I love this post in the New York Times by Christoph Niemann about his absolute love affair with coffee. Partly because the images are so cute, and partly because I, too, have an intense love affair with the amazing beverage. Yes, I am a coffee fiend. I love the stuff. I think it all started […]
Animation Tips & Tricks. My good buddy Kevan Shorey posted some great content on the http://animatinotipsandtricks.com website today. It’s about using contrast in animation. For me, contrast is best used when trying to heighten an emotional beat. For example.. if I’m trying to animate someone being “sad”, what do I do? How sad do I […]
Oh wow.. talk about a great book that every animator should get. Amazon.com: Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes, Volume 1: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures: Walt Stanchfield, Don Hahn: Books. As a 3d animator, I’ve had many people ask me what software they should learn, or what school they should go […]
I love the game lux for the iPhone.. It’s just like risk, only better because the game only takes 5 or 10 minutes instead of 7 hours :). I do wish there were a multi player option though… I’ve included snaps of my last game. I am blue..
Originally posted: Monday, 19 March 2007 Someone at work found this video from Autodesk (previously Alias) on YouTube about weta’s use of Maya.. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMM_-rYc1T8 I remember the time of this shoot… it was right after we had finished Lord of the Rings, Return of the King. I had finished my contract at Weta and was […]
Originally posted: Monday, 02 April 2007 So I think I’m just the luckiest guy around. Seriously. I couldn’t have wished for a better day yesterday. It all started a few weeks ago as I began to get prepared for hitting the big “34”. Yeah.. that’s right.. on tuesday I turn 34. That’s 1 year closer […]
Originally posted: Tuesday, 22 May 2007 This friday I’m going to be speaking at the Digital Media Arts College graduation ceremony. I’ve spent the past few weeks trying to write a speech about owning your career & working towards a goal. It’s been quite fun driving around, pretending to give the speech, realizing that I […]
Originally posted: Tuesday, 05 June 2007 So after finishing recording of the videos, I decided to record myself creating a walk-cycle with the AFR rig. Enjoy! 🙂 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zrObqm4Fm0
Originally posted: Wednesday, 12 December 2007 Some of you may remember a website called 10 second club which has been around for a few years as a great testing-ground for animators. The concept was brilliant.. every month post a sound file and then let animators try and do their best to come up with the […]
Holy wow, I didn’t even realize I was the featured mentor this month at AnimationMentor.com! I’m not sure how long the page will stay up with me on it, so I’ll quote the interview here: Who is your favorite character that you’ve animated and why? Most definitely Julian the Lemur King from Madagascar ( and […]