Chuck Jones Experience

Thanks Kevin for putting this together. The show was inspiring. Be sure to stop by the exhibit at Circus Circus when you get a chance.

Fire It Up!

Flying Birdman: Real or CG

This clip is great... either way, its pretty darn convincing and nice to look at. Nice job.

Emil Madriansyah: Character Animation Demo Reel

Avengers: Trailer 2

Pretty cool. As well as screen grabs from some of my favorite shots.

McDonald's McBites Commercial: Feat. Bones & DJ Aron

Ha ha, saw this McDonald's Chicken McBites commercial starring Bones and Aron, and had to log it here for future reference. For a split second, I thought about it being fake, how can someone's arm rotate like that? Its pretty incredible and I'm sure it'll come in handy as a nice little class icebreaker to get things moving. Let's fire it up!

See them in this video by YAK films.

Amazing Spiderman Trailer 2012

When I first saw the teaser late last year, it didn't quite do it for me. But looking at it now, it looks quite good. It seems darker and has better fight choreography. Be sure to check it. Our villain this time around is Lizard.

Top 10 Superbowl Commercials 2012

Sorry I've been so infrequent in posting. Things have gotten pretty busy, but I'm ready to rock. Below are my top 10 Superbowl commercials for 2012. Surprisingly, Coke and Bud Light didn't make the list, every year, they have been my favorites. My criteria for choosing the best is simple they must have a laugh and or cool factor, animation and visual effects and we won't include any movie trailers. Let's begin with No. 10.


Number 10: Silverado "2012 Apocolypse"
This had potential to go all over the place. Nice detail throughout - they really hit Ford lovers hard.



Number 9: Hyundai "Rocky Theme"
The song was executed brilliantly. The guys doing the "buck a wow" at :34 are hilarious.



Number 8: Toyota Camry "Reinvented"
Reivented Pizza Drapes Awesome!



Number 7: Doritos "Sling Baby"



Number 6: Acura NSX - "No. 1"
This version is longer than what was aired on the Superbowl.



Number 5: M&M's "Sexy and I Know It"
Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle - The best part. If you like the song, you'll like this.



Number 4: Hyundai "Mr. Jensen"



Number 3: Metlife "Everyone"
Where can you see Voltron, Grape Ape, and He Man in one shot? Here...



Number 2: Audi - "Vampire Party"



Number 1: Cars.com "Confident You"
We can't stop watching this ad. And for that, its numero uno.


Thanks for watching! Which was your favorite?

Eye Blink Tutorial

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.

Prep & Landing 2: Naughty vs. Nice

If you saw the first one Prep & Landing, you'll like this one too.

Happy Holidays Yo - Ho Ho.

John Carter: Trailer 2

"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/

Mudbox - Wayne Robson - Requiem Time Lapse

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

Skin Detail

• Folds
• Bumps (i.e. pimples, scales)

Anatomy

• Muscle
• Bone

Diablo III - Black Soulstone Cinematic

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

Tom Saville: Halo Reach Animation Reel

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

Kia Hamsters w LMFAO

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 dance, type people (and I didn't even say Kia lovin). In short - fun to watch.

Let's check out the website >>
Be sure to check out the 360 degree views of the interiors and the cars.

WACOM Inkling Pen

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 >>