Sputnik Animation

09/08/2025

My latest work on quantum physics has dropped onto MIT's youtube page. This time tacking the mystery of double beta decay. I've really been enjoying the challenge of trying to understand the strange world of quantum mechanics. Thankfully my scientific partners Richard Milner at MIT and Rolf Ent at Jefferson Labs have been very patient and helpful as I pester them with questions.

I'm currently getting my head around quantum spin and order which is our next video in the series.

In just 2 weeks this has racked up 48k views. I love that there are so many fellow nerds interested in how our world works at the quantum level.

Physicists Rolf Ent from Jefferson Lab, and Richard Milner amd Lindley Winslow from MIT, together with animator James LaPlante from Sputnik Animation, have c...

10/16/2024

I'm looking forward to being on this Animation in Maine panel with other great animators living and working in Maine. It would be great to see you at this event put on by the Maine Film Association - MFA and hosted at Maine College of Art & Design. Panel discussion and social mixer with pizza afterwards. Come meet some local animators working on everything from local films, national documentaries, stop motion films and televisions series. From CRISPR gene editing to the Harley Quinn series on HBO!

November 7th at the Maine College of Art 6pm to 9pm.

https://www.mainefilm.org/events #!event/2024/11/7/animation-in-maine

05/14/2024

If you can't make it up to bates to see my latest art installation. I've posted a 360 video of it on Vimeo. Move the camera around to see the whole exhibit. Hopefully it will work with FB. This is from our opening night with dancing by Holly Taylor and Matea Andruk.

Quantum Lotus opening night featured dancing by Holly Taylor and Matea Andruk to help kick off our month long exhibit at the Bates Immersive Media Studio.

04/05/2023

We had the honor of working with the Children's Burn Foundation to create a new animated series about burn safety and prevention for young children. Sputnik produced the piece from concept to final output working closely with the foundation and our talented partners like Rosi Amador Bilingual VO. This is the first episode in what we hope becomes a running series featuring Camo the chameleon and Lucky the kitten.

https://www.childburn.org/lookoutlucky

12/01/2022

What am I up to now...
Got a new venture in the works some interactive immersive art to experiment with. .. should be fun.

With Headlight Audio Visual and transformit

10/25/2022

We'll be doing some spooky interactive animation for this fundraiser. Come by and check it out.

10/14/2021

We are reopening the PortL. If you missed it at the Art Walk here's your second chance.

The Maine Immersives presents NEXUS | PortL
On October 22nd at Congress Square Park, Portland Maine, the Maine Immersives will reopen the PortL, an immersive art experience that will transform the park into a gateway to another dimension.
The PortL will open to the public at 6pm. Masks are required to enter the PortL.

09/15/2021

Sputnik Animation is looking for experienced biotech animators / freelancers for a project. 3DS MAX / Vray experience preferred. This is a remote position. To apply hit the link below.

- include a link to your biotech animation reel. Thank you.

05/04/2021

May the 4th be with you.

I was 9 years old when my dad took me to see A New Hope in the theaters. I remember waiting in line that ran all the way around the building. When I got out of the theater I didn't want to be Luke Skywalker, I wanted to be George Lucas. It's the primary driver to my path to where I am today with Sputnik Animation. So thank you, George for the inspiration.

06/25/2020

06/05/2020

Animation is a powerful communication tool. We ask you to take a moment to watch and share this excellent piece of education by animator Alex Cequea. Black Lives Matter. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2745589452330472

05/06/2020

Sputnik produced an animation about a new use of the CRISPR editing tool developed by MIT to create rapid field deployed diagnostics. Originally targeted at Ebola they are now developing it to detect COVID-19. Here is our animation on the SHERLOCK diagnostic. https://youtu.be/ZOoUIlLmxf4

This animation depicts how Cas13 -- a CRISPR-associated protein -- may be adapted to detect human disease. This new diagnostic tool, called SHERLOCK, targets...