Director/Producer at Blatant Studios in Vancouver, CanadaTumblr (3.0; @jessedavidge)http://jessedavidge.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4twcsoVcF1qi3z28o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Working late so figured I’d try a comic about raising the dead…coincidence??</p>http://jessedavidge.com/post/24069280190http://jessedavidge.com/post/24069280190Wed, 30 May 2012 09:51:42 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4p3le9Ufr1qi3z28o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Roy and dog might become a new mini-comic, let’s see if I can stick with it!</p>http://jessedavidge.com/post/23877314618http://jessedavidge.com/post/23877314618Sun, 27 May 2012 12:03:13 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4nb5tWfSc1qi3z28o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>At VanCaf today, some sketches of people as superheroes, wazoo!</p>http://jessedavidge.com/post/23813963095http://jessedavidge.com/post/23813963095Sat, 26 May 2012 12:51:29 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m37tp2VvfC1qi3z28o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>More sketches from Calgary expo !</p>http://jessedavidge.com/post/22014612363http://jessedavidge.com/post/22014612363Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:36:38 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m37nxf2AAI1qi3z28o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Calgary expo sketches, nice to keep busy during this amazing convention!</p>http://jessedavidge.com/post/22007191880http://jessedavidge.com/post/22007191880Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:32:03 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m24rjxYtn61qi3z28o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Mathemagick &mystiphysics : volume 2 Art</p> <p>Working on the next volume of Mathemagick, we’re going for colour this time.</p>http://jessedavidge.com/post/20785067712http://jessedavidge.com/post/20785067712Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:00:43 -0700artcomicsmath<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1pzjbP8QH1qi3z28o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>At the juno’s mixer, just saw Anvil!! Swoon.</p>http://jessedavidge.com/post/20191798606http://jessedavidge.com/post/20191798606Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:52:23 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1i6g7wnyD1qi3z28o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1i6g7wnyD1qi3z28o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Still Life Still - Kids </strong></p> <p><strong>Music Video Treatment</strong></p> <p>Hey all, here’s images for a treatment I did for the band, “Still Life Still” for the song, “Kids”. I was going for something that brought people back to the glory days of high school, and all the problems that comes with.</p> <p>The idea was to have chalk drawings animate as if you were drawing and then erasing them, so you would see the after image as the scene progressed. The story was going to be about a boy who’s parents are divorcing, and he decides to run away, but upon witnessing a meteor shower, he reconsiders.</p> <p>I especially liked the idea of a boy running away with an airport bag full of toys and crackers, a very modern interpretation of a typical moment of youthful defiance. </p> <p>More to come!</p>http://jessedavidge.com/post/19959624590http://jessedavidge.com/post/19959624590Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:40:00 -0700music videoart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0wavg6wnI1qi3z28o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Here’s another concept peice from a couple years ago. The band “Hurricane Cletis” asked me to help realize a mascot for the band.</p> <p>After days of researching yokel mythology and rituals this is what I came up with.</p> <p>A fun exercise  incorporating the ink splatters which by today’s standards is SOOOO 2010, amirite?</p>http://jessedavidge.com/post/19309148837http://jessedavidge.com/post/19309148837Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:09:16 -0700art<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35330925" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vimeo.tumblr.com/post/19007508640/new-sum-nous-sommes-hey-rosetta-by-blatant-we">vimeo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/35330925">New Sum(Nous sommes) - Hey Rosetta!</a> by <a href="http://vimeo.com/35330925">BLATANT</a></p> <p>We love a good rotoscope animation, and Canadian indie rockers Hey Rosetta! deliver the goods with their music video for “New Sum(Nous sommes).” This one might even strum at your heartstrings.</p> </blockquote>http://jessedavidge.com/post/19225746080http://jessedavidge.com/post/19225746080Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:54:04 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0j8zv7Sfo1qi3z28o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0j8zv7Sfo1qi3z28o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0j8zv7Sfo1qi3z28o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Thought I’d post the storyboards from the “New Sum” video, you can see some of the early ideas for the project.</p> <p>Originally, there was going to be a couple that we see kiss, as well as, two friends meeting up and sharing a drink to introduce the connections people have at the concerts. </p> <p>In the end I thought it was better to focus on Tim’s reaction to the threads without adding new characters to follow, but the idea is still in there. </p> <p>I hope to do a reel soon that shows some of the layers we had to create for the video, its fun to see how we took the live action recording of the band and turned it into the rotoscoped wonder in the final video. </p>http://jessedavidge.com/post/18914702224http://jessedavidge.com/post/18914702224Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:59:00 -0800hey rosettamusic video<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3rd1mlKl-CE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bobbyisms.tumblr.com/post/18610281970/hey-rosetta-new-sum-nous-sommes-freshly">bobbyisms</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://heyrosetta.com/">Hey Rosetta!</a></strong>, “New Sum (Nous Sommes)”</p> <p>Freshly nominated for a 2012 Juno award for<em> New Group of the Year </em>and set to perform at the award show in Toronto on April 1, Hey Rosetta! have released their newest music video for “New Sum (Nous Sommes)”, the latest single off of<em> Seeds, </em>their acclaimed debut album.</p> <p>Directed by Jesse Davidge and produced at Blatant Studios in Vancouver, the video is stylishly painted, depicting the band as an animated act performing on stage. Filmed largely at the band’s sold–out gig at the Commodore, the video is a perfect fit to the album, a master work that has earned the band loads of notoriety since its release.</p> <p>Look for the band on the 2012 Juno Awards, broadcast April 1 on CTV. Hey Rosetta! are currently on tour in the United States, returning briefly to Canadian audiences this month before heading to Europe. For more, visit them online at <a href="http://heyrosetta.com/">heyrosetta.com</a> or on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/heyrosetta">@heyrosetta</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://jessedavidge.com/post/18762989850http://jessedavidge.com/post/18762989850Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:02:07 -0800hey rosettamusic video<a href="http://www.cartoonbrew.com/music-videos/music-video-round-up-6.html">Music Video Round-up #6</a>: <p>Easy Way Out by Gotye<br/>Director Darcy Prendergast of Melbourne, Australia-based Oh Yeah Wow had one golden rule for this music video: “Nothing should be created in a computer. All of the elements were created in camera, then masterfully assembled by visual effects wizard Andrew Goldsmith. We animated the plasticine blood, the cat, the flames, the […]</p>http://jessedavidge.com/post/18686226460http://jessedavidge.com/post/18686226460Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:12:39 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ai29PobJ1qi3z28o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ai29PobJ1qi3z28o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ai29PobJ1qi3z28o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Here’s some of the concept images for the Hey Rosetta! video. These were created long before the finished product.</p> <p> I used photos of the band for most of the concepts, except for the last image, thats a still from “The Social Network”   Its RELEVANT RIGHT!?!</p> <p>More to come!</p>http://jessedavidge.com/post/18642877180http://jessedavidge.com/post/18642877180Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:37:00 -0800hey rosettamusic video<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3rd1mlKl-CE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Here’s the video for “New Sum” I directed for the band, “Hey Rosetta!”.     Pretty intense 3 month project but thanks to everyone who helped out, it came together.   I’ll be posting more behind the scenes images in the coming days, maybe even some “3D” tests.</p>http://jessedavidge.com/post/18500780756http://jessedavidge.com/post/18500780756Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:02:06 -0800music videohey rosettaanimation<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzny65endi1qi3z28o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I was going through some old concepts I had put together and thought I’d post them up. Here’s one for an adult-swim show based on “Buddy” the Kids in the Hall Character. It was a lot of fun sourcing images to use, you’ll notice things like his eyes are actually just martini olives. </p>http://jessedavidge.com/post/17910673006http://jessedavidge.com/post/17910673006Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:20:29 -0800<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fzawkvDmERA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Just heard that one of Blatant Studio’s music videos just got nominated for Music Video of the Year at the Juno’s! Check out “Rows Of Houses” by Dan Mangan, Directed by Jon Busby and Produced by yours truly. Hope to check out the show in Ottawa!</p>http://jessedavidge.com/post/17286379778http://jessedavidge.com/post/17286379778Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:21:47 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw3a598Zya1qi3z28o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>In the process of inking and colouring the first 6 pages of the new volume of Mathemagick & Mystiphysics, plus a new cover for the volume! Check out the first page cleaned up, I’ll post some coloured stuff next.</p>http://jessedavidge.com/post/14113807344http://jessedavidge.com/post/14113807344Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:48:45 -0800comicmath<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls9y3m1rg31qi3z28o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Started work on the next volume of Mathemagick & Mystiphysics, I’ll be posting updates with new characters and page layouts! Here’s a couple of new characters you can look forward too!</p>http://jessedavidge.com/post/10800821901http://jessedavidge.com/post/10800821901Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:57:21 -0700comicmath<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loqd5n9WUc1qi3z28o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another page for Drunk Fight! There should be 15, so i’m getting close to finishing it. Once I’m done I’ll be lettering the whole thing.</p> <p>Not sure how to distribute this to people, might just be a free download, or by donation. What say you internet?</p>http://jessedavidge.com/post/7923132255http://jessedavidge.com/post/7923132255Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:29:47 -0700dirty wordscomicart