New Beginnings

Not sure if anyone visits here anymore but I just wanted to share the trailer to the show I co-wrote and directed over the past few years.Its Pixar's first original series and It comes to Disney+ next month. If you ever were interested in my work please check it out!

Post Ringling

Ive been thinking of keeping this blog going as more of an in depth look into things. Just as a record for myself since I tend to forget things.


I graduated from Ringling this past May. And have started up at Dreamwork Animation in the story department. Here is the team and our mentor Rad.

The Legend of the Flying Tomato

Legend of the Flying Tomato from Aurry on Vimeo.


Here is the film i spent the last year working on with my awesome teammates Aurry Tan and Sharon Huang, Legend of the Flying Tomato. Check it out!

The Legend of the Flying Tomato!

For the past year and a half I have been working on a short animated film. Check out the Facebook page https://t.co/6gLXvxFZ6Z

A scene form Donald Glovers script Because of the internet 
http://becausetheinter.net/

Vegan Restaurant- Because of the Internet. from Michael Yates

I recently watched The Kings of Summer. The film really impressed me with its specificity and ability to really communicate what is like to be on summer vacation as an adolescent male. It made me think and reflect on my own childhood summers. 

Summers in Indiana are hot.

My mom would drop me off at my grammies where Id hang out with my cousins.

 There was always one thing on our mind from when we woke up till when we went to bed...

We had a couple friends in the neighborhood whom we played with everyday.

We Only had a couple bikes but we made due. 

I was obsessed with Allen Iverson at the time he was a smaller player and gave me hope of one day making the league. 

 It wasn't just about basketball though, it was about friendship.

 They were the ones who first introduced me to rap music.

I look back on those days now and even though all of my friends didn't make it to 2013. I'm happy I was able to spend that time with them.

Next 5 shots story game. Thanks lissabt for the Image.

a nonsensical comic i did one day

Messing around with watercolors.

Here are the finishes. The first 3 pages from Ray Bradbury’s The City. Id like to maybe finish the other 5 pages soon but we’ll see… The inks are 98% traditional all done with brush. Fun stuff! 

The school year seems to be barreling to a close Im currently scrambling to finish my final assignments but mainly focusing on bettering the story for my senior film. Over last semseter when I was developing story ideas for my film I created this character Olga " Copper Belly". It was a alternative history coldwar story that didn't quite come together. But I did really enjoy the character so I developed her a bit more and eventually one of my classmates asked to model the design.

Olga a.k.a Copper Belly. Is the only female Russian Commander. She was an orphan raised by wolves. Her stern face was carved by the  knife like winds of the russian winter. As a child she had one hero, Joseph Stalin. (whom she met later on  in life after single-handily protecting a small village from an invading army for 45 days.

Though she only shows her stern demeanor to her subordinates, she has a huge love for gloss red high heel shoes. The vast collection is always hidden away in her private quarters. She is a ruthless leader but respected by all of her men. 

Here is the model done by Maria Yi. You can check out more of her work here:  http://mariayi.blogspot.com/