Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Steven Spielberg film techniques – With pretty pictures!
Interesting list of film making techniques by Spielberg. The track-in shots are definitely his thing. Other ones, like match cuts, are cool as well. Man, makes me want to watch Jaws and Raides and CEO3K again!
Monday, May 20, 2013
Friday, May 17, 2013
Spring Teaching is done!!
Since I'm back at the AAU this Spring and doing workshops I'll lump both of them ending into one post, even though the last workshop session ends this Monday. Summer On-Site Workshops are still up in the air. I wasn't happy with the new place and I need to find something better before starting a new workshop. The Online Workshops are always open though, in case on-site animators want to continue that way.
It was a lot of fun coming back to the Academy and the poor class that had to endure my rants and insults were super patient and funny. ;)
Thanks guys for an awesome 15 weeks!
Prime Evil
What happened at the end? Love the rest though (sound FX cracked me up)!
Prime Evil from Kyler Spears on Vimeo.
Disney's Planes Takes Flight
Nice shots! DisneyToons should be cheaper than Pixax, no? Wonder what the number crunchers at Disney think about that.
Question though, since there is an aircraft carrier and war planes, are there planes (and cars) somewhere in this universe going to war with each other?
Question though, since there is an aircraft carrier and war planes, are there planes (and cars) somewhere in this universe going to war with each other?
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
New 100 Frame Animation Contest
Update (5/20/13)
The winner will be announced at the end of this week!
Today 5/16/13 is the deadline! Cut off at midnight!
The topic is:
Dangerous Job
The 100 frame exercises have been going on for a while but there's been a bigger gap, until now!!
It's time for another 100 Frame Animation Contest!!
Leave a comment and suggest a topic (previous one were Guilty, Unreachable Goal, Chase, etc.) so we can get some ideas going. I'll post the final topic this Thursday, around 10pm.
The contest starts this Thursday, May 9th and entries are due May 16th (end of day, no later than midnight).
You have one week to work on it. 100 frames, no more, no less. You can add sound and/or music if you want to, no problem.
Email me your entries and who knows, you might be the winner of a $50 prize from Amazon! (as long as you have an address that Amazon can ship to). Voting will be held by myself and a few selected cohorts at work.
Workshop attendees and AAU students are participating as well, so hopefully there will be a good amount of entries! Good luck everybody!!
Cheers
JD
DOGONAUTS - Enemy Line
Is that a John Williams score in the video? The clip is used to raise money, shouldn't they use music they own? I could be wrong about both...
Anatomy Tools
A separate face stand exists as well.
Head over here for the full selection.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Online Animation Workshop - Spots are open!
A big chunk of animators finished their Spungella Online Workshop sessions during the last month, which means that a lot of spots are open again!
If you're interested in the workshop, head over to the FAQ in case you have questions. No questions? Sign up by emailing me!
What's SO? In short:
If you have any other questions that you didn't see answered, shoot me an email!
Cheers
JD
If you're interested in the workshop, head over to the FAQ in case you have questions. No questions? Sign up by emailing me!
What's SO? In short:
- 16 weeks of animation feedback for $500
- Weekly submission for updates (you can choose your day)
- Advanced schedule available: two submissions/per week (8 week total)
- Flexible schedule! Need a break? We'll resume whenever you're ready.
- submissions range from bouncing balls to advance acting and short film productions
- choose if you want written +screencaps feedback or video reviews
- Need more help? I offer before/after feedback by tweaking your animation scene:
(click image to play the movie)
If you have any other questions that you didn't see answered, shoot me an email!
Cheers
JD
Friday, April 26, 2013
Rhino House - Reference Library
I've been using Rhino House for a long time and it's a must have tool for animators! Highly recommended!
I got the DVDs as well but the online portal is really slick. The analysis tools are very neat.
And to add to their awesomeness, if you join my workshops or classes you'll get a huge discount on their monthly subscription!
Head over to rhinohouse.com or their Facebook page for more info.
Rhino House from Rhino House on Vimeo.
Reviving Redwood
The contraptions are super cute!
Reviving Redwood - by Matt Sullivan (Thesis Animation at Ringling College) from Matt Sullivan on Vimeo.
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