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ERIK EVANS OF BOTTLE ROCKET
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With a name like Bottle Rocket
Productions - we suspect that
you like ﬁreworks?
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The name was inspired by my love of ﬁreworks, true. Especially Bottle
Rockets that I used to ignite in tubes that worked as a make-shift rocket-
launcher. I would zip them into pools, ponds, the woods, you name it.
Bottle Rocket also captures childhood and fun and games and toys. Stuff
I love. And that’s a big emphasis on what I am trying to do. I write, create,
illustrate and sometimes animate my own projects geared towards the
children’s market.
Furthermore, as an Art Director I work for a lot of Silicon Valley companies
helping them tell their stories in marketing and development.

I know your a #PHILLY #Flyers fan,
so explain how you arrived to live
in the land of the #Kings ?
Well officially I live in the land of the Sharks, since
San Jose is closest and they have a really good
team as well. I follow them towards the playoffs
but my heart remains with all my Philly teams -
Flyers, Phillies, Sixers and Eagles. Pretty much
other than the Eagles - they almost always suck.
But I kind of love that too.
I moved out to California shortly after college in 1996. Friends of mine
moved first and I went to visit in late January of 1995. It was a vicious
Winter, and I remember driving to the airport in sleet and freezing ice.
The roads were a white-knuckled death ride.
5 Hours later I arrived in San Diego, and my friends had a place on
the beach in La Jolla. It was incredible - January, 70 degrees, surfing,
BBQ’s and Sunsets. I went back home to Philly, quit my crappy job and
a short time later drove across country to live in La Jolla. Just me and
my beloved Jack Russel terrier, Calvin. We never looked back.

Do you miss the East coast?
I do miss the East. I miss my family and friends, and the food - man, I
miss the food. Cheese-steaks, hoagies, soft pretzels, Stromboli, thin
crust pizza, water ice, Mack and Manco pizza in the summertime at the
Jersey Shore. I’m getting hungry just thinking about it.
Luckily I am back and forth a couple times a year.

Besides hockey, the West side plays hard in the
entertainment industry, what trends
do you see happening in #animation?
I think one of the big things I see is that computers and
programs have become available to everyone. And therefore,
more people are able to make, create, edit and output their
own ideas quickly and cheaply. And they look awesome.
The Creative Cloud made available from Adobe is amazing
resource. I have everything at my ﬁngertips on my laptop.
Also, what I see, is that an emphasis on story is key to selling any
product. I see it in places like Chipotle, that has used animation
and story to connect to the public and further enhance sales.
“The Scarecrow” is one of the most beautiful and moving
pieces of animation Ive seen in awhile. Great stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUtnas5ScSE
Also, I see innovation in storytelling through devices like iPad and
a cool new company like “Toy Talk” making games for kids that are
completely immerssive and driven by storytelling- choices. We have
just scratched the surface on how we tell stories and use animation on
tablet devices. The future is exciting.
http://toytalk.com/about/team/

Is stop motion animation
making a come back?
The success of “The Lego Movie” has created an interest in Stop-motion again. Even
though that movie was made using 3-D Animation and modeling software, it had the
feel of stop motion, something that a child might create. And that’s wonderful.
Also, the studio “Laika” is, for my money, making some of the best stop-motion
movies imaginable right now, whether its stop motion or hand-drawn or computer
animation, or ﬁlm. They are just killing it.
And William Joyce and his MoonBot studio, are using all forms of animation to
tell their stories, from Stop -motion to hand-drawn. They won an Academy Award
for best short - and that used Stop-motion. Its a beautiful art form.
http://moonbotstudios.com/
My studio has put in several bids this year to work on commercial projects and the
request has been stop-motion. I’m excited about that. My dream and goals are to
grow my company similar to Moon Bot.

If Storytelling is about engaging an audience, does
Bottle Rocket have any tips on how to make a
Big Bang ﬁrst impression?
Well, story is about connecting and conveying
an emotion or emotions. Taking people or
clients on a journey they recognize as both
personal and universal.
And great characters. Thats something
I always strive for is great, memorable
characters. My kids, twins Jackson and Parker,
are huge inspiration as well. I’ve written a
character named “Janey Ryan” that is
inspired by my daughter, Parker and I created
“Maxx Zoom” with my son Jackson in mind.

What’s next for Bottle Rocket Studios - any secret
projects you want to let fly?
My big focus for this next year is to get many of my intellectual properties out to the
world. I have 4 or 5 stories that I’ve written and am now illustrating and I’m eager to
find an audience for them.
“Maxx Zoom” is written as a comedic, episodic chapter book perfect for the third
and fourth grade reader. I’m eager to get that in the hands of the right agent and
publishing house.
“Janey Ryan” has been written as a feature length motion picture, and its a per-
fect vehicle for a children’s property that could be serialized cartoons. I want to see
that be made into I want to see that be made into video games and action figures.
Its perfect for that.
And another personal story called “TeenOsaur” that I would like to see made into
my first children’s book. Its a story written for my daughter and that is near and dear
to my heart.
I have lots of embers starting to smoke and now its time to light that fuse and
unleash Bottle Rocket on the world.

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