I'm back, but not quite...
Hey all, I came back from Switzerland last Monday and brought with me a very nasty cold with coughing, fever, ear infection, etc.
So posting will be minimal.
Tata
JD
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Good job hunting post on Jeff's site
I can imagine that you must be tired of my rants during class, but looks like I'm not the only one with the same advice. For those who need a second opinion :)
please go to Jeff's site and check out his job hunting advice post.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Happy Holidays and have a nice break!
Thanks guys for all your work and for a great semester. For those who graduate, good luck with everything and to everybody: "Don't make any mistakes!!" ;)
Happy Holidays!
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Thursday, December 20, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Colin's Bear on Cartoon Brew
Any excuse to post this clip is fine (even though no excuse is needed, it should be mandatory viewing every 5 mins), but it actually made it onto Cartoon Brew. :)
UPDATE! See below
Ahhh, more details emerge, this is from Colin's portfolio site:I think that becoming a game director would be my ideal career. You know, the guy who helps decide things like, “this is how the game should play, look, sound,” and so on. I’m not very capable with a pencil, I hate programming, I don’t have the drive to practice 3D or animation, I’m not a fan of math, business bores me to death, and I think that video games are generally very poor, but yet I will maintain that I’m in the right place. Music is definitely my biggest passion and what I spend the most time on. I’m always looking for opportunities to contribute to in this respect.
Fantastic! And you can tell he's good at music and editing, because in that regard it's pure genius. Below is one of the video responses to the original post.
The Book of SPAM's Toastvertising
How funny, just a few weeks ago my son and I talked about doing an animation using toast.
New Wall-E Teaser
This is the new teaser, which is unfortunately again only a teaser. Unfortunately because visually it looks really really good, I love the renders. Even though I think that animated features can't really be on the VFX Oscar list due to their non photo-real look (and usually there is nothing groundbreaking about them like Gollum, Davy Jones, or bullet-time (which didn't originate with Matrix, I know), this movie seems to be more appropriate than Ratatouille. I'm surprised that since Ratatouille is being considered, why not Surf's Up? Or Happy Feet before that? The look was great, but I suppose they didn't submit them.
The satellite "blanket" is classic! Can't wait!
Monday, December 17, 2007
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This Is The End
Wow, tempus fugit!
This Thursday is the last class for this semester. Please bring and drop off the latest and greatest of all your assignments and if you want to share, the characters and props you built during this semester. I'm sure future students will thank you for it.
One more session of useless rants and violence filled animation notes. ;)
Friday, December 14, 2007
Visions of Light
For those who are interested in the art and craft of Cinematography I highly recommend Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography
Enchanted Making-ofs and Interviews
Click here for the clip and to your right you see a collection of other clips. - found @ Seward Street
Among the general behind-the-scenes and interviews you get one with James Baxter.
Horton Hears a Who - New Trailer
Go to Apple for the different versions of Bluesky's "Horton Hears a Who". This is from the Apple site:
"A new CG animated feature film from 20th Century Fox Animation, the makers of the “Ice Age” films.."
So, Bluesky is now 20th Century Fox Animation? Hmm....
Beautiful design and the renders are crazy. The elephant walk on the bridge is awesome! And the beginning is really cool with the stairs, but hey, watch it for yourself, good stuff!
Apple Christmas Ad - Stop Motion
I know you guys can't stop watching Colin's bear, but here's something else:
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Nice 11secondclub shot
Funny shot by Kevin Franczuk for the November winner of the 11secondclub entry. Nice render too.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
James Baxter's "Enchanted" Reel
Go to jamesbaxteranimation and watch his "Enchanted" demo reel. It's so good. I love those two shots (see pic). The movement, the flow, the rhythm, and not just by the character but also the hair and cloth, they all have character, they are all one. Those shots to me are THE prime example of how character animation should be done and why a lot of CG work is so cold because they lack that sense of rhythm. Why sim cloth and hair? Because it's hard as hell to animate it by hand, I know. But I can't wait to get animation controls all over hair and cloth. Very subjective of course but I could watch animation like that all day.
Pixar Cameos and Easter Eggs
Great post by Jim Hill, outlining a ton of cameos within the Pixar movies and shorts.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Critique - Working
Hey, nice set!
A few things need to change and get added. First, you need at least a visual cue that his walkie-talkie is beeping. But I suggest you find a beeping sound and some generic jungle background noise (check the school resource folder, there are tons of audio files in there).
The other thing is the bug. You need to either find a simpler rig, or make it much clearer what it is. It looks like crumbled paper or some trash right now :)
Then the first jump away is too fast. Make it clearer what it is. Maybe have the wings flap or move it around a bit as he crawls forward so we know exactly what it is. As the thing jumps away we finally get that this is a bug, but then it's already gone. So that beginning needs to be much clearer.
You might also work on the silhouette towards the end. You got his hand/walkie-talkie in front of his face and then right there the cup, so it's getting a bit crowded.
Nice start, keep going!
Madagascar Penguins get TV show
Get all the details @ Animated News
I wonder if the general audience had enough of penguins though...
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