mnartists.org: Mike Owens

2 Ecards

Mike Owens — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:06:14 GMT

Two bits of E-Card animation created for No Evil Productions in New York.

Lemmings

Mike Owens — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:05:21 GMT

5 clips from a cartoon that follows the existential philosophies of two arctic rodents marching to their self inflicted demise Completed with a handful of interns in the spare bedroom and basement of a rented house in the suburbs of Minnesota, Lemmings has been screened at festivals nation wide including the 2006 Chicago International Film Festival where it took home the Chicago Award Writer/Director Ron Fliescher Character Design Jon McClenahan Storyboards John Griffen Animation Mike Owens & Wendie Price

Vaudvillian Monkey

Mike Owens — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:04:20 GMT

A scene from the animated short film A Time For All Seasonings. The film was written, designed and directed by BJ Crawford, produced by Joe Merideth and animated by mostly by Bj, with a little help from Joe and myself. This was the second festival release from Chewbone Animation, an independent studio collaborating on original content.

RUN

Mike Owens — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:02:36 GMT

"RUN" was an attempt to create an animated short film to the music of Outkast using only 14 drawings. The character run cycle was created with 14 frames drawn with a Cintiq using FLASH CS3. Drawing with the Cintiq allowed me draw rough and focus on finding the fluidity of the motion. Working in Flash made it possible to create a Symbol out of those 14 rough sketches, which I could then duplicate, rotate,enlarge, reduce and multiply. I could even start and stop the run on any frame at anytime. To choose the music, the run cycle was looped against a variety songs to find a rythmn that matched the motion. Once the match was made, the song dictated the manipulation of the animation. Hope you enjoy it. ...and that OUTKAST doesn't sue me. Design, Animation: Mike Owens

Cactus Charlie

Mike Owens — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:01:56 GMT

An awkward children's program with an creepy cowboy host. Sing-A_Long with Catus Charlie was a segment in the pilot episode of The Brick & Wood Show. This cartoon was conceptualized, designed and animated in 24 hours. Writer: Dave Barber Design, Animation: Mike Owens

Podunk

Mike Owens — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:36:37 GMT

Character designs for an animated series pitch to CMT.

Website Design for Calabash Animation

Mike Owens — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:10:04 GMT

Designed new look and interactivity for Calabash Animation

Fact or Fiction

Mike Owens — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:43:26 GMT

One of three commercial spots created for The Community America Credit Union. Reelworks Animation in Minneapolis hired me to design direct and animate all three spots.

How Not To...

Mike Owens — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:33:24 GMT

One of four original animated shorts created for the annual convention at Gateway Mortgage

Immigrant Song

Mike Owens — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:16:50 GMT

Created as part of a live theater performance American Noise: The Savage Re-birth of the American Dream A mash up of live action theater with animated scenes from Minneapolis Animators. The play's characters confront an America united only by its divisions and immersed in a deafening cultural noise that distracts its citizens with the promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of the perfect pair of jeans.