Work In Progress
Class 6, Week 10 Assignment
08/06/2010 20:33 Filed in: Animation
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Didn’t have much time this week to work on my
assignment. 
I did have the time to create the DVD Cover:
I did have the time to create the DVD Cover:
Class 6, Week 8 Assignment
The end is near! And I still have so much polishing
to do. :-/
Class 6, Week 7 Assignment
17/05/2010 00:28 Filed in: Animation
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Another week just zipped by. Here’s the polishing of
the shots I done so far.
Class 6, Week 6 Assignment
09/05/2010 18:56 Filed in: Animation
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Damn, can’t believe I’m halfway through my final term
at AM. Feels like yesterday when I started with the
Springboard. Anyways, here it is, my assignment for
this week. The keymaker shot is slowly nearing
completion. There’s a few very subtle things I would
be tweaking and adjusting, shaving a few pixels off
here and there. Starting to focus my attention on the
other assignments so that I can at least have a few
different shots on my demoreel.
Alright, that’s it for this week. Have a good one!
Alright, that’s it for this week. Have a good one!
Class 6, Week 5 Assignment
03/05/2010 17:42 Filed in: Animation
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Yup, it’s getting there, slowly but surely.
Class 6, Week 3 Assignment
19/04/2010 10:00 Filed in: Animation
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And some more polishing done.
Class 6, Week 2 Assignment
13/04/2010 12:32 Filed in: Animation
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We have reached the final stretch here at AM. I’ve
compiled all the assignments my mentor wants me to
work on during the upcoming weeks. I will start by
polishing up the most important shot first and then
work my way back. Here’s the compilation:
And for the week gone by, I have worked some on 2 of the keymaker shots. There’s still some polishing to do to them which I’ll work on this coming week.
So many things to work on, so I’m gonna get back to it. Have a good week.
And for the week gone by, I have worked some on 2 of the keymaker shots. There’s still some polishing to do to them which I’ll work on this coming week.
So many things to work on, so I’m gonna get back to it. Have a good week.
Class 5, Week 11 Assignment
So this is my final assignment for class 5. It’s not
nearly finished but it’s getting there. Been
reworking a few pieces and still got to smooth and
polish it. Luckily that’s what the next class is for.
Class 5, Week 10 Assignment
15/03/2010 13:34 Filed in: Animation
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Another week gone by, this is starting to look like
something. Still got to work on some minor stuff but
from here on it’s mostly polishing.
Class 5, Week 8 Assignment
01/03/2010 18:53 Filed in: AnimationMentor
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Been struggling this past week with the character’s
personality but I finally got the go-ahead from my
mentor, so here we go!
Class 5, Week 7 Assignment
23/02/2010 11:27 Filed in: AnimationMentor
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Struggling a bit with getting this assignment to
work.
Class 5, Week 6 Assignment
14/02/2010 22:06 Filed in: AnimationMentor
Booya! Another week is gone. Damn, more than halfway
through this second last term. Anyways, here’s this
week’s assignment:
And the facial expression
Have a great week!
And the facial expression
Have a great week!
Class 5, Week 5 Assignment
07/02/2010 22:44 Filed in: AnimationMentor
Well, what can I say? This was one of the more hectic
weeks when it’s coming to my assignment. Lots of
planning to do, but I managed to get it all done in
time. So here it is:
The video reference...
the camera layout...
... and the planning thumbnails.
Well, time to take a day off and then dive right back in. Have a super week.
The video reference...
the camera layout...
... and the planning thumbnails.
Well, time to take a day off and then dive right back in. Have a super week.
Class 5, Week 4 Assignment
01/02/2010 14:14 Filed in: AnimationMentor
For this week we had to select 3 audio clips, between
12 and 15 seconds, of a 2-person dialogue with two
emotional beats, so here’s mine:
And we also had to think about costumes for all the clips:
And we also had to think about costumes for all the clips:
Class 5, Week 2 Assignment
18/01/2010 11:43 Filed in: AnimationMentor
Ok, for this week we had to polish the lip-sync. I’m
still not happy with it and will tweak it some more
this week. I think the expression change on the “...
look at me!” is a bit slow and late. Need to fix
that.
And we also had to take two photographs and recreate the facial expressions
Time for another kickass week.
And we also had to take two photographs and recreate the facial expressions
Time for another kickass week.
Class 5, Week 1 Assignment
10/01/2010 16:31 Filed in: AnimationMentor
Alright. So we started doing lip-syncing now. And I
got to say, initially it can be quite scary, but you
learn to get the hang of it. This is my blocking pass
at lip-sync for my assignment I finished in Class 4
with.
Here’s some video reference of me acting and saying the shot. Helps to determine the amount of jaw movement, and some blinks, brow shapes and eye darts.
And the thumbnails I made for this:
Off to the next week!
Here’s some video reference of me acting and saying the shot. Helps to determine the amount of jaw movement, and some blinks, brow shapes and eye darts.
And the thumbnails I made for this:
Off to the next week!
Class 4, Week 10 Assignment
06/12/2009 18:59 Filed in: AnimationMentor
I’m a bit early this week, I know. So here we go.
This week we had to do a surprised hand pose:
And then there’s this week’s motivational poster, the second last one:
Have an awesome week!
So here we go.
This week we had to do a surprised hand pose:
And then there’s this week’s motivational poster, the second last one:
Have an awesome week!
Class 4, Week 9 Assignment
29/11/2009 22:06 Filed in: AnimationMentor
Yup, another week is over. So here we go, the
assignment’s progress for this week:
The hand pose for this week was relaxed:
And the poster this week, the sound engineer:
Have a kickass week!
The hand pose for this week was relaxed:
And the poster this week, the sound engineer:
Have a kickass week!
Class 4, Week 8 Assignment
24/11/2009 01:01 Filed in: AnimationMentor
Sweet, off to the next week. The assignment:
And for this week we also got the requirement to show a hand pose depicting anger. Here’s mine:
And my poster for this week:
Marching on in the new week.
And for this week we also got the requirement to show a hand pose depicting anger. Here’s mine:
And my poster for this week:
Marching on in the new week.
Class 4, Week 7 Assignment
16/11/2009 10:41 Filed in: AnimationMentor
So here’s my first pass at blocking. Unfortunately my
mentor got to his email I sent him last week a bit
late and got told that we were not supposed to use a
camera cut. So next week you won’t see it.
And here’s this week’s poster:
Have a great week.
And here’s this week’s poster:
Have a great week.
Class 4, Week 6 Assignment
09/11/2009 11:05 Filed in: AnimationMentor
So we started a new assignment. And here’s all my
planning stuff.
We had to select 3 audio clips between 5 and 10 seconds that had 2 emotional beats in it. Here’s mine:
Then we had to act out two of our favorite clips (it’s tough trying to act all female when you’re as big as I am):
And then we had to explore a bit with our thumbnails the two clips:
Then, this is the revision of my previous assignment:
And finally, the poster for this week.
Have a great week!
We had to select 3 audio clips between 5 and 10 seconds that had 2 emotional beats in it. Here’s mine:
Then we had to act out two of our favorite clips (it’s tough trying to act all female when you’re as big as I am):
And then we had to explore a bit with our thumbnails the two clips:
Then, this is the revision of my previous assignment:
And finally, the poster for this week.
Have a great week!
Class 4, Week 4 Assignment
25/10/2009 08:32 Filed in: AnimationMentor
This week’s assignment:
Sadly, no posters were done this week due to the sad news of my Granny passing away on Saturday.
Sadly, no posters were done this week due to the sad news of my Granny passing away on Saturday.
Class 4, Week 3 Assignment
18/10/2009 22:22 Filed in: AnimationMentor
These weeks are just flying by too damn quickly.
Anyways, here’s this week’s assignment and poster.
Class 4, Week 2 Assignment
12/10/2009 08:09 Filed in: AnimationMentor
Alright! We’ve begun blocking in our idea. I’ve also
used the IK/FK Snapping tool for the first time and
it’s such a cool tool. Can’t believe we only got it
now.
And this week we have the Layout Artist.
Have an awesome week guys.
And this week we have the Layout Artist.
Have an awesome week guys.
Class 4, Week 1 Assignment
04/10/2009 21:02 Filed in: AnimationMentor
Ok, so for my first Class 4 assignment I have the
following idea:
Stewie takes two slices of bread and put it in the toaster. He then pushes the lever down and after a second realize the lever didn’t click in place. So he presses the lever again, and again it pops up. He then starts to slam the lever down in a few quick successions. As the anger’s built up by now he turns away from camera, and brings flamethrower into view. He then proceeds to toast the toaster.
Here’s my video reference. I have taken the bread-smelling out under advisement from my mentor:
And this is the poster for this week:
Have a great week.
Stewie takes two slices of bread and put it in the toaster. He then pushes the lever down and after a second realize the lever didn’t click in place. So he presses the lever again, and again it pops up. He then starts to slam the lever down in a few quick successions. As the anger’s built up by now he turns away from camera, and brings flamethrower into view. He then proceeds to toast the toaster.
Here’s my video reference. I have taken the bread-smelling out under advisement from my mentor:
And this is the poster for this week:
Have a great week.
Class 3, Week 10 Assignment
06/09/2009 18:58 Filed in: AnimationMentor
Well, we’re getting close to the end of Class 3. I
can’t believe how fast time’s gone by. Anyways,
here’s this week’s assignment...
... and the poster:
Have a great week!
... and the poster:
Have a great week!
Class 3, Week 9 Assignment
30/08/2009 23:51 Filed in: AnimationMentor
Man what a hectic week. I’m struggling a bit with
this assignment to show the weight in the sledge
hammer.
And here’s this week’s poster for Class 3:
Till next week.
And here’s this week’s poster for Class 3:
Till next week.
Class 3, Week 8 Assignment
23/08/2009 22:25 Filed in: AnimationMentor
Well here’s the assignment for this week.
And the poster for this week:
Have a good week.
And the poster for this week:
Have a good week.
Class 3, Week 6 Assignment
10/08/2009 23:23 Filed in: AnimationMentor
Another week just hit me. Did somebody get the
license plate number?
Anyways, here’s my blocking plus assignment.
And the poster this week, we’re in Australia. Had to put something up to compensate for the fact that we beat them in the rugby.
Have a superb week!
Anyways, here’s my blocking plus assignment.
And the poster this week, we’re in Australia. Had to put something up to compensate for the fact that we beat them in the rugby.
Have a superb week!
Class 3, Week 5 Assignment
03/08/2009 10:08 Filed in: AnimationMentor
Here we go, another week gone by.
And the poster for this week
And the poster for this week
Class 3, Week 1 Assignment
06/07/2009 13:08 Filed in: AnimationMentor
Damn, this has been a hectic week. Apart from the flu
I also have some family over. Here we go. For my
assignment of class 3 I decided to go with the
AnimJam option. I am going to have Stewie walk past a
couple of boxes with a plank on top of them, take a
karate chop at the plank. The plank will not break
and Stewie looks around to find something bigger to
break the plank with. He sees a hammer and drags it
closer. Takes a swing and the plank still doesn’t
break. Then as he rests with his hand on the plank it
will snap in half and Stewie falls onto the ground.
My planning thumbnails:
And some video reference I shot:
And finally, my Where in The World Is Stewie poster for this week:
Have a great week.
My planning thumbnails:
And some video reference I shot:
And finally, my Where in The World Is Stewie poster for this week:
Have a great week.
Class 2, Week 8 Assignment
26/05/2009 21:29 Filed in: AnimationMentor
So this week I’m feeling quite happy with the way my
blocking turned out. And with the awesome feedback I
received from my fellow students I’m quite stoked
about it. Here it is:
Not bad eh? I will still work on the head shaking and maybe tweak some hand shapes. But first I want to see what feedback Steve gives me.
And the motivational poster for this week. Have an awesome week.
Not bad eh? I will still work on the head shaking and maybe tweak some hand shapes. But first I want to see what feedback Steve gives me.
And the motivational poster for this week. Have an awesome week.
Class 2, Week 5 Assignment
02/05/2009 15:15 Filed in: AnimationMentor
Ok, so we have come to the end of the 5th week
already. Can’t believe we’re almost halfway through!
Ok, so my revision of my first assignment:
And the blocked version of my second assignment. Had a tough time finding a camera angle that works but I think this one is good.
And the motivational poster for next week is coming up!
Ok, so my revision of my first assignment:
And the blocked version of my second assignment. Had a tough time finding a camera angle that works but I think this one is good.
And the motivational poster for next week is coming up!
Week 2 poses so far
13/01/2009 22:33 Filed in: AnimationMentor
So far this week has been off to a good start. Our
assignment this week is to sketch general everyday
poses, and then choose one of those that has the best
potential of being a strong pose.
This is my first set of poses I drew. After confusing the hell out of my fellow students I promised to redraw the popular poses using the body shapes of the character we use.
After getting some wonderful feedback I chose the top four poses and redraw them. Here they are and I know I can still improve on pushing some of the poses to more extremes. however that is something I would definitely do when posing the character.
Will keep you guys updated as to which 1 (or perhaps 2) pose/s I would use for posing my character.
This is my first set of poses I drew. After confusing the hell out of my fellow students I promised to redraw the popular poses using the body shapes of the character we use.
After getting some wonderful feedback I chose the top four poses and redraw them. Here they are and I know I can still improve on pushing some of the poses to more extremes. however that is something I would definitely do when posing the character.
Will keep you guys updated as to which 1 (or perhaps 2) pose/s I would use for posing my character.
Ah, my first real Stu poses are out!
15/01/2009 16:53 Filed in: AnimationMentor
I chose the top 3 from the previous sketches and posed Stu. So far I'm really pleased with number 9 and 11. But, number 11 might win by a fraction to become my final entry for this week's assignments.
Excitement Pose Thumbnails
19/01/2009 15:48 Filed in: AnimationMentor
Bouncing Ball
21/01/2009 16:52 Filed in: AnimationMentor
This is my Bouncing Ball assignment for this week's refining pass. It's almost there. Some minor fine tuning and I'll be happy with it. We don't have to do squash & stretch for this week so it's a basic timing exercise. Also helped in planning out the scene.
Class 1, Week 4, First Blocking Pass
29/01/2009 17:29 Filed in: AnimationMentor
This week has been a bit hectic so I'm a bit late with my work. This is the first blocking pass of the light vs. heavy bouncing balls. Just trying to get the timing right before I continue to work on the tangents.
Class 1, Week 4, Refining Pass Work In Progress.
30/01/2009 12:51 Filed in: AnimationMentor
My previous post confused a few people. They didn't seem to understand that I kept the splines/tangents/f-curves linear so I'm posting this to try and stop the confusion from spreading. I have worked on the cannon ball and feel quite happy with it's timing and weight. Also worked on the splines/tangents/f-curves *sigh* so it will look better. My question is how does it *FEEL*?
Class 1, Week 5, Devastation Thumbnails
02/02/2009 21:23 Filed in: AnimationMentor
These are my final devastation poses I drew. I really like number 5 and would like to thank my Maya Springboard mentor, Alex Samouridis, for giving me that idea.
Class 1, Week 7, Tailor being refined... and he gots his tail!!!
20/02/2009 15:35 Filed in: AnimationMentor
My first pass at working on his tail. I'm feeling
like I'm slowly but surely starting to grasp the
whole concept of overlap, successive breaking of
joints etc.
