Sketch Theatre

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 and enjoy. Be sure to check out Peter Han guys, he's the bomb. We'll learn about him next.

Randolf

Gen Arts: VFX Demo Reel

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 >>

8 Bit Strange: Porta Ops

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

VAN ARTS: Demo Reels

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.

Video Games Live: Concert Trailer

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 particularly attracted to the World of Warcraft compositions. So be sure to check your local PBS station for its next appearance and enjoy.

DC Universe Online: Trailer

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

SIGGRAPH 2010: Animation Festival Reel

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.

Starcraft 2: Cinematic Opening

Tron 2: Trailer 3

AT-AT Day Afternoon

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

Serious Bouncing Balls

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"?

E3: What's Hot in Video Games

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What's hot in video games this year? How bout more 3D (across all platforms), Project Natal, Sony Move & 3D HDTV's.

Super Mario Beatbox

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

Adidas - Star Wars Cantina

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.

Force Unleashed 2 Trailer

Very nice trailer guys - the action is superb! This really should be a movie folks - it looks like one already



For some added enjoyment and puzzle work, be sure you check out the official Force Unleashed 2 Website here >>