Animatic 01

We have decided to animate in 12fpsin order to give a stop motion feel but I am not too sure it will make any difference since the animation is on Step Mode. Actually…. I just realised that the camera movements will become choppy….. ooops might have to go back to 24fps then.

Animation with a moustache??? What kind of name is that?

After months of marketing research, focus group and brainstorming sessions, Animation with a moustache became an obvious choice so no more silly questions will you?

More seriously, well I wanted a blog and I wanted it quick. Welcome to My blog was already taken and I wanted to stand out so here it is, Animation with a moustache! It is not meant to make any sense but french people are often portrayed wearing a delicate moustache so let’s not upset the stereotype!

I am a 3d enthusiastic but that’s not all I do. I also develop websites with my friend Sergio as Bonvoyage Airlines http://www.bonvoyageairlines.co.uk. We haven’t been very productive lately but have a look at the nice work we did for Electro British band Yimino. Check it out the website is very sweet and some mp3s are available. I am also the representative in UK for webdesign company Vulcan studio who designed or redesigned few websites like Metallica micro website Vault.

I am very much into 3d at the moment. so here is something I have started to work on tonight. I had this thing in mind for many years.

Last week I went to Alias SuperToon Masterclass and was a bit disapointed but today Alias sent me the notes from the Masterclass 😉 I can only tell you that … I am now very happy. This great “broken hierarchy rig” they showed us, is in the Notes I just received. I will give it a go when i have a bit more time.

I should be part of those people attending Animation mentor from January next year. I still need to fill up the forms, gather my diplomas and pay the fees 😉 If everything goes well I should start in January 2006.

I am helping my friend Osagie to do an Animated Christmas card for his girlfriend. We are aiming for a South Park kind of animation. Character design and mouth shapes are done, I now need to rig all of that in 3dsmax. I will try to reuse a script I made for Max4 in order to animate in a very efficient manner. Here is the look of the main character:

Hi my name is Olivier, please read my profile for more personal informations.

Since my application to attend Animation Mentor has been accepted, just like everyone else I have decided to share my experience with you all.

My french fellows will probably ask why Animation Mentor since there is a very good school in Paris called Les Gobelins?
Well …. I don’t live in Paris mate! After 2 years in Africa, serving in the Air Force, I moved to London 6 years ago and I kinda like London you know.

What about learning animation on your own?

Let’s be honest here, I have been moving vertices around since Ms-Dos 6.2/3dstudio r4 in 1995 but to the dismay of my friend Andy, in nearly 10 years, I have never been able to put some stuff together to look for a job in Computer Graphics. For specific circumstances I will this year, be able to concentrate solely on 3d animation and other parts of VFX production.

Have an interesting reading.

Olivier Ladeuix