The Keyser House of Fancy Things

Alight

2011-06-23T10:21:00.001-07:00

After 3 years, my senior film is finally complete. Take a look-see.

Flash Plug-in

2011-04-18T09:02:00.000-07:00

I've posted the nifty Keyframe Jumper to the Adobe Exchange. It adds two great commands to Flash: "Next Keyframe" and "Previous Keyframe," which allow you to instantly jump from keyframe to keyframe, rather than nudging one frame at a time. It also loops from the last keyframe back to the first, and vice-versa. Thanks to Beau Brewer to helping me get the script working just right. This little beauty has saved me tons of time. I hope anyone who animates in Flash frame-by-frame gives it a try.

Once you download the file, open the Adobe Extension Manager, then click File > Install Extension. Browse to the downloaded .MXP file. It will show up under the "Commands" menu once it's installed. I like to set the keyboard shortcuts to Alt+. and Alt+, as it is in Maya.

Dream Giver Premier

2011-02-16T08:45:00.000-08:00

I'm finished supervising effects on Dream Giver, and the premier is next month. Here's the official announcement:

This is the premiere of the newest BYU Animated film: DreamGiver, directed by Tyler Carter.

Special Guest:
-Internationally Acclaimed Disney Art Director Bill Perkins will share his experience from films such as Tangled, Bolt, and Aladdin after the screening. It is sure to be a treat and a one of a kind event.

Other Events in the program:
-From Dream to Reality (a behind the scenes documentary on the making of DreamGiver)

The event will go from 10:00am-11:15am. Admission is free but seating is limited to the de Jong Concert Hall's occupancy. It is suggested you arrive no later than 30 minutes in advance.

The de Jong Concert Hall is located in the Harris Fine Arts Center on BYU campus. Visitor parking is north of the Museum of Art

See you March 2nd!!

Reel Update

2010-11-08T07:48:00.001-08:00

Hey everybody. I've updated my reel again. You can find it at www.keyserhouse.com. Also, I've added a few links to the side bar, connecting to some of my favorite animators and EFX reference.

There and Back Again

2010-07-02T13:57:00.001-07:00

I just got back form my trip to visit Michel Gagné. This trip has been in the works since I first met Michel last fall through my 2D EFX animation mentor, Ryan Woodward, who did his EFX apprenticeship under Michel at Warner Bros back in the day.

I've got to say, the trip was "insanely inspirational," as Michel would put it. As an up-and-coming 2D effects animator, it was a dream come true. I got to see the show titled "Fixed Fragmented Fluid." I don't think I've ever seen anything like it before. It was an hour of improvised Gagné visual effects (yeah, kinda hard to explain) mixed with Barry Guy-style improv jazz. Very fun. A few days later, I got to visit with Michel at his home studio for a few hours, and see how he works. The next day, I was at the Fuel Cell game studio in Seattle. I got a nice preview of Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. The guys over there have really got a great game coming together so far. It looks amazing.

All-in-all, it was a fantastic experience for me. I'm more inspired now than ever. Being around a guy like that is automatically energizing and inspiring. Thanks for having me over, Michel. You rock.

Dog Fighting

2010-06-02T10:54:00.000-07:00

Today is the release date of Smart Bomb Interactive's "Snoopy Flying Ace." Even though i didn't personally work on it, I'm proud to be a part of the company that produced it. It's a very fun, very intense dog fighter for Xbox Live. Y'all should check it out.

Sweet Gig

2010-04-24T09:24:00.001-07:00

Earlier this week, I started my new job, working at great game studio called Smart Bomb Interactive. So far, I absolutely love my job, doing some sweet stylized 2D EFX animation for their fist ever 2D game. The game looks great, with a very distinct and appealing style. I love the work environment. Everyone seems to be self-motivated, and management is mostly hands off, letting the creative juices flow out all over the place. It's a metaphoric lake of creativity!

Trip to Disney Studio

2010-04-14T13:38:00.000-07:00

Last week, I went on the most amazing trip of my life. Me and a few handfuls of BYU animation students carpooled down to Burbank and attended Disney's "Inspire Days." All day Friday, we attended panels with various animators and artists, got a tour of the studio, and even got one-on-one reviews of our work. Coolest experience ever.

Here's a picture of Walt patting me on the head while Mickey chuckles to himself. Taken in the Lifetime Achievement Plaza on the Disney lot.

Website Update

2010-04-03T10:52:00.001-07:00

I've just uploaded a new demo reel. I'm looking to make tweaks here and there, but I'm pretty happy with the progress.

Check it out here.

My Photography

2010-03-03T10:56:00.001-08:00

I took intro to photography this semester. Good times.

New Website

2009-09-09T19:25:00.000-07:00

I've posted my online animation portfolio to my new site. Y'all should check it out.

Link: Jason Keyser

Dakali Hero Macquette

2009-04-14T17:25:00.001-07:00

-Now with a supersweet pose!

Ulmu Creature Macquette

2009-04-14T17:15:00.000-07:00

School's out for two whole weeks! That means I have time to post on my blog again.

More 3D fun

2008-12-08T19:39:00.001-08:00

Here's my bug, and his little cousin... or brother, or son, or whatever.

Rough Board Thumbnails

2008-10-22T11:22:00.000-07:00

Here's my segment on our group project in storyboarding. It really lacks time invested toward the end, but the final draft should fix all that.

Mi Tortuga

2008-10-22T11:14:00.001-07:00

Here's a render I did for my teapot assignment. Texture painting es fun.

Story Telling and such

2008-09-29T16:07:00.001-07:00

Here are my latest two assignments for my storyboarding class... cleaned up in Flash, of course.

gasp a post!

2008-09-06T11:56:00.000-07:00

It's been a very very long time since I last posted. And now, after all the waiting, I'm actually producing things that I can legally post (ie something that isn't client work). I give you: Bunnies!

Court Jestur of Doom

2008-03-21T11:38:00.001-07:00

A little piece I'm working on for my good friend Ben's personal site, Pyrous.net (his screen name is Jestur).

Flash Potatoes

2008-03-15T21:26:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago, I started at flashpotatoes.com doing flash animation for Wyatt Miles, a BYU animation graduate, and former employee of cartoonsolutions.com. Y'all should check out his stuff, because it rocks. I am wrapping up my first project with the site cleaning up the rough animation you see when you click on the "coming soon" preview. It should be up on the site shortly. Taters rule!

New Territory

2008-03-15T16:08:00.000-07:00

The ballpoint pen sure is fun to sketch with. Too bad it's not very scanner-friendly.

Huzzah! Markers!

2008-03-15T15:35:00.000-07:00

These were done a while back... about a month or two ago.

First post in a long while

2008-01-28T19:53:00.001-08:00

Painting for my dad's RC hangar

2007-08-03T15:04:00.001-07:00

I painted.

Go ninja, go.

2007-07-23T22:05:00.001-07:00

Alright, Anthony. After committing to post something on my blog before this Wednesday, I found that my scanner no longer wanted to work. Dismayed at the loss of one of my very favorite digital tools, I resorted to my digital camera. I am very unsatisfied with the quality of the images I got. So, I decided to convert a simple sketch of a ninja into something much, much better.

This is what a ninja looks like caught in the middle of being awesome.

Sketchbook: Summer 2007

2007-07-10T19:21:00.001-07:00

Sketchbook: Feb-April 2007

2007-07-10T19:01:00.001-07:00

Hello, World

2007-07-07T17:50:00.000-07:00

This blog is intended to be simply no more than my own digital playground. I'll be posting my latest artwork and ideas to share with my fellows in the BYU Animation and Illustration departments, and any others who may take interest on giving me some feedback as I progress. Enjoy!