Boxer Story

This is the image I used to create the limited edition fine art...

lancefever — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:12:07 -0400

This is the image I used to create the limited edition fine art print for the signed and numbered art print reward on kickstarter. The finished product was very satisfying.

Currently working on finishing the bus ride shot. Here’s a...

lancefever — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:19:18 -0500

Currently working on finishing the bus ride shot. Here’s a still.

Movie production is moving right along! I’ve finally...

lancefever — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:46:42 -0500

Movie production is moving right along! I’ve finally starting animating a scene with Twomey’s trainer, Al. For me, Al is one of the most important characters to the story. I want him to be just right, so I’ve put him through quite a few rounds of re-design. I always knew that his character design wouldn’t be 100% until his first shot in the film was underway— and now it is.

I’m including a lineup here of Al designs, chronologically from left to right. I drew the one on the far left about three years ago. Then I started revising him about six months ago, producing the next several images. I was almost settled on number 6 (second from the right), until I started his first scene. Then I went back and redrew him as a very close revision of that 3-year-old original design. I’m very happy with the outcome. And a huge ‘thank you’ goes out to David Blackwell who gave Al his voice. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0085893/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Boxer Story soundtrack

lancefever — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:24:25 -0500

Music from the Boxer Story soundtrack is now available for download. All profits from the bandcamp page go to the musicians who created this amazing music. Here’s the link…

http://boxerstorysoundtrack.bandcamp.com/

Hello Tumblrs and Kickstarters! Merry Christmas and/or whatever...

lancefever — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:27:15 -0500

Hello Tumblrs and Kickstarters! Merry Christmas and/or whatever else you might be celebrating. It’s been too long since I’ve sent out a note letting you know how the Boxer movie is going— so here you go! Mostly all Kickstarter rewards have been delivered, with the obvious exception of finished movie DVDs. The only other reward that has not been totally completed and sent out is the ‘Art Of’ digital deliverable. I keep thinking it’s done and then I complete more of the movie and end up adding to the ‘Art Of’ stash. So… it’ll happen soon. In the meantime, I hope everyone has enjoyed the odds and ends that I’ve sent.

As for the movie- this is the most fun I’ve ever had working on a project! As you know, animation of this kind can take a very long time, but production at this point is going faster than ever. I’m working with a great background painter (Brennan Hornburg) and two amazing animators (James Pierson and Blake Bush) and I’m really proud of what we’ve accomplished this year. I’ve included one of Brennan’s backgrounds here .

Thanks again for your support and I hope life is treating you all very well!

Genuinely,

Lance

The past few weeks I’ve been working with a really...

lancefever — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:30:49 -0400

The past few weeks I’ve been working with a really talented London animator named James Pierson on these crowd scenes for Boxer Story. It’s been a fun experience.

Kickstarter rewards are finally going out. As you can see in...

lancefever — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:20:35 -0400

Kickstarter rewards are finally going out. As you can see in the photos below I’m a one-man reward-fulfilling machine. I finally got the work-in-progress DVD authored— and that was the last remaining piece of the puzzle. Now it’s just a matter of printing labels, taping boxes, and making the trips to the post office.

As you know, the Kickstarter campaign was successful and I now...

lancefever — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:17:16 -0400

As you know, the Kickstarter campaign was successful and I now have a small budget to work with… so I’ve hired a few very talented artists to help me get this movie pushed forward towards completion. Here’s the first background for the movie that I did not paint— created by the amazing Diego Almazan. I think he nailed it.

POSTERS/POSTCARDS AWAY! No, this isn’t a picture of me...

lancefever — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:15:34 -0400

POSTERS/POSTCARDS AWAY!

No, this isn’t a picture of me throwing poster tubes away in the waste basket at the post office. It’s me in line with a bunch of posters, ready to mail! Those of you who selected the postcard or the poster reward tier are in luck. They are now in transit! Godspeed!

So I picked up the movie posters and the postcards on Friday....

lancefever — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:45:50 -0400

So I picked up the movie posters and the postcards on Friday. They look great! I can’t wait to send them out. The photo here shows them on a card table in my garage.

And I worked all weekend on a shot in the movie that takes place just outside Lisette’s Cafe, featuring a jazz band playing in the street. The song they play is called Silverware by Golden Arm Trio, and yes, this fantastic tune is on the soundtrack. I’ll be posting the soundtrack page very soon so those of you who missed out on the soundtrack reward will be able to buy it on bandcamp. Life is good.

I am still basking in the glow of having successfully funded this project and it is all thanks to you people. Amazing! Thanks a million.

—Lance

It’s official! The Boxer Story kickstarter campaign...

lancefever — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:39:00 -0400

It’s official! The Boxer Story kickstarter campaign funding phase is over as of 4:46am this morning, and we were wildly successful! 114%! Those of you who contributed and those of you who posted and reposted the link— I can’t thank you enough!

Here’s another background painting from scene one- the...

lancefever — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:39:34 -0400

Here’s another background painting from scene one- the trailer park.

The kickstarter campaign is still live— but only for 6 more days. We’re at 88% and rising. Please contribute and get us to that finish line by next week!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1101984741/boxer-story-the-animated-short-film

ONE WEEK LEFT to meet our fundraising goal!

lancefever — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:35:53 -0400

We’ve come so far on this kickstarter campaign— it would be a shame to get this far and fall short. Spread the word and let’s push this over the top! And, again, big thanks to those who have contributed!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1101984741/boxer-story-the-animated-short-film

8 Days left!

lancefever — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:28:38 -0400

The kickstarter campaign for Boxer Story has ONE WEEK LEFT and we are 80% of the way to our funding goal. Many, many thanks to those of you who have already contributed on the site. Please spread the word to anyone else you think might be interested in being a part of this. Here’s the link…

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1101984741/boxer-story-the-animated-short-film

Boxer Story is a 20-minute animated film about an up-and-coming boxer in 1970’s New Orleans. It’s a film I’ve been wanting to make for several year now.

For anyone out there unfamiliar with how kickstarter works…
Kickstarter.com is a site that provides independent creators with a way to raise cash for their projects by offering little incentives (like movie posters, copies of the soundtrack, etc.) to people who contribute money. But the campaign only lasts for 30 days and it’s all or nothing funding— which means if you don’t raise your funding goal amount in the alotted time, you get nothing. Again, Boxer Story is 80% funded with one week left. WE CAN DO THIS!

Here are more links about the project…

http://kotaku.com/5930011/from-making-star-wars-scenes-to-making-his-own-animated-movie/gallery/1

http://coldhardflash.com/2012/07/myers-takes-a-swing-at-animation-fundraising.html

http://spill.com/Podcasts/Listen.aspx?audioId=1233

http://www.austinchronicle.com/blogs/screens/2012-07-16/dont-call-it-a-kickback/

http://boxerstory.tumblr.com/

http://kickstarter.tumblr.com/post/27630520128/remember-space-jam-lance-myers-worked-on-it-hes

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boxer-Story-The-Animated-Movie/109809102377544

http://www.koop.org/blogs/view.article.php?9570

10 days to go on the campaign and we’re 76% to our goal....

lancefever — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:58:38 -0400

10 days to go on the campaign and we’re 76% to our goal. This is where all contributions, large and small, really matter! Spread the word!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1101984741/boxer-story-the-animated-short-film

SPILL PODCAST about BOXER STORY

lancefever — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:26:34 -0400

SPILL PODCAST about BOXER STORY:

They guys as Spill.com had me in as a guest on their podcast this week. If you’re looking for something fun to listen to, here it is.

And, by the way, last night we crossed over the halfway mark on the kickstarter campaign. This crazy idea might just work! Keep posting and reposting the link so we can cross that finish line! Every little bit helps!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1101984741/boxer-story-the-animated-short-film

BOXER STORY ON COLD HARD FLASH

lancefever — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:10:49 -0400

BOXER STORY ON COLD HARD FLASH:

Aaron Simpson just posted a very nice article about Boxer Story on his blog, Cold Hard Flash. Thanks Aaron!

The kickstarter project has been up for a little over a week and...

lancefever — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:04:30 -0400

The kickstarter project has been up for a little over a week and we’re over a third of the way to our goal. That’s a fantastic start, but I need to keep the momentum going to finish strong. So please keep spreading the word.

I’ve had a lot of requests for more downloadable rewards, and I’ve had a lot of inquiries about how I’m making this film, so I’m adding a digital ‘Art of Boxer Story’ reward today. It’s a downloadable book with loads and loads of art and photos and demonstrations of my process.

BOXER STORY on the KICKSTARTER BLOG!

lancefever — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:37:26 -0400

BOXER STORY on the KICKSTARTER BLOG!

more early character sketches

lancefever — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:04:41 -0400

more early character sketches

Boxer Story

This is the image I used to create the limited edition fine art...

Currently working on finishing the bus ride shot. Here’s a...

Movie production is moving right along! I’ve finally...

Boxer Story soundtrack

Music from the Boxer Story soundtrack is now available for download. All profits from the bandcamp page go to the musicians who created this amazing music. Here’s the link…http://boxerstorysoundtrack.bandcamp.com/

Hello Tumblrs and Kickstarters! Merry Christmas and/or whatever...

The past few weeks I’ve been working with a really...

Kickstarter rewards are finally going out. As you can see in...

As you know, the Kickstarter campaign was successful and I now...

POSTERS/POSTCARDS AWAY! No, this isn’t a picture of me...

So I picked up the movie posters and the postcards on Friday....

It’s official! The Boxer Story kickstarter campaign...

Here’s another background painting from scene one- the...

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1101984741/boxer-story-the-animated-short-film

ONE WEEK LEFT to meet our fundraising goal!

8 Days left!

10 days to go on the campaign and we’re 76% to our goal....

10 days to go on the campaign and we’re 76% to our goal. This is where all contributions, large and small, really matter! Spread the word!

SPILL PODCAST about BOXER STORY

BOXER STORY ON COLD HARD FLASH

The kickstarter project has been up for a little over a week and...

BOXER STORY on the KICKSTARTER BLOG!

more early character sketches

Music from the Boxer Story soundtrack is now available for download. All profits from the bandcamp page go to the musicians who created this amazing music. Here’s the link…

http://boxerstorysoundtrack.bandcamp.com/