Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Birds (Animated Short)

Using audio from the classic Alfred Hitchcock presents television show Zoetifex studios created a short film/pitch starring the iconic director and a feathered friend. Created in Maya, I animated 2 shots of the not quite as iconic bird character.

Winter 2009: 3d character animation reel

3d characer animation

My most recent work—various 3d character animation shots and tests. Rigs provided by Animation Mentor.

Ottawa International Animation Festival

ottawa animation festival

Signal film for the Ottawa International Animation Festival. 9 people's journey to the festival each with their own style- planes, car and jetpacks. All simultaneously. Intended for multiple viewings. I directed and animated the sequence on the right side, 2nd one down. The girl in the car. Project directed by Will Krause.

Tastemaker Juliya

ottawa animation festival

This segment I shot while working at MMUSA- now called fuse. Juliya was their first star and here she's getting some ink.

Headbangers

ottawa animation festival

This is a spot my former roommate Mike Overbeck directed and I assisted on- doing tiny bits of animation but mostly cleanup and inbetweening. Animated with many a wacom styli in flash.

King James

ottawa animation festival

This is a very short blip I assisted my friend Chris Siemasko on. We took wacom tablets and flash and cranked out some (digitally) hand drawn animation.

four/4

ottawa animation festival

This was my senior thesis project from RISD. Essentially me experimenting with the camera and trying to edit the results into something interesting.

chillin'[flippingpixels] is the internet repository of Aaron Zisman. Aaron currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. Having recently completed the Animation Mentor program, his current focus is 3d character animation. Freelancing in the NYC area over the years (and a year in Brasil) he's taken any project that pays the rent (or should theoretically). In this capacity he's worked as a cameraman, field producer, animator, video editor and occasionally even directed a blip or two. Drop him a line here.

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