The Matt and Randeep Saga continues... AND a new film blog!

Here is a new little Matt and Randeep Saga instalment for you. ALSO!!! We just made a new blog for the film we're working on. Here are a couple character sketches I've done and Randeep just added a bunch of stuff yesterday. Go have a look. We'll be updating it regularly... I hope.

Two By Two

So my buddy Vlad just uploaded his student film "C-Block" to his blog and it got me thinking... why haven't I done that yet? So here it is. My student film from my graduating year out of the Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (breeaaath*) BAA - Animation program of 2008.

Enjoy!

-Matt

Matt and Randeep: Chapter 3

Yet another moment with Matt and Randeep... and introducing Vlad! He works at Pixar.

The Randeep and Matt Saga!!! Dun Dun Dun!

Yeah... we work together... a lot. It's time for the weekend... now!

Bringing in the New

Yeah, I came up with the original concept of this one a while ago... I'd say around last April or so.

I did these riding on the subway with my buddy Randeep on our way to some T.I.F.F. 2009 screenings.

I did these waiting with my Grandma and Grandpa at the hospital a couple of weeks ago.

Ok so, like I mentioned a few weeks ago my backpack and sketchbooks got stolen... bummer... but I have since gotten a new one of each and I am alive again. Huzzah! So it is filling up quick, but a lot of it has to be kept on the "DL" (down low) for a little while, just until Randeep and I figure out a the final story direction we choose to take with the film we're working on. That should take to about this Friday. BUT, until then here are some sketches I did recently on the Toronto Subway, at A Hospital, and an other I just remembered from one of my old sketchbooks. It kinda stands out.

Enjoy,

Matt

Smash and Grab

Sooo... my Band Van got busted into the other day and my backpack got stolen. It was, as the cops say, a 'smash and grab' job. So guess what was in that back pack? My sketchbooks. Awesome. Well I hope the dude who took them appreciates them.

I'll have new stuff coming probably with a better and more complete rendition of the story of that nights events.

See you later... and don't leave valuables in plain sight in your car when parking downtown.

-Matt

The Soap Family: Bro's and... ugh... Female Bros

Ok so it's been a while... again.

I did these two drawings a while ago but just never got around to posting them. They were inspired by a film I saw on Youtube one day called "Bro Rape". They went into some detail on what typically classifies one as a "bro". It turns out they tend to be people I don't have a great desire to be like. So with that short film still fresh in my mind, I found myself waiting for the rest of my band to show up to a gig we were playing here in Toronto, so I began to sketch out my impression of the quintessential "bro". A few days after completing that sketch, I decided that it's not fair to reserve the class of "ignorant, loud, horny, moron" to simply the male gender... even though we tend to excel at it. No, there must be a female equivalent. Enter the "chick".

I thought back to my days at Sheridan. If there was a place "chicks" resided in droves, it would be there. So after some careful meditation and planning, I proceeded to draw, what I felt, was the seminal version of what is to be called "the chick"... Or to be put more simply, the female "bro".

Now I don't want to say that everyone is a bro or a chick. I'm sure that if you read through the notes on the side of the pages you'll find a couple elements that would describe parts of your daily presentation to the world. Don't worry. Bro-ness or, for the fairer of the species, Chick-ness, is not one element here or there, but rather a collaboration of elements, assembled together to create a solid state of duche-baggery. To be made simply, if you regularly assemble (or even worse, put together an ensemble only on special occasions) with three or more of the articles listed in the images above, you are most likely a bro/chick... and I'm sorry but that includes, belly button rings (a recent addition though not listed above), and all other articles of clothing/accessory listed above that may be more of a permanent fixture.

And that makes me and many others sad... I'm sorry. But there is always help.

-Matt

For clarification on the subject please feel free to follow this link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zvTRQr7ns8

Love and Apartments - A whole Mix of Emotions

This was a sketch I did on the subway one day on my way to York University to meet my brother. I was listening to the Beatles and this is kinda what came out. I just had fun with it. And that's the best part about a sketch book.

Well now I'm off to try and find an apartment. I've been looking for a little while but not too seriously. However, like all important life changing moments in my life, I left it until the last minute. I kinda' need to get one by the end of the week or I'm a bit out of luck. It's hard when all my friends already have a roommate, or have moved away doing it on your own sucks... and I know for many of you that's just how it is. But don't tell me you enjoyed it the first time you did it, because I know you're lying.

I'm stressing out. I hate change, and even though I'm getting better at it, it still sucks growing up. You hear that kids? Don't grow up, it's better that way. I think I need to go lie down and listen to some Beatles and relax... after I take care of some business first... I guess.

Super Pig and Cheese

These are a couple I did a while ago. Even before the Santa one. I was animating a mouse over the summer (it was actually supposed to be a shrew but... whatever) and this was one of the first drawings I did of it. It changed a lot over time. I tried to hone in more on the 'shrew-ness'. I liked this one so I posted it up.

The one on top was just a 'Super Pig' doodle on the GO Train on my ride home from House of Cool. Will it lead to a potential story? Maybe... we'll see. For now, it's just funny.

Mery Christmas!

Ok... so maybe this one's coming a bit late. But, better late then never. I have some sketches from my sketch book I'm going to post over the next little while. This one was drawn before Christmas... and because it's a bit more seasonal, I figured it should post it first. Okay, I hope you like it.

The Tortoise and the Hare

I'm just trying to leave work now. I'll write more later. But I think the picture kinda speaks for itself.

Head Above - Silverlane - Official Video

My band just finished another music video. I edited it and did the banners for it. It was a lot of fun to do. My good friend Randeep has a good friend Sean. Sean has a good friend at Budget (the car rental place) and at some lighting warehouse (they do movies). David (my brother) has a good friend Alex who has an amazingly trusting dad (in a good way, not a gullible way), Bill, who owns a company that makes office furniture. They have a large shipping bay that we could use.

We shot the film all night, along with our friends T.J., Phill, and Bridget, and Sean. I think me and my brother got home at like 5am... we got there at 4pm the day before. So pulling all of our resources together we've finally been able to get this one in the bag. The song is called "Head Above" and it's off of Silverlane's newest EP entitled "Neanderthals to concert Halls". I hope you like it!

Check it out www.silverlanemusic.com

Thinking Ahead...

Thinking ahead is an important thing... It's important to know what you're going to say before you say it, or you could end up looking like quite the idiot. I just remember back when a friend of mine was shooting words around without much thought and this picture, the one you see before you, came to mind. I thought to my blagh and then some more blagh. I blaghed with the notion that blagh blagh blagh was in fact blagh blibble. Anker zan spot, if cambe tee dizzle. Blagh blimer bum to forgen boo. Anywho, and the zing-ba-blammer and blagh-boofer we all snorg. And that's why I don't like cottage cheese... Actually that's a lie, I do like cottage cheese, I just didn't know what else to say.

Ugh... so is this a sequal or what?

Yeah, I know what you're thinking, "pretty stupid", I know. Whatever, just killing time. Here you go Group D... I guess they went home...

Elephants in the Room

Here's a doodle I did, just having fun with Photoshop. This is what came out. Hope you like it!

straight out da' basement

This a a quick sketch I did of my basement. I do a whole bunch of stuff down there. Anything from band practice, to watching t.v. ... actually, that's pretty much it. Oh well, I still spend alot of time down there.

Under the Sea

Here's a new one, hope you like it. I drew this a few weeks ago but I only got to colouring it today. This was another one of those supply teaching projects. Fun, fun, fun :)

Be back soon!

Puppies!!! All in a day's work.

I was doing a bit of supply teaching these past few weeks at my old high school just to make some cash while looking for a job. It pays well though... if by payed well you mean drawing cartoons of whatever you want all day while you baby sit a class of grade 10 art students and getting 100 dollars at the end of the day. So this was one of those days... teenagers make up some of the best characters.

Too Fast!!!

Well, the film got done. Sheridan is all over. 4 years have come and gone and now it's time to start life... ugh. I kinda' liked not having to worry about stuff on the one hand, but then on the other hand... I just got to get out of this place. Some friends I will definately miss. The others I'll probably see next week. But for now I can get back to doing some more drawings just for fun with no real purpose in mind... I take that back. There's always a purpose... I have to start thinking about my next project. Hmmmmm, what will it be?

Whatever, I hope you like this sketch. Come back soon!

Captn. Yeti

This is my newest doodle. My yearbook page for my final year here at Sheridan. Enjoy!

Neanderthals!!! To the Concert Halls!!! Onward!

Here is a promo poster i did for my band. We'll be going into the studio in the next few

weeks to record our new ep. We're calling it "Neanderthals to Concert Halls".

Now in amazing "Technicolor"

Same layout, cleaned and coloured! Enjoy.

Bee Gee!!!

Here you go. Yet again, it's been a while silnce I've posted... not as long as last time, mind you. But this is the first official piece of Matthew film art to be posted on this blog! Hahaha! I will conquer all!!!! Woah, slow down sparky, you've still got three months of this crap to go. Pace yourself.

I hope you like this as well as that little internal conversation I had with myself... later!

Are three heads really better than one?

This was what I thought the monster under my bed looked like when I was alot younger... Come to think of it, it doesn't seem that scarry at all. Maby I'm just bigger, that must be it. Down, DOWN Bedamus!!! Get back I say!!!

30 mins... again...

Yeah, so another night has passed and the films are taking their toll. Time for another 30 minute animation sketch session. Topic: Nerds... I drew myself. Enjoy!

Here's another mythical creature... I think. Is the tooth fairy mythical? I'm actually trying to write a research paper right now... I'm avoiding it, can you tell? Well I hope you like this too!

Some More Stuff? Thweet!

Well, I said I'd be back... and here I am! It didn't take as long this time I suppose. Here are some more concept paintings I just finished not five seconds ago. I hope you like them! I love Photoshop, that's all I've got to say.

Well, there's still more to come! I'll be back soon!

Concept Art Begins

So finally, I get some concept art on the roll. There's more on the way but I'm not going to promise when it'll show its face. I've come to realize that I've been making it a bad habit of promising one thing and not being able to deliver on time. So for now please, enjoy... but I'll be back, I promise... soon... I swear!

Greetings Kelly

This is a poster I did for a friend of mine. He wanted me to make him a poster for his bands up comming lineup of Christmas showes. He said make it festive, so this is what I came up with. It is not exactly cartoony but it does have a small Star Wars tribute in it. Besids it has been so long, I thought I ought-a post something.

Ummmm... ok, So it's been a while... my bad. Don't worry I'm still alive, I've just been preoccupied with the film. I have some things I want to post but it will be a little while. Give me time. I'll have some new stuff up in a little bit. :-)

-Matty