Sunday, April 12, 2009

Fists of Valhalla: Part 2

So, this movie was shot over the time span of two evenings, with no script. Just three average dudes with a mission. Kudos to Austin Dubois for some awesome editing. That car chase turned out better than I ever would have expected. Anyway, it's not the best movie ever, but it's funny, it's entertaining, and all-in-all, not bad for a zero dollar budget.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

BRI-ZILLA!!!!


I think I had a dream like this once...
All work was done in adobe after effects.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Twins animation in 3D Studio MAX

Animation


Storyboards:

Please forgive me for the weird color on the animation.  Blogger's compression system for videos is...well, it doesn't really work.  Maybe if I get the video uploaded to Youtube or something I'll post a link.  Their uploads are of much higher caliber.  

Monday, February 23, 2009

Animatic

Kuthulu strikes back!

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Animation with 3DStudio Max (1)

I have a few issues with the motion of the character. His feet will sometimes look like they're slipping out from under him, and he doesn't land as fast as I'd like him to. Other than that, I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out.

Thursday, February 5, 2009


What can you do with a green sheet and Adobe after effects? You can dance with yourself on a piece of notebook paper!

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Walk Cycles

Here is the final version of my first attempt at a walk cycle. "It is the hardest thing to do in animation," or so I'm told, so I consider this a pretty huge accomplishment. I wanted to make it look like he was skipping, or had a little "pep in his step."


I like the way it turned out, albeit a bit choppy at moments. There are a few things I would have done differently. For instance, I wouldn't have waiting until I was almost too tired to hold a pen before finish it up. But I blame the superbowl for that...I wish the Cardinals would have won.

I'm also publishing the first rough-sketch version I did. In some ways, I like it better than the polished version. The sketchiness has a very organic, for lack of a better term, feel to it.