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Showing posts with label moving to music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label moving to music. Show all posts
Peluche
An interesting video clip that feature all kinds of animation mashed together for the band Static of the Gods.
Found at: Ticklebooth
9 Ghosts I
Its been a while since I posted some motion graphics. This is a nice minimal piece set to a Nine Inch Nails instrumental.
Found at: Nozap
Animation Tip: Fast Background Art
When the animating time is short it means it is time to get creative with the background art. We can't all be painterly Studio Ghibli or Pixar layout artists.
BigFish.tv animators, by all accounts from reliable sources, follow the philosophy espoused by Ian of, "Work hard, play hard." Not many animators have fuel left in the tank to animate outside of work. These local Brisbane animators let their pressure cooker release with eclectic soundtracks and a flood of crazy consciousness ideas. It's brain twisting gobbledeegook of the highest order. Not only do they animate outside of work time but they have created a whole online festival called Fest.
This example shows how using photographic backgrounds have given this animation an urban jungle feel. So, if it is all about character animation in your soul, then get creative and quick on your backgrounds with ideas like this.
More: A flounder sings, "Why must you eat with your mouth so wide?" Ahoowr you gotta see it.
Animatic ~ Jigsaw Falling Into Place ~ Radiohead
This week second year students were given a one week reprieve on the storyboard animatic deadline for their major project (due to the Institute's new Internet safety policy of banning the world wide web, which made it a bit difficult to access online resources).
Make like a slice of cheese... Now we're on a roll because we can improve our ideas after watching this excellent example animatic by local Brisbane animator Mark Osberg. "Ahhh Man, this is so good!"* Note at the start how we get a colour scheme idea but from that point onward we leave the more detailed layouts into the 'rough' art work that tells the story.
I know that Mark works rough using a graphics tablet straight into Flash. I'm pretty sure this is the approach most of the second years are taking as well. But we'll work from initial paper and pencil thumbnail roughs... or did we? Here's some extra storyboarding info for you, yeah you!
I'm not going to be shy about this next bit and neither should you. Sign in and vote for Mark's animation for the Radiohead Competition on the Aniboom site! If you love it give it 5 bombs, if you hate it give it 1 bomb.
*Someone somewhere said this about something.
Brazilian Fighting Robots?
Ha, ha! Ian is away. So it's time to get the ARC blog tidied up a bit and go with a Brazilian clip.
A few things to consider in this post. First it has giant fighting robots! Or are they? Or do they? Beautiful background art. Organic colour scheme. Mitch, does it remind you of Iron Giant?
It looks like a film with 2D effects and 3D animation. I'm sure an industry animator can set me straight on that interpretation.
The 3D characters have a nice 'toon render' (Robyn make a comment!).
Unfortunately the Serbian musician whose music features in this film died in his London studio trying to rescue his masterpiece from a fire (there's more information in the dedication at the start of the clip).
If you can't view it on YouTube then you can see it @ Jellyfish Pictures UK
Previous Giant Jungle Robot Post: SUBA by Ian
If you want an animation job in Brazil you might want to check out this award winning studio?: Vetor Zero (they do 3D computer, stop mo and traditional animation)
Orgesticulanismus
Hey everyone
This film is very slow for about the first 4 minutes and in french with no subtitles, but if you stick with it the 2d animation in the second half is simply amazing.
Also it's a youtube clip so you probably can't watch it on a T.A.F.E computer.
Cheerio
(Thanks for a great post Mark! Read more about the film @ Cartoon Brew (including a translation and some backround on the main character) Cheers, Frank).
Fill You In
A nice film clip by student Jason Peacock to a Josh Pyke song. Animated in After FX. Jason also has a Behind The Scenes and an Animatic for the clip up on Vimeo, nice.
Found at: No Fat Clips
Mika's Marshmallow Train
A beautiful little clip.
Sorry for the long gap between posts. Still battling PC and time management problems, but should be able to get things back on track in the next few days.
Found at: No Fat Clips
Butterfingers
Nothing like a bit of puppetry to put a smile on your dial on a Monday morning.
Found at: The FEED Blog
Youtube link.
Here come the 123s - 813 Mile Car Trip
It is to my great delight that one of my favourite bands keep giving me excuses (however flimsy) to post about them.
They Might be Giants have made a video of animated songs for kids that is released through Disney. They have been featuring the clips, that utilise a broad range of animation techniques in a series of video podcast.
I've only been able to find one episode that isn't on a site that will be blocked on our Southbank PCs, but for those reading at home here are links to a whole bunch that are on You Tube. Each one contains at least one animated film clip.
813 Miles
1 Dozen Monkeys
Apartment
Nonagon
The Seven Days Of The Week
Found at: No Fat Clips
Lost and Delirious
Less babbling. More cartoons.
A nice film clip for the band The Blue Seeds.
Found at: No Fat Clips
Youtube link
Devices
This week was like Christmas for the second year students at Southbank as they unwrapped a whole bunch of supplies ordered in especially for their stop motion project with Jane.
Right on que I’ve come across a nice unique example of stop motion animation. This clip for the band, The Terrordactyls just goes to show that you can use just about anything to come up with some interesting stop mo.
Found at: No Fat Clips
Art Babbitt: Richard Williams: Andreas Deja: Animators
Who animated the dancing mushrooms in Fantasia, Geppetto in Pinnochio, The Evil Queen in Snow White?
Who inspired, provided the knowledge for, the Richard Williams (The Thief and The Cobbler, Who Framed Roger Rabbit) text: The Animator's Survival Kit?
The animator's name is Art Babbitt. There is an interesting group of 4 YouTube clips that make up a documentary on Art. They also feature commentary by Richard Williams and Andreas Deja (Disney Character Animator at the time the doco was made).
If you are looking for animation gold in the documentary, go to the 4th clip and watch the 90 seconds from the 5:40 mark. There's footage of Babbitt critiquing a walk cycle and Williams talks about Babbitt making his class animate with stick figures. How it stripped the animation down to movement, robbing the more fancy draftspeople (including Williams) of the ability to hide behind lovely drawings. But it did, "Give you the structure to be an artist (animator)." I think Ian did this to us in the first few weeks of first year.
There's other gems amongst the gold. Like, "keep your eyes open and observe things... don't copy previous (animator's) work", let your observations inform your own work.
An interesting extra for 2nd years starting 3D animation: Richard Williams Master Class Notes
Miradorfrom
Come on a magical journey through a wonderful wonderland with this.... weird half.... bird............ thingy.
Almost definitely animated in After FX, its the lighting effect when he's running through the forest that gives it away.
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