Saturday, September 30, 2006

GOALIE GEAR COMPLETE!

To complete the kustom Fatkat goalie gear that we got in exchange for doing the new website for Brian's Manufacturing early this year, I needed to get my new mask painted up with some kustom design action. Who better to take it to then...


Tim graduated from the same animation school that I went to, NBCC Miramichi and has some great drawing skills, his real talents lie within airbrushing and man is that ever an art form!

I had some pretty odd requests for this mask, old skool flames, tons of metal flake and alot of detail work.

Candy Apple "Fatkat" Red going over the flame and metal flake.


Here's the mask just before the final coat of clear. Logo in check right to the letter, Tim's incredible attention to detail leaves a lasting impression.


Love the pinstripe s on the chin and foreheadd. REAL CLASSY!


Now all assembled with the chrome cage it looks fabulous!

Harold and Charlie approve Tim, you've done good!

I can't wait to get a puck in the face!

gene.

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

FATKAT ROCKING THE 2006 OIAF | DAY 02

Some Fatkat Krew at the Fatkat Komedy Night - Ottawa. From left to right we have:
Kurt Metzger, Tim Crompier (crouching), Macio (what the hell is his last name? does he have one?) - Buddy Bolton in the back, Dan Helle, Keith Dury, Melanie Albert, Rod Amador, Gene Fowler.

Day two started off with us meeting up with our pals, the Brother's Grillo from Flinch Studio.

These guys aren't clients anymore, they're family, and if you mess with them, you mess with us!

We took in some short screenings, but didn't do much after that, other then shop for cool stuff and get ready for the komedy night.

Again we went nuts on Uncle Visa and paid out to have stretched Limosines. Man, you gotta go big or go home right?

Keith and Helle thought so.

The club was hopping! - There's Kurt talking to Lee Williams and me talking to Kristine Klohk from CCI. Good times man!

Everyone poured to the bar, where Buddy gave told them about his surfing lingo.

Melanie got in with the mingling as well. Get in there girl!

Timmy started off the night, this guy is funny, funny, funny!

Kurt brought down the house with his nasty humour, people were crying he was so funny!
macio was hot man, this is our first time using him, he'll be coming to the Fatkat Komedy Night in NYC this February for sure! - Hilarious!

Of course, fatkat's very own Buddy Bolton brought down the house with his charm and humour!

There's never a dull moment when Buddy hits the stage.

This time around though, Buddy spotted a little mermaid in the audience. He catored to her all evening, I think she really got his goat.

Wow, I guess she did!

More to come on our final day at the OIAF 2006.

Gene.

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

FATKAT ROCKING THE 2006 OIAF | DAY 01


This Ottawa Animation festival was the shortest lived but had the biggest impact ever for Fatkat Animation Studios. This year we had 7 representatives mack'n out in Fatkat garb and doing Fatkat business. Participants included the Fatkat Flash Olympic Winners, Melanie Albert, Keith Dury and Dan Helle, Business Development Pros - Andrew Dunn & Tracy Fernandez and our Development Director Mr. Buddy Bolton.

The little Red Truck that got us there.

We stopped first in Plaster Rock, to say hello to the canoe dude.

Then a stop in Grand Falls to see the falls, really wasn't much to see, I guess that have to let more water through the damn so we can capture some natural beauty.

A nice shot of Notre Dame Lake.

This was a cool place just outside of Troi Rivieres I believe, Full of monster trucks and Fiberglass Dinosaurs.

Low and behold the monster trucks were powered by 4 of Keith Dury's relatives! - Imagine Keith's surprize!?

Some pals of Cloe's thought she'd be kind enough to stop by, but alas, Cloe was busy filming her new pilot episode.

Our Hotel the Chateau Laurier. Swanky man, swanky.

All marble, all the time.

Just after we arrived, trouble showed up in the form of Andrew Dunn and the Brother's Grillo. Sniffing around our truck like we had beer in it or something. The sad thing is, we did and they stole it!

Keith snuggled up tight for the night. ' Night 'night keith!

Day 02 coming up!

gene.

CAILLOU WINS - CONGRATULATIONS!!

A letter recently recieved from Michael Hirsch
to PiP Animation Services
(A Fatkat Client)

Just thought you would like to know about the Canadian Awards for the Electronic and Animated Arts (CAEAA) and Caillou taking home "Best Animated Production TV Series" for the shows we worked on.

Though this award officially goes to Cookie Jar, it belongs to you.

On Sept. 14, 2006, in Vancouver, B.C., the Canadian Awards for the Electronic and Animated Arts (CAEAA) winners were announced.

The theater was packed with videogame and animation luminaries as well as new media art schools' top talents who were wined, dined and entertained by William Shatner and a host of industry celebrities.

"The evening was a huge success," said Yannis Mallat, ceo of Ubisoft's Montreal studio. "The first edition of the Canadian Awards for the Electronic and Animated Arts is a step forward for the entire Canadian video game industry."


Best Animated Production
TV Series
CAILLOU
(eps.#306,308,309)


Michael Hirsh
Cookie Jar Ent.

Sunday, September 24, 2006

Fatkat Kakeoff 2006!! TASTE THE PAINBOW!!

Well the Kakeoff of 2006 was so successful that it was only short of a christmas miracle (didn't quite make the cut for christmas...seeing as how it's september.) Nevertheless it was a joyous time filled with frolic and glee! Lots of elaborate cakes and tastes....oooooh the wonderful tastes.

Some cakes were abolsolutely a pleasure...no....a PRIVLEDGE to enjoy. Others were like eating a piece of sugar coated Mike Tyson knuckle.

Here's the event at a glance:

Our very own Cheek Bones Jones showed up to welcome the crowd.
Good to see you Cheek Bones!!

Ever see those old family photos where that really out of place cousin would make a face and ruin every picture at every family event you ever had.
Well Geremy some how found a way to create a taste that makes you do those faces that 'Stephen' was so good at.

Now, for the sweetness marathon...I had been standing next to Tracy....who was literally hopping with excitment (I believe she cleared 6 and a half feet at one point), over the cakes....that she wasn't aloud to touch until everyone voted for their favorite....

You can't see it....but right now...the last voter in the cake off, is lying under the table....after Tracy 'the caged bull' Fernandez came out of nowhere with a swift cross check of excitement.

Also...I believe it's worth note that the cake, directly in front of Tracy (that she is about to cut.) is very much HER OWN CAKE. There is a table full of new cakes....new tastes.....and Tracy makes a B line toward the one she made 6 hours prior. THAT, folks, is truly amazing.

Yours truly....after being served a slice of 'uppercut your taste buds' cake...courtesy of Geremy Walker.

DALLAS!
She rocks.
end of story.

I believe this is one of those photos you see published in a magazine under a 'create your own caption' contest. The fact that I just used my caption space to creatively describe how i have no caption, while simulatniously creating a caption....blows my mind.

This is a cake.
This is a cat poop cake.

This is my boss....eating said poop cake. When was the last time your boss ate poop cake?

It was during this photo that the following thought occured to me:

'I don't like chocolate... ...it wasn't a very happy moment.

"...and THAT children....is what REALLY happened to thumbalina."

Upon further review of this happy good time photo....I've determined that the best part of this photo, is the careful, bomb team like precision that Jeff and Jon have while approaching the almost ceremonial cutting of the cake in the far left corner.

I had no idea that this was the reaction I would get when I asked Ryan to demonstrate how to eat cake.
Wanda's stunning 'put Justin to shame cuz he can't make kraft dinner' cake.
which, of course, is the winner. Bravo! The icing work on that cake is beyond good here folks.....we're talking epic mad skills.
EPIC.


The newspaper article that follows this picture would be as follows:

"Tragedy today as Mike Concannon Hulked out and destroyed the entire studio when Geremy decided Mike had a problem and that he "had enough gourmet kitkat Tracy cake."

Good times had by all!!
...'cept Mike...............who was later sedated and caged.

cheers.
-Lee