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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:

  1. BarryAugust 11, 2010 at 8:13 AM

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

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  2. Aziz KocanaogullariAugust 11, 2010 at 8:38 AM

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

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  3. AnandAugust 11, 2010 at 9:26 AM

    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 !

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  4. frankyAugust 11, 2010 at 12:19 PM

    I love it : )

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  5. .Louaye.August 11, 2010 at 1:00 PM

    I can't stop watching this!!!

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  6. Bernie WarmanAugust 11, 2010 at 1:50 PM

    Final!

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  7. Jean-Denis Haas August 11, 2010 at 1:54 PM

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

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  8. Bernie WarmanAugust 11, 2010 at 3:10 PM

    And how is that one going?

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  9. YavuzAugust 11, 2010 at 3:31 PM

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

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  10. Jean-Denis Haas August 11, 2010 at 3:36 PM

    @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!

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  11. Bernie WarmanAugust 11, 2010 at 6:08 PM

    JD, those who are about to animate salute you!

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  12. Jean-Denis Haas August 11, 2010 at 10:42 PM

    Hahahahahahaha! Good one Bernie!

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  13. Herman GonzalesAugust 12, 2010 at 9:49 PM

    Dig it

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  14. AnonymousAugust 14, 2010 at 2:45 AM

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

    Awesome stuff and very inspiring.

    mingi

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  15. Jean-Denis Haas August 14, 2010 at 8:06 AM

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

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  16. JoeyAugust 19, 2010 at 12:28 AM

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

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  17. Jean-Denis Haas August 19, 2010 at 9:27 AM

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

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