Wagnerian Wabbit
There are a ton of Looney Tunes cartoons we can probably recite here as one of our favorites if not the best of the batch. But if I had...
The World Is Passing You By
It had been some time since there was an animator other than Walt Disney who left his mark on the animated feature film. The last people...
Flying Dreams
There is just something about “The Secret of NIMH” (1982) that stays in your head while growing up. It has the look and feel of a Disney...
The Animated Musings of Mike Ryan, Volume I
01. Flying Dreams 02. The World Is Passing You By 03. Wagnerian Wabbit 04. Memories 05. When I See An Elephant Fly 06. The Game...
What Is Life
I made this short animated film based on the George Harrison song, "What is Life" from his 1971 album "All Things Must Pass". The story...
"God Only Knows" Storyboard Reel
This is my story-reel for The Beach Boys song, "God Only Knows", from the Pet Sounds album back in 1966. I love this song because it...
Doosten McDoo
This was the most recent animation I finished up. Its a thirty second animation based on my dog, Doosten McDoo. There was no rotoscoping...
Indian Girl Pencil Tests
Here are some pencil tests for the film "The Indian & The Pilgrim". They are listed in chronological order from top to bottom.
Peanuts Inspired Background
I was inspired by the Peanuts watercolor backgrounds of the 1960's and 70's for this piece I was working on. "It's the Great Pumpkin...
The Metropolis
“The Metropolis” was a digital background I made for my short animated film, “The World is But a Canvas to the Imagination” (2011). The...
