Happy customer!
Well...its OVER! Geeks-Con was really quite the success. We had a full house and it was an exhaustively good time. One of the best times I've ever had exhibiting anywhere. Thanks to Sal , Geeks, and everyone who helped make it happen. Lets do it again!
We had Raf! Rafael Navarro being all "awesome artist" and such. They guy is a phenom.
My new buddy, Sherm Cohen. Sherm is a super-talented dude, and one of the nicest, too! He works on Sponge Bob and many other cartoons. I shared a booth with him and it was goodness!
Geeks owner Sal and myself. One day they will carve our images on Mount Rushnerd.
My beautiful wife, Leann! See? Even a Geek can find true love! (Do I mean her or me? You make the call) It was wonderful having her there. Very comforting after a long day of salesmanship.
Kelly, Gras, and Bob (brother). The new Peter,Paul, and Mary.
Agimat's Adonna and Arvey. Arvey is our NEWEST Cartoonsta. Javier "inducted" him at Geeks-Con that night. Footage to be seen soon! These folks are great! They have a video game that is on the iPad and is doing really well, Sugar Rush.
All in all it was an amazing day. We hope to do this again. We learned a lot of what to do and not to do. I think everyone had a great time and there was a ton of networking that went on. Plenty of new friends made. If you have any photos from the event, drop me a line at jimlujan@earthlink.net Thanks to everyone that made it out and to all those who participated and promoted it. It truly did rock!
That's right!! The planets have aligned. The tide is high. Its time. Finally! I will have a DVD for sale (the first of many). Jim Lujan's Ghettomation Garden DVD will make it's debut at Geeks-Con this Saturday, June 19th in Whittier ,CA!! Seven of my cartoons chock full of the stuff you've come to expect from me! These cartoons will look really good on your crystal clear TV display. Now you can finally own them, love them, and sleep with them under your pillow!
Javier Hernandez, Raul Aguirre, Rafael Navarro, and myself were interviewed by the Whittier Daily News about Geeks-Con. Look Ma, we made the papers!
The man, the myth, the legendary Ralph Bakshi and his famous "magic box" speech. He talks about going out there and just making animated films yourself. No excuses. Now is the time. No committees, no test groups, no limitations to your imagination. Technology and the viewing capabilities have caught up to the indie animators and now its time to put up or shut up. This is the Ghettomation ethos. In this episode we break down the game film of one of the coolest animation talks ever. The guy is right on the money.
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I plan to have a print of this for sale at Geeks-Con on June 19th. Come by and snag one!
I got my banner from GotPrint.Com. They did a great job with the print quality (nice price, too). This banner is going to make it's debut at GEEKS-CON on June 19th. Come see it in all of its 4 ft x 2 ft glory! Recognize the art? A no prize to the first person to identify the cartoon....
This is what it looks like when I edit a cartoon in iMovie. Before you was the editing layout for FreakDaddy. iMovie is pretty cool, but I think Final Cut Pro wins in some ways. Both are really helpful in my process. I like the ease of transitions from scene to scene in iMovie. I am addicted to cross-fades. I can't help it. Cross-fades are the new lens flares for me.
