Tuesday, 08 February 2011

I just thought I would take a small break from animating and show you some of the things that inspire and have helped shape the short so far. Really I should have included these videos when I found them and used them and I will in the future.

Anyway

Ok firstly this is a great little animation showing superb skill in 3D. I tend to always sway towards 3D animation since what I want is a career in 3D art and animation. Perhaps as a generalist in games, knowing rigging, character and object creation and animation. Or as a 3D animator in a animation studio. Either way I am trying to be versatile enough to be of interest for employees in the field of 3D. This animation really captivates a great fight sequence with little build time yet still a superb piece of work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAxi38FE8xo

Next we have to have a Pixar short. This is a rare tennis commercial which beautify demonstrates all the principles of animation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zv9vRz4QYM

Next a Machinima demonstrating superb use of the tools in hand in a WOW movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCwmG7XYKp8

Next, completely off subject but I have to put it in, Vanilla sky is one of may favourite films, a man confused upon realities, here is Sigur Ros nothing song, I latter used one of there songs (royalty free) for my show reel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqWEkam9H4w

Here is a great animation just showing thinking out the box a little when creating a piece and inspired me a lot in my own work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5FwMqync5Y


Gollum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUNYCGZMtI8


The superb 3D short Happy by Michael Lewicki. So clean, well animated, beautiful

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLvDz1zkNXo

Some digital painting tricks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beM99eFb76c

Next here is a piece that put the seed in the idea of doing a masters, from a friend called Toby,. His short from when he did his Masters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l146fQfzE7A


Next a live action piece, well thought out and beautiful camera work and direction
Batman dead end

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCnYSQDSawg

Now I just put this up as its my favourite musician and the song inspired the yellow bike in my own short, Saez yellow tricycle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYbVZWwGmw4

Now some research material, looking at flies first and how they move and fly in slow motion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6EGtUIY2PQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlgrBeGX8w0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZu_qSGoAMc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlYRvWNE5kE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1bi-8uRCaU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnmhYD5UadE

 

Next a great lecture, if u have time watch it!!! Achieving your childhood dreams. Mine is to work in a good studio in 3D, somewhere where I can learn and grow as an artist!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo


Next a lecture on the history of Pixar, very good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjSExqtiIyg


the nose character that I helped a bit on while at thing 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h48SaiP10Z4


Looking at run cycles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3XrLfA2TXs


Next some moth reference for my moth in the short - there a re plenty of reference for moths but this was the best for examining how the wings move and body moves when in flight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtWeTb8to7k


Next looking at acrobatics for when Darren Elm jumps from branch to branch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KZlKrv5Mjs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2qWgL19sJc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TORuQ7fj5ZQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z82NuYltia0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7jp-7uLUhM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1E-TVAkSxE




Anyway that’s it for now. I am going to spend a little bit more time putting here what I find inspiring and what motivates me as well as the every day diary of the short, to show how it shapes and grows as I animate, and how my head can be :)