One of my favorite shots from Jungle Book just appeared in pencil form on the world wide web! I love it! And especially Milt Kahl! How he did it I will never know.
Milt Kahl (Mowgli) from Victor Ens on Vimeo.
Definitely the most inspirational animation I have seen in a video game and is an extremely strong as a piece on its own. The concept and transitions are just magical! Towards the end where it is very Dali inspired is SO Awesome! I love The Beatles!!!
Update in my fine art section! I combined a Gorilla, Cane Toad and Hermit Crab...see what I came up with!
Working at Tippett has been so amazing, I just had to write about it here! There are about 15 of us temps so far and everyone is so inspiring to be around. Everyone has been extremely friendly and helpful since the very first day. It made it easy to leave my nerves at the door and just get in there, be myself and do my job.
As for the actual work side of my job, its been just as wonderful! We do lots of studies and research before touching any shot. I absolutely love the process of learning the mechanics of an animal and how it would do something. It is especially fun to figure that out and mix it with acting a little humanistic without looking too human. It's a huge challenge, but rewarding when done correctly!
I also have been riding my bike to work which has been a huge perk for me! Its so nice how biker friendly Berkeley is and there are barely any hills. It's a great way to start and end a work day!
Update in my Animation Section! I am showing some pre planning for an animation.
Update in my Fine Art Section! I did a hand study and also some character sketches.
I saw Coraline yesterday and it was a weird, entertaining, beautiful art piece of a film! The environment/character designs were so unique and I am especially impressed by the mouth shapes of all things, ha! The animation completely blew me away with how smooth it was! The character personalities and developments were so strong and have made quite the impression on what seems a lot of people. I am planning on seeing it again before it is out of theaters and in 3D this time. I am also going to make a trip to the Cartoon Museum in the city and see the Coraline exhibit before they take it away.
Here are some goodies I found on the web:
Two of my shots were selected for the Mass Animation project! Shot 33 and 35! The shots are in my Animation section if you would like to check them out. I have to make a couple changes to them by the end of the month so they will look a little different in the final project... I'll be sure to put up a link once the final project is rendered!
I have some very exciting news! After three years studying at the Art Institute, almost two at Animation Mentor, sacrificing my great job at High Moon Studios and then taking these past few months to work on only my short film...it has proven to be worth all the long hours and hard work! Last December I got a phone call from Tippett Studio saying they would like to bring me on their team for the movie Cats & Dogs: 2!!! I will be starting on January 19th and have been preparing for my move from San Diego to Berkeley. The days are counting down and reality has been sinking in quite a bit! Thank you all so much for your support and excitement!
New post in my Animation Section! I did another shot for Mass Animation, please go vote if you have Facebook! Thanks!
"Words of Advice for the Temp & Rookie Animator" By Nick Bruno
I just finished this article from the Animation Mentor Newsletter (if you are an animator sign up for this, its great info!) and I thought this article was very helpful not only for Animators, but some of the info can be applied to any job! I suggest reading the whole article, but here are some of the highlights...
Temp Animators
- Respect deadlines and most importantly DO GREAT WORK.
- Be eager to learn.
- Take your critique with a smile, don't get defensive.
- Try not to complain.
- Overtime. Do it, but don't do too much.
- STUDY STUDY STUDY.
- Don't stress.
The Rookie
- Stay humbled by the work around you.
- Think that you can learn more from others than others can learn from you.
- Respect your elders. Don't make any suggestions to their work unless they ask for it.
- Remember seniority.
- Let the veterans do the complaining.
- Keep asking questions. Keep learning from those around you.
- Don't complain about having too many good shots.
- Don't seclude yourself and don't start clicks.
- Don't act like your ideas are the best ones.
- Stay positive all the time.
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