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Bazley, Richard
Bazley Films
Corsham, England, UK
richard@bazleyfilms.com
www.bazleyfilms.com
Animation examples from The Journal of Edwin Carp in Part III
ð A Lead Animator on such films as Disney's Hercules and Warner Bros.' The Iron Giant ð Now heads a studio that can deliver top-notch animation in 2D or 3D for film and broadcast ð Clients include the BBC, Channel 5, High Eagle Ent., Telemagination, 4:2:2, Grove International, Mousepower Productions, The ALKEMI Group, Future Publishing, Varga, Hahn Film, Bermuda Shorts, and Hart TV ð Richard was one of the first to use Flash for a theatrically released animated short, The Journal of Edwin Carp, sponsored by Macromedia and Wacom and featuring the voice of Hugh Laurie (Stuart Little, 101 Dalmatians) ð Richard's most recent work can be seen in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Steve Oedekerk's Barnyard The Movie, and Cartoon Network's Flash series Puffy Ami Yumi.
Brown, Scott
Los Angeles, California, USA
sbrown@artcenter.edu
www.spicybrown.com
Tutorial: "Designing for Usability," in Chapter 3
ð Graduated from Art Center College of Design with a degree in product design ð Has worked in new media development for www.guess.com and did interface design for www.rampt.com ð Teaches Flash classes for Art Center College of Design ð Scott currently runs his company, Spicy Brown, a clothing brand of deliciously cute characters.
Corsaro, Sandro
sandro corsaro animation
Los Angeles, California, USA
info@sandrocorsaro.com
www.sandrocorsaro.com
Tutorial: "Flash Character Design Strategies," in Chapter 14
ð A pure Flash animation specialist trained in traditional animation ð Has created projects for Sony Pictures, Intel, McDonalds, MCA Records, Nestle, and E Music ð Author of The Flash Animator (New Riders Publishing, 2002) and Hollywood 2D Digital Animation (Course Technology PTR, 2004) ð A featured speaker at leading conferences, including SIGGRAPH, FlashKit, and FlashForward ð Sandro has taught Flash animation seminars for Art Center of Pasadena and for lynda.com's Ojai Digital Art Center ð Currently working as Creative Director for Crest National in Hollywood ð Always working on independent animation projects for broadcast and theatrical release.
Diana, Carla
San Francisco, California, USA
www.carladiana.com
www.repercussion.org
Tutorial: "Volume Control Gadgetry," in Chapter 27
ð Carla Diana is an interactive designer, programmer, and educator focused on the balance between the creative and the technical ð Her award-winning design studio handles a range of interactive projects from Web sites and interactive installations to integrated displays in electronic products ð Recent client work includes projects for Mazda USA, Scholastic, and frog design ð She is part-time faculty at the Savannah College of Art and Design and creator of the interactive online project repercussion.org.
Elliott, Shane
Timberfish
Studio City, California, USA
email@timberfish.com
www.timberfish.com
Tutorial: "Using XML Sockets with a Flash Movie," online at www.flashsupport.com/archive
ð A designer, programmer, teacher, and writer with more than a decade of online design and Web experience ð Has worked with top advertising agencies Saatchi & Saatchi and TBWA\Chiat\Day as well as many large institutions such as Siebel, Energizer, Toyota, and Infiniti to create compelling client-driven Flash designs and applications ð Recently developed a university-level Flash 8 course with www.Ed2Go.com ð Shane now focuses on his creative endeavors at www.timberfish.com and continues to expand his writing and design portfolio.
Kroeger, Craig
Miniml
Milwaukee, WI, USA
craigkroeger@gmail.com
www.miniml.com
Sidebar: "Using Miniml Fonts in Flash," in Chapter 8
ð Creates Flash-friendly, vector-based pixel fonts perfect for large or small screen applications; available at www.miniml.com ð The purpose behind miniml is to encourage functional and beautiful design by providing inspiration and resources ð Craig is the graphic designer for the Peck School of the Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ð Miniml.com was nominated for typography in the Flash Film Festival at FlashFoward NYC, 2003.
Lott, Joey
Valley Village, California, USA
joey@person13.com
www.person13.com
Tutorial: "Adding New Tools to Flash," Chapter 4, and sendmail.pl script on the CD-ROM: Cross-Reference in ch30
ð Author of many books on Flash, ActionScript, and Internet technologies, including the companion to the Flash Bible, the Flash ActionScript Bible (Wiley, 2004) ð Note from the authors: Joey is too busy writing books to write a long bio, but he is a friendly guy so e-mail him if you really want to know more!
Moock, Colin
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
colin@moock.org
www.moock.org
www.moock.org/unity
Tutorial: "Unifying the Web" online at www.flashsupport.com/archive
ð An independent Web guru with a passion for networked creativity and expression ð Author of the world-renowned guides to Flash programming, ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide (O'Reilly & Associates, 2003, 2001), and Essential ActionScript 2.0 (O'Reilly & Associates, 2004) ð A Web professional since 1995, Moock runs one of the Web's most venerable Flash developer sites ð When not writing books about ActionScript, Moock spends time exploring multiuser application development with Unity — moock.org's commercial framework for creating and deploying multiuser Flash applications.
Perry, Bill
Macromedia
San Francisco, California, USA
bperry@macromedia.com
Tutorial: "Adding Custom Templates for Devices," online at www.flashsupport.com/archive
ð Bill Perry is in charge of developer relations for mobile devices at Macromedia and is helping to shape the future of mobile devices using Flash technologies ð Bill interacts and supports developers, content providers, media owners, mobile operators, and handset/device manufacturers from around the world ð When he's not busy with work, Bill enjoys cycling and spending time with his wife and friends.
Spiridellis, Gregg and Evan
JibJab Media, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA, USA
inquire@jibjab.com
www.JibJab.com
Tutorial: "CineLook Filters for 'Classic' Broadcast Animation," in Chapter 14
ð JibJab Media was founded in 1999 by brothers Gregg and Evan Spiridellis to take advantage of the opportunity to distribute original entertainment over the Internet ð In 2004, their election parodies were downloaded over 80 million times worldwide, and, since then, the company has done deals with companies such as Yahoo!, Sundance, and Budweiser ð The Spiridellis brothers have appeared on the Today Show, the Tonight Show, CBS Early Morning, NBC Nightly News, CNN, FOX News, CNBC, and MSNBC ð They have also been featured in articles in The New York Times, the LA Times, USA Today, and Time Magazine ð In December 2004, Peter Jennings named Evan and Gregg "Persons of the Year."
Stumpf, Felix
Stuttgart, Germany
info@felixstumpf.de
www.felixstumpf.de
Tutorial: "Using Video As a Basis for Fluid, Hand-drawn Animation," in Chapter 14
ð Felix works in different areas of visual communication ð He is an interactive designer, animator, graphic artist, painter, and illustrator ð His intention is to combine artistic merit with new media ð His portfolio site caught the attention of the Flash community and quickly earned many awards after it was launched ð As an independent contractor and scientific assistant at the University of Applied Sciences in Stuttgart, Felix spends most of his time living and working in southern Germany.
Turner, Bill
Turnertoons Productions, Inc.
Melbourne, Florida, USA
bill@turnertoons.com
www.turnertoons.com
Animation examples and Tutorial: "Lip-Syncing Cartoons," in Chapter 13
ð Author of the book Flash 5 Cartoons and Games FX/Design (Coriolis, 2001) ð Coauthor of Flash the Future (No Starch Press, 2002), a book on the subject of graphics and games specific to Pocket PCs ð Bill created one of the first interactive animated cartoon sites, "Dubes," in early 1996.
Wan, Samuel
www.samuelwan.com/information
www.samuelwan.com/expressionbyproxy
Tutorial: "Using Custom Timeline Effects," in Chapter 12
ð Coauthor of Object-Oriented Programming with ActionScript (New Riders Publishing, 2002) ð Contributed to several other books, including New Masters of Flash (Friends of Ed, 2001), and Flash 5 Magic (New Riders, 2001) ð A featured speaker at leading Flash conferences ð Nominated in the Best Storytelling category for the Flash Film Festival at FlashForward, London 2002, and a collaborator on the winning entry for Best Application at FlashForward, NYC 2003 ð Sam is a generous and inspirational member of the Flash elite — those developers who lead the way and share knowledge as they continue to innovate.
Winkler, Tom
doodie.com
Hollywood, California, USA
tomwink@earthlink.net
www.doodie.com
Animation examples in Chapter 10
ð A former Simpsons animator, Winkler has directed, animated, and cartooned in Hollywood for ten years ð His whimsical style can be seen daily on www.doodie.com — the ultimate site for potty humor animation ð Winkler continues to push forward with his superhero doodieman and is available as director for hire and for freelance Web or broadcast animation ð Credits include ABC, Warner Bros., Discovery Channel, www.adamsandler.com, MCA, www.spamarrest.com, and blink182 ð Winkler says; "I was happy to contribute.… Giving back to the animation community is something I felt was my duty."
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