To speed up the hand drawn animation, I create simple 3D models of each character to pose and then trace. Only key poses. This helps to get difficult perspective right quickly, even fish eye lens shots become relatively simple to do. This clip has no audio. Nice huh? Not even music.
I paused storyboarding Lazy Dog to rewrite parts of the script—something that happens often as I move back and forth between writing and drawing until a scene feels right. This time, I decided to write the dialogue in rhyme, just as I did in Under The Apple Tree. It adds both a poetic and humorous … Read more
A little fun fact about ‘green in the office’ (commissioned).
We’re testing out a new format. The working title is Piep-Knor (Beep-Oink?). Music for kids. Here’s a test:
My first short film, Vent (2004), has recently been re-digitized (from 35mm film to DCP). Thank you Michiel and Arnoud from il Luster films and thank you EYE film institute. This is the best quality version available on the internet: Awards
A promo for my friend Martin Fondse, who is rewarded with the prestigious Buma Boy Edgar Prijs for his beautiful music. I also designed posters, flyers, CD- and LP covers for his Card Games tour. Martin Fondse composed music for my films Vent – recently re-digitised from 35mm film – The Phantom Of The Cinema … Read more
Pecker is back in India, together with a selection of Dutch short films. Thanks to Cinekid Festival.
An illumation is an animated illustration. I make these illumations mainly for the internet, e-books, banners, digital magazines etc. in collaboration with illustrator www.vijselaarensixma.nl. This is a collection of some illumations we did in 2011 and 1012. They are really quite fun!
I was invited by the International Children’s Film Festival India to promote my short film Pecker. We also showed our Under The Apple Tree project. We had an amazing time and hope to see you all again!
Short, sweet ‘n screwy. An ox and a bird. Can’t live with, can’t live without. One of four selected films from the animated series Ultra Short. This film played in seventy Pathé cinema’s as a starter for Shrek IV, after which it toured the festivals around the world.
Is it a bird? Is it an ox? No! It’s Erik’s new film! This short animated film from the Ultra Short series is, well, ultra-short. But the accompanying trailer has to be even shorter than ultra-short. So, sit back and enjoy: Watch the Pecker movie here.
The Phantom Of The Cinema has won Grand Prize and Trophy 2012 at Anim’est international film festival Romania! Many thanks to the jury! Watch the entire movie here.
Dutch title: Buitenspelen A pre-school series exploring the way kids play outside. With the use of animation fantasy becomes reality. The pilot episode (Childs Play) is winner of the Dutch Academy Award 2006 and was nominated for the Cinekid Kinderkast audience award as well as the jury award in 2007. Second at Prix Jeunesse 2008. … Read more
The Phantom Of The Cinema is an animated short film in which we, the theatre audience, get an indiscreet look behind the screen of the cinema. The film suddenly jams and breaks, allowing us to see what happens behind the projection screen, where everything is going horribly wrong. Winner of the Grand Prize and Trophy … Read more
Award-winning short film Vent is a shadow play about a man struggling against the storm. Suddenly, he discovers that not everybody is affected by the wind… Nominated best short film and best sound design at the Holland Film Festival 2004. It got a special mention at the 55th International Filmfestspiele in Berlin and won first … Read more
Dutch title: KRO’s Kinderfilm Theater Leader and presentation for a series of international short films for kids.
Fourteen episodes of an animated opera for kids. Made with paper and scissor. This was the most fun thing I ever did. And I am still proud of it. The Making of Sausagedog Titus (1995)
Dutch title: Jeroentje This is very old material. That means that I am getting very old. Dang! A story about a little boy and his monster friend. This is my father’s favourite because it was loosely based on bedtime stories he used to make up for us. Whatever film I make, it will never be … Read more
