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Allen Gregory

Rick Morrison — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:56:53 +0000

We are proud to be associated with prime time hits such as Ugly Americans. But equally as thrilled to be working with Bento Box revising select scenes for the FOX hit “Allen Gregory”. Big Jump continues to be involved where few Canadian studios get the opportunity, U.S. Prime Time TV. We continue to raise the bar, seamlessly combining traditional with digital techniques….and having a lot of FUN doing it!

Big Jump wraps UA 201

Rick Morrison — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:49:12 +0000

Big Jump wraps the 1st episode of Ugly Americans, season 2 for Comedy Central. The show looks great and is funny as hell. Congrats to the entire Big Jump team on a stellar job and for all the hard, dedicated … Continue reading →

Traditional meets Digital

Rick Morrison — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:13:02 +0000

Big Jump has recently added Toonboom to its pipeline. Although the software is very intuitive, we still amply draw into it. I shudder to think that the classical skill of drawing could disappear from the art form of animation. There has been some talk of less pencil mileage to produce animation and while that is true as digital allows for this, one has to admit there is nothing like the aesthetics, appeal and warmth of hand drawings.

Take Disney’s Tangled for example, most of the animation was keyed traditionally before it was passed into digital, and it definitely shows. To date, it’s the ultimate example of Traditional married seamlessly with Digital, cleverly implementing the best of both mediums… now that’s exciting!

A look at 2010…

Rick Morrison — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:45:56 +0000

The last few seconds ticked away on the game clock, the Saints threw their helmets in the air and began their Super Bowl victory celebrations. Buzzzzz… my cell phone vibrated on the coffee table beside me. Low and behold my worst nightmare came true… “Your building had a fire”. A giant pit formed in my stomach as I envisioned our studio… gone.

The Secret World of Benjamin Bear was almost delivered with 2 episodes to go. Thanks to our virtual server, it was no more than a slight blip. After relocating our talent to a temporary location, we were back to business as usual.

I figured Big Jump was just handed one of its biggest challenges… rising from the ashes, we delivered on time, on budget, without a hitch

Of course, Big Jump was forced to relocate… however, as the saying goes, ‘every cloud has a sliver lining’. We added 1500 square feet and 20 additional seats to our pipeline. During this time we also acquired some new intellectual properties and Big Jump Interactive excelled.

Our efforts in 2010 laid the groundwork for a prosperous 2011, and Big Jump is well on track to capitalize on that growth.

STAY TUNED!

BIG JUMP has moved to a larger, upgraded facility.

bigjump — Fri, 07 May 2010 15:09:24 +0000

Housing both Big Jump Productions and Big Jump Interactive, Our new facility, equipped with the latest technology, will better serve our partners and clients. Big Jump continues to produce and deliver television and multiplatform content at the highest level.

Same Quality, Reliability and Cost Effectiveness…new address!

Big Jump Productions Inc.
Unit 15-22 Gurdwara Rd.
Nepean, Ontario
K2E 8A2

We look forward to working with you.

Great Minds Think Alike – James Cameron’s Avatar & Adobe CS4 Production Premium

Administrator — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:36:31 +0000

James Cameron made extensive use of Adobe’s Creative Suite 4 Production Premium software suite on his latest blockbuster film, Avatar. With programs like After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, Soundbooth, Flash, Dynamic Link, OnLocation and Bridge, he and his crew were able to take things from concept to the final cut of the film with never-seen-before efficiency.

Imagine being able to see your mocap actors controlling their 3D rigs during filming in the view monitors on set. These were some of the reasons it took him almost a decade and a half to complete Avatar. He had to wait for this technology to finally mature.

“I think one of the great things about what adobe does with their suite of products is that they give you everything you need to complete your whole process, from concept to finish”

- Jon Landau, Producer, “Avatar”

Big Jump also uses many of the same programs from the Production Premium suite and in much the same way as was used for Avatar. The streamlined process is becoming revolutionary in the industry, be it animation or live-action. I know I am excited to be working with an outfit that is as forward thinking as to be on the same page as one of my favourite Sci-Fi writer/directors.

“We never leave the Production Bundle at any time. The Adobe Production Bundle allows us to produce great quality animation in a very seamless environment and using Dynamic Link we can makes changes to any scene in seconds rather than have to wait hours for the footage to be re-generated through the pipeline. It’s a very exciting time!”

– Rod Amador, Vice President, Big Jump Productions.

BIG JUMP Productions launches new website and blog

bigjump — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:00:04 +0000

Our Parent company, BIG JUMP Productions, commissioned an image update and a re-vamp of their online presence; including a robust content management and client care system with the ability to control ample assets and numerous stages of approval processes.

Our own website quickly became the best way to show potential clients all the exciting possibilities that we can incorporate into their multi-platform needs.

BIG JUMP Christmas Party 2009

Rod Amador — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:49:20 +0000

We want to thank everyone who joined us this year for the Big Jump party. It was a pleasure to have everybody enjoy themselves and get away from the daily grind.

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We look forward to another prosperous year and we wish you all the best for the holidays and 2010.

Bent 360 returns to BIG JUMP

bigjump — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:00:01 +0000

Bent 360 returns to BIG JUMP with “Save!” the latest challenge on Bent’s new mass-participation, interactive CrowdWave™ game platform. Intended to encourage active involvement by fans, BIG JUMP will provide animation services for the high energy, applause boosting intro cinematic.

BIG JUMP Interactive leaps at opportunity to work with Moonscoop

Dave Badour — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:00:52 +0000

BIG JUMP Interactive leaps at the opportunity to work with Moonscoop, providing animated content for Wild Grinders’ interactive component.

We are proud of our involvement, working in conjunction with Fuel Industries to help realize the Wild Grinders presence online. The game components are certain to excite and entertain fans of all ages.” Dave Badour, Creative Director.