Lego Fortnite, Steamroller Studios, Spice Frontier ~ All Wonderful Collaborations

Working with Steamroller the past year as a Supervisor and Animator has been blissful in so many ways. If Spacestation fanned the flame of artist leadership in my heart, Steamroller made it into a bonfire!Our team animated half of the emotes contained in this video. Working with Epic was a remarkable experience. https://youtu.be/cnflOok7esc?si=E3f6kdRABPLwoZKE And more and [...]
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Episode 50: Celebrate 15 Feature Film Pitches!

Before I knew this would land on episode 50 of the Directing Animation Livecast, I set out to create 5 more feature film pitches and push myself even further as a storyteller. The first 10 pitches opened so many doors. I became a director at Spacestation Animation, almost got a full greenlight for "The Unsingable Song" [...]
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Directing at Spacestation Animation

As evidenced by the 30+ Million views we've had so far on youtube, the past 9 months have been a crazy, wild ride. Before Nathan Riddle (producer) and I came on in August, the small talented team Shonduras and Jordan Nguyen assembled to animat the 1st episode of A for Adley had been churning for over [...]
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10 Feature Film Pitches Unleashed

10+ years of work developing original feature animated pitches. 10 pitches to show for it. The dream of directing an original feature film has never been closer. Kevin Lima (Director of Enchanted, A Goofy Movie, Tarzan, etc) is the host of this special episode of the Directing Animation Livecast. We talk about what I've learned as [...]
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7 More Original Animated Film Pitches in 2021

When I say my goal is to direct an animated feature, I'm NOT messing around! And fortunately for me, there has hardly ever been a time when the public was more hungry for original animated content! As I share my 2021 New Years' resolution here. I hope you'll share yours with me down in the comments! [...]
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Directing Animation Livecast!

What's the next step on my journey to directing a feature film? A live interview show with producers, executives, and experienced directors, of course! The 1st episode launched September 10th and several more monthly interviews are coming soon! Here's the first episode: https://youtu.be/oMrfdY_w66w In episode was, we discuss: Tony Bancroft's book, Directing for animation - would [...]
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Cirque De Solitude Kickstarter + Amazon

[Edit: Now Available on Amazon] Without any introduction, because the Kickstarter page explains everything Here's the link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scottwiser/cirque-de-solitude-an-all-ages-illustrated-novel On the first day, we were the most popular in the fiction section. As more news comes, I'll post it below! [Edit: So far, reviews have been glowing. Buy your copy on Amazon!]
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Layers Online Release!

After 3 years of development, a failed Kickstarter, a successful grant presentation and award, 6 months in production, and investment of my own business capital, entries to several film festivals, and private screenings throughout the animation industry, I finally get to share Layers: An Animated Short with the public! (more…)
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2D Animated Short Film Funded!

In Developing "Layers" with former heads of animation from Dreamworks at Nimble Collective, I thought making this film would be a smoother path. Nimble ran out of budgets, but I didn't give up. The Kickstarter didn't fund and I still didn't give up. I applied and presented for a grant and ... I've got news! (more…)
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