#Kris Pearn

[quietrobots]

MEATBAL15! <3

Even if I’m busy, I couldn’t in my right mind not make a doodle for Cloudy’s anniversary. I owe so much to this film. My happiness, my friends, my girlfriend, everything. All the things in my life circle around this film as it is my special interest. I love it more than I could ever describe.

[lord-nichron]

did you take classes for art?

Yeah I took some actual classes in meatspace a long time ago, a painting class and a life drawing class.

But most of the stuff I've learned is from online courses and tutorials. I did a few really good ones on Schoolism, like the Kris Pearn Storyboard class (which is very old now) and two Sam Nielsen courses on color.

But I also watched a lot of stuff that frankly was just a waste of time and money. I'm not going to name any but I have to say that a lot of modern "courses" are just recorded Zoom sessions with several artists very loosely talking about the subject at hand. Those suck.

A great example of a properly structured course that covers both theory and practical examples is the one I bring up all the time: Toniko Pantoja's animation course. I consider that the gold standard of online courses.

Also I've done and still do a lot of practice, I do half a page of these every day most days:

These are with short time limits and mostly from photo reference but I also copy drawings that I like to try to understand them, there are two Chels in the bottom right.

Oh and the black lined ones are super fast without lifting up my pen, which is a fun way to warm up and teaches you to see the whole figure.

[eohachu]

movie log.

week 23/2024

watched:

n/a

rewatched:

05.06.2024 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009), dir. Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

06.06.2024 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013), dir. Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn

07.06.2024 Finding Dory (2016), dir. Andrew Stanton

new on my watchlist:

陰陽師0 (2024), aka Onmyoji 0, dir. Sato Shimako

Hiacynt (2021), aka Operation Hyacinth, dir. Piotr Domalewski

Kurak Günler (2022), aka Burning Days, dir. Emin Alper

��ას ვხედავთ როდესაც ცას ვუყურებთ? (2021), aka What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?, dir. Alexandre Koberidze

Mami Wata (2023), dir. C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi

next up:

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), dir. Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook (rewatch)

My Own Private Idaho (1991), dir. Gus Van Sant

[narrativestringtheory]

NST #972: The Willoughbys (2020)

Children construct a map variant in The Willoughbys (dirs. Kris Pearn & Rob Lodermeier, 2020).

[bassboosted-moon-chao]

exploding Kris Pearn and Cody Cameron in every timeline for giving us a hint of Flint being both physically injured and traumatized by drowning and fucking everything up and then going "actually nvm he's okay he's just gotta make this big elaborate speech".

[lightboxexpo]

You won't want to miss this!!! 🤩

We have an incredible line up of artists stopping by the LightBox Expo Discord for a Drawing Jam and YOU are invited to draw and paint along with them!🌟

Join Jon Hardesty, Terryl Whitlatch, Aaron Sowd, Kris Pearn, and Louis Gonzales on Friday, December 22, 2023 at 11am PT/2pm ET for this week's LIVE ONLY and FREE Drawing Jam on the LightBox Expo Discord - Discord.gg/LightBoxExpo

Paint alongside amazing artists, soak up their techniques & advice, and make lasting connections with artists in the community! 🙌

[hmvw2015]

Jane and Cat.

[thelovewittch]

The Willoughbys (2020), directed by Kris Pearn.

[infinitemovielist]

[marveloustvshot]

I love that little girl and their hair

[peoplereadinginmovies]

[quietrobots]

The fact that I’ve been spelling Kris Pearn’s name wrong this entire time. Uhm. Sorry king.

[moviemosaics]

The Willoughbys

directed by Kris Pearn, 2020

[dailynicknews]

Directing and Pitching with Kris Pearn! (WINTERFEST INTERVIEWS)

[thedigitalpresswire]

TAAFI ANNOUNCES AN EXCLUSIVE VIRTUAL BEHIND-THE-SCENES PANEL WITH KRIS PEARN, WRITER AND DIRECTOR OF “THE WILLOUGHBYS”

The panel will also include the Netflix Original animated hit’s crew with co-director Rob Lodermeir, Sebastian Brodin, Fiona Toth, Kyle McQueen, Helén Ahlberg, Aniket Natekar, Mark Stanleigh.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Toronto, ON (July 27, 2020)  – Today, the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI) announced an exclusive virtual behind-the-scenes panel with Canadian writer and director Kris Pearn for the Netflix Original animated feature film The Willoughbys based on the novel by Lois Lowry.

The virtual panel discussion will be held on Thursday, August 6th at 7:00 PM. It will include a discussion on the film’s creative process with never-before-seen art and exclusive storyboards.

“We’re absolutely thrilled to kick-off our monthly programming with this event to celebrate and grow the Canadian animation industry,” said Barnabas Wornoff, co-founder and chair, TAAFI. “Having known Kris for many years, we are honoured and excited for him and his team to join us in showcasing homegrown talent, ultimately reinforcing the importance of Canadian artists and filmmakers in animated storytelling.”

Kris Pearn will be joined by co-director, Rob Lodermeir; director of cinematography, Sebastian Brodin; lead editor, Fiona Toth; production designer, Kyle McQueen; head of FX, Helén Ahlberg; animation lead, Aniket Natekar; and co-writer and storyboard artist, Mark Stanleigh.

Born and raised in Canada, Kris Pearn is an Annie Award™-nominated artist who began making cartoons for both film and television after graduating from Sheridan College. He notably worked on Open Season, Surf’s Up, Arthur Christmas, Shaun the Sheep, Pirates: Band of Misfits, and Home to name a few. He was the Head of Story for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and co-directed Cloudy Two: Rise of the Leftovers. He has illustrated several books including Edward The Tree Climbing Dog, Project Superhero, and Tales of Spiffing.  

“It’s an honour to be part of TAAFI’s programming and to have this opportunity to talk about an animated feature film made in Canada, celebrating the diverse group of international artists behind the success of the film,” said Kris Pearn, writer and director. “This will not only be a chance for us to share our journey of creating the film and show some never before seen art, but it’ll be a bit of a reunion. A lot has happened since the lockdown, so there’s plenty to talk about.”  

The Willoughbys is available now for streaming only on Netflix. Convinced they’d be better off raising themselves, the Willoughby children hatch a sneaky plan to send their selfish parents on vacation. The siblings then embark on their own high-flying adventure to find the true meaning of family. Starring Will Forte, Maya Rudolph, Alessia Cara, Terry Crews, Martin Short, Jane Krakowski and Ricky Gervais.

The event is sponsored by Switch VFX and Animation.

To register for free tickets and/or make a PWYC donation: bit.ly/TAAFIxTheWilloughbys

Event Details:

Making of The Willoughbys

Behind-Scenes Talk with writer and director Kris Pearn, including Rob Lodermeir,

Sebastian Brodin, Fiona Toth, Kyle McQueen, Helén Ahlberg, Aniket Natekar, Mark Stanleigh.

Date/Time: Thursday, August 6th at 7:00 PM

Location: Online

Register for tickets here: bit.ly/TAAFIxTheWilloughbys

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[onanimate]

Director Kris Pearn on Crafting the Wonderful World of 'The Willoughby's'

Director Kris Pearn on Crafting the Wonderful World of ‘The Willoughby’s’

Instead of running away from home, frustrated siblings Tim (Will Forte), Jane (Alessia Cara) and the Barnabys (Seán Cullen) use their ingenuity to achieve independence in, The Willoughby’s. Director, co-writer and executive producer Kris Pearn (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2) was instantly intrigued by the tone of Lois Lowry ’s 2008 children’s novel. We got a chance to catch up with Kris and…