Introducing Kody Kapow “centers on 9-year-old boy who discovers that he is destined to become a martial arts superhero. Kody goes on adventures to save his village using martial arts tenets like mindfulness, patience and perseverance with the help of his cousin Mei and their Tiger friend, Goji (Jason Alexander) — a bit of a scaredy […]
This January, Animatic T.O. invited me to the podium. For those who don’t know, ANIMATIC T.O. is a monthly animation lecture series and social event dedicated to education, inspiration and building community in Toronto’s animation scene. I’m grateful of the opportunity and thankful for the full house. What a fun opportunity to share what I’ve learned through my […]
Sometimes you make a film and when you finish it, you wonder “Did I go too far? Will this have an audience? Did I make a film only I would enjoy watching?” Those were my thoughts after I completed the film, FIRST SNOWFALL, a short animated film centering around my childhood fantasies of wizards and […]
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I’m going to take you back to early 2015, when I was faced with an opportunity to work with a then, world-class CG company called ARC Productions. (This post is not about what happen to ARC and its demise, but rather my experiences transitioning into CG) I had a couple of friends that had worked there for many […]
WOW. You know that feeling you get once you finish a project and you think, “I can’t wait to show this to everyone!!” ? Well, after almost two years of waiting, I’m thrilled to finally be able to talk about THIS! Waitaminute….So let me preface this. The reason I do what I do, and […]
Yes. I know, long overdue update. We’ve been busy. (I know that’s no excuse) That’s the problem running a small production company, the social media aspect is the first thing to be pushed to the side. I’m just going to churn out a long visual, run-on-sentence of a post. 1. The Cholesterol Question Style5.tv produced […]
Yep, you heard it! Fly Colt Fly: The Legend of the Barefoot Bandit continues its west-coast tour making its American Premiere at SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL! WOOT! How fitting since the Barefoot Bandit himself was raised an hour away in Camano Island. More about SIFF: Film is a powerful art form, and it is […]
TIFF’s Next Wave Film Festival is this weekend, bringing quality film programming and film-related events to youth! (special guests, interactive workshops and a 24-Hour Film Challenge for young filmmakers) The Festival also is going to premiere a documentary we had worked on called “FLY COLT FLY: The Legend of the Barefoot Bandit” chronicling the story […]
Hey everyone, Sam here. Hope you had a great holiday and are warm and safe. It’s about that time again where we reminisce about the past year and dream about our goals for the next. 2013 was a challenging year for us at Style5.tv, and also for me personally. Between renovating/moving into our new home, […]