Thursday, January 24, 2013

I can't believe this - reference





Fantastic timing! Hahahaha!!

Dji. Death fails

Some good stuff in there. I love the hospital guy grills his sandwich!!




There's also a very cool making of site, with a ton of concept art, character design, environment design, rigging, etc. Go check it out!


Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Animated Backgrounds Of 2D Fighting Games


 Head over to Kotaku for all the animated glory. So good.

Festo - SmartBird

Super cool and neat reference!

The Elder Scrolls Online - The Alliances Cinematic Trailer


Mark Walsh Podcast



Finally got around to the latest Spline Doctor podcast featuring Mark Walsh. Super interesting as they talk about the different disciplines and what each position's demands are. Totally agree with the ending, talking about the two big looming options, outsourcing and mocap and how students need to expand their movie knowledge. All in all, really worth listening to.


StarCraft II Heart of the Swarm Opening Cinematic

Wilhelm scream is in there! :)

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Midway - a film by Chris Jordan


The trailer for this film is beautifully shot, with really nice reference footage of Laysan albatross, yet it also has really heartbreaking shots of them dying due to ingestion of plastic trash. Be warned.

Midway - a film by Chris Jordan



Friday, January 11, 2013

Animator Meets Rigger

Brand new site, Animators Meets Rigger, sounds like a good idea! Here's the info about it:

Welcome to “Animator meets Rigger”

A “no-frills” site devoted to linking Animators in learning with Riggers in learning.  

The goal of this site is simple: Connect the needs of others and provide feedback on their work so we may grow as professionals.

Animators need rigs, riggers need practice.

So, post a request, connect up, and get to work!

I’m going to suggest using SKYPE to connect since its free.

Rules are simple: If you request a rig and one is completed, you must make adequate commentary on the rigs usefulness and the areas that could use improvements.  Please be polite, and provide this in a timely fashion upon completion.  If this is not done, you will lose your privileges on this site.  Same can go for the rigger, be polite, and understanding of the animators requests.

-NO SPAMMING
-FEEDBACK MUST BE ESTABLISHED ON COMPLETED PROJECTS WITHIN ONE WEEK.

Admins are the judge, jury and executioner on this site.  If it is determined you are in violation, they have the ultimate decision whether you have continued use of the site.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

2013 Oscar Nominations

For the full list of nominations, head over to this 2013 Oscar Nominations page, but for now I'll post the animation related list here:

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
"Brave"
"Frankenweenie"
"Paranorman"
"The Pirates! Band of Misfits"
"Wreck-It Ralph"


SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
"Adam and Dog"
"Fresh Guacamole"
"Head Over Heels"
"Maggie Simpson in 'The Longest Daycare'"
"Paperman"


VISUAL EFFECTS
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
"Life of Pi"
"Marvel’s The Avengers"
"Prometheus"
"Snow White and the Huntsman"

Congratulations everybody!!! Lots of cool work represented.

BUT WHERE IS LOOPER IN ALL THIS???????

Anyway. What other animated features came out this year? I have Pirates at home right now, gotta see it still. But I did like Frankenweenie, Paranorman and Wreck-It Ralph a lot. I wonder if there's any other movie I haven't seen that might edge out Brave. Rise of the Guardians is one, but what else came out this year?