Yes it's been a while since I posted.
I'm busy directing a project called "Flying With Byrd" with Shellhut and Anya. Everyone's having fun and we are getting lots of laughs in the reviews.
ACE conference in Phuket coming up. Helping Thai Govt agency SIPA to encourage international producers and investors to develop relationships with studios in Thailand. Looking for investors, producers, and clients for future projects. Organizing attendees for conference. Busy Busy. Lots of trend towards co-productions, but everybody seems under-funded, especially on the Asian side.
Validation
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This short film, written and directed by Kurt Kuenne and starring T.J. Thyne and Vicki Davis, has won a variety of awards including Best Narrative Short at the Cleveland International Film Festival and the Audience Award at the Hawaii International Film Festival.
Updates - teaching, developing, marketing
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David:- Is teaching Character Design, Storyboarding, and Production Management at Mahidol University in Bangkok.
- Is continuing development of projects, seeking funding.
- Is continuing marketing The Monk Studio.
In Development, Bidding, Marketing
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David is currently:- Bidding on projects.
- In development on two creative properties - The Monk Studio is providing development support.
- Marketing The Monk Studio and Creative Services to clients and co-producers.
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Pyrata (2008)
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David's been directing animated TV series, developing projects, and teaching, mostly in Bangkok, Thailand, for the last year or two, with the nice people at The Monk Studio.
"Pyrata," the second season in the 'Paddle Pop Lion' TV series franchise to give him a 3D makeover, was completed in July, 2008. We produced 49 minutes (7 episodes x 7 minutes each) of animation in 6 months, including English writing and pre-production, with a team of 40 Thai artists. Distribution was Asia-Pacific, and later, Europe.
"Pyrata," the second season in the 'Paddle Pop Lion' TV series franchise to give him a 3D makeover, was completed in July, 2008. We produced 49 minutes (7 episodes x 7 minutes each) of animation in 6 months, including English writing and pre-production, with a team of 40 Thai artists. Distribution was Asia-Pacific, and later, Europe.
PaddlePop Lion: "Pyrata"
Directed by: David J Smith, Juck Somsaman
Selected Still Images from the Series
Produced in English with:
and Unilever Asia
Kara and Krong
More tough guys and bad guys. Pyrata (2008) rough test design sketches. We didn't choose these designs as the final versions, for various reasons, but they were fun to do.
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