this Week's New Yorker Caption Contest

Here is my entry in this weeks New Yorker Caption Contest. Each week they provide the image and you provide the caption.


"I don't want you hanging around the farmer's house anymore. "








Here are the leftovers...

The narcotic duckling is back.

I think it’s time we tell the other ducklings they’re adopted.

He's the duckling with the good personality.





Here are this weeks nominees...




"I gather you both feel you're being manipulated."
Submitted by John Glenn
Tyler, Texas

"O.K., now do a tragedy."
Submitted by Andrew Badr
Oakland, Calif.

"You need an agent, not a counsellor."
Submitted by Joe Wehry
Astoria, New York

I entered...

"Have you considered how this is going to effect the kid’s puppets?"

This Week's New Yorker Caption Contest

Here is my entry in this weeks New Yorker Caption Contest. Each week they provide the image and you provide the caption.


"It's raining cats that are also dogs out there."








Here are the leftovers...


I don't want to hear it you old nag.

My boss has turned into a total ass.








Here's this weeks nominees...




"Yes, I'm alone."
Submitted by Kevin Duval
Baltimore, Md.

"Never thought I’d say this, but I wish I'd played more Whac-A-Mole as a kid."
Submitted by Steven Seifert
Albuquerque, N.M.

"I'm on a satellite phone—how's the reception?"
Submitted by Curt Horvath
Wilmette, Ill.


"Can you hear me now?"

The New Yorker Caption Contest

Here is my entry in this weeks New Yorker Caption Contest. Each week they provide the image and you provide the caption.


"Have you considered how this is going to effect the kid’s puppets?"





Here are the leftovers...

Have you ever tried talking about your feelings through your puppeteers?

You’re both putting on quite a show.

You’re acting like children.

Don’t forget why you decided to Marry Annette. Get it, Marionette? Cause you’re both puppets.

I want to start seeing your puppeteers.

I want to see both of you again, this Saturday at my son’s birthday party.

Try to stay together for the kids toys.






Here this week's nominees...




"You don't have to tell me it's a vanishing breed."
Submitted by Thomas Collins
Yorkville, N.Y.

"You always have to be an early adopter."
Submitted by Richard Gage
Royal Oak, Mich.

"In the end, Ed, most of us are carried along by our delusions."
Submitted by Anne O'Reilly
Watertown, Mass.


I entered...

"Is that one of them newfangled horse-less,carriage-less,carriages?"

The Indescribable Nth

My first professional animation job was a short film by Steve (Oscar) Moore, produced by "Character Builders" in Columbus Ohio called "The indescribable Nth".

It's a deceptively simple, beautiful little film about love, and I learned so much from this project. I was a struggling clean up artist finishing my final year in art school in Columbus Ohio when I learned of this project. The film had been on hold for a few years when Steve allowed me to practice my animation skills on a few shots. I had a great time practicing on this film on weekends, and I took as many shots as they'd give me. Because of the work I did on this short "Character Builders" took me off clean up and moved me to animation, and eventually story. I'm pretty certain I would have been fired after a few weeks as a clean up artist if this opportunity hadn't come up.

I left Character Builders and Columbus to try to find work in California, and if Steve hadn't attended a party for Joe Grant, and talked to Joe Ranft I wouldn't have the job I have today, which coincidently I got 9 years ago on Sept 10th.

So please, take a few minutes to check out this beautiful little film...and check out Steve's great online animation magazine called "Flip".

The Indescribable Nth from Steve Moore on Vimeo.

Dan

this Week's New Yorker Caption Contest

Here is my entry in this weeks New Yorker Caption Contest. Each week they provide the image and you provide the caption.


"Can you hear me now?"








Here's the leftovers...


Hold on, I'm going under a black hole.

Hey go outside and look at the moon right now.

We never do anything where I live.

Houston we have a boner.








Here's this week's nominees...



"Call security and tell them to circle the wagons!"
Submitted by Shirley Quick
Wichita, Kans.

"Looks like I'm going to have to cancel my High Noon."
Submitted by Dan Walker
Oregon, Wis.

"Quick, give them a casino."
Submitted by Deron Grabel
Naugatuck, Conn.

I entered...

"Gary's back, and he's shooting up the Halloween party!"