Adam Bullard a.k.a. “the AB” blasting his patented Christ Air. He could also ollie chest high on command.

The Classic AB Board:
Alva ? Beau Brown (extreme kicktail)
Indy’s
OJ’s

Adam was the drummer for our band. He was huge into Thrash Metal- bands like Kreator from Germany, Voivod, DRI. One time we all went to a DRI gig in Anaheim, California. AB disappeared halfway through the show. It turned out he was beat up by some bouncers and thrown down a handrail on his nuts.

Matt Bullard was the first on the block to do ollie flips. We were all jealous.

The Classic Matt Bullard Board:
Powell Peralta Lance Mountain
Rannali Trucks
Rat Bones

Legend has it, he once rode a new PPLM deck for a week WITHOUT GRIPTAPE (it was out of stock at the skateshop).

According to his brother Adam, Matt can still bust ollie flips on his FIRST try. It must be routine due to his trademarks: tight O.P. shorts, large, muscular man-legs and compact torso. It’s never too late to turn pro Matthew…

If you don’t click on the link below- this could happen to you. Vote for the Heinz Commercial!

My friend Drew is a top ten semi-finalist for the Heinz Ketchup Contest! Here’s what he has to say:

A ketchup commercial I made a few months ago just recently became a semi-finalist in the Heinz Top this TV challenge. It was picked from 2500 other entries and features Blue Skyers Rafael Zentil and Ben Kilgore! Anyways, check it out at http://topthistv.com/vote.aspx. The title is “Searching for Heinz Ketchup in NYC” by helmethair. Feel free to vote for it … in fact, feel free to vote for it ONCE A DAY from now until April 21st.

Enjoy!
-Drew Leung

I was recently interviewed about Horton and my art school days at the university. Click here - ARTICLE .

After a couple years of work, this is one exciting weekend. Horton is at a theatre near you and I can’t wait to hear what people think. So far the reviews have been great! I’m proud of the work Blue Sky did on this movie. I bet Dr. Seuss would have liked to watch it with us. Here’s a picture of us at the LA premiere with Carol Burnett. She did an amazing job as the voice of the Kangaroo.

What did I do on this film? Well, I storyboarded lots of ideas. One of my little gags is the “YEAH!” guy in the crowd. He seems to get laughs. Another moment is the “We Are Here” chant, which stayed pretty true to the book.

There are two parts in the movie I’m most proud of: the “Hall of Mayors” and “Dentist” sequences. The “Hall” was inspired by an unforgettable visit ten years ago, through a golden corridor in the Vatican, Italy. There were paintings from the floor to the ceiling and as far as you could see. I was very happy with the scope of the sequence when I saw it on the big screen. Most of the paintings are my actual storyboards- which the art department painted. In the “Dentist” sequence I came up with the idea of having the Mayor accidentally take novocain to the arm, causing all the limp arm shenanigans and plenty of laughs!

What a fun movie- I hope you enjoy it!

Hadn’t done a caricature in a while– felt inspired.

Happy New Year. Click image to enlarge.

When Tim Burton spoke at Lincoln Center last month he brought along 3 clips from Sweeney Todd that had never been seen before. Excited, I braced myself for what I thought would be something different. But, being someone who finds musicals hard to stomach, I was unsure if I’d like the film. Well, the clips were pretty out there and I felt uneasy and interested at the same time. But I suppose that’s what something new can feel like.

NOTE: NO SPOILERS. After seeing the movie last night, I hadn’t realized exactly how different it was than anything I can remember. Beginning right from the studio logo itself - it mowed down the audience with a powerfully evil score and thrust at you these dark, blackened visuals, and never stopped. Some of the horror leaves you feeble. Great characters. The songs are haunting and the story excellent.

Huge laughs for what was probably the lightest moment in the film:

I also noticed that Burton had put many masterful touches in the film. At times the score bends pitch every so slightly as if the “analog” tape reels were dragged by a finger. A broken mirror that reveals the characters in dozens of hideous caricatures, and each one correlating beautifully with a line of song. Camera cranes that cage and contain the actors. The aged look of the film emphasized the feeling that you were watching a classic. When I went to bed later, I wondered what would become of some of the characters. Would they repeat the past? It gave me nightmares. Merry Christmas!

Good luck to my good friend Chris Renaud. We’ll miss you.