The Animation Mega Thread: wait, so the drawings move?

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j0e: Oct 23, 2009

EDIT: Sorry for double post...

j0e fucked around with this message at 02:12 on Oct 28, 2009

# ¿ Oct 23, 2009 10:37

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j0e: Oct 23, 2009

e-x posted:

Great thread, some really amazing work.

Haven't seen much video game work though so I thought I'd toss my reel into the mix.

http://www.alexutting.com

I've been an animator with Mythic Entertainment for 4 years now. I worked on Dark Age of Camelot for a bit, but most of my experience has been with Warhammer Online.

If I had to do it all over again, I would of went to a real art school and gotten a fine art degree instead of going to a computer school and stumbling my way through. I can't draw for poo poo and sometimes I feel like it's holding me back. There are stories about animators at Pixar who can't draw either, so I guess there's hope.

And two animation reels that I find really inspiring while I'm at it:

Cameron Fielding
http://www.vimeo.com/2537742

Kiel Figgins
http://www.3dfiggins.com/side_page.php?id=6

Wow, small world...I used to CSR @ Mythic. Your work is really inspiring to me by the way. I am pursuing a career in animation and I currently attend animationmentor.com. I, like you, can't draw either so hopefully I'll be able to end up as good as you are now :]

Any tips for a newbie? I'm learning all the basics right now (bouncing ball, simple walk cycles, etc). I'd really appreciate it as I would love to animate for Mythic/Bethsoft one day.

By the way, Ratatat is sick! Nice song choice in the reel.

# ¿ Oct 23, 2009 10:41

j0e: Oct 23, 2009

Not a whole lot to contribute to such an excellent thread but I thought I'd try...

My first animation assignment at my school, animationmentor.com. Just a simple bouncing ball but hey, you gotta start somewhere!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM_A_3JpPsA

# ¿ Oct 23, 2009 22:19

j0e: Oct 23, 2009

e-x posted:

Thanks man. Sucks you probably got cleaned out with our big layoffs would of been fun to show you some things.

My advice would be to stick with Animation Mentor. They produce some awesome animators from what I've seen.

Yeah, that's when I was let go unfortunately. From what I understand Mythic/Bethsoft use 3d Studio Max...Animation Mentor is taught through Maya. I know the principles of animation are the same regardless of what platform but were you trained in 3d Studio Max? If so, would you recommend I try doing animation in 3dsm on the side? And lastly, what kind of animations did you include in your demo reel when you sent it out to studios?

Thanks a ton for responding by the way (I would have sent this in a PM but I'm not a premium member).

-j0e

# ¿ Oct 27, 2009 07:33

j0e: Oct 23, 2009

Pretty cool looking thus far. I'd add some frames to the bounce at the end, seems a little quick to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfpQGFWVl-8

This week's homework assignment :P

# ¿ Oct 31, 2009 23:30

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