The animation with a .... je ne sais quoi!
I wanted to post this for a bit but never found the time until today.
One very important concept in animation is “Simplification”. Looking at shots like the following extract from Pixar’s “Presto”, you will realise that animation is not about making hyper realistic motion but rather “to paint it”, with broad brush strokes.
Instead of painfully detailing how Presto unlocks Alec’s cage, the animator only “evokes” the motion of opening the closing mechanism.
My ex-classmate Rok Andic posted his great shortfilm online. It is quite refreshing to see an AM shortfilm done with a custom rig and a customized soundtrack. The idea is very original which makes it delightful to watch.
Check it out!
I was aware about those video but forgot to mention them on my blog. Here is the link to a cool series of old Disney and Warner short film where you can track which animator animated which shot. How cool is that??
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwMIE6JwLUk&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
and here is the link to all the videos
French roast
Hurry up to see Pumpkin Factory’s Award nominated “French roast”. I doubt it will stay up very long.
http://www.frenchroast.fr/watchfrenchroast.html
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“French roast” short film
Wondering how Google street view protects your privacy? It is actually a very simple process done manually by machines. Still puzzled? This nice little stop motion video will explain the whole thing.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQGrIsYUm4c&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Amandine Pecharman
Amandine Pecharman, production designer on Studio AKA “lost and found” posted some really cool concept designs on her blog. Check it out it is really really nice.
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8HgUscTqm4[/youtube]
Here is the teaser for the TV Pilot I worked on over the summer at 2 Minutes in Angouleme. There are about 2 of my shots (:21s and :26s), one of them got screwed up during Comp but you will finally be able to see what the show looks like.
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Double Duck
During my summer in Angouleme, I met a lot of very cool people and one of them was an italian artist that kept talking about his time at Disney which I found really intriguing as Disney doesn’t have an animation studio in Italy but the Disney he was referring to was … a very different one.
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Chineese AM
AM expensive? Try the Chinese branch!
http://edu.hxsd.com/videos-10-220.html
The 8 minutes Chinese flavoured AM showreel should convince you how good the teaching is!
More seriously, except the serious copyright infringements, having worked with several Chinese outsourcing companies, I have come to realize that when it comes to learning animation, copying the masters can pay off. Cutural differences aside, some chineese animators are actually really good.
