tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62852742738268946512012-01-23T12:39:19.835-08:00Inspiration and entertainment: with an animation twist....Follow Randolf on Twitter : ipup05Randolf Dimalantahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02091748226272149713noreply@blogger.comBlogger3601100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285274273826894651.post-44643250364240285222012-01-03T23:10:00.000-08:002012-01-03T23:10:36.191-08:00

This is great. So much can go into something that is so quick and simple. Just remember that everything counts. The whole face is gonna move. Happy animating.

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If you saw the first one Prep & Landing, you'll like this one too. Happy Holidays Yo - Ho Ho.

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"John Carter" coming in March - this kinda looks like a cross between the Star Wars EP2 (Geonosis scenes) and Prince of Persia. Looks great. John Cox is one of the sculptural concept designers for the aliens. You can view his work below... http://www.johncox.net/public-art/john-carter-of-mars/

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These time lapse presentations are great for what would take a long time to learn. If you are new to Mudbox or ZBrush, check it out, you'll have a good idea of workflow. Creating realistic detail is a step by step process, beginning with good anatomy (muscle and bones) and proportions. I usually work up three levels of detail - Beginning w anatomy first. Skin (Diffuse) Base Color Blemish

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Guys, this is looking pretty good. Overall look and feel is pretty tight. The girl moves amazingly well. No release date set yet.

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Thanks for sharing your reel with us Tom. This is inspiring. Great sense of weight throughout the entire reel.

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Everybody's Shufflin - Including you when you see this. The new Kia Hamsters rock out against a large post apocalyptic group of invading robots. This commercial is totally hitting a certain demographic...you, the video game lovin, destroy and blow up everythin, action movie watchin, spaceship gunnin, giant robot lovin, laser shootin, party music playin, saggin clothes wearin, wish we could

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Turn your pencil sketches into vector graphics instantly. Really nice. Looks like this is going to retail this September for $199. Check out the Inkling Website here >>

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MOVE from Rick Mereki on Vimeo. Nice presentation of Rick's journey. 11 countries, 44 days, 18 flights and 38,000 miles. I hope it inspires something in you. Good Job Rick! Don't be surprised if you get hit up for a credit card commercial, this is great. Fire it up! Randolf

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At the San Diego 2011 Comic Con, lucky visitors were treated to posters of members of the Avengers. When all the posters are put together, it looks like this >>.

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Nice opening to the movie. Watch the scene first, then the breakdown below. The water moving throughout the shots looks good. Here's the scene... http://youtu.be/2t0zQ9RmYSc Their website can also be checked out below. These guys are really expert in water, simply the best. http://www.scanlinevfx.com/muc/de/reels.html >>

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Once again, another fabulous end credit presentation. Great styling and music. Oh yeah, the movie was also very good...dark, grungy, dirty, cool.

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This trailer is a great piece of work. The artist took the Law Abiding Citizen trailer and composited the character rigs from Team Fortress 2on to it. His lighting, camera movements, edits and film grain are spot on. Funny thing, this trailer got more views than the actual movie trailer. I see a future animation assignment up ahead.

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These movies are really great. I would love to see this as a full length feature or series. The creators have a knack for timing, making things look cool and amazing fight choreography. Be sure to check out the Badass Asian Girl Jedi - she totally kicks butt. At least, she looks Asian.

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If you are up to it, check out the version of this clip on their site. Its way clearer. http://www.somethingiscoming.de/watch.html What can I say, simply inspiring. These guys, lead by Thilo Ewers, won many awards in 2008 and garnered the attention of many visual effects houses in LA, including James Cameron. Way to go guys! Beautiful!

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Tubecreative is a visual effects and motion graphics studio responsible for some of the graphics you see in commercials, TNT & The Food Network. Check out the reel and see if you can get any ideas into how to enhance your work. This showreel has lots of variety in a short span, so for that reason, its worth checking. Be sure to check out their website below: http://www.tubecreative.com/ Fire

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Mario Aquaro showreel 2011 from Mario Aquaro on Vimeo.

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Such a simple concept, but it gets the message across. I believe this first aired in Argentina.

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Some of you have been waiting a long time for this - Gamestop says that they will honor your Duke Nukem pre-orders regardless of how old it is (3 - 4 years), as long as you have your receipt. Duke Nukem Forever comes out this June, and its got everything a M Rated game should have - even strippers. Check out the uncensored trailer here (I tried to find one without any ads, this is the best I

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Asian Peeps...you'll like this one. Great styling - lots of fun. The guy is very slick indeed. See which elements in this commercial are CG. If someone could control eels in a tank and had a fancy for me, I guess I'd follow him too. The commercial is fun to watch and goes quickly. Next time though, get an Asian guy to lead. On second thought, maybe not...someone like me would cook the eels

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Hey, don't get mad at me for not finishing Gears of War 2...I'm savoring the flavor. He he he. Here is the GOW3 Trailer coming out end of this year, as well as a some concept art from James Hawkins II (great name dude). Be sure to check out his blog here. Fire it Up! http://hawkprey.blogspot.com/

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This presentation by Corning explores the many interactive possibilities for glass in the future. How long do you think we have to wait for many of these things to happen? I'd say we are almost there for a lot of things on this clip. Notice how almost everyone is looking down in this piece.

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This short animation caught the attention of many of us this week. Its a small, beautifully executed animation by animator Ryan Woodward.

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A new hover ad unit...hover over the image above to see what happens. At first, I thought this to be invasive, but its not so bad. When the large screen opens up however, I was hoping to see a larger view of the movie, the movie is still quite small. I'm not sure if there is much value in the static text and imagery surrounding the video. Make the video bigger. And below is the MSNNBC Todd

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Ever see a video on Youtube, and you like it so much that you want to watch it again, but you can't because you don't remember the URL, and no matter what search criteria you type in Youtube (in this case, audi and robot), it doesn't appear. This video is the "one" that I couldn't find. Now that its here, its going to stay permanently in this blog. Not only is it cool to look at, its unique,

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If you are like me and are amazed with some of the motion graphics openings to shows on HG TV, SyFy Channel, and ESPN, check out NAILGUN. Their work is cutting edge, fun and clever. Many of their animations are short (less than 5 seconds), but really that's all you need to create something way cool. As an animation instructor, I always push my students to create simple animation, showcasing

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Sometimes, if all you have is a good model, that may be all you need. You don't need fancy backgrounds and keep it simple. Instead, show us more of the product, explore different angles, go up, down, side to side, spin and rotate, and wow us with speed variety. Once in awhile, use the beat of the music to change the rhythm of the piece. This piece goes further by showing us it was created (

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Hooray! The sequel to my bestest, most favoritest, awesomest, movie of all time! This looks great. The movie has more action, more characters, and bigger sets.

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Have you had your Daft Punk / Tron fill yet? If not, here you go. Tron Uprising is an animated series that will air in the Summer of 2010 on Disney XD. The animation looks like a combination of CG and "tradigital" artwork and animation, be sure to check it out.

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In my animation classes, I advise my students to keep their animations clean and simple. Ambition however, tells us otherwise, leading us into taking on projects that are too large or complex. A good assignment to help practice simplicity, is to animate an already existing design assembling, holding it for two seconds, then fading out or disassembling. This will give you plenty of practice

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A sarcastic view of what its like working in the video game industry that many of us found interesting and funny (perhaps because of how truthful this is). Regardless of how tough something appears to be, stay passionate and keep moving, its only bad if you stop, but be realistic as well. Be sure to read some of the Youtube comments following this video here >> "Can anyone tell me where the

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Saw this movie finally, and thought it was great - had me guessing all the way till the end. Lots of the visual effects are subtle, but they really add to overall look and feel of the movie.

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This animated piece by Ryan Woodward is beautiful, elegant and sophisticated. This was a personal project for him and his process can be viewed on his website here >> Lifedrawing is a passion of mine, so seeing this done with conte crayon, gesture lines and clear poses, animated in this way is very inspiring. He also posted a cool "Making Of" featurette on Vimeo for us to learn about the

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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy This is perhaps one of the worst things I have ever witnessed...that's right up there with 911. The shear magnitude of waves that large wiping off and carrying buildings away is astounding. I've been obsessed with finding footage of the destruction and so I posted these videos here because they capture some of the best

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Finally got a hold of the XBox 360 Kinect with the kids to play Dance Central by Harmonix. The game is pretty darn fun, not to mention its also a great workout. I'm a big fan of the songlist with songs by Lady Gaga, Bel Biv Devoe and Cascada. The ingame cinematic was pretty cool, and features a hip urban 2D animated style. Welp looks like a have a new label for this blog "ingame cinematics"

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Marcus Tee is an animator coming from Malaysia. We are happy that he posted his animation process in this entry to the 11 Second Club Animation Contest. Pay close attention to how he's breaking everything down, like his key poses, timing, then breaking down the movement to his extremes and refinement. His process is below, its pretty nice, simple and easy to follow. Rough Thumbs (Posing and

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Click image or link below to view the clip. We'll probably be watching Rango sometime soon with the kids...I really like what I see so far: Great character animation, lighting, texturing, the overall production looks superb. I think it'll be a good time. Be sure to get out there and watch the movie. Show your support! or Buy the Bluray Fire it Up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg6YyN3FqqQ >>

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A clever funny animation about 3D in theatres. The animation is a nice blend between 2D and 3D and was produced by Dan Winn and Daniel Keeble. Nice. Fire it Up!

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If you have ever designed your own website, rearranged your livinging room furniture, or lost sleep over the colors of your fonts on your blog, you are, in the most common way, a User Interface / User Experience Designer. If so, this animation is about you. Animation Peeps, its not always about slick realistic CG renders, as you'll see here sometimes its more important to get a clear

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"Inception" wins the 2011 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. If you haven't seen it, the movie is mindbending, be sure you watch it on Blu Ray or on a large screen. This video showcases some of the inner workings of one of the more memorable shots of the film. The movie is rich visually, and if you are wondering about the story, just do your best to pay attention, you could get lost.

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 This was the demo for today's Background & Layout Digital Paint class. In this demo, we learned how to separate our background into different layers for depth illusion, atmospheric perspective (mist), quick techniques for fire, rock texture, silhouette detail and adding glows to objects that are giving off light (HK's heart and eyes). The illustration turned out better for me when I added the

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Ever need video reference to help you animate a baseball pitch, various animal walks, or people doing various activities, be sure to check out Artbeats.com. They have lots of royalty free video footage to help you with your animations. Visit Artbeats.com by clicking here >> To view/download a low rez quicktime file, find and click the link on the right hand column, to download your video.

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This video demonstrates setup and basic tools for using animation layers in Maya . It can be quite useful if you wanted to edit an animation, while still maintaining the original keyframes. Think of it like layers in Photoshop. Layers help us add more detail and complexity to a piece, Animation Layers in Maya work in the same way. Watch the video tutorial on animation layers here >>  Below are

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This week, we came upon an incredible unique animation called Backwater Gospel. The look and feel is a mix between CG and 2D animation, but what made it incredible for me was the art direction responsible for achieving the gritty dirty and dusty look, that helped convey the story... add a dark murky cowboy western soundtrack, cutting edge variety in editing and compelling storyline, and what

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In viewing last week's Super Bowl commercials in class, we noticed that the number 3 commercial on my Top 10 Super Bowl commercials list, the "Black VW Beetle" ad, wasn't playing. So we went to Youtube to check it out and found this... http://www.youtube.com/blackbeetle It totally took us off guard and we found it extremely fun to watch. Let me know know whatcha think!

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Here are my Top 10 Superbowl XLV ads for 2011. I chose these based on shear giggle value, and if it had an animation / visual effects flavor to it. Enjoy! NUMBER 10.... Kinda gross, but oh so funny...but that's why its funny, because it's oh so gross! NUMBER 9.... I wasn't ready for this, but it blew my mind. Gotta be better than Transformers 2. Nice surprise. NUMBER 8.... This scored

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In many of my classes, design and composition becomes a main point of discussion primarily because many students, especially animation students, never consider it. It impacts your work in how it is percieved by making the work tighter and more comfortable for the viewer, and it also makes you look more mature. This video uses animation to convey the many processes by which design is found in

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I saw this animated public service announcement by the Surfrider's Association, and realized that I had to post it. Its a good message propelled by great animation. Enjoy! Go green. Recycle. Randolf

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Here are my Top 10 Superbowl commercials 2010. I chose them based out on shear entertainment / giggle value... the ones I keep watching over and over again. Seriously, just watch these so you can be the educated one at the water tank at work. It'll be a great 10 minute investment of time to get you prepared for the day. Once again, the Bud Light ads score on the top of the list, and to my

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The trailer is interesting, it leaves a lot to the imagination and makes me want to see more. Pretty cool!

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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Hilarious - Look at how far we've come. Do you remember your first impressions of the internet? Something that sounded so foreign at the time, is now common, something we can't live without. Okay, time to finish this online internet blogpost! Use the internet to your advantage by finding ways to display your work. It'll

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Saw Robocop appear on Netflix the other day, and I immediately fast forwarded to the most memorable scene of the movie - it has been years since I've seen this movie. The scene features a malfunctioning robot animated via stop motion, great sound, and visual effects squib work (this is the bloody explosion stuff happening on the guy's body). Also is a documentary about the scene called "

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This movie intro features animation utilizing cut pieces of paper in a "pop up" book style fashion. Do you think this was done in CG? The animation is cute, clever, and has a nice feel. Just a little somethin somethin to keep you inspired. Fire it up!

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Design is a very important topic in many of my classes, and eventually we learn, discuss and practice a very important tool/concept to help with our designs, the Golden Rectangle. Established and used by the Greeks and also found in nature, it is an important tool that we can use to help us with our designs to achieve pleasing and comfortable proportions in everything (yes). This is explained

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Ewww gross! You have to admit that the man was pretty calm when he awoke to a rat in his face. Me, I would've woke up swingin if you know what I mean.

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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Coming out Jan. 25 for the XBox 360 and the Playstation. This clip features an interview with executive producer Steve Papoutsis and his take on making a game creepy scary. My wife doesn't like listening to the opening song of this video late at night. If you are by yourself in the dark, go ahead and turn up the volume on

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Coming in May 2011. The trailer is pretty cool, based on a Tokyopop graphic novel, the movie looks like a new and interesting take on an age old war. What do you think, "Legion", meets "Aliens", meets "Road Warrior"?

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Saw an inspiring presentation today...For the slick broadcast motion graphics you see on ESPN, NBC, ABC, CBS and SYFY Channel (basically, all the networks) Cinema 4D is the ticket. The main reason: quick rendering, and seamless integration with After Effects. Add to your arenal. To learn more about Cinema 4D, be sure to visit the Maxon site. Fire it up! & Happy New Year. Cinema 4D Tutorial:

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Sketchdroid Mafia, the Animation and Game Design Club of the Art Institute of Las Vegas will be meeting to watch "Tron: Legacy" tonight at the Regal Theatres inside of Fiesta Casino in Henderson NV. Won't you come  and hang out with us? See you there. If you saw the movie how did you like it?

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In this trailer, they make Thor to be a troublemaker - don't be saying such mean stuff to your Dad, especially if he's the king of the Gods, what are you thinkin?. The movie looks pretty cool, I like how they make him look to be a well trained "battle tested" fighter - I didn't expect that. Well, for what its worth, here you go...I smell an Avengers movie.... Enjoy!

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Wow, the animation and overall production of this game trailer is nice and tight. Something to look forward to in 2011. Somebody please make a movie of this quality! Enjoy!

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While I was studying to get my Masters in Computer Animation, I learned about the work of Academy Award winning animator Paul Debevec, who leads the Institute for Creative Technologies at USC in California. Two projects that interested me recently are featured below. One of his signature pieces, an animation he created with his students, reconstructs the Parthenon, a great example of using

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When I was in elementary school, when I would come home, before I did homework, my friends and I would turn to Channel 36 to watch the latest episodes of Starblazers (but we also had to sit through He-Man and The Masters of the Universe animated cartoon too, that appeared right before it). Its great to see revamped updated clips of the Yamato (the name of the ship in Starblazers), as well as

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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Looks and sounds like a fantastic idea the first time I heard it. Music by U2, great stage visuals, awesome director...but it looks like it hit a few snags. Just keep going, this may turn out to be quite cool. Not sure about the $150 pricetag on seats, but its still too early to tell.

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This is an animation for Sydney Children's Hospital. The animation has got a nice 2D/CG look to it. Its interesting and gave us some great ideas. Fire it up and enjoy! Randolf Be sure to check out the storyboard animatic for this project to see where pieces like this get made.

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Here is the the third trailer from the movie, showing more environments, characters and story. Man, I can't wait.

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Crazy right? But I rightfully agree. A good example is this trailer for Force Unleashed II. So sweet. The timing and camera angles of the fight scenes are better than any that I have scene in the movies. Check out the trailer below and see for yourself.

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If you are like me, an avid Apple user, the iPad is a great thing, but I haven't bought one just yet because of 1)the price, and 2)the size. I think its too big. I wish Apple was first to come out with a smaller, lesser priced version, but I think Samsung beat them to it. If you're an animation guy like me, having a device like this cool to bring along to look at work, and to also show

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Finally a movie with tough girls in lingerie with guns, swords, ninjas, samurai, epic fight scenes, robots, and dragons in a cool cg package. Can't wait. To to learn more, visit the official movie website here >>

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Be sure to check this out, its quite inspiring. Sintel is an open movie project created entirely in Blender. Blender is a popular open source 3D software package that can do just about anything, even compositing, film editing and digital sculpting. Sintel really shows off Blender's dynamics and camera capabilities the best. The project was created by an international group of 14 artists and

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A sweet, well crafted, cute and highly entertaining piece from Patrick Boivin - Oh, did I mention that this piece is very cute. Patrick was also responsible for crafting the piece "Iron Man Vs. Bruce Lee". Hey Patrick, keep doing the good work, we love your stuff. Fire it Up! Randolf

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And yet another outstanding VFS Modeling Reel from Omar Fernandez. A reel you should definitely check out, this displays great renders, and a subtle casual handling of the camera that makes for a a believable scene that is followed by a crisp clean wireframe presentation. Also pay attention to his variety in subject matter. Fire it up! Randolf

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The more I see of this movie, the more intriguing it gets. Hmmm, "Independence Day" meets "2012"? Looks cool to you? Or would you wait for this on Blu Ray? Fire it up! Randolf

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As we start another exciting quarter here at (place your animation school name here), we must not forget the movie which started it all. This "making of" featurette can be found on many versions of the Toy Story DVD and I'm thankful that it was produced. It gives you a short introductory glimpse into what was needed to put the animation together, especially back in those days, when computer

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The flavor of the trailer is well done - understated, quiet but still very beautiful to look at. Nice work guys! Enjoy and fire it up!

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Just recently, I had the pleasure of attending the 15 year reunion for the Shrunkenheadman Illustration/Animation Club of San Jose State University. The first night, a formal dinner and retrospective presentation was held at the Corinthian Event Center, and day 2, was held on campus. Current students attended the second day and it was great to meet them and to reconnect with old friends and

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Chimera in Greek mythology is a creature that is part lion, goat and part snake, and is featured as one of the main obstacles in the Playstation's God of War III video game. This featurette is something that you will enjoy and learn a lot from. It features various interviews from all of the designers who contributed to the creature and it takes you through the many cool stages of development

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In the 80's, the show show was called G-Force. Well, we all know that the name was taken over by a bunch of hampsters, which is okay by me. Gatchaman is a little more catchy wouldn't you say. If you are big fans of the TV show from back in the day, I'm sure you'll enjoy this when it comes out.

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Dragon fans, here's something coming down the firepit...can't stop watching this one. Its got great character design, animation, fight choreography and action packed editing that rivals film. Pay close attention to the camera movement. Nice work Dragon Age 2 .Crew. Can't wait for this game to come out - March 2011. To learn more about Dragon Age 2, click here >>.And for something a little extra:

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Redbull BC-one re-uploaded from Disko Animation on Vimeo. Got an email from Ferdi, a 3D illustrator and animator based out of South Africa - Always a pleasure to get notes from abroad. His group is called Disko, he's got a great sense of storytelling, and a unique take on CG that is unique and aesthetically pleasing. I really like the Red Bull BC animations. Check out his site by clicking this

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Really nice CG animation that captures the flair, exaggeration and spirit of the original Warner Bros. Road Runner cartoons that we all grew up with. Great to see that Mr. Coyote has never given up. Keep an eye out for more of these animations in the theatres, each episode will be about 3 minutes in length...super geeeniusss. Click here to learn more >>Enjoy and Fire it Up!Randolf

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Sketch Theatre is a website that features the industry's best conceptual designers, by featuring their work and video demos set to cool music. Leave it up to former students of mine who are always on the lookout for cool things that help us become more powerful. This comes from Char all the way from Minnesota...thanks Char for the heads up!Check out Sketch Theatre by clicking here >>Fire it up

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Gen Arts is a software group that creates high octane programs used for animation and visual effects for companies like Autodesk, ILM and Adobe. See how many commercials you can recognize in their robust demo reel. Hopefully, it'll spur some ideas in you too. Fire it up Ya'll! - Randolf Be sure to check their site by clicking their link below: http://www.genarts.com >>

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A funny simple animation, simple characters, clever idea and funny...had to post, couldn't help myself.

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Saw these demo reels and thought they would be helpful giving students who are putting their demo reels ideas for presentation, layout and overall design. Check these out to get some ideas.

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Music plays a big part in the video games that we enjoy, it helps sets the tone, storytelling, and some become engrained in our psyche. It is simply impossible to imagine a video game without any music. This program was inspiring, it features many of the songs we know and love in the video games we play performed by a full symphonic orchestra. Simply inspiring and engaging. Personally, I'm

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A well crafted, dark and brutal brawl / city cage match of everyone we know DC. Thanks Manuel for the heads up. This was awesome.

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Lots of people I know were able to make it to SIGGRAPH this year, the Mecca for all and everything CG animated. Lemme know how things went.

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Clever and amusing. Well worth a minute of your time. Nice work!

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As an animation instuctor, we do lots and lots of bouncing balls, and lots of compositing, but you've never seen animated bouncing balls like these, these are brutal. Can anyone though say the name of the car..."QASHAI"?

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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyWhat's hot in video games this year? How bout more 3D (across all platforms), Project Natal, Sony Move & 3D HDTV's.

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Simpy amazing to see how many sounds come out of this guy.

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Snoop Dog with a lightsaber? Hell Yeah Foo! The work on this clip, the blending of the new shots over the original Cantina footage is simply amazing and utterly mesmerizing. Be sure you keep an eye out for other cameos in the Cantina.

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