Folio Blog of Jason Rodgers

250 Jazz Patterns Cartoon Commercial

2011-09-30T15:40:00.001-07:00

Recently finished animation promoting Evan Tat's book 250 Jazz Patterns. Check it out at http://www.250jazzpatterns.com

SlimeKids Game Intro Animation

2011-09-29T16:42:00.000-07:00

I recently completed a short animation for SlimeKids.com. Quoting from the website "SlimeKids features an extensive collection of book trailers organized by year and by grade level as well as numerous language arts-related games in such categories as spelling, typing, vocabulary and grammar. Additionally, the website showcases an array of exceptional literacy-related resources such as author and book review websites as well as superb learning tools including reference works and search engines." You can visit SlimeKids at http://www.slimekids.com

Folio Scrap Book

2011-08-04T18:10:00.000-07:00

Hi there! I have been experimenting with InDesign's new interactivity features and created this little "folio scrap book" featuring some of my character designs and storyboards. You can literally grab the corners and flip through the pages.

Latest Tips for Animation Video 5: Animatics

2011-07-28T19:41:00.000-07:00

Hey there! I have completed my latest Tips for Animation Video 5 on Animatics. You can watch the video below or check out my channel on youtube www.youtube.com/jazzimation

Showreel

2011-06-29T05:45:00.000-07:00

Here is my current showreel!

Shanghai Times Album Artwork

2010-10-07T04:54:00.000-07:00

I have had the pleasure of working with a great bunch of musicians from the band Shanghai Times on their latest albums booklet and cover. This was no ordinary booklet but more like a picture book/comic book setup and was great fun to work on. Here are a few pages from the booklet which give an idea of the artwork. The Shanghai Times are soon to release their album.