Adventure in Animation

God Box

2008-10-01T09:42:00.001+10:00

This blog has been dry as of late due to the God Box project.
Head over to the God Box blog to see what its all about.

Tastycaryon.com.au

2008-09-03T17:24:00.003+10:00

The Tasty Crayon Site is close to completion. The holding page is up if you want to check it out here.

Tasty Crayon Site Layout

2008-08-29T10:19:00.000+10:00

Hi all.
Save the image, get some work together, have a play around and ill get everything you want to add MONDAY. I know we already have allot due this Monday but we need to get this up and moving.
Have an awesome weekend. Go Pies.

Harold & Kumar 3D Lego

2008-08-08T16:18:00.000+10:00

I'm working on a scene from Harold and Kumar. I'm recreating it in Lightwave using Lego models. Here's a screen dump.

Tasty Crayon Logo

2008-08-07T14:15:00.000+10:00

Tasty Crayon is born!
Here's the Logo.

3D Lego

2008-07-25T12:38:00.000+10:00

New brief in 3D.
Take a scene from a movie and recreate it in Lego.
Here's a Lego man i created in Lightwave.

Porfolio Flash Page

2008-06-20T15:07:00.000+10:00

I wasn't to happy with my first attempt at a portfolio web page, so i went back to the drawing board. Here a look at the new portfolio.

Spore

2008-06-17T10:50:00.000+10:00

When games let you think for your self.

Flog

2008-05-30T11:03:00.000+10:00

The second character FLOG.

Mog Version 1

2008-05-28T14:23:00.000+10:00

This is close to one of the charaters im using for my final animation of 08.
MOG.

Web - Evaluate the Interface Design

2008-05-15T13:46:00.000+10:00

Portfolio Web Page Concept.

The Loading page to the main interface was first going to be a boot up screen (Dos based) of a standard start up from a PC. Simple white text on and black background. after coming up with the hole concept of the main interface this type of loading screen would not suet.
For the final loading screen i will keep in simpler to the interface. Ill use a colorless crayon as the loading bar. The crayon will remain colours less until the loading process starts and the crayon fills with colour.
Sound will be kept minimal. The only sound i will use is the sound of the hand eating the crayons.
Im not sure how flash will handle photos on the hand monster. ill have to experiment with different resolutions to keep down the file size.

Shhhhh. . . Im not ment to be Modeling

2008-05-12T13:53:00.000+10:00

The Cerberus

2008-05-11T14:20:00.000+10:00

Three different versions of the Greek myth The Cerberus. From top to bottom - Kids Cerberus, Teen Cerberus, Adult Cerberus.

Analysis

2008-05-08T13:39:00.000+10:00

The New Deal
http://thenewdealmusical.free.fr/
The New Deal web site is an advertisement page for an urban musical based animation.
This flash site is simple to work your way around. Easy to use navigation and straight to the point.
The site only have five different areas to navigate too which include Video, Synopsis, Gallery, Characters and Creative Team.
This site is setup to sell or advertise the animation. I would say its aimed at network/business type people.
The simplicity of this site is what makes it engaging. the characters give the site a colorful and inviting feel.

Microbot Codename 23

http://www.microbot.ch/microbot23/
This site is a Portfolio based sit. It shows off the creatures skill in design and illustration.
The hole site has eight areas to navigate around which include Maine, About, Setting, External, Root, Artwork, Logos and Unsorted. The site is aimed at getting a job or getting the creators name known.
Some of the Flash scripted navigation is a little hard to work. The most interesting thing about the site is that the end user can customize the look of the site to suite them. which includes colour, sounds ect.

Goanna
http://www.goanna-webdesign.com/
Goanna Is a Portfolio site designed to advertise the skill that the owner of the site has. The site is broken into three branches of content which is subdivide into sub categories. The main three areas are Portfolio, Presentation and Comment.
The site is aimed at companies who what a product advertised.
The site is quirky and enjoyable to explore. grate animation and sound make it engaging.

Kids Cerberus

2008-04-27T15:23:00.001+10:00

This is my design for a Kids version of the Greek myth The Cerberus.

Props and Backgrounds

2008-04-27T15:11:00.000+10:00

It all was due on Tuseday. Four props, three backgrounds with two animations in each.
Heres some of the finished work.

Props

2008-04-16T11:18:00.000+10:00

Throwing together a few Props in Flash.
Its a pitch fork with an engine.

Boxed In Final

2008-04-10T15:03:00.000+10:00

Boxed In

2008-04-09T15:34:00.000+10:00

Its finished.
The Title is 'Boxed In.'
Its a story about a box man in a box wold struggling to find inspiration.
Ill post the full movie tomorrow. i would do it now if the file size (100mb) was smaller. im to scared to compress it because of the audio, so ill upload it over night and it should be up HERE in the morning.
Heres a few teaser pics.

Boxed In Scene 3 Quick Shade

2008-03-26T17:11:00.000+11:00

The title explains it all.

3D futurama

2008-03-21T17:02:00.000+11:00

A simple 3D turnaround of Roberto from futurama.

AgIdeas Update

2008-03-19T16:37:00.000+11:00

Just a quick render of whats going on.

HAND OF GOD

2008-03-14T19:15:00.000+11:00

The second Turnaround. Never make a non symmetrical character. . . Hand Of GOD commands you.

MUG! Complete

2008-03-13T08:09:00.000+11:00

MUG! is complete. For a first time at animating a full humanoid character in 3D i think it turned out ok. . . it has its problems. Oh yeah It has no audio. Enjoy!

AGIdeas Update

2008-03-11T10:54:00.001+11:00

Mr. Box man has had a face lift. I was told its more of female Box Man. . . I think its a bit sexually confused.

Mug!

2008-03-06T09:32:00.000+11:00

For 3D class we have to build a simple character and make him do a task. I call him Mug.

Turnaround

2008-03-05T15:15:00.001+11:00

Almost finished one very rusty Turnaround.
The class was given a brief to create two characters then dump them into Flash and turn them around.
The Devil

Little Help from the GURU.

2008-01-11T18:11:00.001+11:00

Almost finished texturing the hole thing and 'NO' i didn't steal the textures from the Web. I made the textures in Photo shop after taking photos of boxes with my trusty camera phone. I also have shot some Volumetric lighting through the 'Box window curtains'.
The little bit of dust floating around is thanks to my 3D guru Dan the 3D man. Top bloke.
Note: You may have to click on the image to see the magic dust.

Animation in 2008

2008-01-09T19:29:00.000+11:00

Im back baby!
Time to dust off the old think box and spew something out.
ADIdeas is coming up soon, the theme in "Think out side the Box" or something like that. I'm slowly brewing up something.
Heres a few pics.

Nuts and Bolts

2007-10-30T09:18:00.000+11:00

Just a few screen dumps of the 3D intro to 'Nuts and Bolts'.

Flash Intro Update

2007-10-25T12:49:00.000+10:00

Just a few Screen Dumps.

Mindless Production

2007-09-18T12:16:00.000+10:00

Iv made a site dedicated to our stop motion production 'Invalid'.
go to - www.mindless.2hell.com

Rapture

2007-09-07T09:06:00.000+10:00

Picture underwater 1940 city. Welcome to Rapture. A world created out of hatred of the real world. Where it can’t be touched by democracy. Where the word War has no meaning. Where there is no god.

1940 pop culture in a toilet. i love it.

Slow-IN and Slow-OUT

2007-09-05T16:29:00.000+10:00

The GOOD:

1)The boy gets tripped by the rope and come down hard.

2)good example as the lady character leaps across the screen

3)As the. . . hippo thing slowly opens its mouth and gets up from sleep.

The BAD:

4)The sheep moves the papers very robotically.

5)The characters tween up and down to represent jumping.

6)The dogs tale slaps like a stick.

Appeal

2007-09-05T15:10:00.000+10:00

The GOOD:

1)Grate animation and colour use.

2)Very smooth and funny.

3)Simple and bright, good staging too.

The BAD:

4)Crap drawings and lazy animation.

5)Looks like a M$ paint animation.

6)Dull and boring.

Secondary Action

2007-09-05T14:48:00.000+10:00

The GOOD:

1)As the character moves electric sparks come from her hair.

2)Once the hamburger drops the source shoots out the sides.

3)As the character runs, he leaves a trail of colour behind him..

The BAD:

4)No secondary movement from the spring.

5)As the character runs through the dusty ground no dust is kicked up.

6)Poor secondary lighting as the characters fly through the screen.

Arcs

2007-09-05T14:31:00.000+10:00

The GOOD:

1)The Kiwis beak arcs as he pulls the rope.

2)The characters arms move is a smooth arc.

3)The nose of the bug slowly lowers into the bowl.

The BAD:

4)The monkeys arm movements are rigged.

5)The characters body animation is stiff.

6)Very simple tween was use for this character.

Follow Through and Overlapping

2007-09-05T14:21:00.000+10:00

The GOOD:

1)The earrings move after the character stops.

2)The hair has a secondary movement after the characters head.

3)The hat bounces while the character walks.

The BAD

4)There is no movement when the stick pushes the objects.

5)The characters animation is very static.

6)Very simple movement with no expression.

Solid Drawing

2007-09-05T13:16:00.000+10:00

The GOOD:

1)Smooth and fluent animation.

2)Clean animation.

3)Nice style and colour.

The BAD:

4)Lazy drawings.

5)Sketcky animation.

6)Very messy.

Squash and Stretch

2007-09-05T12:58:00.000+10:00

The GOOD:

1)The box is stretched

2)The man squeezes the drinks till it explodes

3)The couch reacts to the characters movements

The BAD:

4)The horse is very stiff

5)The hand is static when it grabs a character

6)The jelly fish float with no character animation.

Staging

2007-09-05T12:49:00.001+10:00

The GOOD:

1)Bright colorful setting

2)Bold characters.

3)Foreground and background

The BAD:

4)Hard to see.

5)Character matches the background colour.

6)To much blue.

Anticipation

2007-09-05T12:37:00.000+10:00

The GOOD:

1)The character walks forward.

2)The way the characters talks.

3)The character pulls his arms up.

The BAD:

4)The boy jumps onto the table with no anticipation.

5)The sock puppet moves in a darting manner.

6)The mouse has no anticipation as he starts to move.

Exaggeration

2007-09-05T12:05:00.000+10:00

The GOOD:

1)As the dog get runs round the post his legs get tangled.

2)The pipes are all bent as the water runs down them.

3)The expression on the characters shows the tension.

The BAD:

4)This is confusing to the viewer.

5)The characters stretch is weak.

6)This is a broken and non clear exaggeration.