Congratulations to Kevin Franczuk, winner of the 11 Second Club November Competition! Kevin wowed voters with his clever interpretation of the audio clip and appealing use of the principles of animation. We strongly encourage everyone to check out all the amazing work that was done this month!

In recognition of his efforts, Kevin has won a professional Animation Mentor eCritique® of his entry, which will be recorded and posted here within the next week.

Jason Schleifer has been a character animator for over 11 years. He is currently a supervising animator at PDI/DREAMWORKS where he has animated on Shrek 3, Over the Hedge, Penguins Christmas Caper, and Madagascar. He previously worked as an animator at Weta Digital in New Zealand where he animated a number of shots of Gollum, Shelob, the Witchking, and many Orcs in the Lord of the Rings Trillogy. He has also created a number of character rigging DVDs available from the Autodesk website. He is currently a mentor at Animation Mentor.