otis brayboy

THIS BLOG HAS MOVED!

2010-12-24T07:56:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone,

I'm excited to announce my new website, which has a lot of my stuff on it. Please update your bookmarks!

http://otisbrayboy.com/

Thanks for checking it out!

New York Comic Con 2010 Trailer

2010-10-09T23:46:00.003-04:00

I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of my panel discussion at this year's New York Comic Con! I premiered my newest pitch trailer with a very warm reception.

In case you missed it, check it out here!

See more event photos here.

[DETAILS] NEW YORK COMIC CON Appearance!

2010-10-06T20:16:00.004-04:00

Join me at New York Comic Con for a panel discussion about animation direction and storyboards for television and film, and see my new animated pitch trailer!

Date:         Friday, October 8

Time:        7:45 pm - 8:45 pm

Where:     Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

                 655 W. 34th Street

                 New York, NY 10001

Location: Room #1A22

Check out my bio here. See you there!

See me at New York Comic Con!

2010-09-22T09:09:00.004-04:00

I will be on a panel at New York Comic Con on October 8th discussing my career as a storyboard director and animation supervisor, etc. I will also show a rough cut of a pitch trailer I have been working on.

Click here for more info. See you there!

Read Hand Me Down on your iPhone in iBooks!

2010-06-22T22:03:00.010-04:00

iPhone screenshot of a page from Hand Me Down, as seen in iBooks

With over 100 new features, the new iOS4 for the iPhone lets you do some amazing things, such as syncing your PDFs and read them using iBooks!

Download my first children's book, Hand Me Down, to read on your iPhone here.

NOW AVAILABLE: Download Hand Me Down

2010-06-10T21:04:00.010-04:00

My first children's book, Hand Me Down, is now available for download! I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing and illustrating it.

Download your copy today here.

VOTE NOW: Aniboom Awards 4 Sesame Street

2010-04-18T09:18:00.021-04:00

Vote now for my entry, Casey Question Mark, in the 4th Aniboom Awards sponsored by Sesame Street! This contest gives animators everywhere the opportunity to work with one of television's most iconic shows, and the chance to win cash prizes and development deals valued at $50,000. Four finalists will be selected by category, and one will be selected based on audience votes (comments). The Grand Prize Winner gets a development deal with Sesame Street and will have their animation featured on the show, so please help spread the word and vote by leaving a comment! Thank you!!

(Voting ends May 9, 2010 and finalists are announced May 10, 2010.)

Thanks, Ben!

2010-02-09T09:17:00.003-05:00

Much thanks to Ben Price for spreading the word about my new book, Hand Me Down, in his news today! Thanks a lot, Ben!

My First Children's Book!!!

2010-02-07T16:35:00.009-05:00

I recently finished writing and illustrating my first children's book, Hand Me Down. You can purchase it here. Get yours today!

Talking Animation at Kinokuniya

2010-01-23T20:57:00.008-05:00

Thanks to everyone who came out to Winter Anime Day today! It was a lot of fun answering questions about animation.

Special thanks to fellow panelists, Veronica Taylor and Misako Rocks, John Fuller from Kinokuniya, and Peter Tatara from NYAF!

See me at Kinokuniya's Winter Anime Day this Saturday!

2010-01-21T10:13:00.009-05:00

Come see me at Kinokuniya's Winter Anime Day this Saturday, January 23, from 1 PM to 6 PM! It will also shine a spotlight on a few local women who’ve made a huge impact in the manga and anime worlds.

Kinokuniya Bookstore
1073 Avenue of the Americas
(between 40th St & 41st St)
New York, NY 10018
(212) 869-1700
www.kinokuniya.com
(1 PM to 6 PM)

Reni-Chan – 1 PM
Meet NYC’s own singing cosplay maid, soon to be featured in her own Japanese documentary

Veronica Taylor – 1:30 PM
The original voice of Pokemon’s Ash speaks about how she distinguished herself in the voice acting field

Misako Rocks! – 2:00 PM
Manga artist Misako Rocks! was named a Woman of the Year by Japan’s Nikkei Woman magazine

Otis Brayboy – 2:40 PM
Otis has served as an animator and storyboard artist for Doug, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more

Mari Morimoto – 3:30 PM
The translator of Naruto, Inu-Yasha, and other popular manga will speak about Female Manga Artists and the evolution of Women's Comics in Japan

Samurai Beat Radio – 4:15 PM
Join Samurai Beat Radio for a live broadcast featuring clips from Visual K artist Charlotte

Cosplay Karaoke – 5 PM
'Nuff said

Raffle -- 5:45 PM
Enter all day, and be at Kinokuniya at 5:45 for your chance to win

The New York Anime Festival and New York Comic Con are contributing prizes to Kinokuniya’s Winter Anime Day, and NYAF Programming Manager Peter Tatara will act as the day’s Master of Ceremonies.

See you there!

I'm in Two Books about Animation!

2009-12-22T21:38:00.009-05:00

I was privileged enough to be mentioned several times in both of David B. Levy's books on animation and pitching for series. These are some of the most comprehensive books for both beginners and professionals alike.

Little Pim

2009-11-22T17:32:00.013-05:00

I recently finished storyboards for Little Pim, an award-winning foreign language immersion DVD series for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. They are due for release in early 2010.

Voting Time!

2009-09-03T07:53:00.009-04:00

Voting has now begun for the Fox - Aniboom Holiday Animation Challenge!

You can vote until September 30th. Vote here for MLK Bday! or vote here for Boy in a Box. To place your vote, please rate the videos.

Five finalists will be chosen -- four by FOX, and one will be selected by the fans. The Grand Prize Winner will receive $$ and a development deal at FOX!

Please get viral and spread the word to everyone!

THANK YOU!!

Another Submission to the FOX - Aniboom Holiday Animation Challenge

2009-08-18T11:41:00.007-04:00

I just submitted another animated short to the FOX - Aniboom Holiday Animation Challenge!

View the video here and post a comment. Return the whole month of September to vote!

FOX - Aniboom Holiday Animation Challenge

2009-08-04T21:43:00.015-04:00

I recently finished up an animated short for the FOX - Aniboom Holiday Animation Challenge. (It took about 3 weeks from start to finish.)

View the video here and post a comment. Be sure to return the whole month of September to vote!

Go Green (Again)!

2009-06-30T21:34:00.003-04:00

I just received a few copies of a magazine cover I did for The Washington School in New Jersey. The kids (with the help of a professional publisher) write articles and come up with content for an environmental magazine. It's an annual magazine, and I started by doing another cover last year.

6.10.09 mediabistro.com PRNewser Party

2009-06-14T09:34:00.009-04:00

I won raffle tickets to an industry event at the recent PRNewser Media Bistro party! Also pictured are my good friends, Adrian Barrios (second from left) and Sam Murakami (far right).

Toon Boom eNews: June 2009

2009-06-05T19:59:00.009-04:00

My Toon Boom Expert Corner profile was recently featured in the Toon Boom Newsletter for June 2009. Check out the newsletter here.

Animate Over Live Action!

2009-03-23T01:17:00.014-04:00

Wow! What an incredible start to my year of freelancing! Every gig is so different and creatively exciting for me. Here is a frame of full fluid animation I recently finished for a live-action/ animated feature film (note the live action kid's body behind my animation-LOL), "The Tolltaker." It is a great film about the residual effects of a person going to war and how it affects their families back at home. Thanks for checking me out, and please check out the work of the crew on this film--especially the VERY talented director and animation director!

http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi2835481369/

Toon Boom: Expert Corner profile

2009-03-21T14:43:00.019-04:00

I'm happy to announce I was recently added to Toon Boom's Expert Corner!

Toon Boom was also gracious enough to give $50 off to anyone that mentions my name, so make sure to tell them "Otis Brayboy" sent you when purchasing Toon Boom Storyboard Pro software!

To place an order, contact:

Philip Greenstein
philip@toonboom.com

Let Them Drink Wine!

2009-03-12T21:26:00.006-04:00

Continuing with the illustration gigs, I recently did a quick sketch in Flash for an online food and drink magazine, "The Heavy Table." The food looks so good on that site, I wanted to move to Minnesota, until I remembered how cold it gets there.

http://heavytable.com/do-grapes-grow-in-minnesota

Babies, Babies Everywhere!

2009-03-09T21:30:00.015-04:00

Most of my work is for hire, but recently, I have been asked by a few friends and family to produce animated e-card invites for their babies' birthdays. I love it!!! My first assignment was for a one-year-old boy, Kai. He needed a 'Tol' theme.

'Tol' has two meanings in Korean; the most common meaning is a child's first birthday. It can also be used as a generic description for birthdays: Chut-tol (first birthday), Du-tol (second birthday), Seo-tol (third birthday), etc. My second assignment was for a two-year-old girl (too cute) named Brooke. (Side note: I'm predicting my next baby e-card will be for a three-year-old. LOL.) Anyhow, these were a lot of fun to do!

KRYPTO!

2009-02-02T19:10:00.012-05:00

I recently caught an episode of Cartoon Networks' "Krypto: Super Dog-Episode 65-Too Many Cooks." I produced the storyboards for Act 1 and part of Act 2. Here it is!

Episode Link Below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljKB6x6CkbM

TOON BOOM LIVE!

2009-01-26T11:24:00.005-05:00

I thought I would post a few frames from a board I recently produced for a LIVE ACTION feature. The script was 122 pages, and I'm estimating the total frame count will pass 5,000. It was a blast to do boards where I could play around with the camera. I was able to do a lot of that with "Storm Hawks" too, but most animated productions aren't that loose. So needless to say, I really enjoyed working on a live action board for a change. Keep 'em coming!

Storm Hawks!

2008-12-20T00:50:00.010-05:00

I was privileged enough to be the Storyboard Director on two episodes of Cartoon Networks' "Storm Hawks" series. It was A LOT of work to board two full episodes back-to-back, but the final product made it worth all of the hard work. The episodes are finally up on YouTube.

Episode 27: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FujVABbxEr4
Episode 32: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4RfZWu1hRw

GYM CLASS!!!

2008-11-24T23:52:00.004-05:00

This is a 'sneak peek' at a character from my new short that should be done by February, if all goes as planned. I'm really excited because I put this project on the back burner for awhile when I was really busy on other projects. The backgrounds (all 85+) and character designs (25+) were done over a year ago. Yahoo! I finally get to animate it! Full speed ahead now!

InvestCorp E-Card

2008-11-19T19:59:00.007-05:00

Last year, I was commissioned to design and animate an E-Card for InvestCorp, Inc. It's been almost a year now, so I thought it would be OK to post.

Random Design

2008-11-05T23:25:00.007-05:00

Hey! I was just sketching on the Wacom and that sketch became a line drawing, and I, of course, had to add color, and... here's a quick sketch in color!

'byline' Brayboy

2008-10-10T18:46:00.009-04:00

I recently finished a few illustrations for byline magazine's New York Press Club 60th Anniversary Gala Issue! I was excited to work on this project, and it was a blast to illustrate the journalist's stories.

O'Really?

2008-09-27T22:54:00.005-04:00

Here's a design I did for a series of webisodes I'm currently independently producing,designing,and animating which parodies the "O'Reilly Factor".
I'll put them up as I finish each one. I promise to write and animate some funny stuff!

I'm Back!!!

2008-09-25T17:38:00.004-04:00

Hello all! Just got back from Ottawa Monday. I had a great time and met a bunch of great film makers and studio execs. Everyone was so friendly I felt as if I had known many of them for years although I just met them in Ottawa.I will be there next year for sure!

Ottawa!!!

2008-09-13T18:59:00.007-04:00

Hello all! I'm also going to the Ottawa International Animation Festival next week. I hope to see some of you there.

GO GREEN!

2008-08-02T14:58:00.004-04:00

I was recently commissioned by an editor at Town & Country magazine to create a GO GREEN! cover for a middle school environmental magazine produced by the students. It was a lot of fun, and we are working on some other cover illustrations for different projects.

My Second Invitation to Speak at SVA

2008-04-15T16:50:00.005-04:00

I was recently asked by David B. Levy to return to the School of Visual Arts to speak to his animation business class about my experiences in the animation industry over the past 17 years. It was a lot of fun, and the students asked some really great questions. Hope to do it again soon.

TOYS!!!

2008-01-18T11:32:00.000-05:00

Happy belated New Year!!!! I'm happy to announce that the mold for my new vinyl toy is almost done. It's a mold of the little kid in my Flash short "Hear Boy!!!" Eric from Goldmane Studios did a kickass job on it. It'll be in stores by the end of the year, and of course, I will be peddling it online--so look for it soon.

Funny Thing Is...

2007-11-16T03:13:00.000-05:00

Hey guys and gals,

First, I want to thank you (all of you) for the very kind comments and also, I want to state that I am NOT a big fan of "one" posting their day-to-day animation life (or lack thereof) but, I have to say, it is "fuel for the soul." So, please keep the comments a'coming-'cause "I LOVES THE FUEL!"

David B. Levy pitch boards ( client )

2007-10-10T19:32:00.001-04:00

These are several panels from a pitchboard I did for David B. Levy ( director and president of ASIFA East ) posted with his OK to do so .

Roachapooille (A Parody Film by Otis Brayboy)

2007-09-23T10:07:00.000-04:00

I did this short in about a day. It was born from my very serious phobia of roaches.

Run!

2007-09-23T10:04:00.000-04:00

I thought I would flex my animation skills a bit, so parts of this short are "fully" animated.

HearBoy!!!

2007-09-22T23:13:00.001-04:00

This was my first Flash film that I did on the $99.00 little blue Wacom board. But, just like the rest of the world, I have moved on to the 21" Cintiq.

More Turtle Boards

2007-09-18T20:07:00.000-04:00

Hey All,

I'm sorry I haven't posted lately--been VERY busy (just finished Storyboard Directing two whole shows for Cartoon Networks' hit show "StormHawks"), as well as a few other time-heavy gigs. I didn't have any action boards up with any acting, so this partial sequence should cover that. I'll try to post some other stuff soon. Thanks for checking me out.

show110(1)

2007-09-18T20:04:00.000-04:00

show110(2)

2007-09-18T20:00:00.000-04:00

show110(3)

2007-09-18T19:59:00.000-04:00

show110(4)

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show110(5)

2007-09-18T19:57:00.000-04:00

show110(6)

2007-09-18T19:55:00.002-04:00

show110(7)

2007-09-18T19:55:00.001-04:00

show110(8)

2007-09-18T19:53:00.000-04:00

show110(9)

2007-09-18T19:52:00.000-04:00

show110(10)

2007-09-18T19:51:00.001-04:00

show110(11)

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show110(12)

2007-09-18T19:49:00.000-04:00

show110(13)

2007-09-18T19:48:00.000-04:00

show110(14)

2007-09-18T19:47:00.000-04:00

show110(15)

2007-09-18T19:46:00.000-04:00

show110(16)

2007-09-18T19:43:00.000-04:00

show110(17)

2007-09-18T19:39:00.000-04:00

show110(18)

2007-09-18T19:38:00.000-04:00

show110(19)

2007-09-18T19:37:00.000-04:00

show110(20)

2007-09-18T19:34:00.000-04:00

show110(21)

2007-09-18T19:33:00.000-04:00

show110(22)

2007-09-18T19:26:00.000-04:00

show110(23)

2007-09-18T19:25:00.000-04:00

Show110(24)

2007-09-18T19:24:00.001-04:00

Show110(26)

2007-09-18T19:22:00.000-04:00

Show110(27)

2007-09-18T19:21:00.000-04:00

show110

2007-09-18T19:12:00.000-04:00

"Turtle" Boards 3

2007-04-09T11:05:00.000-04:00

"Turtle" Boards 2

2007-04-09T10:44:00.000-04:00

"Turtle" Boards 1

2007-04-09T10:43:00.000-04:00

Situation (Y): Main characters

2007-03-27T22:11:00.000-04:00

SID ( 1 ), BARRY ( 3 ) , AND JEN ( 5 )

Situation (Y) still: Tennis, anyone?

2007-03-23T15:25:00.000-04:00

Miscellaneous character from my short film, SITUATION ( Y ).

Situation (Y): Storyboard 1

2007-03-23T12:48:00.000-04:00

Situation (Y) still: Opening shot

2007-03-22T22:06:00.000-04:00

Situation (Y): Storyboard 2

2007-03-22T12:14:00.000-04:00

Situation (Y) background: Lodge interior

2007-03-22T12:11:00.002-04:00

This is a pan background from my new Flash film, SITUATION ( Y ), currently in production .

Situation (Y): Storyboard 3

2007-03-22T12:11:00.001-04:00

Situation (Y): Storyboard 4

2007-03-22T12:10:00.000-04:00

Situation (Y): Storyboard 5

2007-03-22T12:08:00.000-04:00

Situation (Y): Storyboard 6

2007-03-22T12:07:00.002-04:00

Situation (Y): Miscellaneous characters

2007-03-22T11:58:00.000-04:00

These are characters from the following sequence, soon to be seen in my new Flash film, SITUATION ( Y ).

Situation (Y): Storyboard 7

2007-03-22T11:57:00.000-04:00

Situation (Y): Storyboard 8

2007-03-22T11:56:00.002-04:00

Situation (Y): Storyboard 9

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Situation (Y): Storyboard 10

2007-03-22T11:55:00.001-04:00

Situation (Y): Storyboard 11

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Situation (Y): Storyboard 12

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Situation (Y): Storyboard 13

2007-03-22T11:51:00.000-04:00

Situation (Y): Storyboard 14

2007-03-22T11:50:00.000-04:00

Situation (Y) still: dogboy

2007-03-22T11:41:00.000-04:00

A color still from my Flash short, SITUATION ( Y ).

Situation (Y): Storyboard 15

2007-03-22T11:40:00.000-04:00

Situation (Y): Storyboard 16

2007-03-22T11:39:00.000-04:00

Situation (Y): Storyboard 17

2007-03-22T11:35:00.001-04:00

Situation (Y): Storyboard 18

2007-03-22T11:32:00.000-04:00

This is part of a sequence from my short film, SITUATION ( Y ), currently in production.

Situation (Y): Storyboard 19

2007-03-22T11:31:00.002-04:00

Situation (Y): Storyboard 20

2007-03-22T11:31:00.001-04:00

Situation (Y) design: "Rejected" kids

2007-03-22T11:27:00.000-04:00

These are the final designs for the "rejected" characters from that sequence.

Run: Poster

2007-03-22T11:08:00.000-04:00

This a poster idea I had for my new Flash short, RUN. (It may change before being submitted to film festivals.)