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AKA Marc Craste Pictoplasma talk

Posted on October 27, 2009  | Leave a Comment
Filed under Animation, Character design

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/6064515[/vimeo]

Thanks Keith for the heads up, with Philip Hunt, Marc Craste is also one of my favourite directors. I guess that video was shot during Berlin’s Pictoplasma exhibition earlier this year.

Nokia sport tracker

Posted on October 25, 2009  | Leave a Comment
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nokia-sport-tracker

nokia-sport-tracker

Since I am back to Symbian and my Nokia N95, I have been hunting for similar application to the ones I am used to on Windows Mobile.

Nokia sport traker is awesome! That software (or Apps for the hipsters) is very easy to use, only requires few buttons pressing and saves all your datas to a calendar automatically so you can easily set targets and evaluate how close you are getting to your goals.

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“Cloudy…” showreels

Posted on October 10, 2009  | 2 Comments
Filed under Animation

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNlVBffLD88[/youtube]

Some animation showreels from animators who worked on “Cloudy with a chance of meatballs” have surfaced on the net. I am unsure if this was a very good idea since the movie has only been out for few week around the world but well… the movie is great so here is one more opportunity to see some of the best shots and maybe convince your friends to GO AND WATCH IT!

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“Up” behind the scenes

Posted on October 10, 2009  | Leave a Comment
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"Up"

I found that 17 minutes tour of Pixar with Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera. It looks like it was especially recorded for french website Allocine so you might have not seen it before.

Lighteur chez Pixar

Posted on October 10, 2009  | Leave a Comment
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Mathieu Cassagne

Mathieu Cassagne

Je viens de decouvrir plusieurs interview video de Mathieu Cassagne, Lighteur chez Pixar. Tres interessant surtout quand on sait que les lighteurs sont en forte demande aux Etats Unis. Ils etaient 40 sur UP and Mathieu nous fait partager son experience apres 8 mois chez Pixar.

“She has the voice of an angel”

Posted on October 10, 2009  | Leave a Comment
Filed under Animation, Animation Mentor

Disney behind the scenes

Disney behind the scenes

If you missed that exclusive “Disney’s behind the scene” Animation Mentor podcast, plug your headphones and head toward the AM website for a great interview between Animation Podcast Clay Kaytis and 5 artist who joined Disney after going through Disney’s internship, the “Talent development program”.

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Modern Martin has a blog!

Posted on October 6, 2009  | Leave a Comment
Filed under Animation, Character design, Friends

Modern Martin

Modern Martin

hehe, Modern Martin now has a blog so you can see some of the preparation work that went into the making of that great short film

“Modern Martin” is very Modern!

EA

Posted on October 5, 2009  | 5 Comments
Filed under Animation, Video Games

EA

EA

well, I just started working for the UK branch of Electronic Arts, the Bright Light studio located in beautiful Guildford. The only thing I can say is that it is a new IP and it is a really cool project. I am doing a crazy amount of commuting between Guildford and London at the moment but hopefully I will be able to settle down very quickly and find the time for my personal projects.

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HTC Touch HD disassembling

Posted on October 4, 2009  | 1 Comment
Filed under GTD, Life hack

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/6892707[/vimeo]

It is amazing how random the posts can be on this blog! Well it’s mine so I am free to post whatever I want 😉

The HTC Touch HD is also known as Blackstone or T8282. This phone is an amazing piece of hardware and is still one of the best phones on the market.

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Low polygon modelling tools

Posted on October 2, 2009  | 5 Comments
Filed under Education, Modeling

Low Poly tools

Low Poly tools

Here are the tools I am using in the low polygon modeling videos.

1. Merge Vertex tool
2. Delete History
3. Freeze transformations
4. Extrude
5. Split polygon tool
6. Bevel
7. Cut faces tool
8. Insert Edge Loop tool
9. Select Edge Loop Tool
10. Slide Edge Tool

Nothing fancy, just basic Maya tools. Merge Vertex tool only appeared in Maya 2009 though.

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