Wow, guess I got lucky with my Mentor this term!
I just had the first Q&A in Kenny Roy's class and by the looks of it, its going to be a great term! He seems like someone who knows what he wants from his students, and he seems to get it too. He's very keen on teaching (in fact he runs his own website with lots of learning resources) and seems to want to push us really hard and get his students up to a pro level work attitude.
So I expect it to be supertough but I think that he is the perfect mentor for my last term (sniff..) at AM. I'll be pushing through these three months and come up with a shiny reel by the end of it. Can't wait to get to see my own reel!
Oh, and I just came across this! I love Adam & Joe and I love animation. Guess I couldn't ask for anything better:
Take care
C
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Deathstar Single Dads update
Voilà, here's the first pass of my break week project. I think I pretty much nailed the performance, I'm really happy about how it turned out.
Next up is cleaning up and a proper lipsync/face pass and then hands & fingers. Feedback and critiques are most welcome, as always!
Next up is cleaning up and a proper lipsync/face pass and then hands & fingers. Feedback and critiques are most welcome, as always!
Thursday, June 23, 2011
New shot approaching fast!
Hey everybody, how's it going?
I'm in the middle of my break week (I spend most of it saving Hyrule from Ganondorf) and I was planning not to make one single animation-related scratch and enjoy my time off.
Nice try! Of course yesterday I started with another Bishop 2.0 mod for a shot I want to finish in class 6. There's so much polishing to do with the rest of my shots, I don't even know if I'll have the time to approach another one. But just in case, I wanted to get a little ahead of myself.
I just started working on the animation today, so I'm only halfway through with the first pass. I took a more open approach workflow-wise: rather few poses in steppend, went into splines very early and am now working on the details and fix the final timing. Check it out:
Funny, eh? Your feedback and comments are most welcome, as I'll be working on it for another day, before Class 6 starts.
I really feel like I should put another, more subtle shot in my reel. I think this is actually one of my strong suits, conveying the emotions and feelings of my characters. But my mentors always pushed me to make something more dynamic compared to a rather quiet, subtle shot.
And they were right, of course! The Vader shot is relatively uncomplicated from a technical point of view. There's not a lot going on, whereas my two person dialogue is really challenging with a lot of physical stuff going on, and I'm happy that I'll be able to complete it under the supervision of a capable animator;) The learning effect is so much bigger than if I had just two guys sitting on a table and casually talking to each other!
So let's see if I can make this one happen while working on my reel in the following three months. If not, I'll just complete it afterwards.
Take care
C
I'm in the middle of my break week (I spend most of it saving Hyrule from Ganondorf) and I was planning not to make one single animation-related scratch and enjoy my time off.
Nice try! Of course yesterday I started with another Bishop 2.0 mod for a shot I want to finish in class 6. There's so much polishing to do with the rest of my shots, I don't even know if I'll have the time to approach another one. But just in case, I wanted to get a little ahead of myself.
I just started working on the animation today, so I'm only halfway through with the first pass. I took a more open approach workflow-wise: rather few poses in steppend, went into splines very early and am now working on the details and fix the final timing. Check it out:
Funny, eh? Your feedback and comments are most welcome, as I'll be working on it for another day, before Class 6 starts.
I really feel like I should put another, more subtle shot in my reel. I think this is actually one of my strong suits, conveying the emotions and feelings of my characters. But my mentors always pushed me to make something more dynamic compared to a rather quiet, subtle shot.
And they were right, of course! The Vader shot is relatively uncomplicated from a technical point of view. There's not a lot going on, whereas my two person dialogue is really challenging with a lot of physical stuff going on, and I'm happy that I'll be able to complete it under the supervision of a capable animator;) The learning effect is so much bigger than if I had just two guys sitting on a table and casually talking to each other!
So let's see if I can make this one happen while working on my reel in the following three months. If not, I'll just complete it afterwards.
Take care
C
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Feinheit Showreel!
Here's some work related stuff for a change! A couple weeks ago we produced a showreel at Feinheit, my employer. It's not strictly animation, but also some scenes from an iPhone Game and website content, as we produce all kinds of multimedia stuff.
Was a lot of fun putting it together, and I certainly learned that putting a showreel together is an art in itself.
Here you go, hope you like it:
Later
C
Was a lot of fun putting it together, and I certainly learned that putting a showreel together is an art in itself.
Here you go, hope you like it:
FEINHEIT Showreel 2011 from FEINHEIT on Vimeo.
Later
C
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Class 5 Weeks 10 and 11
Class 5 is almost over, can you believe that? Time's running when you're in Animation Mentor, I still didn't get used to it!
This is what I submitted this week:
Arghhhhh.... This is nowhere near finished and I even feel sort of embarrassed to submit this as a final assignment! Well, I guess frustration is just as much part of the learning experience, so I will just have to deal with it someway. I mean in the end, after some more time spent working on it, this thing will shine. I feel like this is a really fresh piece of animation and has the potential to stand out if it's executed properly. So, cheer up!
I CAN ALWAYS MAKE YOU SMILE by Shaun
I worked the entire week on the bosses performance after trying to get the writer to work. Didn't get anywhere with him, so I decided to put his performance on the side for the moment. We will get some time to wrap up the shot in class 6 so I can work on him with a set of fresh eyes and new ideas and energy.
I'll write a more detailed post next week to wrap up the term and my learning experiences.
Allright I'm off to the weekend, talk to you next week!
Have a good one
C
This is what I submitted this week:
Arghhhhh.... This is nowhere near finished and I even feel sort of embarrassed to submit this as a final assignment! Well, I guess frustration is just as much part of the learning experience, so I will just have to deal with it someway. I mean in the end, after some more time spent working on it, this thing will shine. I feel like this is a really fresh piece of animation and has the potential to stand out if it's executed properly. So, cheer up!
I CAN ALWAYS MAKE YOU SMILE by Shaun
I worked the entire week on the bosses performance after trying to get the writer to work. Didn't get anywhere with him, so I decided to put his performance on the side for the moment. We will get some time to wrap up the shot in class 6 so I can work on him with a set of fresh eyes and new ideas and energy.
I'll write a more detailed post next week to wrap up the term and my learning experiences.
Allright I'm off to the weekend, talk to you next week!
Have a good one
C
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