Charles Pieper
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About
- Charles Pieper is a stop motion animator, director, editor and monster maker who lives in Los Angeles.He has directed music videos for the bands Dufus, Summerbirds in the Cellar, Setting Sun, Quitzow, Brit and the Cavalry, Skidmore Fountain, Lo Fi Sugar, YesMisterBloodVessel, Man's Assassination, Man, and has worked on many more.He has studied film at Emerson, FAMU in Prague, CalArts, and NCSA.His animations and films have been seen in festivals in New York City, Seattle, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Kentucky, Poland, Madrid, Kiev, and Tokyo.Festival list:-2011 Daggers International Horror Film Festival in New York City.-2011 Se-Ma-For Film Festival in Lodz, Poland.-2011 HorrorFind Weekend Film Festival inGettysburg, Pennsylvania.-2011 Traveling Se-Ma-For Festival in Poland, Madrid, Kiev, and Tokyo.-2011 Tromadance Film Festival in Asbury Park, NJ.-2010 Rock and Shock Film Festival in Worcester, Massachusetts.-2010 Se-Ma-For Film Festival in Lodz, Poland.-2009 Zero Film Festival in New York City.-2009 HDFEST in Seattle, Washington.-2008 Last Call Film Festival in Louisville, Kentucky.-2005 Westport Youth Film Festival in Westport, Connecticut.-2005 Jersey Filmmakers of Tomorrow in Fort Lee, New Jersey.Email him at charlespieper@gmail.comor call him at 201-953-3630.
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News
- -May 10th, 2012-Check out the Kickstarter for my new short film 'Last Remnants!' It is based off of a 1901 Chicago Herald newspaper article!________________________________________________-April 4th, 2012-My new short film 'Jazavac Attack' is now online! It's a spooky little thing for sure... Check it out!________________________________________________-April 3rd, 2012-The newly formed website LAhorror.com just did a piece on me and my work! Check it out!________________________________________________-February 27 2012-My new short film 'The Apple Sauce Diaries' featuring Elisha Yaffe and Kurt Kroeber is now online!________________________________________________-February 20th 2012-The new trailer to 'Murder at the Halloween Hotel' and 'Revenge of the Halloween Hotel,' the films I made when I was only six and eight years old, has finally come out!Check it out!________________________________________________-February 7th 2012-The new St. Vincent music I worked on has come out! It was directed by Hiro Murai and has production design by Ethan Feldbau.________________________________________________-February 6th 2012-'Pink Sock,' the horrifically grotesque short horror film I acted in (and made a stop motion creature for) was just reviewed by Dread Central!"Imagine the most compact Frank Henenlotter production ever made and you've got a good idea what to expect..."________________________________________________-January 9th 2012-I am the featured filmmaker on Film Annex this week! Check out my films at this link and I could actually earn some money from them! Wow! What a thought huh!________________________________________________-December 12th 2011-'Peaks and Rec' went fully viral the past week and ended up being featured online at Jezebel, Buzz Feed, VH1's Best Week Ever, Uproxx, G4TV, NYmag, Flavor Pill, Slashfilm, the Atlantic Wire, Mother Jones, Flavor Wire, and more. It has over 26,000 views so far!________________________________________________-December 6th 2011-Check out my new mashup of 'Parks and Recreation' and 'Twin Peaks!' It's 'Peaks and Recreation' and check it out here:It's already been featured at Buzzfeed and Best Week Ever! Quite exciting stuff!________________________________________________-November 2nd 2011-The behind the scenes video for the 'Aberdeen' stop motion video I worked on has come out!________________________________________________-October 25th 2011-The 'Me Voy' music video is now featured on Video Static as well!________________________________________________-October 19th 2011-The 'Me Voy' music video has been featured at Cartoon Brew!________________________________________________-October 14th 2011-My animation 'The Earl of Bureaus' is featured in the latest AintitCoolNews horror round up!________________________________________________-October 12th 2011-The claymation music video for 'Cage the Elephant' that I was an assistant fabricator on has premiered on MTVU!Check it out here:________________________________________________-October 11th 2011-The stop motion music video for 'Jesse y Joy' that I was lead animator on just came out!Check it out here:________________________________________________-October 5th 2011-Made a new short claymation homage to 'The Shining.''Check out 'Clay Jack Nicholson is crazy' here:________________________________________________-September 26th 2011-My short film 'Prahands' will be seen at this years 'Daggers' international horror film festival at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City this October.Check out more info here:________________________________________________-September 13th 2011-I was just interviewed by an independent, online Canadian horror webcast about my film 'Umbilical Jim.'Check it out:And check out 'Umbilical Jim:'________________________________________________-September 8th 2011-My claymation 'The Earl of Bureaus' will be in this year's Se-Ma-For Film Festival in Lodz, Poland!________________________________________________-September 5th 2011-Just completed a new spooky claymation called 'The Earl of Bureaus.'Check it out here:________________________________________________
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2010 Animation/Film Reel
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Videos
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Résumé
Charles Pieper - charlespieper@gmail.com
EDUCATION: EMERSON COLLEGE - BA in FILM, Cum Laude
(2009 Graduate)
RECENT PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE:
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Practical Effects/Art Team"ItsOkayItsOkay" Jonathan Ade Short Film
Designed and built out the practical effects for the film's nightmare sequences, such as a stretchable latex ceiling with a fan attached, large rollers under a carpet to emulate waves, and hidden monofilament wires to create movement of inanimate objects. Also assisted in the build-up of the entire set including a long hallway and two bedrooms.
(Film to be submitted to festival circuit by Summer)
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Lead Animator"JUST PRETEND" Josh Forbes Music VideoWorked as the lead animator on the stop motion sequences for the new music video for singer/songwriter Hayley Sales. Animation included large scale down-shooting pixilation of the lead singer and an actor battling a giant fabric sea monster and more.(Video to be released online soon.)*************************************************Art Team assistant"CHEERLEADER" Hiro Murai Music VideoPainted some of the large scale set pieces that were used in the new music video for the singer/songwriter St. Vincent.*************************************************Co-editor
"PEAKS AND RECREATION" Viral videoCame up with the idea and co-edited this mash up of the opening credits of 'Parks and Recreation' featuring the cast of Twin Peaks. The video went viral, appearing online at Jezebel, Buzz Feed, VH1's Best Week Ever, Uproxx, G4TV, NYmag, Flavor Pill, Slashfilm, the Atlantic Wire, Mother Jones, Flavor Wire, and more.*************************************************Lead Animator"ME VOY" Carlos Lopez Estrada Music VideoWorked as the lead animator on the stop motion music video for the Latin Grammy Award winning pop duo 'Jesse y Joy.'*************************************************Assistant Fabricator"ABERDEEN" Isaac Rentz Music VideoWorked as an assistant fabricator on the claymation music video for the rock band 'Cage the Elephant' that was shot at the Chiodo Brothers special effects studio. I made miniature guns, painted the city, and helped with the clay puppet people.*************************************************
Art Team Assistant
'KRYLON' Stop Motion Commercials
Worked for Bix Pix Entertainment in the art team building and painting props for all three of the new Krylon commercials: Brand, Dual, and Projects. Also designed the covers for several fake magazines glimpsed in one of the commercials.
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Art Team Mask Painter
'NAKED' Tim Abram Cox Music Video
Worked in the art team under production designer Anthony Tremblay (Army Of Darkness, Devil’s Rejects, Halloween 2007), painting and detailing masks to be worn in the music video for singer Consuelo Costin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqpAwCm7xeI
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Main Art Team Builder
'OVERLORD' Andreas Nilsson Bird Monster
Was one of the main builders of a nine foot tall, six foot in diameter bird monster sculpture designed by music video director Andreas Nilsson. It was made for the tbwa/chiat/la Music Art Fest Production Company party.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlespieperpuppets/sets/72157626377969594/
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Wolf Puppet Designer and builder'NANUQ' Stop Motion Short FilmDesigned and was one of the builders of the realistic wolf puppet used in the stop motion dream sequences in the film.
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Art Team Assistant/Extra'HOW ARE YOU DOING?' Michel Gondry Music VideoAssisted with the art team for this Partizan music video,organizing plane crash and earthquake disaster visuals. Also played a wounded soldier on crutches.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9D0Kr0yHng
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Animator/Designer/Builder/Director'CAVEDAD' Stop Motion Music Video
Designed, built, animated several creatures for the song ‘Cavedad’ by the Los Angeles punk band ‘Man’s Assassination Man.’
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Production Assistant'OPEN YOUR HEART' Michel Gondry Music VideoAssisted with Art Department needs as well as basic work in all departments for this Partizan music video.
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STUDY, INTERNSHIPS:*Studied film at Emerson, FAMU in Prague, CalArts, and NCSA.*Interned at Buddy System Studios, a stop motion animation company in North Hollywood.
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Photos
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Posts
While I still very much feel that the color palate choice for this is wrong (it should be darker, a blue or green like the film’s gorgeously dismal color schemes) I am pretty much ecstatic to have it on CRITERION BLU RAY.
BEING JOHN MALKOVICH FOR LIFE, EVERYONE!
Episode 3 of my Mondo Movie 2 podcast is out! In it Josh and I discuss…the entirety of the CRITTERS film series!
Yes that’s right! We got Critters 1, Critters 2, Critters 3, and even CRITTERS 4 all covered in one podcast! AMAAAAAZING!
Check it out and subscribe to it through itunes here!
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mondo-movie-2/id519532668
And follow its specific tumblr here:
A drawing of a crazy cat making ‘meowzipan’ that I drew for my girlfriend’s birthday yesterday!
Aw!
Oh if only this was real! IF ONLY! Cause you know, if it were real it would FINALLY HAVE ALL THOSE DELETED SCENES….Ah…A man can dream, can’t he?
Fake Criterion for David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Fantastic imagery! Boy do I love these monsters…Expect to see some of them in an upcoming animation of mine, oh yes…
Illustrations from a 1975 Japanese children’s book depicting an assortment of extraterrestrials. It includes such American favorites as Mothman, the Flatwoods Monster, Sasquatch and a Hopskinville Goblin. (via Monster Brains)
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In which I personally talk to you all about my upcoming film ‘Last Remnants’ and how you could possibly donate and spread the link for it around this here wonderful and wild internet…
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/517636541/last-remnants
(And remember, depending on what you’re able to donate you can receive original drawings from me and more!)
Benjamin Horne doing his best ‘final frame of Psycho’ impersonation.
(DAMN YOU GETTY IMAGE WATERMARK!)
The colors (and art) on vintage super 8 film boxes are truly some of my favorite things ever!
The Mysterious Dr. Satan Super 8mm film
Kickstarter update! So we’ve raised a goodly amount towards the film in these first few days but we still have a long way to go and we will only get the funds if we raise our target goal!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/517636541/last-remnants
This is where you, my dear followers, can come in! Every little donation will help my film get fully funded…
For instance if you all were to donate just 5 dollars we’d immediately be over half way funded! And were all of you to donate just 10 dollars we’d be immediately funded and definitely ready to go!
So please do check out the kickstarter page to find info on ‘Last Remnant’s my new short film based off of a mysterious 1901 newspaper article and see how you can donate and what sort of cool things you could get for your donation…such as original hand drawn monster art by me…and more!
And please feel free to reblog this post! Every signal boost the film can get will be a great help!
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Tweets
- @TaraBusch Hi! Please check out the kickstarter for my short film based off a mysterious 1901 newspaper article! http://t.co/EvciR1YiMay 19, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Photo: Fully Hawaiied out Jacoby. http://t.co/kJRw6gOj
- Photo: While I still very much feel that the color palate choice for this is wrong (it should be darker, a... http://t.co/6glLGHK0
- @nerdtram Woh dudeeeeee whuuuuuuhuh YESMay 18, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Thinking of making a mash-up of vegetables and Twin Peaks called 'TWIN LEEKS.' (Just kidding internet! Just kidding! I'm sorry! Waaaaaaah!)May 18, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @EvanDickson Ha, yesyes I will. We shall see! Time will tell!
- @EvanDickson ...It may be too convoluted as your article wrote about ideas though! Hahah, it's difficult stuff! But I dig those werewolves!May 18, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @EvanDickson I've been off and on again writing a screenplay about elderly werewolves (they are immortal, but can age, gah)....May 18, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @EvanDickson Great article about the lack of good werewolf films! We need more good Werewolves around!May 18, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Q: "James Brown?" A: "James Brown." -Tom Tom Club, 1981.May 18, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Listening to Tom Tom Club while drawing monsters for my kickstarter backers...FUN!May 18, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Photo: Childhood drawing of an angry rotting, skeletal vampire. http://t.co/jgC0uqN4
- Now this is what I call a headline: "A Local Scooby-Doo Enthusiast Keeps Sending White Powder to Churches and Schools" http://t.co/E9OdQAYrMay 18, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- In other news my #kickstarter for my film based off a 1901 news article marches on! Stay tuned! Vid update on Monday! http://t.co/EvciR1YiMay 18, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- I exist in a constant state of...California. HEYO! What! Yeah I said it! What of it? I'm feeling a little sick and have no good jokes whatevMay 18, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Photo: Benjamin Horne giving the ‘most interesting man in the world’ a run for his money…. http://t.co/y6MXPkt5
- Finally saw 'Kind Hearts and Coronets.' It was AWESOME.May 18, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
