Podcast appearances and mentions of jim lujan

It's Part Two of the Art Retreat Recap! This week, we sit down with Gary Hodges (Dinosaurs vs Marsbots) and Jim Lujan (film animator, The Full Fungus) for part two of our Crestline art retreat recap, and talk about the design and execution of sound recording for video (4:00), the value of having people live and in person for feedback (12:20), reference photos and the acting they require (18:40), putting greater weight on things that work in animation (27:40), creating a story from scratch in five hours (33:00), and turning page breakdowns into a comic script (40:10). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/makingcomics/support

Born in Portland, Oregon to Don and Wilda Plympton, he grew up in a large family of three girls and three boys. For the six children it was often far too wet to play outside. Plympton credits Oregon's rainy climate for nurturing his drawing skills and imagination. He also was a cub scout and played little league when the weather permitted. In 1964 he graduated from Oregon City High School where he participated in the art club. He went on to Portland State University, where he edited the yearbook and was a member of the film society, creating posters for them. It was here where he picked up his obsession for film – it was for this film society that he first attempted animation, making a yearbook promo that was accidentally shot upside-down, rendering it totally useless. To avoid the Vietnam War, Plympton served in the National Guard from 1967 to 1972. In 1968, he moved to New York City and began a year of study at the School of Visual Arts. Making the Big Apple his home, Plympton served 15 years as an illustrator and cartoonist. Between toting his portfolio and catching cheap matinees, he designed the magazines: Cineaste, Filmmakers Newsletter, and Film Society Review. His illustrations have graced the pages of The New York Times, Vogue, House Beautiful, The Village Voice, Screw, and Vanity Fair. His cartoons appeared in such magazines as Viva, Penthouse, Rolling Stone, National Lampoon, and Glamour. In 1975, in The Soho Weekly News, he began “Plympton,” a political cartoon strip. By 1981, it was syndicated in over twenty papers by Universal Press Syndicate. All his life, Bill Plympton has been fascinated by animation. When he was fourteen, he sent Disney some of his cartoons and offered up his services as animator. They wrote back and told him that while his drawings showed promise, he was too young. It wasn't until 1983 that he was approached to animate a film. The Android Sister Valeria Wasilewski asked Plympton to direct and animate a film she was producing of Jules Feiffer's song, “Boomtown.” Connie D'Antuono, another of the film's producers, “sort of held my hand through the whole process,” Plympton says. “It was a great way to learn to make a film.” Immediately following the completion of “Boomtown,” he began his own animated film, “Drawing Lesson # 2.” Production of the live action scenes was slow due to inclement weather, so Plympton decided to start on another film. For this one, he contacted Maureen McElheron, an old friend with whom he had performed in a Country Western Band (he played pedal steel guitar), and she agreed to score “Your Face.” Due to budgetary considerations, she also sang. Her voice, eerily decelerated to sound more masculine, combined with a fantastically contorting visage helped garner the film a 1988 Oscar nomination for best animated short. “Suddenly people began returning my phone calls,” remembers Plympton. He became very hot in the commercial business doing spots for such clients as Trivial Pursuit, Nutrasweet, Taco Bell, AT&T, Nike, Geico, United Airlines and Mercedes-Benz. His work also started appearing with more and more frequency on MTV and in the increasingly popular touring animation festivals. After a string of highly successful short films (“One of Those Days,” “How to Kiss,” “25 Ways to Quit Smoking,” and “Plymptoons”), he began thinking about making a feature film. His shorts were winning prizes like crazy and he wanted a new challenge – and, as he puts it, “I'd wanted to make a full-length movie ever since I was a kid.” What came to be called THE TUNE was financed entirely by the animator himself. Sections of the feature were released as short films to help generate funds for production. These include “The Wiseman” and “Push Comes to Shove,” the latter of which won the 1991 Prix du Jury at the Cannes Film Festival. With money from his short film prizes and commercial work, he was able to complete THE TUNE and realize a childhood dream. The completed TUNE also made the rounds of the film festivals, garnering the prestigious Houston WorldFest Gold Jury Special Award as well as a Spirit Award nomination for Best Film Score and was distributed nationally by October Films. After personally drawing and coloring 30,000 cels for THE TUNE, Plympton moved to live-action. J. LYLE, his first live-action feature, is a wacky, surreal comedy about a sleazy lawyer who meets a magical talking dog that changes his life. “Making THE TUNE, I had a lot of ideas I realized wouldn't work with animation, but would be lots of fun with real people! I took those ideas and made J. LYLE. Besides, my hand needed a rest after drawing THE TUNE.” After a successful festival circuit, J. LYLE was released in theaters around the country. Like THE TUNE, J. LYLE was financed entirely by the animator himself. Plympton's second live-action feature, GUNS ON THE CLACKAMAS, a behind-the-scenes look at an imaginary disastrous Western, was shot in Oregon and New York. Plympton says the idea came from the 1937 movie “Saratoga”, in which star Jean Harlow died during the filming and a stand-in was used to finish. “It was supposed to be a drama,” says Plympton, “but it ended up being funny. Every time Harlow was in a scene, a box or something blocked the view.” As with J. LYLE,GUNS ON THE CLACKAMAS got a limited theatrical release. In 1996, Bill Plympton followed “Mala Noche” writer Walt Curtis around his Portland hometown to record him reading his poetry. This outrageous performance film hit the festival circuit in 1997 to stunned audiences. It is entitled WALT CURTIS, PECKERNECK POET. In 1998, Bill returned to animation with I MARRIED A STRANGE PERSON. It's a heartwarming story of a newlywed couple on their wedding night. Grant, the husband, starts experiencing strange, supernatural powers and Kerry, his wife, can't cope. Whenever Grant thinks of something, it becomes reality, yet he doesn't know where these magical powers come from. Once again Bill Plympton single-handedly drew and financed an animated feature extravaganza – only this time for adults and the politically incorrect. It was released by Lions Gate Films to good box office numbers and still plays today on cable TV. Bill's next animated feature, MUTANT ALIENS, the story of a stranded astronaut returning to Earth after 20 years in space, was completed in January 2001 and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. It won the Grand Prix in Annecy 2001 and was released in theatres in 2002. It has played all over the world to huge audiences. Bill's feature film, HAIR HIGH, is a gothic '50s high-school comedy about a love-triangle that goes terribly bad, with two young, murdered teens returning to their prom to get revenge. It stars the voice talents of Sarah Silverman, David & Keith Carradine, and Dermot Mulroney, and was co-produced by Martha Plimpton. Plympton charted new territory in animation, this time by broadcasting all of his drawing for the film live on the web at www.hairhigh.com. The film was completed in January 2004, released in over 50 cinemas around the country – and was released on DVD. Bill's short film GUARD DOG has been a hit at film festivals and it brought Bill his second Oscar nomination in January 2005. Two equally successful sequels soon followed, “Guide Dog” in 2006 and “Hot Dog” in 2008. Throughout his career, Bill has always made 2 to 3 short films a year that keep bringing in a solid income from sales around the world. His feature film, IDIOTS AND ANGELS, was completed in 2008 and after a successful run on the film festival circuit, was released in U.S. theaters in 2010. The film features the music of Tom Waits, Pink Martini, Nicole Renaud and Maureen McElheron, and no dialogue. It's a much more mysterious film than his previous ones, a dark comedy about a man's battle for his soul. “Because this film has no dialogue,” Plympton says, “I wanted music to play throughout – almost like a long opera – or an extended string of music videos. The look of the film is very Eastern European – something like what Jan Svankmayer might make, or David Lynch if he made animation – very dark and surreal.” Bill waited a little while before starting his next feature, and used the time to release several successful short films, such as THE COW WHO WANTED TO BE A HAMBURGER, SUMMER BUMMER andDRUNKER THAN A SKUNK. But eventually his plans returned to feature-length animation, and he started work on CHEATIN', the story of two lovers, Jake and Ella, who encounter jealousy and insecurity after their perfect courtship. Partially inspired by the works of James M. Cain, and partially inspired by a past relationship, CHEATIN' is a tale of exaggerated passion and star-crossed lovers, exploring the dual nature of how two people immensely attracted to each other can also want to kill each other at the same time. CHEATIN‘ may also be the first animated feature partially funded on Kickstarter, with loyal Plympton fans kicking in over $100,000 needed to finish it. Plympton's movies have won him such a loyal following that the cable channel Shorts HD bought the rights to his entire library and set up a Bill Plympton channel on iTunes, something he hopes will engage a whole new generation of fans. Bill is currently working on finishing HITLER'S FOLLY, a mock-umentary about Adolf Hitler's love of animation. He's directing and drawing another film called REVENGEANCE, written by animator Jim Lujan, which is also being partially funded through a Kickstarter campaign.

Today's guest is independent animator Jim Lujan. This is a fun conversation, where we go deep into his process, into what it's like to go 100% on your vision, on working with Bill Plympton, and so much more. This is a fun one. You can find Jim here: Website: www.jimlujan.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Jimlujan333 Patreon: patreon.com/jimlujan Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimlujan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimlujan/ Geekdom Empowers comes out every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You can find us here: Website: www.geekdomeempowers.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/geekdomempowers/ Twitter: twitter.com/GeekdomEmpowers Facebook: www.facebook.com/geekdomempowers TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@geekdomempowers

Talk about infrastructure. The National Nuclear Security Administration has completed what might be called five of the world's largest refrigerators. They'll eventually keep the chill on some mighty supercomputers to be constructed nearby. It's all taking place at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Joining the Federal Drive with more of what's going on, the program manager for advanced simulation and computing, Jim Lujan.

Found In Translation Talk Show Episode 383: Host Ray Collazo shares the "7 Year Anniversary Special, Part II" along with an array of artists and special guests. Enjoy special performances from Frankie Negron, Pablo Batista, Joaquin Zihuatanejo, Sulaih Picorelli, Kuan aka King of Bees and Jim Lujan with appearances from Zoe Colon, Nissim Leon, Dionely Reyes, Vanessa Maria Graber and Jeffrey Vargas.  Can watch full episode on FIT YouTube Page. 

Tell us… are you sitting comfortably? We bring you a special episode of The DIY Animation Show this Halloween...  A spine-chilling collection of astonishing Animation Horror Stories! Every interview, we ask each of our guests for a horror story - either a spooky thing that happened, or (more often than not...) an occasion when things just went horribly awry… (we've all been there). And guests Alex & Lindsay Small-Butera, Jim Lujan, Todd Favela, Adam Floeck & Nate Swinehart, and Jocie Juritz share with us their tremendous Tales of Terror! We're sure lots of these stories will sound familiar, but if they don't... Animator -- BEWAAAAARRREEEE! Without further ado, we present to youuuu... Animation Horror Stories! This episode is an indie production from your hosts, Jessica Doll & Lauren Morse. The music for this episode is provided by Azureflux - 'Wizard House' from 'Mean Machine', and 'Haunted Woods' from 'Eighth Chip Tangent'.

Episode 125 of One Week Only! After we gripe about the inane new Oscar announcements, our key film this week is "Revengeance," a wild & crazy animated thriller about a low-rent bounty hunter hired by the mysterious Senator Deathface. Directed by animation maverick Bill Plympton & Jim Lujan, it's a grindhouse-style odyssey through a seedy Los Angeles told in vibrant, unique animation. (44:05) We also review LGBTQ teen drama "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" directed by Desiree Akhavan (11:25), chilling WWII drama "The Captain" directed by Robert Schwentke (18:55), the music documentary "40 Years in the Making: The Magic Music Movie" directed by Lee Aronsohn (26:55), and the beguiling Nowergian drama "Gavagai" directed by Rob Tregenza (33:45). Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com

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Jim Lujan is an animated filmmaker best known for his upcoming feature film Revengeance, a collaboration with animation legend Bill Plympton. He also has created some of my favorite offbeat animated shorts including Freakdaddy and most recently, Cherries in the Snow, both of which can be seen on his YouTube channel. Jim’s VIDEO GAME LIFE mirrors the struggles of many filmmakers striving to succeed in Los Angeles, and varies a bit from the path as well… Watch Jim Lujan’s shorts on YouTube!https://www.youtube.com/user/jimlujan Support our show! Shop on Amazon using the link below!http://amzn.to/2hWR9kT Write us a review on iTunes!http://bit.ly/vgl-it  Visit Video Game Life on these other awesome sites!Website - http://videogamelife.coFacebook - http://facebook.com/vglifeshowTwitter - http://twitter.com/vglifeshowYouTube - http://bit.ly/vgl-youtubeiTunes - https://itun.es/i6d72RM Visit Doog's other sites!Doogtoons Cartoons - http://doogtoons.comAnimation Ninja Podcast - http://animationninja.com

In parts one and two, Jim shared some truly awesome DIY Animation hacks and talked about collaborating with the legendary Bill Plympton on Revengeance. Today, in part three, we discuss: - More tips for recording DIY audio. - The life and times of the Ghettomation Podcast. - The one most vital thing Jim feels a DIY Animator needs. This episode is a production of The Oatley Academy of Visual Storytelling. Our theme music is provided by Azureflux.

In part one of our interview with Jim Lujan, we heard about Revengeance – Jim's uber collab with the legendary Bill Plympton – and Jim's take on the DIY spirit. This time, in part two, we see how Jim's joyful, resourceful approach to making his projects, whether by himself or with other people, continues to bring him a fulfilling and fresh creative experience. Today we learn: - More on Revengeance and how Jim and Bill made their long-distance collab work. - Jim's top tips for making truly DIY Animation. - Why he never went totally digital. - The fun of recording parties. - Young Jim gives us a lesson on swagger! This episode is a production of The Oatley Academy of Visual Storytelling. Our theme music is provided by Azureflux.

Jim Lujan is truly a DIY Animation Champion. Having created 50+ original shorts as well as co-creating Revengeance, a full-length feature collaboration with legendary animator Bill Plympton, Jim understands just how powerful a ‘Do It Yourself' attitude can be. Today we cover: Revengeance, Jim's collab with DIY Animation Pioneer Bill Plympton. - Jim's take on the DIY spirit. - Creating his own indie animation festival. - Nuts-and-bolts tips for creating impactful titles. - Jim's thoughts on the key to a good idea. This episode is a production of The Oatley Academy of Visual Storytelling. Our theme music is provided by Azureflux.

Dave Baker is joined by Jim Lujan!

In this episode, the Fanbase Press staff welcomes guests Ryan Sandoval (writer, The D.A.D.D.Y. Complex), Jim Lujan (animator/filmmaker, Revengeance), and Lonnie Millsap (cartoonist, bacon, Next Time I'll Drive) to discuss the first dinosaur tail found in amber, the new addition to Batman's backstory, the passing of John Glenn, and the newly released trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming.

The legendary filmmaker and satirist joins me for a fun conversation to talk about some of his recent works including a new free mockumentary posted at his website plymptoons.com "Hitler's Folly", which imagines the dictator never giving up his art and following a path of animation and amusement parks. As Plympton says he sees the similarities of conquering the world thru warfare, and Hollywood's publicity machine. We talk about the way Bill raises money for his animation thrucrowdfunding, and collaborations with fellow animators like Jim Lujan, and talk about his many animated and live action films including his famous 25 Ways To Quit Smoking which was shown many times in the 90's on MTV. 

The legendary filmmaker and satirist joins me for a fun conversation to talk about some of his recent works including a new free mockumentary posted at his website plymptoons.com "Hitler's Folly", which imagines the dictator never giving up his art and following a path of animation and amusement parks. As Plympton says he sees the similarities of conquering the world thru warfare, and Hollywood's publicity machine. We talk about the way Bill raises money for his animation thrucrowdfunding, and collaborations with fellow animators like Jim Lujan, and talk about his many animated and live action films including his famous 25 Ways To Quit Smoking which was shown many times in the 90's on MTV. 

For our special San Diego Comic Con episode, James first sits down with animators Bill Plympton and Jim Lujan to discuss their new film 'Revengeance'. Next up is Plympton's studio manager John Holderried who geeks out with James about comics and convention culture. And bringing the show to a close we have Becky and Mark D'Anna to discuss the latest trailers and panels from Hall H including 'Wonder Woman', Spider-Man: Homecoming', 'Justice League', 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' and many more. Follow Bill Plympton on Twitter: https://twitter.com/plymptoons Follow Jim Lujan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimlujan Subscribe to Jim Lujan’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/jimlujan Follow John Holderried on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Honky275 Follow Becky D'Anna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hwoodminotaur Follow Mark D'Anna on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.danna1 Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Official Site: http://wrongreel.com/

In a special episode we sit down with legendary animator Bill Plympton and his producer Adam Rackoff to discuss their Kickstarter Campaign to finance Bill's next feature film, "Revengeance". For the first time, Bill is collaborating with another animator, Jim Lujan, and the result is a wild and irreverent story that explores the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles. Bill need s your help to make the film happen and the rewards include an opportunity to appear as a character in the film.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=940vG8Mr7DI Talking about independent animation, working with what you got, and keeping on! In CAG 92 I talked with Ben Hatke about the importance of giving our heroes a reason to quit. Why? Because it’s so, so satisfying to see them not quit when all evidence suggests that quitting is the sensible solution. Why is […]

On this episode we welcome animator Jim Lujan to talk about 80s comics and animation. We also talk about what is new in comics and 4 Color Fantasies' upcoming Captain America: The Winter Solder midnight (10pm) screening.

Rays Podcast interviews animator and content producer Jim Lujan about his 2013 that included a getting "Green Lighted" for both a Movie AND a TV Show the same year! Listen to Lujan give some critical tips on putting yourself in a position to 'get lucky' and get opportunities to get green lit. Host Rafael "Ray" Collazo also reflects on the legacy of MLK to Latinos today.

Episode #71: #LatinoAnimationTalk with Award Winning Latino Animator Jim Lujan & Guest Host Sandra Mazier. Jim teaches us to enjoy the journey as its own reward as well as some great networking tips. @Jim Lujan also announces his new TV Show Master Freak