Animation for Feature Documentary
The successes and failures of a couple determined to live in harmony with nature on a farm outside of Los Angeles are lovingly chronicled by filmmaking farmer John Chester, in this inspiring documentary.
The animation for The Biggest Little Farm was about capturing the heartfelt, sometimes naive fantasy of a dream, the importance of the cycle of life, and the search for support in a world that doesn’t always see the value is doing something differently. The film played at Telluride and Toronto. Due in Theaters in 2019.
Client: Farm Lore Films
Animation Director: Jason Carpenter
Animation Team: Jason Carpenter, Sean Buckelew, Grace Rhee
3 minutes
Animated Sequences for Feature Documentary
A documentary about the life of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Malala Yousafzai, directed by Davis Guggenheim.
I creatively led the team to develop 11 unique animated sequences for the film, totaling more than 25 minutes of original animation.
I was responsible for the visual design, artistic and animation supervision, boards, and team management.
We built an in-house animation studio, from the ground up, composed of 15 artists and animators to produce the animation.
Client: Concordia Studio, Director Davis Guggenheim
Animation Director: Jason Carpenter
20 minutes
Animated Sequences for Feature Documentary
The Price of Free (formerly titled Kailash) tells the story of countless children who are forced into slave labor due to rising global demands for cheap goods.
WINNER - Sundance U.S. Grand Jury Prize, Documentary
Client: Concordia Studios - Derek Doneen, Davis Guggenheim
Animation Director: Jason Carpenter
Animation Team: Jason Carpenter, David Navas, Sean Buckelew, Grace Rhee, Josh Shaffner, Lyuben Dimitrov
6 Minutes
This animated film shows the difficulties the Commonwealth faces, with a series of inspired solutions created by young leaders in developing Commonwealth nations shaping tomorrow’s world.
Client: AKQA
Creative Director: Jason Carpenter
Production Company: Roger
Animation Team: Sean Buckelew, Grace Rhee, Josh Shaffner
2 minutes
Images from an animated project in development.
Animated Short Film
"The Renter" is an award winning animated short. Based on a true story, it follows a young boy, who discovers that daycare can be a harsh and confusing world, where caring is shown in unexpected ways.
Screened at more than 100 film festivals worldwide, "The Renter," won many top awards including The Grand Prix (Cinanima), The Grand Prize, Best Student Film (Ottawa), The Special Jury Prize (Bradford), as well as being nominated for the Best Animated Short at the 2011 Annie Awards.
See the full list of festival screenings and awards here.
Written and directed by Jason Carpenter.
10 minutes
Animation for Live Performance
Danish Dance Theatre, Copenhagen
The Joyce, New York
Taking inspiration from Ulysses’ encounter with the Sirens in Homer’s Odyssey, the dance investigates desire and isolation in a social media driven world.
Incorporated into the theater performance, the animation revels in the dancers transformation into pigs after drinking Circe’s wine and follows their journey into her intoxicating world.
Client: Pontus Lidberg
Animation Creative Director: Jason Carpenter
4 minutes
"We are stronger together than we are apart."
Production Boards. Developed for school children, the film tells the story of a young boy and how his values and vision were instrumental in creating and shaping the United Arab Emirates we know today.
Animation for Live Performance
Skoll World Forum - Oxford, England
Award-winning spoken word poet and activist Darius Simpson opened up this year's Skoll World Forum with a dazzling performance that beautifully expresses the power of proximity. His stirring poem; visualized by a mixed-media animation.
Client: Skoll Foundation
Animation: Jason Carpenter
2 minutes
Animated Short Film
This film uses a mix of animation and live action to promote The Shimmering Asphalt, a new dance by Pontus Lidberg, which premiered at the New York City Ballet.
Client: New York City Ballet, Pontus Lidberg
Animation Director: Jason Carpenter
2 minutes
A few development images for an animated documentary project.
A series of 29 interactive animated spots for the National Museum of American History in Washington DC. Each short focuses on a particular individual who made a historical impact toward technological or social progress.
Designed to the constraints of the museum space, all the pieces were made without audio. Created in Photoshop. Animated and composited in After Effects. Directed by Benjamin Goldman.
A series of spots for Hyundai, aired on the History Channel, that visualize how the technology behind modern transportation came to be. Based on real historical events. The images we created in Photoshop and animated and composited in After Effects.
Directed by Benjamin Goldman.
A couple of spots I worked on for the Japanese brand, Suntory Water. I created painted animation for characters and backgrounds. All painting and animation done in Photoshop with custom brushes."
Directed by Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis for ACME FIlmworks.
An animated spot I worked on for Roger TV.
A take on "Take On Me." The animated open to the show "Dance Moms" for Lifetime, based on the famous music video. The animation was created and colored in Photoshop and composited in After Effects.
Images and video property of Roger.tv and Lifetime.
A short Mother's Day spot I did animation on with Roger TV for Nat Geo Wild and Hershey's.
A promo I animated on with Roger.tv for The History Channel's "Mountain Men."
A series of development boards for the Emerson Collective that underscore their mission that recognizing, supporting and cultivating the potential in students from challenging backgrounds can change the world.
All images property of Little Room.
A few images from some things in development. These are experiments and sketches mostly. Something about the woods I think. I'm always working on the next animated thing.
