Shot in one lovely take.

24 spoof ending that nobody will see. Unless they click here.

The Groove High ending that nobody will ever see. from David Freedman on Vimeo.

Me & Eric Renwart have been writing songs. Here's the one we did for Viking Kong.

Viking Kong revised 041012 from David Freedman on Vimeo.

Rasmus Hardiker of Groove High goes on zombie shooting spree.

Cleaning out Groove High Files

Every day I'm cleaning out a bit of the Groove High files. Just came across this. This was how I wanted the musical sequences and fantasy sequences to feel. But it was ultimately deemed too complicated (by me). Time, money, lack of a layout dept, which brings us back to time and money. The notion of creating new bg's with bg line work that animated - morphed - was just to costly so we kept things simpler, graphic and bold, which worked. But still, this would have been sweet.

Life is short. Theme tunes are shorter.

I've taken to writing songs lately along with the supremely talented Eric Renwart (we're talking Prince, Clapton, John Mayer talented!) Mostly theme tunes. But you know what? We LOVE writing theme tunes. It's a cool challenge to reflect the tone of the show and if possible sum up the essence of the show. Boil it all down to 30 seconds or 60 seconds. We're both loving it and finding the time to make it happen. Our process is fairly simple. I write lyrics, sing into an iphone, email it to him... and it comes back sounding like magic!

 

We met on Groove High, had so much fun working together that we figured we just needed a way to keep this going. Got a show that needs a theme tune? Bring it on. We'll demo for free, and if we win the pitch... then you can pay us.

 

 

 

Why write updates when I can doodle them?

This is Eric, my songwriting partner. For real!

Samantha Barks, our Zoe from GH about to go from Groove High to Great Heights.

Even mad inventors want to make their mommas proud.

My boy has taken to plundering my old comic collection ... which is cool and mildly embarrassing as I find myself revisiting comics I read ages back and thought were so cool back then. Some were, but you know, Dazzler wasn't. Anyhow, this one cracked me up. Great art. Intense cover, you know the world is going to end (as usual) and you're braced for the normal stuff... but then you read those two lines.

I'll bet the writer took the rest of the day off after writing that.

Or maybe he simply rang up his mother.

Click on the image, and check out the two bottom bubbles.

 

 

 

The Final Mix Of The Final Episode of Groove High

 Had to capture the moment.

Logo for Sevenoaks Boot Camp

Everyone has to have a hobby right? Mine is designing logos for friends. I always think that if the business lasts longer than I do, then it's a bit of immortality. Everytime I go back to New York, I see a few businesses that STILL are using my logos. My heart and ego swell.
 

Tom's lucky hat

TV writing versus Film writing.

So, you live in an apartment. You fill it full of stuff. You think to yourself, when I have a house with a garage I'll have loads of room. But of course, after you get the house you fill it full of stuff. And the garage, which you were certain could never be filled up, is somehow full. You find you even have to 'make room' to get the car in the garage. And there in a nutshell is the difference between writing for TV and writing for Features. In TV you know you have to be economical, effecient, make your point and move on. With a feature you think 'I have so much room to do so much more.' But you don't. Those pages fill up quickly and if you're not careful, you won't be able to fit in the car. 100 pages fill up FAST! And just like cleaning out the garage, no matter how much you love that old lamp/gag/golf clubs/plot point I'm afraid it's gonna have to go. Can you tell I've spent a day cutting and killing and culling?

C'est Groove High... promo in French.

Disney Channel - Groove High - Présentation de la série Vidéo DisneyChannelFR sélectionnée dans Séries

Lamington over 5,000 is now at 5,310!

And just look at these stats. I guess girls like the pup.

I wish I worked on this. This is the best thing I've seen in ages.

Gum from Cartoon Brew on Vimeo.

Tom & Zoe almost kiss. A small clip from Groove High. Premiering on Disney Channel UK in November.

Cute snippet of Groove High. Premiering Nov on Disney Channel UK.

Just saw this in the States. Dang.

Kidscreen - August 2012

I've been rewritten. I've rewritten others. And apparantly I said something interesting on the subject in the latest issue of kidscreen. My mugshot certainly needs rewriting. I wonder if I can tweak my own DNA, and get a better nose, less lopsided eyes, etc.

 

Norman Rockwell Museum

I went to the Norman Rockwell museum whilst in the idyllic Berkshires. This is me on my way to visit his studio, and I'm hiding my hands out of frustration. Because well... there's painting and then there's outrageously detailed PAINTING. Sure, he worked from reference, and yes he had models sit for him. So what? So did the masters. And his work was outrageously sentimental... but you have to also say to yourself 'So what?' There should be room in the world for sweet emotions alongside the angst of most of the art world. Besides, the guy had mad skills, as the kids say today.  To see his paintings in print at a smaller scale is sweet. But to see them on canvas (they are BIG) is an experience. Not just technique but the storytelling. He seemed to paint nostolgic moments about the time he was living in. As if the 'good old days' are actually the days your living right now. That's a wonderful attitude to have and to express in your work. Inspiring. 

For all my French friends. Fondly. :>)

Samantha Barks in Les Mis

Samantha Barks stars with Jonathan Bailey in the UK version of Groove High, which will be out on Disney Channel this fall.  And she's appearing as Eponine in the film version of Les Miserables which comes out in cinemas at Christmas. My friend Tim, who's busy on the effects for it, just sent me a link to the new trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnLSG5t_dc8

Lamington is not shy...