Short Film Sharing #1 : The Cat Piano

I thought it would be nice to start a new series where I post up interesting short films that I find entertaining or interesting. Not really any kind of breakdown happening with these. It is just nice to appreciate what other people have done. I have to say I really love this short film. I think its my favorite short film by a large margin. I think that the use of poetry in the story telling really defines this piece tone wise. The visuals are also amazing with some really interesting and solid 2d work on display. The use of non conventional color is a HUGE thing for me as an animator and artist and to see it used here to such wonderful effect is great to see. Props to everyone who made this short film, you guys are great.

Pandas animation tricks #13

In this video I talk about pacing and rhythm and how they apply to animation. To help illustrate the ideas I show clips from films in an attempt to make things clear. To be honest this topic is kind of hard to explain quickly but I took my best shot at it. Also, sorry for the poor quality of the videos I showed they were pulled of the internet.

CTN

Hey guys! I know I haven't posted much of anything for awhile now, been busy. I got a few things in the works though. In the mean time I thought I would share with you all my adventures at CTN! I am not much of a shutter bug but I did grab a few pictures so I figured I would go ahead and share. I did a lot of really cool stuff at CTN. I think I could have done more cool stuff but I had a lot of fun just seeing a bunch of my fellow ianimate students. You guys are AMAZING! I had a lot of fun meeting you guys in person, it was a long time in coming. I also met a few ianimate instructors around CTN and got to say hello which was amazing. They are all great guys. Beyond that I got a few reviews, had my soul crushed. Did a lot of talking. Met a ton of really cool people from all over the world. Bought some art, and heard a couple of really great talks. So, let me go ahead and share the few pictures I took.

I got a bunch of pictures of these little statues which were pretty cool looking.










So this is a bit of a story. The ianimate booth was about 30 feet from the glen vilppu booth. After awhile Angleo Sta Catalina, Darrell Vasquez and I decided to go talk to him. We went over and started asking him about his work and his process for doing his AMAZING figure drawings. He opened up a new document and talked through his process as he drew us an example. It was pretty amazing. We also saw a few original pieces of his. I got a couple pictures right after that happened...



That is Angelo, he is standing in front of glens booth making a crazy face (as usual). You can see glen in the background, he is the older gentleman, he is a great guy by the way, very pleasant to talk to.



This is Darrell holding one of Glens books that he had for sale. Also making a crazy face...seems to be a theme here.



Finally the last picture. This is Me with Ron Clements and John Musker! I had just been to their panel where they had a lot of amazing stories to share and just a lot of behind the scenes info and art to show. After that amazing panel they ran off. I started walking around the booths again and went outside to get out of the crowds and they were just standing outside! I was like OMG! So I asked them if I could get a picture, they were super nice about it and I am very grateful they were willing. Needless to say this is my favorite picture by far!

Pandas animation tricks #12

In this video I talk about using locked cameras. Basically I talk about the advantages of using locked cameras and how you lock your cameras so you don't accidentally mess up your camera set up. Pretty simple stuff. Hope you guys learn something. Oh and as always if you have any questions please feel free to ask. I always make sure to get back to you guys about any questions.

Random Update: So I am officially going to CTN. If you guys are going to CTN let me know I would love to meet some of you guys. In related news I am trying to get my reel ready for CTN so I am going to be pretty busy for the next month or so. Which means there may not be any videos for a little while.

Pandas animation tricks #11

In this video I talk about animating weight shifts and the general thought process that goes into shifting the weight of the body. Sorry about the audio quality guys, it isn't nearly as good as it has been recently. Anyway I will try to have another one as soon as I can. I have actually generated a list of ideas now so I can start going through those as I find the time. A couple of the ideas I have are fairly large in scope so those should be interesting to tackle. Anyway guys I hope this helps a few of you out. Until next time!

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