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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Our Watchcat logo

We have been blogging about our productions of Watchcat since 2014. In fact, if you do an image search for "Watchcat logo", you might find the outline of our logo from this post from my animateducated blog.

Tuesday, October 14, 2014


WatchCat in Progress!

I thought I would let you know about a new web series I'm working on called "WatchCat". Every Wednesday, I am posting a "Making Of " blog entitled: The WatchCat Files. Without spoiling our first webisode, Its a little behind the scenes and attempt to document the animation progress of this project.

So take a look and see what you think. Any comments or suggestions are always welcomed and appreciated...

Imagine our surprise when we did a simple search.on Youtube to discover a video posted using the above Watchcat logo used by a different YouTube channel. The video is live action showing our logo and displaying "Watchcat Headquarters". There is signage of our logo throughout the beginning of the video and ends with the same logo. 

I discovered that you can report activity like this to Youtube and I'm currently waiting to see what happens next. I really don't want to make any enemies here, but its not right to take someone's artwork and use it without their permission.

We would like to hear your thoughts about this situation. Have you ever had your artwork used without your permission? Let us know.

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This month, your clicks  have gone from $3.70 to $4.55 . Right now, were only at $31.55 and Google won't write us a check until they get $100 or more in clicks.

Its working! Thank You!

Sunday, May 21, 2017

Watchcat Rough Animatic 05

Last week, we showed you our first rough animatic of a next Watchcat episode. We introduced you to a mysterious criminal, who was able to hide and avoid the police, but is discovered by Watchcat in the end. 

Here now is part 2 of a continuation from last week's episode, where we begin with the criminal running away from Watchcat.

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Did you know that by clicking on the ads, Google will give us money so we can donate it to a local animal shelter. Everytime you visit this blog, click away on the ads to show your support and help us help some animals in need! 
 

This month, your clicks  have gone from $3.70 to $4.55 . Right now, were only at $31.55 and Google won't write us a check until they get $100 or more in clicks.

Its working! Thank You!

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Watchcat Rough Animatic 04


We have been working on a new series of Watchcat adventures which begins with Episode 4. Below is a very rough animatic of the first of a 5 part webisode which we will be releasing once a week. This is work in progress and we invite your comments and feedback, if there's anything that is confusing or doesn't make sense, please let know and we will make the changes.

I know its rough, but the last scenes show the bad guy watching the police helicopter fly away. He leans back to breath a sigh of relief when we spots Watchcat looking down at him. We cut to black and hear Watchcat's voice say "Gotcha".

We also will improve the animatic by adding sound effects and appropriate music cues, this first animatic uses wall to wall mood music to help our Music Composer come up with the final track.
 
Here's your chance to help us make this the best possible episode with your comments and suggestions. Be a part of the creative process, leave a comment. The next episode will continue the story where we left off next Watchcat Wednesday. 

Here's a link to our next episode: http://watchcatfiles.blogspot.com/2017/05/watchcat-rough-animatic-05.html

The tip jar is working!

Ever since we let you know that Google counts ad clicks, converts them into money and eventually will send us a check after a goal amount is reached. We discovered the clicks have been happening more and in fact in April, $3.63 was generated by 6 ad clicks. So far for May, we are at $4.38 with 9 clicks. Keep clicking, you are helping!

Again, we want to use this as a donation and to promote Watchcat. For years, my family and I have helped foster kittens at our local Animal Shelter and would like to hand them a check from the earnings of this blog. So far, we are at $31.55 and Google doesn't pay out until $100 or more has been reached. 

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Watchcat Wednesday 5/10

This weekend, Watchcat premieres at the Comicpalooza Film Festival as a part of the animation shorts program, Saturday, May 13th @ 1pm. Anyone visiting Houston, Texas this weekend should stop by Comicpalooza and let us know.

Saturday May 13, 2017 1:00 pm to 2:25 pm (Scroll down to last entry)

Dear Death : Stewball, a bipedal horse, is being stalked by Death, from his dreams to his cubicle job. Stewball writes a letter to Death, asking why he's being followed; Death replies, inviting Stewball to meet in the park. There, Stewball plays with a girl who reveals an unexpected perspective on life. SHORTSEEING : Who is that hooded figure "painting" all the buildings around with his dry brushes? Why does he keep repeating the same actions on different walls in other areas? The work of the mysterious artist starts to bother a policeman, since his routine always ends with an awkward encounter with the bizarre individual. The Pioneers of Fear : "In this comedic parody, a group of famous film icons meet for a weekly dinner party, where they reminisce about the past" Revelation - the City of Haze : Marketed Collecting : "Cheap collectibles (also known as manufactured collectibles) are objects made for one purpose only: to be collected. It could seem that the decision to purchase a collectible is only influenced by a peer or through a random find at a flea market, but in a lot of cases marketing has stepped in. Fake limited edition buttons try to persuade consumers to buy quickly; misleading articles on the rising value of a certain collectible promise instant profits; eBay alerts remind potential buyers of auctions about to close: all these incentives awaken competitiveness, just like a video of someone opening of new package of Poke'mon cards on YouTube wets the appetite of other collectors. Light at the End of the Tunnel : A music video featuring the 3 person band, Bel Heir, portrayed as animal characters who travel through forests, western towns, aboard trains on a search for the West Coast and the light at the end of the tunnel. Along the way leave the woods behind and find their way to the Southwest, along railway rides through the the snow-capped Sierra Nevada Mountains, the San Gabriel Mountains and finally they reach the West Coast just off Malibu, California. The light at the end of the tunnel is the journey, the glowing sun that follows them along the way - and the final arrival at the Pacific Ocean. Seeking : I am a pessimistic person, I always struggle and stressed everyday, however, the more thing I have experienced, I discovered that there is lots of good thing in the world. This short animation is to show my dark side in my mind and how I feel towards the world like the universe and nature, it is a way for me to express my emotions and release my stress. I hope this short film can help not only me but the viewers to think in different ways, the world is so beautiful so there are so many meaningful and inspirational things to see and do, so try to stay optimistic and seek new ways. The Velvet Abstract : A Short Film About the Environmental Age from a Team Spanning Six Continents. Fowl Play : Inspired by the poor condition of where chicken live before they are eaten. The film is about a chicken having fantastic dream before it is killed. No matter how bad the situation it is, he always indulges in love dreams. Kansay's Glorious Death : "Kansay the Spider faces the demigod Tesshin at the Iron Gate. The Spider is one of 99 assassins sent to unleash Hell upon Earth from beyond the grave. ""Kansay's Glorious Death"" is the first chapter in Kansay's quest for power and revenge. Hell 99 follows the separate stories of 99 assassins. Each negotiate a variety of terms to perish from their mortal existence and descend into the many hells to seek out a target so big that it may unravel reality as we know it." Curse of the Wolf : A wolf searches for his daughter who disappeared mysteriously.  
Watchcat : Who is Watchcat? He's the crime fighting cat who protects your neighborhood.


Yesterday, I got a freelance opportunity to animate a very famous Mouse and for the next few weeks, he will be keeping me quite busy. Pretty sure I can't post anything more about it, so if I miss next Wednesday's posting, you'll know why.

Soon schools will be letting out for the summer break and during our summer, we are in the process of planning out storyboards for 4 future episodes, producing an animatic with a final soundtrack.

Our goal is to get funding for 4 Watchcat episodes to final animation and have a big enough budget to hire a crew. We are only considering setting up a crowd funding campaign, if we  can deliver the goods.

http://watchcatfiles.blogspot.com/2017/05/watchcat-rough-animatic-04.html

We are in the process of setting up an online store on this blog or somewhere else. We only have a few products ready to sell and you can see them here.

So until then, here's a cat with real fighting skills... Enjoy!


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Did you know that by clicking on the ads, Google will give us money so we can donate it to a local animal shelter. Everytime you visit this blog, click away on the ads to show your support and help us help some animals in need! 

Last week, we got 7 clicks which yielded $3.69 which is the most clicks we have had in a while. This month we have a total of $3.70 from your clicks. Right now, were only at $31.55 and Google won't write us a check until they get $100 or more in clicks.

Its working! Thank You!

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Watchcat at Burbank Arts Fest


When I was a kid, I set up an art stand on the sidewalk outside my house. Instead of selling lemonade, I set out my watercolor paintings, drawings and a bunch of shell necklaces that I made. That venture didn't turn out so good back then, but this weekend made up for it! 

We want to thank all the nice people who came up to our table at the Burbank Arts Festival and asked "What's Watchcat"? We told them about our webseries and we sold a bunch of buttons and Watchcat T-shirts to help fund the next episode. We gave out Watchcat postcards and stickers to anyone who stopped by our table. We got to meet people and tell them about our Watchcat episodes on our Youtube channel and invited them to subscribe. And since this is Burbank, CA, we had a few celebrities who also came up to our table to say hello..

We were very lucky enough to meet a variety of celebrities including this dog who thinks he's a cat , known by his owner as Chewbacca T. (the) Wookie. Chewy became a big fan of Watchcat this weekend, he even got a sticker!


 
Next, a very famous hand crawl up onto our table. Do you remember "Thing" from the Addams Family movies? Thing was in all 4 films and is owned by Christopher Hart, Magician and Burbank resident. He even gave us a Hi-Five!
But as Thing quickly scurried away, Captain Hook stopped by for a quick photo op!

And then, the Talents of Tomorrow, several of my Woodbury Animation students stopped by to say hello and got a few Watchcat doodles added to their collections. 
Megan Pinkston,  Lubna Abedin, Unknown Artist, Julissa Padilla got Watchcat Doodles!
While Mark Bustamante another one of my animation students, purchased a one of a kind Watchcat drawing...

And then it was back to more Doodling...
And when no one was looking, I drew this dog character we are developing for a future episode. We had just taped this drawing to our table so it wouldn't blow away, when...
This guy came around the corner asking to buy the sketch!
 
At this point a cash register bell from many years ago chimed and soon I was drawing sketches the rest of the day...

Here's one I did for Ricardo Flores who created this wonderful handmade cover to his sketchbook that now contains a original sketch of Watchcat and Mindy!




This weekend, I set up our table of artwork to sell and this time, there were a lot of interesting people who stopped by to say hello which made the 8 year old artist kid in me smile again.

We learned a lot this weekend. Next time, we will have a variety of shirt sizes, more buttons, stickers and a new episode to show and promote. We are in the process of setting up an Online store for these and future products, so keep checking this blog. Thanks again to all the new fans of Watchcat that we met and we hope to do this again next year!

Did you visit our table? Visit our Watchcat Films Youtube channel and subscribe or leave us a comment below! 

Thanks for Clicking! 
Did you know that by clicking on the ads, Google will give us money so we can donate it to a local animal shelter. Everytime you visit this blog, click away on the ads to show your support and help us help some animals in need! 

Last week, we got 4 clicks which yielded $2.96 which is the most clicks we have had in a while. This month we have a total of $3.36 from your clicks. Right now, were only at $27.64 and Google won't write us a check until they get $100 or more in clicks. As of this post, we are now up to $31.55.

A couple years ago, my son thought he was helping by clicking in the ads on my computer. Of course, it looked as if I was clicking on the ads myself and Google stopped this whole process as a warning. We learned the lesson and so click the ads whenever you visit this blog! Thank You!