Welcome
to www.captainkeyframe.com!
- I am available for freelance character animation, animation supervision, and character related content creation. If you have the need for animated characters, shoot me an email! Questions? Don't be shy... all inquiries are welcome!
News and Updates
3-14-08 - Horton Hears A Who premieres in theaters nation wide today. Check it out!
12-20-07 - My old animation Cookie Blues was featured in show 6 of the BBC's popular childrens show Chute!
12-17-07 - I'm helping ReelFX animate Sony's movie Open Season 2. It's nice to work with the ReelFX team again. Great people and a fun project!
12-15-07 - Check out the new Horton Hears A Who trailer. It's going to be great and it was a blast to work on!
12-12-07 - Happy holiday's from me to you!
10-02-07 - I'm excited to say that today I start as a mentor over at Animation Mentor! I have a great class and look forward to helping them create some awesome animation.
9-23-07 - Alot has been going on lately. I've finished a job for Ixor3D in Greece and another for ReelFX Creative Studios... more on those later. Currently, I'm down at Blue Sky Studios for a few months working on their next feature, Horton Hears A Who. It's looking amazing so far!
8-15-07 - I'ts been about 5 years since I last updated my reel. So here is a much overdue animation reel. Enjoy!
8-14-07 - Wow... where do I start? So much has happened since my last post. First off, I ended my employment with the amazing Blur Studio. I spent 4 years working on amazing projects there and made so many great friends. I will surely miss everyone and all that is Blur.
I also moved to a new place and got married! Thats right folks... there is now a Mrs. Captain Keyframe. Lots of big changes in the last few months... hopefully thats it for a little while.
I am now doing freelance character animation and other character related work full-time. If you are interested in any of my services, please don't hesitate to email me. Also, keep your eyes peeled for a new updated site and content.
5-02-07 - Here is a giant bomb of JT news... I have given notice that I will be ending my employment at Blur Studio. I'll be doing freelance full time. Blur has been very kind to me and I'll always cherish my time with them. Great company and great people.
If you are in need of my services, please don't hesitate to shoot me an email. All inquiries are welcome!
5-01-07 - Woah! It's May already... time flies. I've just finished supervising animation on a 2 minute pre-rendered cinematic and 9 minutes of realtime cinematics for a super cool (still secret) video game. Its fun to bring some quality animtion to the realtime screen. Stay tuned for updates on this when the game is anounced.
1-20-07 - Happy new year! Well 2007 is off to a busy start. I'm supervising a new project at work and hacking away at some personal stuff at home. Here is a link the new Blur website. They just uploaded a new show reel and a trailer for our new short film "A Gentlemen's Duel." Both JD Fievet and myself supervised the animation on this film. It was a ton of work, but I think the animation came out really nice. All the Blur animators kicked butt!
12-22-06 - Here is a little interview/ infomercial with Tim Miller, Remi McGill, JD Fievet, and myself on using Softimage XSI for the production of Blur's new short film, "A Gentlemen's Duel." It seems to be just a couple clips from the whole interview. I'm the one with the green t-shirt.
11-08-06 - Here is an link to an article over at cgsociety.org on Blur's new short film"A Gentlemen's Duel." It contains some newly released images from the short. Enjoy!
10-04-06 - A lot has happened
since my last update. Most notably, I just finished supervising animation
on Blur's new short film "A Gentlemen's Duel." Look for it in the
months to come... it looks great!
- I had the honor of being interviewed over at Bleeding Pixels.
Thanks Dave!
- We took a trip back to Vermont for a week to see family and friends. I forgot
just how green summer can be.
- The "Warhammer:
Age of Reckoning"trailer is online. I worked on the Dwarf vs. Orc,
Elf on Elf, and Priest and Chaos battles.
6-19-06 - I've added more artists and friends
to the links page. Have
a look!
6-16-06 - I've added a new video clip titled Animation Reference. I'ts
not animation, but it's still entertaining. The things we animators do for
our craft. Check it out!
6-05-06 - I got bored the other night, so I decided to update my resume.
8-29-05 - Here is some actual new content! It's my
new character I've created named "Rosco".
Just a still for now, but look for some fun stuff in the near future!
Click here for Rosco's picture.
Click here for Rosco's sketches.
5-9-05 - Another photo gallery has been added.
This is of my recent camping trip to Joshua Tree National Park. Who knew the
desert could be that beautiful!
Click here for the
photo gallery.
4-30-05 - I've added a new photo gallery. This
one contains pictures of my recent hike up Sandstone Peak.
Click here for the
photo gallery.
1-26-05 - YAHOO!!! Gopher Broke, the short film that I worked on at Blur, has been nominated for an Academy Award (Best Animated Short Film)! Here is a full list the other nominees.
Go Blur!
1-25-05 Blur is looking for a character TD / rigger. If you are a talented TD / rigger
or know someone who would be interested in this position, please send me an
email at jason@blur.com. Thanks!
1-18-05 - The site has a new paint job! I've
also streamlined a few things and added some new content.
1-10-05 - I've finally got my own domain! Many
thanks to Jason Routhier for allowing me to crash on his site for the last
4 years. WWW.CAPTAINKEYFRAME.COM will now be my new home page. Please take note of the change and update your
links. Thanks!!!
12-8-04 - I've updated my links
page with some new friends and coworkers. Check them out!
12-01-04 - Blur
Studio has updated it's website with some sneak peeks into the two shorts
we recently did. They are both creating a quite a buzz. I am honored to have
played a part in their creation. Go Blur!
11-22-04 - I've added a new photo gallery. This
one is a bunch of pictures from my trip to Philadelphia this past October.
Click here for the
photo gallery.
11-10-04 - Big news!!! Both of Blur's short films
have made it to the short list (final 10 out of 34 entries) for the Academy
Awards! We are all very excited. Go Blur Go!
11-03-04 - Here is the official website for the new Disney DVD "Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas" that I worked on. It comes out soon so be sure to check it out!
10-25-04 - Here is a video and article about the "Warhammer"
cinematic that we recently did at Blur. I got to do some shots on this kick
butt game opener. Check it out!. Warhammer
Video!
8-20-04 - I've added a new photo gallery. This one
is of the Blur SIGGRAPH party. Fun was had by all. Thanks Blur!
Click here for the
photo gallery.
6-26-04 - My artwork has been published in a new book
titled Inspired
3D Short Film Production. It covers every aspect of the short-film production
pipeline. It's jam packed with alot of great info. Check it out!
6-20-04 - I've updated my links page with some niffty
little images. :O)
5-14-04 - I've added another new photo gallery. This
one contains pictures from my visit to the E3 Convention here in LA. Feel
free to take a gander! Click
here for the photo gallery.
1-11-04 - I've added a new photo gallery. This one
is some snap shots around my neighborhood in Santa Monica. Take a peek! Click
here for the photo gallery.
1-09-04 - Happy New Year! I just got back from a nice
two week vacation in Vermont. Back to work for me! Here is a link to the first two commercials I worked on at Blur. They are the 1st and the
3rd clips from the top. Enjoy!
10-02-03 - I'm pretty much settled into my new place
in Santa Monica. Working at BLUR
STUDIOS been great so far! In order to keep everyone updated, I've decided
to start a photo gallery of my new So Cal life. Click
here for the photo gallery.
7-12-03 - I'm moving to California! I accepted a character
animation position at BLUR STUDIOS in Venice, CA. The people at BLUR and the studio itself
are wonderful. I will be living close to the beach in Santa Monica.
Woo Hoo!
7-02-03 - My artwork has been published in the new
book titled TOON
ART. I share a two page spread with Michael
Loeck. Check it out. It looks sweet!
6-17-03 - I have added a bunch of figure drawings to
my 2D-Art section.. Enjoy!
5-31-03 - My Demo Reel was awarded the CG
Talk Choice award! Also, two mirror links to my Demo
Reel have been added. Thank you Tito and Hugh!
5-29-03 - I have uploaded my new Demo
Reel. Take a gander in the animation
section of this site!
5-20-03 - I have finished animation on the new GI Joe
Movie for ReelFX Creative
Studios. It's looks great! I am now available
for freelance or contract jobs. If your interested please contact
me.
5-9-03 - 3dtotal.com has linked this site to their front page. Thanks for the exposure Tom!
5-2-03 - I have added a 2D-Art section to the site. This is where I will put my traditional art work. Enjoy!
5-1-03 - I have uploaded a test
animation I did to get into character for Keith
Lango's new short. I hope you enjoy it!
4-30-03 - The Secret Joys of Myopia Teaser and website
have been launched! Check
it out here!
4-22-03 - I have signed on with ReelFX
Creative Studios to do some character animation on the new G.I. Joe Movie.
Fun stuff!
4-2-03 - My new animation "Pillow" is now on this site!
4-1-03 - My email has changed. The new address is jtaylor1208@yahoo.com
. Please make a note of it and update your addressbooks. Thanks!
3-8-03 - I am currently looking for work. If you have
some characters that need animating, shoot me an email!
3-6-03 - I have been invited to work with the talented Keith Lango on his next short. This will be fun!
3-2-03 - Victor Navone of Pixar and Alien Song fame,
has added a link to my Bouncytales site from his home
page. Thanks Victor!
2-24-03 - I have finished work on the childrens series
with Xvivo. It looks great!
2-7-03 - My animation "Some
men" won first prize in the 10
Second Club's January character animation contest.
1-26-03 - My new animation "Some
men" is now on this site!
1-13-03 - I have signed on with Xvivo to do character animation on a childrens series for dvd and tv.
12-23-02 - I'm
off on a much needed vaction in Vermont.
12-17-02 - I started character animation for ReelFX
Creative Studios on the 3rd G.I. Joe commercial.
11-26-02 - I
am no longer employed at The
Production House, Inc.
11-7-02 - I'm
ending my current employment this month. Come the end of November, I will
be looking for work. So, if you are interested in my
services, shoot me an email!
11-6-02 - Version 5.0 of my website is now up.
