Slice of Adventure | BLOCK A |

From atop his precarious castle, a stingy dragon named Snudge sits and admires his gold. When an appetite comes calling, he spots an opportunity to nab a free pizza. If the pizzaman comes late, it’s free! The dragon subjects the unsuspecting pizzaman named Marvin to an agonizing array of traps to delay him. But little did the dragon know, the pizzaman was more than ready to deliver. Antics ensue in an epic showdown until the two forces meet face to face. Will the dragon get his pizza for free, or will the pizzaman deliver on time?

Directors: Justin Ethington, Jordan Carney, John McKeon

JUSTIN ETHINGTON

Justin Ethington is a recent Middle Tennessee State University graduate with a Bachelor’s in Animation. His skills focus mainly on character design, modeling, and texturing, but he occasionally puts on other hats like digital illustration, concepting, and programming.

As a kid, Justin was constantly thinking up scenarios of space battles, aliens, and magic duels. Inspired by The Lion King, Kung Fu Panda, and Jackie Chan Adventures, he was passionate about art and never stopped drawing. In 2018, he took the opportunity to pursue a career in Animation.

JORDAN CARNEY

Jordan Carney is a graduate of Middle Tennesse State University’s Animation Program. His passion revolves around creating intricate and engaging 3D models, but his generalist education has allowed him to participate in all phases of the pipeline. Jordan will forever be seeking out new challenges and opportunities to hone his craft.

For "Slice of Adventure", Jordan wanted to challenge himself by creating assets at a scale and complexity he was unfamiliar with.

Jordan grew up watching Batman the Animated series, The Animaniacs, Transformers, and many other over the top cartoons with his father. These cartoons help fuel his passion for crazy entertainment, fun visuals, and cooky stories. To this day he sits at his computer working away on the next project!

JOHN MCKEON

John McKeon is a passionate animator with vivid storytelling skills. He largely credits who he is today to his childhood imagination. From the earliest years, he has always been acting out stories and looking for new ways to give audiences an adventure. He started pursuing animation at age 6, creating simple motion-comic style projects. But before long, that spark exploded, and he transitioned to professional-level animation software. Today he holds a Bachelor of Science in Animation Degree from Middle Tennessee State University (2021). John had the pleasure of developing the original premise for “Slice of Adventure” as well as providing character animation and bridging a variety of graphics needs for the film. He hopes the skill and effort he has brought to the table for “Slice of Adventure” delights audiences and rekindles the kid inside.