tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777Thu, 05 Sep 2024 21:53:25 +0000animationvideoclaymationstop motionkramer klaymationclayweb sitetutorialAardmanThe Holeediting freewallace and gromitCGblogbookhow toblender 3dcommercialsitevideoswebweb designanimatoreditingmaking ofresourcesvirtual dubwire removalchroma keydesignfilmgreen screenpropssound effectsWill Vintonanimaticarticleblue screendigital effectsfreephotosreferencesocial networksoftwareupdateAnimate ClayBrickfilmsCalifornia RaisinsDream WorksLewimationsLord of the RingsMorphNick ParkNightmare Before ChristmasPinguPurple and BrownSchoolale stop motionarmaturearmaturesartboredcharacterchinesecollegecomicscustomdrawingepoxy puttyfanidentintrolegolenslightlinksmoldmotion graphicsnewsoreoprogramsrecordingreplacementreviewsculpeysculptsetsony braviastar warsstoresurface gagesurface gaugethanksgivingtime lapsevimeowidescreenwindmill boywirexbox 360updates, news, clay animation, and more!http://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)Blogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-2388136357657432484Wed, 05 Oct 2011 02:52:00 +00002011-10-05T11:04:29.544+08:00Another year has flown by. I was amazed at the date of the last post coming across it tonight. It feels like I was just writing that not too long ago. So much has happened since then. A year at art school has made me a stronger artist and graphic designer. Even so, stop motion animation and animation in general are on the back burner right now. It's one of the tough things about being interested http://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2011/10/update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-6574076777961090115Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:31:00 +00002010-06-25T23:43:28.141+08:00Wow...It's been almost a year since my last blog post. I just decided to check out my blog and website out of the blue today and it was kind of fun. It has been so long since I've been deeply involved in clay animation and posted anything to these sites that I was actually relearning some stuff from my own posts. Re-reading things has also really shown me how much things have changed over the http://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2010/06/its-beenlonger-than-forever.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-7464756168797945000Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:36:00 +00002009-06-07T21:07:15.530+08:00Wow. It's been over three months since I've more regularly posted on this blog and two since my last post. School is now out and I have the ability to put my focuses in other areas. Sadly, however, this isn't a post to say that I'm going to be coming back to pots more often. This blog will probably stay dead for quite a while now and I have no intentions of posting much on it any time in the nearhttp://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2009/06/its-been-forever.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-3488203698587776987Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:18:00 +00002009-04-07T14:21:14.811+08:00The other day, I realized that it's been over a month since I've posted on the blog. As with previous posts, I'm still busy with life and school. Don't worry though, I still get the chance to work on the new site every once in a while. I'm still working on coming up with the perfect name. Until my next post, which may take even longer to come, just assume that things are busy with me and that I http://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2009/03/its-been-while.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-8428815846668611115Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:30:00 +00002009-02-24T22:36:23.107+08:00animationclaymationkramer klaymationstop motionWell, it took me a little longer to get the animation up than I expected. I ran into some upload problems and wasn't able to get to reuploading it until now. Here it is though. In the second "scene", the blob is supposed to be sleeping when it bobs its head up and down. It might be hard to tell since there aren't any sound effects.Also, for the site, I'm still trying to come up with a name. I http://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2009/02/heres-animation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-7598478984554478528Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:36:00 +00002009-02-17T23:00:59.323+08:00animationkramer klaymationmotion graphicsWell, I decided to try out another animation in my dorm room the other day, and it was somewhat successful. Since my last one, I've gotten a lamp to use for lighting which is better because it lights from the side rather than from the front like the ceiling light was doing. If you don't remember my last one, the ceiling light was causing my shadow to be cast onto the stage, causing flickering in http://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2009/02/another-animation-and-ideas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-7099764703561826125Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:26:00 +00002009-02-10T17:39:16.373+08:00Well, break is over, and school has started up again. So far, I’ve been really busy with various activities and schoolwork. I also haven’t been feeling the most inspired for any of the projects that I’ve created for myself so I haven’t done anything new since my last post. Hopefully I’ll be able to get into things again sometime. I’ve hit a stand still for my Kramer Klaymation design because I http://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2009/02/busy-uninspired.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-8695395036008846420Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:36:00 +00002009-02-04T15:39:56.167+08:00stop motionvideoThis stop motion video was featured on Yahoo.com today and has over 2 million view on Youtube. Just thought I'd share it.http://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2009/02/her-morning-elegance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-5113225969195806353Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:01:00 +00002009-01-30T20:19:26.825+08:00If you already hadn't guessed, I've gave up on the idea of the short. By the time I started feeling well enough to try to work on it, too much of my break had gone by and I wouldn't have had the time to finish it. Maybe I'll try it another time. If I can get a story ready, maybe in the future I'll be able to try to animate it over a long weekend or something. We'll see. I haven't worked on the http://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2009/01/update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-6038706881774248999Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:14:00 +00002009-01-28T10:19:57.430+08:00clayclaymationvideoHere's some of the random animation I did. It's not the best because I did two things that an animator shouldn't do. First of all, I used natural lighting, so the lighting changes because of clouds covering the sun. I also touched the camera to take each picture, so there's a considerable amount of shake. I mainly did it for the animation though, so it doesn't matter too much. Here's the video: Ihttp://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2009/01/random-animation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-7718922224386930388Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:00 +00002009-01-27T17:42:42.180+08:00animationvideoIn light of the season, here's a short, supposedly cut-out, animation.I'll be posting some of the random animation I've done recently within the next few days. It's nothing special, but at least it shows me some areas I could improve on if I ever get to feeling good enough to do this other short.http://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2009/01/happy-year-of-ox.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-8558227854059442228Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:25:00 +00002009-01-27T14:34:01.962+08:00"Things may interrupt, like sickness or other plans, but for the most part, instead of spending time on the computer and slacking off, I'm going to try to work on this."Things haven't gone quite as planned. When writing my last post, I felt like I could be catching a cold, and therefore included the example in the quote above. Since then, I have caught a cold and have a cough which are taking a http://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2009/01/plans-interrupted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-5909916658997557267Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:29:00 +00002009-01-24T16:24:24.967+08:00kramer klaymationphoto by Laurence & AnnieWell, I'm on break again, but this time for Chinese New Years. I've been trying to think on how I should use it and have been having a hard time deciding since I have quite a few projects that I can create for myself to do or can continue to work on previous projects I've started. After animating some simple stuff this after noon, I think that instead of working on http://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2009/01/chinese-new-years-break.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-3304012183845210624Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:10:00 +00002009-01-19T19:27:15.292+08:00kramer klaymationupdateHere's a little update on what I've been doing recently, or what's happening rather. I haven't had the chance to really get any coding done for the new KK site. I still have to decide whether or not I want to use a certain method of creating it or not. For the stop motion site, I have done a little more research on how I will go about of actually organizing content online and have come across http://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2009/01/little-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-3135192404734969140Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:30:00 +00002009-01-09T17:36:59.146+08:00kramer klaymationsitestop motionHey Guys,Just wanted to let you know that I've been working on what I'll just be calling the 'stop motion site' again. I think I found out a better organization style and technique to get it moving again. Part of the reason I was having trouble was because I wasn't organized enough and able to look at the project as a whole. Now I can do that so I'm pretty much making an outline of main ideas http://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2009/01/work-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-7506625024489056029Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:45:00 +00002009-01-03T15:16:02.474+08:00AardmananimationLewimationsstop motionThis is about a video that I found by Lewimations that was completed over a year ago now. I remember when the film was still in production and getting hyped to see the final product after watching a short trailer. Since then, I lost track of the film, the website that was once up also seemed to stop being hosted, and the film only became a distant memory. Something jogged my memory today, howeverhttp://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2009/01/great-hat-heist-lewimations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-7365194141803927529Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:49:00 +00002008-12-30T13:49:00.647+08:00kramer klaymationWell, I've been seeing a lot of these kinds of posts on other blogs that I've been subscribed to in my Reader and I thought, "Hey, why not do one for mine?". So here I am, reflecting on some of the highlights of the year and some of the things that maybe I didn't live up to.1. Probably the biggest thing I've done this year was the creation of this blog. It doesn't seem like all that long ago, buthttp://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2008/12/year-in-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-4957873206614456202Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:18:00 +00002008-12-26T21:18:00.545+08:00kramer klaymationEvery time I visit my Kramer Klaymation site, I'm disgusted in how it looks, so I'm redesigning it. I designed the design that's on the site right now over two years ago and I knew pretty much nothing about design back then. It's time for a new look, and not the one I displayed a number of months ago(I've learned about web design a lot since then). I also have pretty much all the material I need http://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2008/12/redesigning-kramer-klaymation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-754847998542043545Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:07:00 +00002008-12-25T21:11:05.639+08:00Merry Christmas everyone! Since I don't have anything new both claymation and christmas related to show you, here's a photo I took recently with a little bit of a Christmas feel that I call "Christmas Crown". It's a splash created by some water. Hope you had/have a great one!http://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2008/12/merry-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-8992810224430276395Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:59:00 +00002008-12-18T17:03:22.284+08:00animationreferenceHere's an article I came across from Blender Nation. It may be useful to take a look at some of these videos and study them for animation purposes."The Discovery Channel has an interesting program called Time Warp where they film various actions like a balloon popping, cracking a bullwhip or a whip on flames, non-Newtonian fluid, a boxing blow to the head and stomach and many more, all recorded http://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2008/12/time-warp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-1890460277025573129Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:24:00 +00002008-12-12T16:27:51.032+08:00sitesound effectsHere's another article I came across today about foley, or sound effects for movies. If you're interested in creating some of your own, you might be interested in reading this. It's not the most in depth article, but it does give a basic overview of the idea. The link to it is below.Foleyhttp://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2008/12/foley.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-2797036129634087965Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:03:00 +00002008-12-11T17:07:22.397+08:00sound effectsweb siteHere's a link to a blog post that just came out from Hongkiat.com that gives 55 places to get sound effects. I posted a few sites on here before, but 55 gives you a lot more variety. If you're in the need for some sound effects, check it out, or just save the link for later.55 Great Websites To Download Free Sound Effectshttp://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2008/12/55-great-websites-to-download-free.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-790478239726484975Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:55:00 +00002008-12-10T16:18:30.297+08:00Sorry guys, right now I realize that I'm pretty much slacking on this whole website thing. Looking back at my "How not to Fail" post, I think the reasons are because I'm not trying hard enough and personal life stuff. I'm just posting this here to say not to assume that I'm working on anything right now. When I get back to working, I'll make sure to post something.Something I've been enjoying http://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2008/12/slacking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-8944025395995125671Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:13:00 +00002008-11-28T14:57:52.335+08:00kramer klaymationlinksvideosI was thinking today that maybe some of you guys that read this blog could help me out on the new site a little. Basically I need help collecting some resources. It's something that's not normally the easiest for me to do because of my internet situation, but with a little help, it will make it less painful for me as well as speed things up with the process of getting this new site done.Basicallyhttp://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2008/11/calling-for-help.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888142399754177777.post-6310340434713514991Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:12:00 +00002008-11-26T17:44:25.546+08:00kramer klaymationthanksgivingupdateIt's Thanksgiving break right now so I'm able to think about the site a little more as well as do a few other things in my free time. Today I messed around with a simple, stylized sculpt and also started to brainstorm for the new site name again. I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do with the rest of the time I have free, but hopefully I don't waste it. Here's a run down of what I have to do. http://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2008/11/happy-thanksgiving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kramer Klaymation)1