Guru Byte - Wicked Weeds and Fiendish Flowers
If you think witches, vampires and devils are just in scary stories,then next time you’re outside, you might want to look at what’s creeping around your feet. You see, the plant world is full of...
View ArticleGuru Byte - Name That Planet!
That's right, for a short time there was a planet in our Solar System named Herschel.In 1781 an Englishman discovered what would become the 7th planet in our solar system. At the time no one knew what...
View ArticleGuru Byte - Wilmer McLean Civil War Celebrity
On July 18, 1861 the first skirmish of the Civil War began on Wilmer McLean’s Farm in Virginia. The Confederate commander General P.T. Beauregard was about to have dinner at McLean’s house when a...
View ArticleGuru Byte - The Sneaky Rat and The Dumb Ox
Legend holds that to decide the order of the cycle, the animals would have a race across a river. Now the Ox was the strongest of the twelve and was expected to win, but another creature was the...
View ArticleGuru Byte - Earth's Toughest Creature Can Fit Up Your Nose!
The toughest creature on Earth has to be the Tardigrade.These eight-legged animals can withstand extreme temperatures as hot as 300 degrees Fahrenheit and as cold as 450 degrees below zero. They can...
View ArticleGuru Byte - Mini Metal Moon Menaces the Minds of Millions!
Over 50 years ago the only thing that orbited the Earth was the Moon. But on October 4, 1957 that changed. A nation called the Soviet Union launched the first man-made satellite into space. The...
View ArticleGuru Byte - How Does A Stinkbug Get A Date?
No matter how you might answer this question, you'll probably still be surprised. This great mystery along with several other fascinating facts concerning the world of bugs was examined in the film...
View ArticleSuccessful Kickstarter Campaign!
I want to say a huge thank you to all those who pledged during our UG3 Kickstarter campaign. We succeeded in raising our goal and can now move on to completing the film. I can’t tell you how...
View ArticleHeading to Tennessee for a Shoot
Early tomorrow morning I’ll be packing up the puppets, props, tools and repair supplies and heading to Tennessee in hopes of beating the rush hour traffic through Atlanta. Over the next few days Lee...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes at Green Screen Shoot
We just finished up a green screen shoot with the puppets last night. Here are a few pictures to share what the two days were like.I manipulated the puppets to a soundtrack we've already created with...
View ArticleThunderstone - Ultra Galactic Prima Dona
"Ok, I was trying to get some editing done today and in walks Thunderstone. For most editors they like to work alone. Having the director there for editing is one thing but to have the lead actor show...
View ArticleMadam Thrunch - Stop Mo Animation Model Production Pics
Madam Thrunch is a minor character so instead of creating a hand puppet for her parts I'm going to put her in as a Stop-Motion animation. Here are some production pics of her creation from "blueprint"...
View ArticleUG3's Space Ship
Here's the ship that the UG3 team get around in. It's about 2 1/2 long and about 2 feet tall. Here are construction pics. This is a rough beginning sketch. Main structure made from Styrofoam and...
View ArticleUG3 Merchandise - Collector's Badge Set
We are coming down to the last month of production for the film and are looking at the merchandising that will go along with it. Here is the badge/button pack that we'll be selling. It is also a part...
View ArticleUG3 Merchanise - Collector's Bookmark Set
Here are the images for the UG3 Collector's Bookmark set. We've created this for sale at screenings, and online and they are part of the reward packet for Kickstarter supporters.
View ArticleAnimation Still - Jammeljip
In one segment of the film we compare the race to the moon to a sports competition. Since the ones telling the story are aliens we have them bring up alien sports. Here are a couple of still shots...
View ArticleAnimation Stills - Footling
Here are two more stills from the animation of Bleeph's sports career. This one is called Footling. It's a mixture of motocross on flying surfboards and throw in some whale sized carnivores. Fun.
View ArticleIntroduction to Earth
One of the segments of the film is an introduction to the planet Earth. I've animated it to a 70's "Keep On Truckin'" kind of tune. The Sun. The Moon has to orbit the Earth so what better move to...
View ArticleJules Verne Animation Stills
Here are some still shots from a section of UG3 that talks about the influence of literature on motivating humans to go into outer space. This is the title screen. I tried to give it a feeling of the...
View ArticleNew Method of Getting Into Space - Slingshots
Here are some more animation stills from the film.They come from a segment on the Science of Rockets. Bleeph tells about a testing program he was part of for using a giant slingshot to escape a...
View ArticleWMAZ Interview
Here's one of the interviews I did leading up to the Museum of Arts and Sciences screening event.
View ArticlePhlox Phlicker - The Mythical Basilisk
Here's something new I'm trying. I'm calling them Phlox Phlickers and they're intended to be images that spark research for kids. The current theme are mythical creatures. If it works right you click...
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