Adventures in Animation

Work in Progress

2011-11-18T13:01:00.001-08:00

It's been busy lately. The new job keeps me tied up, but this coming week we'll resume our production, along with a good friend of mine working on the writing. I will put a few storyboard samples up soon so you can get a feel for the style. Until then!

2011-10-26T13:38:00.000-07:00

I figure it's about time for a little update on current projects. The video below contains a behind-the-scenes look at the new show we're working on, working title BIFF & Stan. It's basically a post-post-apocalyptic show about a guy and his robot. I mean, friend who is a robot. Anyways, it's a comedy mesh of sitcom and sketch styles, using the television (within the show) as a platform for all sorts of insane ideas.

I'm also finishing the studio logo animation, having scanned all of the frames and currently working on touch-up and editing.

Let me know if you have any comments, questions, or ideas please! Especially with the sketches in the show, almost anything goes, so crazy stories and jokes are very welcome. (With all contributors being properly credited, of course.)

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More to come!

2011-10-13T21:30:00.000-07:00

My first true animation. I used GIMP to rotoscope (trace) each frame, one at a time, then composited the whole thing back together in VirtualDubMod. Very short, but it took me about 4 and a half hours, editing included. Obviously this is very rough, amateur, and was intended mainly as a learning experience. Let me know in the comments what you think, any pointers, etc.

Hard Work

2011-10-06T03:31:00.001-07:00

No bones about it, frame-by-frame animation is hard work. I mean, I'm just doing a basic (ie lame) rotoscope of some shapes and it's taking what feels like forever. For myself, the hardest part is motivation after several hours of the same activity with very small returns. Any thoughts?

First!

2011-10-01T21:39:00.000-07:00

Hey howdy hey, this is my blog concerning the things I'm doing and learning within the realm of animation! Along with personal project updates, I will be posting thoughts and conjectures on film and animation in general. If nobody ever reads this, that's ok- I mainly want a log of any related activity here on in (you know, in case someone makes an epic biographical documentary on my life someday).