1988

Timbo!

One of the first flicks I ever made with my pal Tim Broderick.

SYNOPSIS:

Teacher’s caught a student cheating on his 4th Grade exam. They dumped him 20 miles from civilization to face the awesome powers of Timbo! Lesson learned.

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1988 – 11 years old

This was my first attempt at claymation. I spent a weekend making this little piece using my family’s old shoulder-mount VHS camcorder. The first problem I faced was realizing there was no way to actually shoot one frame at a time. Also, I found it took about 2 seconds (after hitting record) for the camera to actually start capturing. So I would move my little figures a bit, hop behind the camera, hit the record button, count “two-Mississippi’s” then quickly turn it off… then move the model some more and repeat my little ritual. It’s not stellar but certainly didn’t turn out bad for an eleven year old.

This experiment really peeked my interest in animation at the time and definitely set me in a specific direction for the future.

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1988

Little brother shows off his new flamethrower.

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1989

Stand
– 1st Music Video – 12 yrs old –

I didn’t want to sing in front of everyone for my junior high music class final, so I asked if I could make a music video instead. They said yes. I chose REM’s “Stand” and attempted my first music video. I didn’t have any editing equipment or know-how in that department so this was a ton of head scratching at that juncture. I recruited my Mum for camera and my Aunt Mary helped me figure a way to tie our VCRs together with her tape player. I didn’t think I’d meet deadline but managed the night before. I didn’t have to perform in front of everyone and my teacher loved it. Awesome!

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1988 – 11 years old

Just having fun with my little sister Gwen (and experimenting with what an audience might believe or react to).

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1991

Mega Girl!

My sister Gwen was always a natural in front of the camera. She grew up watching me goof around with camcorders and was never shy when I turned it towards her. This is the result of a “baby sitting” session I had with her back in the day.

SYNOPSIS:

It all started in the quiet town of Chilmark, Martha’s Vineyard… where Gwendolyn Mayhew, former little innocent missy, became Mega Girl! Since, she has vowed to destroy all senseless evil.

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1988

Todd & Ddot

Todd confronts his evil twin brother Ddot.

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1989 – 12 years old

Darts with Tim

My pal Tim Broderick and I messin’ about for our own laughs. We were twelve.

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1990

Clay Animation Project – Holocaust

I asked my 8th grade English teacher if I could make a movie in place of the required book report we had at that time. She agreed. Not everything worked out as I’d hoped. Audio was tricky… and my close-ups of handwritten text didn’t show as I’d hoped. Still, not bad for a 13 year old version of myself.

SYNOPSIS:

A claymation based on the novel “Upon the Head of the Goat” by Aranka Siegal. Nine-year-old Piri describes the bewilderment of being a Jewish child during the 1939-1944 German occupation of her hometown as well as trying to survive in the ghetto.

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1992

Werepimple

My cousin Tim Penicaud and I set about to make a shock value flick. We were going for the real “oooh nasty” vibe. I think we achieved it! Let me know!

 SYNOPSIS:

A young teenager named Gerald suffers an uncommon disorder… of the full moon’s glare.

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