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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:36:51 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Benjamin Plouffe Blog</title><link>http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/blog/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:35:53 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Happy Holidays</title><dc:creator>Benjamin Plouffe</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:16:11 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/blog/2011/12/27/happy-holidays.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">385103:4160393:14340320</guid><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">Happy Holidays!!&nbsp; <br /><br />I dont Update very often.... I've just been really busy over the last year on a few different projects and I look forward to being able to share some of it in the future ( when they are released ).&nbsp;&nbsp; IN the mean time, I've uploaded set designs/ colour keys / pitch frames from some Uncle Ben's commercials that I've worked on in 2010 and earlier 2011 for Hornet Inc.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Click below Image or <a href="http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/commercials/uncle-bens/">HERE</a> to go to the uncle bens commercial section to see more<br /><br />I hope everyone's having a good end of year 2011!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/commercials/uncle-bens/"><img src="http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/picture/ub7.jpg?pictureId=12628771&amp;asGalleryImage=true&amp;__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324991846862" alt="" /></a></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-14340320.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>wipwip</title><dc:creator>Benjamin Plouffe</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:52:31 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/blog/2011/9/9/wipwip.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">385103:4160393:12783458</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>thumbnail section of an image I've been working on.&nbsp; It's part of a story my wife and I came up with... Let's see if this goes anywhere...</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/storage/blogstuff/swip.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1315540544411" alt="" /></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-12783458.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Warm up</title><dc:creator>Benjamin Plouffe</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:54:22 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/blog/2011/8/22/warm-up.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">385103:4160393:12588185</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>I've been really bad at posting up personnal work, Mostly because I'm  busy with freelance or I'm out and About exploring/ enjoying my new  surrounding.&nbsp;&nbsp; These days , I'm dividing my work time between a Tv pilot creating early preproduction designs, a Book cover for a tween novel and random commercial pitches.<br /><br />Anyways, Here's a warmup painting I did the other morning before starting the work day.&nbsp; Just quickly playing around with basic shapes ( circles , squares and triangles) with texture.<br /><br /><span class="thumbnail-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="javascript:showFullImage('/display/ShowImage?imageUrl=%2Fstorage%2Fblogstuff%2Fwarmupp.jpg%3F__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION%3D1314007253664',560,1000);"></a></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="thumbnail-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="javascript:showFullImage('/display/ShowImage?imageUrl=%2Fstorage%2Fblogstuff%2Fwarmupp.jpg%3F__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION%3D1314015875742',560,1000);"><img src="http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/storage/thumbnails/4160083-13789006-thumbnail.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1314015875743" alt="" /></a></span></span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-12588185.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Small Site update</title><dc:creator>Benjamin Plouffe</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:43:11 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/blog/2011/8/19/small-site-update.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">385103:4160393:12564518</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>I updated/reorganized my site a little.&nbsp;&nbsp; Have a look around.&nbsp; I added some work from Horton Hears a Who in the Feature film section that I dont think I've posted before. And a couple of images under the commercial section.&nbsp;&nbsp; I'll be uploading more as I find things that should be safe to post</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 600px;" src="http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/storage/thumbnails/untitledt1.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1313743498867" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Above: Untitled Style Frame for a Nexus Production Commercial Pitch 2010<br /><br /></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-12564518.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Chobani Yogurt Bgs</title><dc:creator>Benjamin Plouffe</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:25:03 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/blog/2011/6/1/chobani-yogurt-bgs.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">385103:4160393:11642214</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>I've updated the commercial page with some BGs that i painted for Yves Geleyn's Snow Angels short movie. Click the image below and scroll down to the second post.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/commercials/chobani-snow-angels/"><img src="http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/storage/commercials/chobani/city_thumb.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1306909612234" alt="" /></a></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-11642214.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Wide furnace</title><dc:creator>Benjamin Plouffe</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 19:58:10 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/blog/2011/1/9/wide-furnace.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">385103:4160393:9973504</guid><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Wide Furnace" rel="lightbox[furnace]" href="http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/storage/thefurnace/wide1.jpg"><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/thefurnace/"><img style="width: 550px;" src="http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/storage/thumbnails/wide1thumb.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1313733193068" alt="" /></a></span></span><br /></a></p>
<p>Added a New image to The Furnace series.This one is more for ref than anything else. Just a wide shot showing an overall environment. Exploring Ideas. I started on this one sometime November 2010</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">And for those interested. &nbsp;Here's a Step by Step progression.&nbsp;<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/18676297" width="500" height="306" frameborder="0"></iframe>&nbsp;</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-9973504.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Chobani - Snow Angels</title><dc:creator>Benjamin Plouffe</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:36:30 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/blog/2010/12/31/chobani-snow-angels.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">385103:4160393:9888069</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 200%;"> I </span>had the pleasure of working with director <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://monkeybox.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Yves Geleyn</a> and <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.hornetinc.com/" target="_blank">Hornet inc</a> on a short Holiday tale for <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.chobani.com/" target="_blank">Chobani yogurt</a> called " Snow Angels".&nbsp;&nbsp; I was responsible for bg Colours&nbsp; and almost all the final bg paintings/bg designs.&nbsp; I will post some bgs later on but for now click the image below to watch the tale!<br /><br />Happy New Year!!<span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><br /></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.hornetinc.com/site/project.php?id_project=295&amp;id_film=444&amp;play=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/storage/blogstuff/Chobani.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1293806813049" alt="" /></a></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-9888069.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Happy Holidays</title><dc:creator>Benjamin Plouffe</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:37:55 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/blog/2010/12/22/happy-holidays.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">385103:4160393:9792834</guid><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 350px;" src="http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/storage/blogstuff/CCard2009thumb.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1313733270834" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">This was painted last year 2009 for a HoC / Redrover Christmas Card.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-9792834.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Space BG</title><dc:creator>Benjamin Plouffe</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:18:25 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/blog/2010/10/29/space-bg.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">385103:4160393:9325067</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span>&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/commercials/?SSScrollPosition=1100"><img src="http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/storage/commercials/BG_bg2thumb.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1288379916802" alt="" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Added some Space thumbnails/ quick space BGs for a commercial I helped pitch on earlier this year.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Click image above to see more.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-9325067.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Untitled</title><dc:creator>Benjamin Plouffe</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:20:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.benjaminplouffe.com/blog/2010/8/25/untitled.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">385103:4160393:8651991</guid><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">I added a New section to this website ( look up top) Commercials.&nbsp;&nbsp; These days I work on ALOT of commercials it makes sense to add this section.&nbsp; I uploaded some Images from a Commercial Pitch I worked on in January 2010.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can click the image below or click the commercial Button on the navigation bar up top.&nbsp; Hope you like the work!</p>
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