Cartoon Projects

It's been a busy period for me as an artist and writer over the past couple of years. Creating Spy Vibe, working on a new non-fiction book, and composing a song re-mix- then a film- for Yoko Ono have all been fun and rewarding. Although it's been mostly film and writing news lately, I have also been savoring a return to my original love- cartooning! There are a couple of cartoon projects in the works that I look forward to sharing when the time is right. And I have been enjoying getting to know fellow artists in the area and spending time at the Charles Schulz Museum and the Disney Family Museum (both are must-see destinations if you are in the Bay area). Today I had the pleasure of visiting with Charles Schulz's wife, Jeannie Schulz, who gave cartoonist/writer, Brian Fies, and I a tour of Sparky's studio. Sitting at his drawing board, I felt like a pilot given an opportunity to sit in Charles Lindbergh's plane! Thrilling and inspiring. Here I am, the kid in me beaming (thanks to Brian for the photo and Jeannie for the lovely visit). More info over at my website, jasonwhiton.com.

NEXT SCREENINGS

Jason's experimental short film for Yoko Ono will screen in Boston on January 11th and in Santa Fe on February 6th. More info at the New Media Film Festival.

Two of Jason's films are now distributed by Go Digital!

NOV 5TH SCREENINGS

Tickets now on sale for the Nov 5th screenings of Whiton's The Sun is Down and I Was a Dancer here.

NOVEMBER SCREENINGS

Two experimental films by Jason Whiton will screen at the New Media Film Festival in San Francisco on Nov 5th:

The Sun is Down
The experimental film for Jason Whiton's winning remix for Yoko Ono celebrates the meaning of her name, ocean child, with images of sea creatures.


I Was a Dancer
In this cinema verite-inspired short, form and movement become haunting testimony for an elderly Japanese woman who can no longer dance in a local festival.

SCREENINGS

The Sun is Down is currently screening in the series, Best of New Media Film Festival LA 2011:

July 18th: Microsoft (LA)
July 19th: Showbiz Cafe (NYC)
November 5th: Viz Theater (San Francisco)

"Love Piece"

Jason created a new sound collage, "Love Piece", which is a remix of The Sun is Down for Yoko Ono and the anniversary of the LOVE show by Cirque du Soleil. Hear "Love Piece" on SoundCloud.

Yoko Ono Remix

The experimental film for Jason Whiton's winning-remix for Yoko Ono, The Sun is Down, celebrates the meaning of her name in Japanese, ocean child, with images of sea creatures. The film was made on iPhone and was awarded by the New Media Film Festival in Hollywood and the Park City Film Music Festival. Hear the soundtrack on SoundCloud.