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showcase: Nick DiLiberto – ‘Medusa’

By sir warren b leonhardt on August 11, 2010

I saw this via some Facebook friends and just had to track down the artist who made this thoroughly arresting short film. Once I had, Nick DiLiberto kindly answered CAR.CA’s patented ‘8 Second Exposure’. First of all, here’s the piece:

1) Name: Nick DiLiberto

2) Where ya from? Hamilton Ontario Canada

3) Where’d you get the inspiration for this story? I had been wanting to do a fully animated 2D short for sometime, and when an opportunity came I jumped on it.

4) What media did you use to animate this film? You’re looking at a fully 2D classically animated film. lots of Pencils and paper.

5) Whatcha doing for money? Right now I’m living in Japan working at a video game company as an animator.
Its a really crazy experience.

6) Where can we see more of your stuff? At the moment there’s only the 2 shorts I put up on youtube, everything else I have to keep secret but you can expect more in the future. (catch his YouTube channel HERE )

7) Future plans? Continue to make films is the goal, keep 2D animation alive and strong.

8 ) Are unicorns real? Yeah, but now they’re extinct.

I just want to add that I really appreciate all the great responses I’ve been getting, its so much more than i had imagined. I’m so happy that people are enjoying the film. Thanks for all the great comments and thanks for the interview Warren.

No, thank YOU, sir DiLiberto, for making this exciting little ditty and sharing it – and your perspective on unicorns – with us.

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Warren Leonhardt spent too much time watching tv, reading comics, or doodling in his math textbooks to really pay attention, but he thinks he was raised the Kootenays of British Columbia by two grownups and a sister. After realizing that cartoons and animated films don’t make themselves but were actually made by people, he decided to become one of those people. Over time he’s managed to fool companies like House of Cool, Disney Canada, Spümcø, Sony Pictures Animation, Blue Sky Studios and Corus into actually paying him money to draw funny pictures and generally goof around as a storyboard artist for animated features and television. He currently lives in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada with his long-suffering wife and toddler. In between drawing till his hand falls off and fending off the wildlife invading his property, he interviews people more interesting than himself for CAR.CA.

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7 Comments

  3. Joe McCauley Joe McCauley August 12, 2010

    way to go Nick, some great stuff. the fluidity of traditional cannot be matched and this exemplifies it very well!

  4. w w August 12, 2010

    Thanks Mike! Twas a pleasure.

    If any readers know of any other Canadians knocking it out of the park by posting their films online, let us know and we’ll track ’em down and give ’em Sir Warren B’s ‘8 Second Exposure’!

  5. Jamie Gallant Jamie Gallant August 13, 2010

    Awesome stuff Nick,
    It’s great to know you’re alive and well and still doing great animation! I’m pumped to know you’ve got more in the works.

    Excellent job,
    congratulations!

  6. Mark C. Mark C. August 13, 2010

    Wow! Awesome work! Thanks very much Nick!

  7. Noe Noe August 16, 2010

    Great Job nick, good to see you are keeping up with classical animation. keep at the great work. Any live action shorts in the pipeline like we did in 2nd year at sheridan, LOL! i still have that film somewhere, LOL!

    Keep UP Awesome work.

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