Indie Memphis Film Festival 2013 Official Selection at the Bradford International Film Festival Starring Rachel Middleton and Christofer J. Hardee Written and Directed by Jared Hogan Executive Producer Kevin Thomas Associate Producer Justin Robinson Cinematography by Ben Joyner Edited by Jared Hogan Original Music by Joel Khouri (with Drake Margolnick and Joel Willis) Sound by Jeremiah Clever Art Director Eric Hurtgen Gaffer Brent Christy Key Grip Josh Jones Special Thanks to Mack, Meredith and Harvey Brock and Maria, Winnie and Olive