Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Collision Alarm - Animation

Collision Alarm from Jean-Denis Haas on Vimeo.



Another exercise to keep different animation muscles alive. This one is more about physicality and interaction compared to the No no no clip. I hope you like that one as well!

- You can watch it on youtube as well, or as a quicktime file.
- The rig is by Nino Aniceto. Thanks a lot!
- Audio is from "The Abyss"

[update] After some email inquiries, more info:

- used Maya 9 (does that really matter?)
- time spent on clip: 2 days (2x 10 hours days - spread out over a week or so with an hour here, an hour there and week-end work)
- acted shot out, shot no reference, straight-ahead work during impact, initial blocking in linear keys
- blocked out FG guy first until fall on ground, then BG guy, then both together for pick-up part

17 comments:

Barry said...

haha, awesome! I love when the dude smacks his face off the terminal. Hilarious!

Aziz Kocanaogullari said...

I love this JD! How you make time for all this beyond my comprehension!

Anand said...

This is so awesome, I love how you can see the eyes of the characters even when it gets really dark. Great timing on the light and sounds !

franky said...

I love it : )

.Louaye. said...

I can't stop watching this!!!

Bernie Warman said...

Final!

Jean-Denis Haas said...

@Bernie: Hahahaha!! I still want to go back and add the hat! But first I want to finish my current clip set to "Chocolat".

Bernie Warman said...

And how is that one going?

Yavuz said...

damn! this is so cool. Love the animation on the eyes.

Jean-Denis Haas said...

@Bernie: on hold - it's crunch time here, so primary job has priority, but maybe this week-end

Thanks Yavuz! After the "Chocolat" clip I'm tackling one that's mostly about eyes actually, one big long clip (I can't help myself) going from anger to sadness. Stay tuned!

Bernie Warman said...

JD, those who are about to animate salute you!

Jean-Denis Haas said...

Hahahahahahaha! Good one Bernie!

Herman Gonzales said...

Dig it

Anonymous said...

Very JD! I think your animations and setups have a unique style.

Awesome stuff and very inspiring.

mingi

Jean-Denis Haas said...

Thanks anonymous, that's nice of you to say! I appreciate it!

Joey said...

I like the impact alot!
and it is fun to see the fainted guy's motion around the end.. COOL!

Jean-Denis Haas said...

Thanks Joey! This would warrant the "Joey Seal of Approval"! :)