Here's the trailer for Cars 2 from Disney and Pixar.
31 Jan 2011
Free EBook: Animators Insider
I found this site from Victor Navone's blog which as a free PDF Book about animation. I still didn't read it, but a lot of good information about knowned animators. Download it!... did I mention it was for free??
http://book.lesshamans.com/
http://book.lesshamans.com/
Short Animation: The deep
Amazing animation on the oceans of... well I don´t know :)! But you will recognize some of the fish that lives there!
30 Jan 2011
Movie Trailer: Rio
Here's a teaser showing Rio's colourful world and characters, the new animated movie from Blue Sky. Enjoy!
28 Jan 2011
Exercise #2
Ok, so this exercise is to learn about time and weight of different objects and the physics when they interact with each other. 3 balls with 3 different weights, which balls in real life do they feel like?
Tutorial: Creating Blendshapes in Maya
Here's a tutorial for explaining the workflow for creating blendshapes in Maya.
Maya: A Blend Shape Workflow (Part 1) from CG Bootcamp on Vimeo.
Maya: A Blend Shape Workflow (Part 2) from CG Bootcamp on Vimeo.
Maya: A Blend Shape Workflow (Part 3) from CG Bootcamp on Vimeo.
Short Movie: Beyond Black Mesa
Beyond Black Mesa is a short Independent fan film Inspired by the Half-Life Video Game series. This is an action packed short film centering around Adrian Shephard and a band of resistance fighters struggling to get out a warning about the impending invasion.
Beyond Black Mesa from Brian Curtin on Vimeo.
Game Trailer: MX vs ATV Alive
MX vs ATV Alive Announce a thrilling, :60 Animated CG ride through a stylized Motocross race course by Blind
Movie Trailer : Griff the Invisible
The story of Griff, office worker by day, superhero by night sharing his passion for the impossible with Melody, a beautiful young scientist. A movie directed by Leon Ford.
Short Movie: Meta
Here's a cool concept for a small short animation. Things are not always like you see them...
meta from Jurriën Boogert on Vimeo.
Dark Spore Creatures Editor
This a basically a teaser about the funcionality of creatures editor for the RPG game Dark Spore. It's getting more and more detailed and with lots of possibilities to create your characters.
Herzafen Production
Good morning guys! I leave you with a CG Society article about the production of a short animation called Herzafen. It was done by 4 students of Supinfocom Arles. It's a very creative and well executed short. You can see the short over there as well :)!
27 Jan 2011
Exercise #1
I started doing some simple exercises to practice some animation principles, time and weight. I just gave a very simple personality to the ball character. The second one on the right is too look a bit more snappy. Thanks for the help Bryn :)!
Post some feedback :)! Thanks!
Post some feedback :)! Thanks!
Books and more books!!
There's a few books which I recommend to read to anyone interested in animation.
I red almost all of them, which made me view animation in a more professional, but fun way. They are also spread around different areas that is useful for understanding animations principles.
- The Illusion of Life, by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0786860707
This is basically the bible of animation. It talks about how animation history was/is made at Disney, with all the principles and techniques that are used today from tradicional animation to 3D animation. A must buy...
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- The Animation Survival Kit, by Richard Williams
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0571238343
Another must buy book. It explains all the principles, do's and dont's with very good illustrated examples.
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- Timing for Animation, by Harold Whitaker and John Halas
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0240521609
The book covers the principles of time and weight in animation. It is very well written and again with very good examples.
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- Ideas for the Animation Short, by Karen Sullivan, Kate Alexander and Gary Schumer
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0240808606
For those you want to start working on their one short animation movies. It explains what it's necessary for creating a great story. Covers planning, organization and even important filming techniques with good industry examples. A must buy for starting making short animations.
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- The Human Figure in Motion
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0486202046
- Animals in Motion
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0486202038
All by Eadweard Muybridge
This are essencially books where Muybridge documented the motion of humans and animals frame-by-frame. Very good for reference.
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I'll post more later. Hope is useful... :)
I red almost all of them, which made me view animation in a more professional, but fun way. They are also spread around different areas that is useful for understanding animations principles.
- The Illusion of Life, by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0786860707
This is basically the bible of animation. It talks about how animation history was/is made at Disney, with all the principles and techniques that are used today from tradicional animation to 3D animation. A must buy...
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- The Animation Survival Kit, by Richard Williams
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0571238343
Another must buy book. It explains all the principles, do's and dont's with very good illustrated examples.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Timing for Animation, by Harold Whitaker and John Halas
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0240521609
The book covers the principles of time and weight in animation. It is very well written and again with very good examples.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Ideas for the Animation Short, by Karen Sullivan, Kate Alexander and Gary Schumer
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0240808606
For those you want to start working on their one short animation movies. It explains what it's necessary for creating a great story. Covers planning, organization and even important filming techniques with good industry examples. A must buy for starting making short animations.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- The Human Figure in Motion
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0486202046
- Animals in Motion
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0486202038
All by Eadweard Muybridge
This are essencially books where Muybridge documented the motion of humans and animals frame-by-frame. Very good for reference.
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I'll post more later. Hope is useful... :)
Uni Work!
Ok, so I finished Uni in last year and now I've been updating my showreel for employment reasons.
Being my showreel not good enough for my taste I started creating a new one. Hopefully in a few months i will have it ready.
So I leave you with some works I did, but personally its still needs a lot of tweeking.
1st Year Animation Project!
Responsable for Rigging, Animation and Rendering.
Short short animation for 3D Character Modelling and Animation.
Responsable for Everything.
Advance Character Animation Module in Bradford Uni
Responsable for Everything.
A short animation produced by five students at the University of Bradford.
Andre Anjos
Arran Hughes
Bryn Richards
Krister Viirsaar
Deenina Salleh
And music by Hania Lee
This was done for our final year group assignment where we had to create a project for a client.
I was responsable for storyboarding, characters rigging, some animation scenes and compositing.
This animation was nominated by BBC North for the Development Conference 2011, where we came runner-up.
Being my showreel not good enough for my taste I started creating a new one. Hopefully in a few months i will have it ready.
So I leave you with some works I did, but personally its still needs a lot of tweeking.
1st Year Animation Project!
Responsable for Rigging, Animation and Rendering.
Short short animation for 3D Character Modelling and Animation.
Responsable for Everything.
Advance Character Animation Module in Bradford Uni
Responsable for Everything.
A short animation produced by five students at the University of Bradford.
Andre Anjos
Arran Hughes
Bryn Richards
Krister Viirsaar
Deenina Salleh
And music by Hania Lee
This was done for our final year group assignment where we had to create a project for a client.
I was responsable for storyboarding, characters rigging, some animation scenes and compositing.
This animation was nominated by BBC North for the Development Conference 2011, where we came runner-up.
20 Jan 2011
Welcome!
Hello!
This blog will be my sort of journal for my life in animation. I'll be posting my own work, trailers, books, animation tips, scripts, tutorials... well, everything that I find interesting to share.
So feel free to comment and share!
Enjoyyyyyyyyy :D!
This blog will be my sort of journal for my life in animation. I'll be posting my own work, trailers, books, animation tips, scripts, tutorials... well, everything that I find interesting to share.
So feel free to comment and share!
Enjoyyyyyyyyy :D!
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