Teresa Lang's online portfolio, Home of the Smoking Moose

Image of SmokingMoose, Tiger, Raccoon and Canary from my smoking moose film

"my smoking moose film", a moose, a newspaper and a pack of smokes. An 8 minute 3D computer animated film. 2007.

Credits

created by Teresa Lang

sound effects, foley, and mix Net Post Production

music created with Jammer Pro

additional sound effects SoundDogs and Apple SoundTrack Pro

thanks to Anthony Reed, Chinny Jason Brynford-Jones, Erik H. Goulet, Softimage Inc., Pierre Tousignant, Nathalie Savoie, Serge Hamel, and Vision Globale.

Teasers Screenshots Press Kit (pdf) FAQ Buy it on DVD!

Image from Get a Grip a short animated film by Teresa Lang

"Get a Grip", a fun product for the whole family. Animated pencil drawings on paper, colored with markers. 35mm, 1 minute, 1994.

Credits

created by Teresa Lang

narration Daniel Turcotte

line test Lisa Hopkins

16mm bolex Erik H. Goulet

35mm camera shoot Les Productions Luminefex Inc.
Diederik Van den Weghe

sound studio Les Productions Modulations Inc.

music Antoine Morin

mix Hans Peter Strobl, Marko Films

Image from to bear oneself a short animated film by Teresa Lang

"to bear oneself", the story of a bear who wants to be human. Underlit plasticine paintings, animated under the camera. 16mm, 7 minutes, 1992.

Awards
Honorable Mention, ASIFA East 24th Annual Animation Awards, 1993.
Bronze Apple Award, National Educational Film and Video Festival, May 1994.

Credits

created by Teresa Lang

bear sounds Matt Sheridan and Patrick Sisam

music John Angier

sound recording and mix Michael Parsons

thanks to John Canemaker, Lyne Smith, Denine Rowan, Greg Pair, Nancy Keegan, Deborah Duncan, Bruce Randall, and Gina Chiarella.

Image from License to Kill a short animated film by Teresa Lang

"License to Kill, Part MCMXC", fast cars, dolls and guns all tied together with a double-barrel of an ending. Pencil crayon drawings on paper. 16/35mm, 3 minutes, 1990.

Awards
Best Animated Film, ex aqueo, Canadian Student Film Festival, 1990.
Silver Award, Student, Houston International Film Festival, 1991.
Certificate of Merit, Chicago International Film Festival, 1991.

Credits

created by Teresa Lang

music Karel Halamasek

vocal sound effects Gina Chiarella

sound Studio D, Concordia University

thanks to Chris Hinton, Spike & Mike

Press

Image from TOO MUCH a short animated film

"TOO MUCH!", a Tour of New York City in 2 minutes flat. Pixelation and animated stills. 16mm, 2 minutes, 1991.

Credits

created by Teresa Lang

music John Angier

sound recording and mix Michael Parsons

thanks to Denine Rowan, and Lorie Loeb.

"... Teresa Lang takes us on an impossible and overwhelming two minute tour of New York City". -- Gregory Klages, Curatorial Comment for "What we think is standing still, is moving" - 2000

Smoking Moose News

A DVD compilation of 5 of my shorts - including "my smoking moose film" - is available for purchase on Amazon or Create Space. "my smoking moose film" is available on the DVD in both English and French or with the option of French subtitles. Additionally, there's lots of bonus material on the DVD comprised of previews, animated clips, stills and comics.
		After many years of working on it, I finished "my smoking moose film" at the end of June 2007. It premiered at the L.A. Short Film Festival in September. Thanks again to all of you who helped me throughout the years of working on it. Since finishing the film, I've been having fun animating the characters in short clips. You can see clips promoting the film on the SmokingMoose YouTube Channel.
For those of you who've asked, I've recently made some of my artwork available on imagekind for purchase either as greeting cards or prints. I hope to get some polar bear photos uploaded there soon too.

"Funny Fortune Cookie". A 3D animated electronic greeting card created for Sympatico.

Credits

created by Teresa Lang

sound effects SoundDogs www.sounddogs.com

Get your AXEL fortune. You will be prompted to download and install the Axel player.

Get your Flash fortune. Requires Flash player.

"Play the Piano", is an interactive web site where users can play a 3D piano using either their computer keyboard or their mouse. Other options include learning notes, or looking inside to see how the keys work.

A "making of" this website was presented at Siggraph 2002 as part of the Web Graphics program. Read the presentation abstract (pdf).

Launch the web site. You will be prompted to download the Axel player for interaction.

My name is Teresa Lang. I live in Montreal, Canada. I am a two-eyed, ambidextrous, opinionated, 2D/3D animator, artist, photographer, with some kind of a sense of humour.

I am happiest when creating funny images and sounds and love to sing even when people are hiding under their desks from me.

Here is my filmography (pdf) and my curriculum vitae (pdf).

Find out more about the smoking moose here in the FAQ or email tiger at smokingmoose.com with questions, comments and any answers you may have that I may need.

Curriculum Vitae

Experience

Independent Animator, 'my smoking moose film', completed December 2007.
Quality Assurance Specialist and Content Creator, Softimage, Montreal, January 2004 to December 2006.
Team Lead, Creative Development, MindAvenue, Montreal, January 2000 to May 2003.
Quality Assurance Specialist, Softimage, Montreal, May 1995 to January 2000.
Freelance Scriptwriter, Cinar, Montreal, August 1995 to February 1996 (part-time).
Production Manager, Buzz Image Group, Montreal, October 1994 to April 1995.
Freelance Translator, CineGroupe, Montreal, October 1994 to January 1998 (part-time).
Assistant Director, CineGroupe, Montreal, January 1993 to November 1993.
Independent Animator, Montreal, 1989 to present (part-time).

Education

Design Track courses, Web Design World, Seattle, Washington, 2002.
Media Relations Training, L'Institut Format, Montreal, Quebec, 2001.
Team Leadership, Skillpath Seminar, Montreal, Quebec, 2000.
Softimage 3D and Eddie, Centre NAD, Montreal, Quebec, 1994-1995.
Film Animation, New York University, New York, New York, 1991-1992.
Bachelor of Fine Arts with Distinction, Major in Cinema, Film Animation Program, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, 1988-1991.
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Film and Communications, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1985-1988.
French Immersion, Alliance Française, Paris, France, 1984.

Software Knowledge

Over the years, I have worked with many different software applications and can quickly learn how to use any software and any associated hardware. I am flexible to work on either PC or Macintosh systems. The following applications are those that I have used most frequently in the past few years:
· Softimage XSI;
· ToonBoom DigitalPro PLE;
· Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, and ImageReady;
· Corel Painter IX;
· Sonic Foundry Sound Forge, Notation Technologies Play Music, SoundTrek Jammer Pro;
· Apple Final Cut Pro Studio;
· Microsoft Office Suite.

Detailed Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

Teresa Lang, Animation Demo Reel

Image of character from my smoking moose film

Characters modeled, rigged and animated in Softimage XSI 4.2 and 6.0 (Biped guide was used to rig Moose and Raccoon). I've described the modeling, rigging and enveloping of the Raccoon on my blog.

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The DVD is now available for sale on Create Space or on Amazon.com!
	Here's what's on the DVD: my smoking moose film, 8 minutes, 3D computer animation. A moose, a newspaper and a pack of smokes. 2007. *get a grip, 45 seconds, 2D drawings on paper. An exciting new personal sports product. 1994. to bear oneself, 6 minutes, 2D plasticine drawings on cel. A bear wants to be human. 1992. TOO MUCH!* 2 minutes. Time lapse and still photographs. A tour through New York City in 2 minutes flat. 1991. *License to Kill, Part MCMXC, 3 minutes, 2D pencil drawings on paper. A bear goes hunting. 1990. Bonus material: previews, other animated clips, Director's commentary, still images and comics. technical specs:* *NTSC DVD-R video* - All Regions Enabled. 4:3 - letterboxed where appropriate. English language - my smoking moose film also in French or with French subtitles. Running Time 20 minutes - not including bonus material. Some content may not be suitable for young children.


Links to share	to my stuff on the web DVD Compilation Greeting Cards & Prints Tshirts and other stuff Smoking Moose Blog YouTube Videos HD Greetings Ecards Photos on Flickr
	friends' web sites and blogs Nathalie Savoie Rick Thomas Randall Finnerty Loren Williams The Loser Bros. Wotomoro and his Mutapic Holly Arsenault Tenuous Connections Meinert Hansen Frames per Second Magazine
	other web sites and blogs that I love! Drawn! Boing Boing HickeeHub (Batty) Illustration Friday
	animation specific links Animation World Network Cartoon Brew Spline Doctors CG Character
	sound resources on the web Net Post Production SoundDogs SoundTrek (Jammer Pro)